Abstract: A diagnostic apparatus for electric vehicle charging is provided. In some aspects, the diagnostic apparatus includes an input connector unit comprising a plurality of inputs that receive electrical signals from a charging station for electric vehicle charging, and an output connector unit comprising a plurality of outputs that send electrical signals to an electric vehicle. The diagnostic apparatus also includes a circuit network electrically connecting corresponding inputs of the plurality of inputs to outputs of the plurality of outputs, and a housing at least partially enclosing the circuit network. The diagnostic apparatus further includes at least one circuit access that exposes at least a portion of the circuit network.

Abstract: An antimicrobial composition includes an aqueous carrier and a surfactant system. The surfactant system includes a first surfactant including a first polyethylene glycol (PEG) compound with an HLB value of greater than about 10 and less than about 14, and a second surfactant different from the first surfactant, wherein the second surfactant has an HLB value less than about 10.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a process for producing a modified microporous membrane, comprising (i) Providing a first solution comprising at least one first polymer and at least one epoxy functional compound; (ii) Providing a second solution comprising at least one diamine compound; (iii) Bringing the first solution and the second solution into contact, thereby obtaining a modified microporous membrane comprising at least one first polymer and the crosslinked reaction product of the at least one epoxy functional compound and the at least one diamine compound; wherein the modified microporous membrane is a hollow-fiber membrane; and wherein the first solution is a dope solution, the second solution is a bore solution, and bringing the first and second solutions into contact takes place in a spinneret.

Abstract: A syringe for storing and dispensing a first and a second component of a material. The syringe has a first chamber containing the first component and a second chamber containing the second component. The syringe further has an empty blank chamber that spaces the first and the second chamber from each other.

Abstract: A wound therapy system includes a negative pressure circuit, a pump, a pressure sensor, and a controller. The negative pressure circuit applies negative pressure to a wound. The pump is fluidly coupled to the negative pressure circuit and produces a negative pressure at the wound or within the negative pressure circuit. The pressure sensor measures the negative pressure within the negative pressure circuit or the wound. The controller performs a testing procedure including a first drawdown period, a leak rate determination period, a vent period, and a second drawdown period. The controller is configured to receive one or more pressure measurements of the pressure sensor over the leak rate determination period to determine a leak rate parameter, monitor an amount of elapsed time over the second drawdown period to determine a drawdown parameter, and estimate a volume of the wound based on the leak rate parameter and the drawdown parameter.

Abstract: A system for wirelessly controlling a dressing interface that performs negative pressure wound therapy and fluid instillation therapy at a wound site. The system comprises a core module comprising: i) a plurality of sensors configured to determine a plurality of physical parameter data associated with the wound site; ii) a processor coupled to the plurality of sensors and configured to read the physical parameter data from the plurality of sensors; iii) a wireless transceiver coupled to the processor and configured to communicate with an external therapy controller; and iv) at least a first internal peripheral device coupled to the processor. The system further comprises at least a first external peripheral interface coupled to the core module and configured to communicate with the processor, wherein the core module and the at least a first external peripheral interface are disposed within a housing of the dressing interface.

Abstract: Absorbent medical articles include a first absorbent layer with a radio opaque element located on the surface of the first absorbent layer. The radio opaque element has at least one segment that is non-linear and has at least one vertex, the vertex defines an angle of at least 15° and less than 165°. The radio opaque element may be a continuous or discontinuous element. The absorbent medical article may include additional absorbent layers. The radio opaque element makes the absorbent medical article detectable if left inside a patient.

Abstract: Polymerizable compositions suitable for use for 3D printed (e.g. orthodontic) articles, especially orthodontic alignment trays, are described. The polymerizable composition comprises a) 30-70 parts by weight of (meth)acrylate monomer(s); and b) urethane (meth)acrylate polymer; wherein the reaction product comprises at least 1 wt. % polymerized units of a multifunctional compound comprising pendent cyclic moieties. The orthodontic article comprises the reaction product of a polymerizable composition as described herein. The urethane (meth)acrylate polymer typically comprises polymerized units of a multifunctional compound comprising pendent cyclic moieties and/or at least one (meth)acrylate monomer comprises polymerized units of a multifunctional compound comprising pendent cyclic moieties. Also described are methods of making an article, non-transitory machine-readable medium comprising data representing a three-dimensional model of an article, and systems.

Abstract: A dressing for the treatment of incisional wounds includes an upper cover, a patient interface layer, and an absorbent material. The upper cover is configured to substantially cover the incisional wound. The upper cover includes a drape and a plurality of spines coupled to the drape. The drape includes a first side and a second, wound-facing side. The patient interface layer is coupled to the second side of the drape and includes a plurality of openings that are configured to receive fluid from the incisional wound. The absorbent material is disposed between the second side of the drape and the patient interface layer.

Abstract: The disclosed sterilization monitoring device comprises a perfusion channel with a chemical indicating composition disposed in fluid communication with the perfusion channel. Exposure to a sterilant creates a laterally moving front across the chemical indicating composition in the perfusion channel.

Abstract: A dressing includes a barrier film layer, a wound contact layer coupled to the barrier film layer, and a plurality of felted foam strips positioned between the barrier film layer and the wound contact layer. Each strip provides a manifolding pathway. The barrier film layer and the wound contact layer include a central region and a plurality of peninsular projections extending therefrom in the shape of a hand.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for determining whether a tooth is correctly shaped and oriented to avoid interference with another tooth using virtual articulation. The method comprises a) receiving data indicative of a virtual dentition of an oral cavity of a patient by a computing device, the data indicative of the virtual dentition including data indicative of at least one of a virtual mandibular arch representing a mandibular arch of the patient or a virtual maxillary arch representing a maxillary arch of the patient; b) receiving data indicating a selected point on the virtual dentition of the oral cavity; and c) determining a tangent vector indicating a direction of motion of the selected point and determining whether the orientation of a tooth of the virtual dentition or the shape of the tooth is correctly shaped and oriented based on the determined tangent vector, wherein the tangent vector is based on a rotational axis of the virtual mandibular arch.

Abstract: A method of building up at least a first (10) and a second (20) physical workpiece from a light hardenable material (105) on a 3D printing device (100). The method has the steps of providing to the 3D printing device a first dataset for building up a first workpiece; starting a first print job based on the first dataset; providing to the same 3D printing device a second dataset for building up a second workpiece after the start the first print job; and starting a second print job based on the second dataset before finishing the first print job.

Abstract: A warming blanket for warming a patient includes a first sheet including a first major surface of the warming blanket, and a second sheet including a second major surface of the warming blanket. The second sheet is sealingly joined to the first sheet to form one or more inflatable portions between the first and second sheets. An adhesive layer is disposed on the first major surface of the first sheet. A liner assembly is disposed on the adhesive layer opposite to the first major surface and fully covers the adhesive layer. The liner assembly includes a plurality of release liners delimited from each other and releasably bonded to the adhesive layer, such that each release liner is independently removable from the liner assembly to expose a corresponding portion of the adhesive layer. Each of the first sheet, the adhesive layer, and the plurality of release liners is air-permeable.

Abstract: Dental crowns and methods of making the same. The dental crown may include a metal shell shaped to cover a portion of a tooth of a patient; a coating retention metal layer diffusion bonded to the metal shell, wherein an interface between the coating retention layer and the metal shell comprises a plurality of interstitial regions; and a composition on the coating retention layer and within the plurality of the interstitial regions to bond the coating composition to the metal shell.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a filter element and a filter having the filter element. The filter element comprises a filter element housing part, a water inlet disposed at the filter element housing part, a filter medium unit disposed in the filter element housing part, and a central pipe. The central pipe comprises a pure water collecting pipe and a wastewater collecting pipe, and the wastewater collecting pipe is at least partially disposed in the pure water collecting pipe. A wastewater passage and a pure water passage are arranged sequentially from the center to the circumference in the central pipe. The filter element and the filter according to the present invention has a more simplified filter element structure. By reducing the quantity of components, the filter is made more compact. The present invention can further accommodate positional errors within an allowed error range when the filter element is mounted to a local manifold 1 of the filter.

Abstract: A dressing or wound filler comprising a laminate structure of materials. In one example embodiment, a dressing may include a first layer comprising a first film, a second layer adjacent to the first layer and comprising a foam, and a third layer comprising a second film. The first layer and the second layer may further include a plurality of perforations or fenestrations. The third layer may include a plurality of raised features. The perforations or fenestrations of the first and second layers may be positioned or aligned with the raised features of the third layer so as to facilitate tearing of the dressing for sizing and application purposes. In some embodiments, the first layer may comprise a polyurethane film, the second layer may comprise a polyurethane foam, and the third layer may comprise an additional polyurethane film.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to an apparatus for providing pressurized, thermally conditioned air, comprising a casing, a housing in the casing describing an airflow pathway with an air diffusing outlet proximate to an outlet opening for providing a stream of pressurized air through the outlet opening, a convective module disposed part of the housing and the outlet opening via the airflow pathway. The apparatus can include a first sensor input port adjacent to a portion of the casing and configured to receive a signal indicative of a first physiological indicator and a first sensor output port adjacent to a portion of the casing and configured to transmit the signal indicative of the first physiological indicator. The apparatus can include a controller configured to determine a first physiological indicator value from the first sensor input port and perform at least one operation.

Abstract: Systems and method for controlling lubrication are provided are provided. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a temperature of a lubricant in a vehicle measured using at least one temperature sensor disposed on the vehicle, and receiving a pressure of the lubricant in the vehicle measured using at least one pressure sensor disposed on the vehicle. The method also includes determining a viscosity of the lubricant using the temperature, the pressure, and a pressure-temperature-viscosity (PTV) correlation, and based on the viscosity of the lubricant, controlling lubrication in the vehicle.

Abstract: An air module (21) is disposed on a vehicle (12). The air module comprises a cradle (20) and an air tank (10). The air tank is connected with the cradle. The air module comprises is disposed adjacent an edge of a wheel well (16) and a hood (18) on the vehicle.