Abstract: An earth leakage circuit breaker and a method of controlling the same are disclosed. An earth leakage circuit breaker according to the present disclosure can detect a type of leakage current and output the type of the leakage current in various forms such that a user can recognize the type of the leakage current. Therefore, the user can easily recognize whether or not the leakage current has occurred and the type of the leakage current. This may facilitate the user to recognize the cause of the leakage and take an effective measure for preventing an accident.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an inverter which is capable of adjusting an output frequency of a three-phase voltage output to a motor based on a result of comparison in magnitude between the minimum operating voltage of the motor and a DC link voltage applied to a DC link. The inverter includes: a measurement part configured to measure a DC link voltage applied to a DC link; a conversion part configured to convert the DC link voltage into a three-phase voltage and output the three-phase voltage to the motor; and a control part configured to make comparison in magnitude between the DC link voltage and the minimum operating voltage of the motor and adjust an output frequency of the three-phase voltage based on a result of the comparison.

Abstract: A device for cardiac surgery is disclosed. The device for cardiac surgery includes an aortic root retractor frame, an introducer, and one or more suture locking apparatuses. The device for cardiac surgery also includes an actuator for releasing the aortic root retractor frame, as well as a deployment mechanism for fully expanding the aortic root retractor frame. Multiple suture locking apparatuses used for releasable locking and unlocking of suture during a cardiac surgery procedure may be included in the device for cardiac surgery.

Abstract: The energy storage system according to one embodiment comprises a first converter connected between the system and the DC distribution network, and converting an AC voltage of the system into a DC voltage and transmitting the DC voltage to the DC distribution network; a second converter connected to the DC distribution network and controlling the voltage of the DC distribution network; a battery connected to the second converter and of which the charging and discharging are controlled by the second converter; a third converter connected to the DC distribution network; and a first load connected to the third converter and of which the voltage is controlled by means of the third converter, wherein the first converter generates a power control instruction for controlling at least one of the battery and the first load on the basis of SOC information of the battery and power consumption information of the first load.

Abstract: An automated suturing adapter is disclosed. The automated suturing adapter has a target and a snare loop supported by the target. The automated suturing adapter also has a ferrule and a snare extension between the snare loop and the ferrule. An assembly is also disclosed. The assembly includes a cassette. The cassette has a housing defining a suturing gap. The cassette also has a needle stored in the housing proximal to the suturing gap. The cassette further has a ferrule holder distal to the suturing gap. The assembly also includes a target and a snare loop supported by the target. The assembly further includes a ferrule held in the ferrule holder and a snare extension between the snare loop and the ferrule.

Abstract: A method for measuring TAT complexes in a sample separated from a living body includes measuring TAT by performing latex immunoagglutination reaction under a condition of pH 5.8 to 6.6 using a TAT assay reagent. The TAT assay reagent includes a first antibody bound to a first latex particle, which binds to the antithrombin part of the TAT complex and recognizes the complex, and a second antibody bound to a second latex particle, which binds to the thrombin part of the TAT complex and recognizes the complex.

Abstract: Proposed is a heatsink module for an inverter. The heatsink module includes a housing a bottom face, both spaced side walls, and both flanges. The heatsink module include a heat-dissipation plate including a base fixed to the both flanges; and a plurality of heat-dissipation fins extending downward from a bottom of the base. The heatsink module includes a supporter interposed between the bottom face of the housing and the heat-dissipation fins. The supporter has slots defined therein for accommodating at least portions of the heat-dissipation fins respectively.

Abstract: A surgical clamping device is disclosed, having a first clamp jaw and a second clamp jaw, each having one or more channels configured for receiving suture for reliably securing the clamp jaws to maintain a clamping pressure during a surgical procedure, as well as to reliably and releasably secure the clamp jaws onto the introducer shaft of the clamping device. Also described are clamp jaws having one or more actuator interfaces and alignment guides configured for reversible and slidable engagement with an actuator at the end of an articulating introducer shaft. Also described are various features of clamp jaws for use with a surgical clamping device. Also disclosed is a surgical clamping device having detachable, pivotable first and second clamp jaws releasably held on pivotable fingers at a proximal end of an articulating introducer shaft. Related methods of surgical clamping procedures are also disclosed.

Abstract: Provided are: a photocoupling method that overcomes the problem of the stagnation of photocoupling with a target nucleotide using a probe containing a photo-responsive nucleotide, and that improves the photocoupling efficiency; and a photocoupling kit. The photocoupling method is characterized by hybridizing a target site present in a nucleic acid sample with a first probe having a sequence complementary to the target site and containing a photo-responsive nucleotide, in a reaction solution, and carrying out photocoupling by photo-irradiation, wherein self-assembly caused by the photo-responsive nucleotide contained in the first probe is suppressed. The photocoupling kit is characterized by comprising a first probe having a sequence complementary to a target site present in a nucleic acid sample, and containing a photo-responsive nucleotide; and a second probe being highly complementary to the first probe.

Abstract: Disclosed is an uninterruptible power supply system comprising an energy storage system (ESS). The uninterruptible power supply system comprises an ESS and is connected to a grid, and further comprises: a first converter for converting an alternating current voltage of the grid into a direct current voltage; a second converter connected in series to the first converter, for converting the direct current voltage outputted from the first converter into an alternating current voltage and transferring same to a load; the ESS comprising a battery connected to a node between the first and second converter, for performing charging and discharging; and a PLC for receiving the operation statuses of the first and second converters, and on the basis thereof, controlling the operation of the uninterruptible power supply system, wherein the PLC determines the operation mode of the ESS by using the received operation statuses of the first and second converters.

Abstract: A cassette is disclosed for use in a prosthetic suturing device. The cassette has a base. The base has a pair of pivots, a pair of alignment tabs, and at least one retention latch. The cassette also has a cover coupled to the base. The cover has at least one retention latch. The cover also defines one or more ferrule holders. The cassette further has one or more needles guided by the base and the cover. A surgical suturing device is also disclosed for use with a cassette. The suturing device has a cassette receiver and one or more needle drivers, each needle driver having a needle receiver positioned within the cassette receiver.

Abstract: A specimen retrieval system is disclosed. The specimen retrieval system includes a first hollow tube including one or more cutting elements on a first end of the first hollow tube, a first gear on a second end of the first hollow tube, a second hollow tube movable relative to the first hollow tube a second gear on a first end of the second hollow tube, a rack coupled to the first gear and the second gear, and a first actuator coupled to the rack. A second end of the second hollow tube may include cutting elements. The specimen retrieval system also includes a rack coupled to the first gear on the first hollow tube and the second gear on the second hollow tube. The specimen retrieval system may also include a geared tenaculum disposed inside the first hollow tube, and a second actuator coupled to the geared tenaculum.

Abstract: A valve insertion tool is disclosed. The valve insertion tool may be used in a minimally invasive cardiac surgery. The valve insertion tool includes a housing and a cover, the housing having at least one valve recess and a suture channel. The valve insertion tool is suitable for use in delivering a prosthetic heart valve into a thoracic cavity of a patient during a minimally invasive cardiac surgical procedure. One or more valve insertion tools may be stackable and be pre-loaded with one or more prepared prosthetic heart valves. These one or more valve insertion tools may be packaged as a valve insertion kit.

Abstract: The present invention pertains to a microgrid system. A microgrid system according to an embodiment of the present invention is a microgrid system that is operated while separated from a power grid, wherein said microgrid system comprises: a first microgrid that includes a first load, a first ESS, a first distributed power system and a first controller; and a second microgrid that includes a second load, a second ESS, a second distributed power system and a second controller, and wherein a line connecting the first and the second microgrid is opened and closed using a relay, and the first and the second controller determine whether to open or close the relay by communicating with one another.

Abstract: Provided is a specimen slide for genetic testing, by which: (1) a step for scraping off an FFPE section from an unstained slide can be simplified without affecting the subsequent nucleic acid extraction step; (2) the risk of contamination when scraping off can be avoided; and (3) a cancer site can be selectively separated by an inexpensive and simple means. The specimen slide for genetic testing is a specimen slide for genetic testing on which a specimen section is to be mounted, wherein part of the slide can be separated, together with the specimen section to be separated, from the rest of the slide, while maintaining an upper surface and a lower surface of the slide.

Abstract: A power conversion device comprises: a DC link capacitor charged with a DC power supplied from a power supply part; a fuse part, for breaking a current which is output from or supplied to the power supply part and has a first breaking magnitude or greater; a relay part which comprises a first relay for connecting a positive terminal of the fuse part to a positive terminal of the DC link capacitor and a second relay for connecting a negative terminal of the fuse part to a negative terminal of the DC link capacitor; an initial charge part, for charging the DC link capacitor by using DC power supplied from the power supply part; and a power conversion part for converting the direct-current power supplied from the power supply part into AC power when the DC link capacitor has been charged and supplying the alternating-current power to a load terminal.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an energy storage system for managing power of a system and a DC power distribution network linked with the system. In one embodiment, the system comprises a first converter connected between the system and the DC power distribution network so as to control voltage of the DC power distribution network; a second converter connected to the DC power distribution network; a battery which is connected to the second converter and in which a charging/discharging operation is controlled by the second converter; a third converter connected to the DC power distribution network; an emergency generator which is connected to the third converter and in which a power is controlled by the third converter; a fourth converter connected to the DC power distribution network; and a first load which is connected to the fourth converter and in which a voltage is controlled by the fourth converter.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a circuit breaker equipped with an energy release device of a switching mechanism, and particularly, to a circuit breaker equipped with an energy release device that allows energy of a closing spring of a switching mechanism to be automatically discharged at the time of a withdrawal operation.

Abstract: The disclosure describes an epoxy resin composition and a transformer including the same. The epoxy resin composition according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an epoxy resin having a glycol-based functional group in a main chain, a filler, a curing agent, and an imidazole-based catalyst, and the transformer according to an embodiment includes an insulated conductor wound in multiple layers in a vertical direction; a semi-conductive layer which is provided on the insulated conductor and disperses a concentrated electric field; and an insulator which is casted on the insulated conductor and the semi-conductive layer and forms an outer shape of the transformer, and the insulator consists of the epoxy resin composition including the epoxy resin having the glycol-based functional group in the main chain, the filler, the curing agent, and the imidazole-based catalyst.