Abstract: An implantable device comprising means for deriving a circadian rhythm associated with a physiological parameter. The implantable device further comprises means for determining a blood pressure, based at least in part on the circadian rhythm. Further aspects relate to a method carried out by such a device and a computer program.

Abstract: The invention relates to APRIL-binding antibodies, which bind the same epitope of human APRIL as an antibody having an antigen binding site of hAPRIL.01A. The antibodies of the present invention comprise specific selections of framework sequences of the VH and VL domains and have unexpected features in comparison to hAPRIL.01A. The invention further relates to compositions comprising an antibody of the invention and to the medical and diagnostic uses of the antibodies and compositions.

Abstract: A labeling arrangement for a syringe includes a label adapted to be attached to the syringe body, and a needle trap adapted to receive and secure the syringe needle after use. A first label flap is coupled to the needle trap, and a second label flap separate from the first label flap has a predetermined severable design and is adapted to be attached to a needle protection cap surrounding the syringe needle and to form an opening detection element on the syringe. The first and second label flaps are connected to each other by the label so that, when the labeling arrangement is attached to the syringe in an operational state, the second label flap is severable when the syringe is opened by removing the needle protection cap and a second label flap section together with the needle protection cap is removable from the label and the syringe body.

Abstract: A method, comprising: providing a target including: (i) a base having a through-hole formed therein that defines an inner perimeter of the base, the base having an outer side running around an outer perimeter of the base, and the base having an inner side running around the inner perimeter of the base, (ii) a first set of first conductive features that are coupled to the outer side of the base, each of the first conductive features extending outwardly, (iii) and a second set of second conductive features that are coupled to the inner side of the base, each of the second conductive features extending inwardly; and detecting an angular position of the target based on a first electrical angle that is associated with the first set of first conductive features and a second electrical angle that is associated with the second set of second conductive features.

Abstract: In some implementations, a memory device may receive a command to read data in a first format from non-volatile memory, the data being stored in a second format in the non-volatile memory, the second format comprising a plurality of copies of the data in the first format. The memory device may compare, using an error correction circuit, the plurality of copies of the data to determine a dominant bit state for bits of the data. The memory device may store the dominant bit state for bits of the data in the non-volatile memory as error-corrected data in the first format. The memory device may cause the error-corrected data to be read from the non-volatile memory in the first format as a response to the command to read the data in the first format.

Abstract: A device for disinfecting an air flow, comprising a hollow body having an axis A, a side wall and two base walls provided with internal reflective surfaces, an inlet opening and an outlet opening formed in the respective base walls and at least one source of UV-C radiation disposed within the hollow body, and a helical-shaped deflector axially housed in the hollow body; wherein the hollow body is cylindrical and an outer edge of the deflector cooperates substantially sealingly with the inner surface of the side wall of the hollow body so as to define with said side wall a helical conduit traversed by the entire flow. The device may be used in assisted ventilation systems to disinfect the air exhaled by a patient.

Abstract: An operating room control and communication system is provided. An operating room control system for a medical facility is provided. The system comprises a signal routing unit configured to route signals for devices of the operating room, the signals comprising image data. The signal routing unit comprises a first input configured to receive, from a medical facility source device, input signals comprising image data of a first image resolution. The signal routing unit further comprises a first output configured to send, to a destination device, output signals comprising image data of the first image resolution; and a second output configured to send, to a destination device, output signals comprising image data of a second image resolution lower than the first image resolution.

Abstract: A a hydraulic brake system comprises a hydraulic pump for conveying brake fluid from a suction side to a pressure side, at least one electrically controlled hydraulic valve, and a brake fluid reservoir, which is connected to the suction side of the pump, and at least one control unit for controlling the hydraulic pump and the at least one hydraulic valve. In order to improve the availability at low temperatures, the control unit is configured, when a limit temperature is undershot and/or a limit viscosity is exceeded, to heat the brake fluid reservoir by means of the at least one electrically controlled hydraulic valve by actuating it with an electric current.

Abstract: Techniques are described for carrying out a dental magnetic resonance imaging examination of a field-of-view within a subject, the field-of-view including a dental area of the subject. The techniques include determining whether a metallic object is present within or near the field-of-view, initiating a standard examination workflow if it has been determined that no metallic object is present within or near the field-of-view, and initiating a modified examination workflow that is different from the standard examination workflow if it has been determined that a metallic object is present within or near the field-of-view, and carrying out the standard examination workflow or the modified examination workflow.

Abstract: An insert for receipt within a plate aperture having an inner wall along the plate aperture includes a body and collar. The body has inner and outer surfaces. The inner surface defines an insert aperture having a longitudinal axis. The collar extends from the outer surface in a first radial direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and extends along only a portion of the outer surface in a second radial direction transverse to the first radial direction and the longitudinal axis. The collar defines a first radial distance from the longitudinal axis at a first position of the collar and a second radial distance from the longitudinal axis at a second position of the collar that differs from the first radial distance. A fixation system includes the plate and insert which is receivable within the plate aperture such that the collar contacts and is slideable along the inner wall.

Abstract: A blood pump that delivers an oxygenated-fluid assists with a patient's cardiovascular function by increasing the oxygenation of the blood. Disclosed is a system and method for delivering an oxygenated fluid. The system includes a blood pump, a catheter operably coupled to the blood pump, and a purge fluid line including a first lumen configured to deliver a purge fluid to a motor section of the blood pump, at least a portion of the purge fluid line extending along a catheter, wherein the purge fluid is an oxygenated purge fluid.

Abstract: Independently moving deployment and positioning space vehicles that are configured to deploy and/or position structures are disclosed. The deployment and positioning vehicles may provide a lighter weight, more flexible, and more reliable deployment and positioning system that enables the deployment of space structures that are potentially much larger than currently possible with mechanical components of the structure itself. The deployment and positioning vehicles could be used for removal of failure prone deployment mechanisms for spacecraft. Solar arrays, antennas, panels, instrument booms, etc. could be pulled open and locked into place, and then potentially repositioned and/or reoriented during a mission.

Abstract: An apparatus for attachment of a cannula to a robotic surgical system, the apparatus comprising: a clamp operable to transition between an open position configured to receive a cannula and a closed position to attach the cannula to a robotic surgical system; an actuator operable to transition the clamp between the open position and the closed position; and a linking member pivotally coupled to the camp at a first pivot point and the actuator at a second pivot point, and wherein in the closed position, the second pivot point is over center relative to the first pivot point.

Abstract: A compound, to a rubber mixture containing the compound, to a vehicle tire comprising the rubber mixture in at least one component, to a process for producing the compound and to the use of the compound as an aging stabilizer and/or antioxidant.

Abstract: Wireless circuitry may include a radio-frequency amplifier configured to receive a power supply voltage, a load modulation circuit configured to generate a load control signal, and supply voltage error compensation circuitry configured to generate an error signal that is applied to the load control signal to produce a compensated load control signal. The compensated load control signal can be used to tune an adjustable load component of the radio-frequency amplifier. The power supply voltage may exhibit a piecewise constant waveform. The supply voltage error compensation circuitry can include a reference signal generator configured to generate a reference signal and a filter configured to generate a target signal based on the reference signal. The error signal can be computed based on a difference between the target signal and a sensed or estimated version of the power supply voltage received at the amplifier.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method to optimize hyper-parameters of discrete digital signal recovery for data processing system that is characterized by a measurement matrix (A), the method comprising, a processing unit (PU) receiving a noisy observation vector (y) of scalar measurements (N) from an unknown signal vector (x) linearly transformed by the measurement matrix (A), where the unknown signal vector (x) is composed of quantities randomly sampled from a finite discrete alphabet set (), recovering the unknown signal vector (x) from the noisy observation vector (y) by optimizing a first hyper-parameter (?) and a second hyper parameter (?) by performing a standard supervised mini-batch training, whereby a training data set () is split (L) into mini-batches () and every mini-batch () is composed of many pairs of signal vectors (x) and noisy observation vectors (y), initializing a first function ({circumflex over (X)}IDLS-Net) computing a second function (?i,j(t)) computing a third function (b(t)), fourth functio

Abstract: A multi-band antenna has a first band assembly and at least one second band assembly, wherein the first band assembly comprises a first support and at least one first radiator for frequencies in a first frequency band, wherein the second band assembly comprises a second support and at least one second radiator mounted to the second support for frequencies in a second frequency band, wherein the second support is arranged below the first support, and wherein the at least one second radiator extends through an associated cut-out in the first support and further from the top side of the first support upwards. Further, a mobile communication base station is provided.

Abstract: An apparatus for processing containers having a transport device which transports the containers to be processed along a predefined transport path has at least one processing device which is configured to process a container in a predefined manner, wherein the apparatus has a movement device, having at least one first guide cam and at least one guide roller which is configured to roll relative to the guide cam. The apparatus also has a detection device which is configured to detect at least one measurement value which is characteristic of a running property of the guide roller relative to the guide cam, and an evaluation device which is configured to evaluate this detected measurement value taking into account at least one further operating value characteristic of the operation of the apparatus.

Abstract: A photonic chip. In some embodiments, the photonic chip includes a waveguide; and an optically active device comprising a portion of the waveguide. The waveguide may have a first end at a first edge of the photonic chip; and a second end, and the waveguide may have, everywhere between the first end and the second end, a rate of change of curvature having a magnitude not exceeding 2,000/mm2.

Abstract: There is provided a method for estimating a center frequency of a wavelet. The method comprises performing a sequence of measurements to obtain a sequence of samples, wherein each measurement comprises obtaining a respective sample of a convolution of a first wavelet, whose center frequency is to be estimated, and a second wavelet generated respectively by a first second wavelet generator. The second wavelet has a duration smaller than a middle portion of substantially constant center frequency of the first wavelet. A timing offset between the first and second wavelet is varied between the measurements such that each sample represents a respective point of the convolution, and such that the sequence of samples represents a portion of substantially constant center frequency of the convolution. Un-wrapped phase values are obtained by unwrapping a sequence of instantaneous phase values estimated from the sequence of samples.