Abstract: A first piece mounted in a fixed and rigid manner on a rigid annular collar of a second piece having an end opening, includes a transversal wall; an annular wall forming a skirt, whose inner face includes a part having a larger diameter and a part having a smaller diameter; a holding toric body adjacent to the inner face, deformable between a retracted state and an expanded state, and filled with a swelling medium; and at least one inlet/outlet port for the swelling media, communicating with the holding body. The first piece is dimensioned in relation to the collar, so as to enable the first piece to be slipped onto, or removed from, the second piece, when the holding body is in the retracted state, and to be mounted onto the collar in a fixed, rigid and tight manner, when the holding body is in the expanded state.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for continuously preparing mineral particles by means of the thermolysis of mineral precursors in an aqueous medium, comprising contacting: a reactive flow, including mineral precursors at a temperature lower than the conversion temperature thereof; and a heat transfer flow that is countercurrent to said reactive flow and contains water at a temperature that is sufficient to bring the precursors to a temperature higher than the conversion temperature thereof, the mixture flow that results from said reactive flow and said heat transfer flow then being conveyed into a tubular reactor, inside of which particles are formed by gradually converting the precursors, and where the reactive flow and the heat transfer flow are placed in contact with each other inside a mixing chamber, inside of which the reactive flow and the heat transfer flow are fed by supply pipes having outlet cross-sections that are smaller than the maximum cross-section of said mixing chamber.

Abstract: Methods of manufacturing a length of a flexible polymeric medical tubing of the kind comprising a tubing member defining a lumen, which tubing member is surrounded by spiral convolutions along at least a part of the length of the proximal section and/or the distal section, and which medical tubing has a proximal convoluted section and a distal convoluted section, is disclosed, as well as medical tubings obtained by the methods and their uses. One method comprises the steps of providing a medical tubing wherein the proximal section and the distal section have substantially uniform initial pitch (Pinitial) between adjacent convolutions, and modifying the initial pitch (Pinitial) of at least a part of the proximal section by stretching at least a part of the proximal section to achieve a modified proximal section with a proximal pitch (Pproximal) between adjacent convolutions that is larger than the initial pitch (Pinitial) between adjacent convolutions.

Abstract: A processing receptacle for a biopharmaceutical product includes a pocket configured to accommodate the biopharmaceutical product that can assume a flat-folded state, an expanded state, or any intermediate state in between, a processing element having an active inner portion, a rigid protective chamber to protect the processing element, and at least one opening for introducing the product into the receptacle and/or for draining the contents from the receptacle. A portion of the protective chamber is rigidly attached to a portion of the pocket and movement of the pocket up or down brings about movement of the protective chamber; the processing element and the protective chamber are arranged to be independent from one another relative to their movements.

Abstract: A vessel includes: a pocket capable of assuming a folded state and an expanded state, processing element including an active inner portion; protection element including a side wall, a lower portion and an upper portion defining an inner space, the lower portion being attached to the upper portion of the pocket, the active inner portion being provided in the inner space when the pocket is in the folded state, the peripheral portion of the inner space about the processing element defining a protection chamber; at least one insertion and/or draining opening. The active inner portion is provided inside the pocket adjacent to the lower end portion thereof, the processing element and the protection element are independent in terms of their movements, and the height of the protection chamber is variable and automatically adapts itself based on respectively, the flat-folded, unfolded and expanded states or any intermediate state of the pocket.

Abstract: A mounting assembly is provided including a first piece mounted in a fixed, detachable, and sealed manner, on a rigid, annular collar of a second piece having an end opening. The first piece includes an annular peripheral wall having an inner face configured to contact an outer face of the collar. The first piece includes a transverse wall that can enter the opening, and an annular wall forming a skirt, the inner face of the skirt including a larger diameter part, a smaller diameter part, and an intermediate part configured to contact with conjugated parts of the outer face by clamping. The transverse wall and the skirt form one component and are made of a highly flexible material enabling the first piece to be brought into an intermediate state in which the first piece is enlarged to be removed from the second piece, while retaining elastic deformation.

Abstract: An elongated electrosurgical instrument (1) serves to at least cutting and coagulating tissue of a patient during surgery by application of electrical energy supplied from an electrosurgical generator to a surgical site. The electrosurgical instrument has a hollow elongated main body with and electrode means (3). Suction means comprises a suction channel (27), a first suction port (40) facing the electrode means (3), and a second suction port (41) provided with a suction tubing (11) in communication with a vacuum source. A switch means (4) is provided on the elongated main body (2) and arranged for supplying the electrical energy to the first means (3) in response to operating an actuator (4;4?). The switch means (5) comprises at least one first electrical contact (42;43) and at least one second electrical contact (44).

Abstract: An elongated electrosurgical instrument (1) serves to at least cutting tissue of a patient during surgery by application of electrical energy supplied from an electrosurgical generator to a surgical site. The electrosurgical instrument has a hollow elongated main body (2) with an electrode means (3). Suction means comprises a suction channel (27) extending inside the hollow elongated main body (2), a first suction port (40) arranged facing the first means (3), a second suction port (41) provided with a suction tubing (11) in communication with the vacuum source, and a suction tip (6). The suction tip (6) has a coupling end part (76) that has a first engagement means (78) for engagement with a second engagement (25) means provided on the hollow elongated main body (2).

Abstract: A coupling means (8;8?;8?,14) serves for connecting a suction channel (27) of an electrosurgical instrument (1) to a vacuum source via a suction tubing (11) and/or for guiding an electrical cable (12), that supplies electrical energy from an electrosurgical generator to the electrosurgical instrument (1). The electrosurgical instrument (1) comprises a hollow elongated main body (2) having a first end (7) for securing a first means (3) for application of the electrical energy to a surgical site and an opposite second end (9), which hollow elongated main body (2) has a switch means (5) to be operated by means of an associated actuator (4) to control application of the electrical energy to the surgical site.

Abstract: An elongated electrosurgical instrument (1) comprises a first means (3) for at least cutting tissue of a patient during surgery by application of electrical energy supplied from an electrosurgical generator to a surgical site in response to operating a switch means (5). The instrument has an elongated main body (2) having a first end (7) with a first opening (15) through which the first means (3) protrudes. The first means (3) has a securing part (36) for securing to a holder (33) associated with the first end (7) of the elongated main body (2) of the electrosurgical instrument (1). The securing part (36) of the first means (3) has a first engagement part (37) of a first pentagonal cross-section, and the holder (33) includes a complementarily second engagement part (38) for receiving at least a part of the first engagement part (37).

Abstract: The device (1) for the sealed connection to a receptacle (2) of an accessory (3), the active proximal part (9) of which is intended to be connected to the inside (4) of the receptacle (2) by an opening (7) in the receptacle (2), includes a first element (15), a second element (16) and a chamber (18), the first element (15) including a proximal end part (32) which is secured by sliding in the proximal direction, with insertion of a lateral sealing component (22), onto a matching part (19) of the receptacle (2), in the proximal direction, the transverse head (14) corresponding to the lower surface of the first element (15) and being provided with a lateral head sealing component (28) and the second element (16) being capable of being pre-assembled with the first element (15) by axial sliding in the proximal direction.

Abstract: A device for connecting to a vessel an accessory has an active portion that includes a first, second and third member and a chamber. The first member ensures rigid attachment of the device to the vessel, defines a passageway, acts as a holder for the second member and as a translation guide between a first distal state and a second proximal state, contributes as a guide for the third member and participates in defining the chamber. The second member acts as a holder for the third member rigidly attached thereon, defines a mobile member capable of sliding between the first distal state and the second proximal state.

Abstract: A method for sending data by inductive coupling includes: extracting an antenna signal from an antenna circuit, extracting from the antenna signal a first periodic signal, producing a second periodic signal by way of a synchronous oscillator, placing the oscillator in a free oscillation mode and applying to the antenna circuit the second periodic signal, modifying the impedance of the antenna circuit, restoring the amplitude of the antenna signal, then resynchronizing the oscillator on the first periodic signal.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for continuously preparing mineral particles by means of the thermolysis of mineral precursors in an aqueous medium, comprising contacting: a reactive flow, including mineral precursors at a temperature lower than the conversion temperature thereof; and a coolant flow that is countercurrent to said reactive flow and contains water at a temperature that is sufficient to bring the precursors to a temperature higher than the conversion temperature thereof, the mixture flow that results from said reactive flow and said coolant flow then being conveyed into a tubular reactor, inside of which particles are formed by gradually converting the precursors, and where the reactive flow and the coolant flow are placed in contact with each other inside a mixing chamber, inside of which the reactive flow and the coolant flow are fed by supply pipes having outlet cross-sections that are smaller than the maximum cross-section of said mixing chamber.

Abstract: The invention relates to a piece (1) mounted in a fixed and rigid manner on a rigid annular collar (8) of a second piece (2) having an end opening (3). Said piece (1) comprises a transversal wall (14); an annular wall forming a skirt (15), the inner face (15a) of said skirt including a part (39a) having a larger diameter and a part (39b) having a smaller diameter; a holding toric body (45) adjacent to the inner face (15a), deformable between a retracted state and an expanded state, and filled with a swelling medium; and at least one inlet/outlet port (46) for the swelling media, communicating with the holding body (45). The dimensions of the first piece are selected in relation to those of the collar (8), in such a way as to enable the first piece to be able to be slipped onto, or removed from, the second piece (2), when the holding body (45) is in the retracted state, and to be mounted onto the collar (8) in a fixed, rigid and tight manner, when the holding body (45) is in the expanded state.

Abstract: A piece mounted in a fixed, detachable, and sealed manner, on a rigid, annular collar of a second piece having an end opening, include an annular peripheral wall having an inner face that can come into contact with the outer face of the collar. The first includes a transversal wall that can enter the opening; and an annular wall forming a skirt, the inner face of the skirt including a part with a larger diameter, a part with a smaller diameter and an intermediate part that can come into contact with the conjugated parts of the outer face by clamping. The transversal wall and the skirt form one component and are made of a material having a high degree of flexibility enabling the piece, by manual external action, to be brought into an intermediate state wherein it is sufficiently enlarged to be slipped over or removed from the second piece, while remaining in the field of elastic deformation.

Abstract: A mixing process, a spraying and dispersing device, and a mixing device for implementing the process. In the process, components are introduced into a container equipped with introduction elements and mixing elements and the contents are mixed. A mixing facilitator is provided, a spraying and dispersing device that can be connected to the container at one of its introduction element is provided, able to be in an active functional state in which it makes it possible to spray and to disperse a liquid in the container, and then, in a first phase, the base of the contents and then the components to be mixed are introduced into the container, without filling the latter, and in a second phase, the mixing facilitator is introduced into the container via an introduction element, and it is sprayed and dispersed to the components to be mixed by the spraying and dispersing device that is put into the active functional state.

Abstract: A system, method, computer program product, and apparatus for automatically ensuring consistency between program and system information protocol (PSIP) tables and program specific information (PSI) tables in a digital television (DTV) stream, for example, in ATSC DTV stream. Encoders generate MPEG streams including PSI tables. A PSIP generator generates PSIP information from program information. A remultiplexer combines the MPEG information and the PSIP information while resolving any conflicts between the PSI tables and the PSIP tables based on a set of rules. The transport stream output by the remultiplexer includes consistent information in both the PSI tables and the PSIP tables.

Abstract: The invention relates to a heat-exchanger for an air-conditioning circuit that includes a first pipe (110) defining a path for a flow of fluid, the first pipe being spirally wound about a so-called exchanger axis (A). According to the invention, the heat exchanger (9) further includes at least one second pipe (120a, 120b) defining a path for a flow of a second fluid, said second pipe being provided against a surface of the first pipe (110)and spirally wound together with said first pipe (110) about said axis (A). The invention can be used in air-conditioning circuits operating with a super-critical coolant, in particular carbon dioxide (CO2).

Abstract: Polish applying and buffing glove (1) comprising at least two parts joined together detachably, namely a polish applying part (2) comprising a backing film (4) to which is affixed a pad (5) impregnated with polish and covered by a peel-off seal (6); and a buffing part (3) shaped like a glove and comprising a bag film (7) to which a buffing pad (8) is affixed.