Abstract: The present invention relates to supramolecular biomedical polymers comprising quadruple hydrogen bonding units and to a process for preparing such a supramolecular biomedical polymer and porous biomedical implants thereof. The supramolecular biomedical polymers are particularly suitable for the production of porous biomedical implants that need high strength, elasticity, durability, and slow biodegradation, e.g. medical implants for living tissue regeneration within a mammal, such as the treatment of cardio-vascular diseases, medical prolapses, and hernias.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an ultrasound system (10) comprising a first non-invasive ultrasound probe (14) configured to acquire first ultrasound data having a first field of view; a second invasive ultrasound probe (16) configured to acquire second ultrasound data having a second field of view which is different from the first field of view; a tracking unit (30) configured to determine tracking data comprising a position and orientation of the first non-invasive ultrasound probe (14) relative to the second invasive ultrasound probe (16); and a registration unit (32) configured to register the second field of view into the first field of view based on the tracking data.

Abstract: A method and system for detecting T-wave alternans for use in an implanted medical device uses wave transformation of QT intervals to obtain a reliable measure of TWA. In one embodiment, an array provides alternating sign multiplication factors which are applied respectively to n consecutive QT values. Each successive QT value is high pass filtered and moved sequentially through a queue so that each cycle each of the n QT values is multiplied by one of the factors; the products are summed and made absolute to provide an alternans match value. The alternans match is compared with a noise threshold signal, and alternans is declared when the match exceeds the threshold by a predetermined amount. The array is programmable and can be varied, providing a high degree of flexibility to optimize the test for the patient.

Abstract: A method and system for detecting T-wave alternans for use in an implanted medical device uses wave transformation of QT intervals to obtain a reliable measure of TWA. In one embodiment, an array provides alternating sign multiplication factors which are applied respectively to n consecutive QT values. Each successive QT value is high pass filtered and moved sequentially through a queue so that each cycle each of the n QT values is multiplied by one of the factors; the products are summed and made absolute to provide an alternans match value. The alternans match is compared with a noise threshold signal, and alternans is declared when the match exceeds the threshold by a predetermined amount. The array is programmable and can be varied, providing a high degree of flexibility to optimize the test for the patient.

Abstract: A method and system for detecting T-wave alternans for use in an implanted medical device uses wave transformation of QT intervals to obtain a reliable measure of TWA. In one embodiment, an array provides alternating sign multiplication factors which are applied respectively to n consecutive QT values. Each successive QT value is high pass filtered and moved sequentially through a queue so that each cycle each of the n QT values is multiplied by one of the factors; the products are summed and made absolute to provide an alternans match value. The alternans match is compared with a noise threshold signal, and alternans is declared when the match exceeds the threshold by a predetermined amount. The array is programmable and can be varied, providing a high degree of flexibility to optimize the test for the patient.

Abstract: The invention relates to a transfer apparatus for transferring an object. The transfer apparatus comprises a gripper for either gripping the object at a first position and then releasing the object at a second position proximate to a receiving structure or releasing the object at a first position after gripping the object at a second position proximate to the receiver structure. The transfer apparatus also includes a measurement device arranged to measure the relative position of the gripper with respect to the receiving structure in at least one dimension. Further, a relative position error is determined with respect to a desired relative position based on the relative position measured. The relative position of the gripper and receiving structure are adjusted in order to minimize the relative position error in the second position.

Abstract: This electronic mail system comprises an apparatus (1) having a device for a connection to an electronic mail service (18) in Internet world. The apparatus (1) comprises a drive (42) for an optical disc (5), which has the facility for writing/reading this optical disc. The disc can contain the mail and its archives. It is possible to manage the mail with various apparatus even they have no provision for an Internet connection.

Abstract: The invention relates to multi media messaging for communication units lacking multi media capability. A communication system (100) comprises a first communication unit (101) wherein a text based message is generated comprising a pointer, such as a URL, to a multi media clip on a multi media server (115). The message is communicated to a second communication unit (109), which comprises an extraction processor (111) that extracts the pointer and feeds it to a retrieve processor (113). The retrieve processor (113) retrieves the multi media clip from the multi media server (115) addressed by the URL. A presentation processor (117) subsequently presents the multi media clip to a user. The invention is particularly suitable for multi media messaging from cellular communication units having only capability of text based messaging.

Abstract: The invention relates to a transfer apparatus for transferring an object. The transfer apparatus comprises a gripper for either gripping the object at a first position and then releasing the object at a second position proximate to a receiving structure or releasing the object at a first position after gripping the object at a second position proximate to the receiver structure. The transfer apparatus also includes a measurement device arranged to measure the relative position of the gripper with respect to the receiving structure in at least one dimension. Further, a relative position error is determined with respect to a desired relative position based on the relative position measured. The relative position of the gripper and receiving structure are adjusted in order to minimize the relative position error in the second position.

Abstract: A method and system for detecting T-wave alternans for use in an implanted medical device uses wave transformation of QT intervals to obtain a reliable measure of TWA. In one embodiment, an array provides alternating sign multiplication factors which are applied respectively to n consecutive QT values. Each successive QT value is high pass filtered and moved sequentially through a queue so that each cycle each of the n QT values is multiplied by one of the factors; the products are summed and made absolute to provide an alternans match value. The alternans match is compared with a noise threshold signal, and alternans is declared when the match exceeds the threshold by a predetermined amount. The array is programmable and can be varied, providing a high degree of flexibility to optimize the test for the patient.

Abstract: A metallized molded article composition of a crystallizable polyester resin and a non-blooming polymeric release agent/lubricant composed of olefinic monomeric units.

Abstract: An anti-static thermoplastic resin composition of 90-99.95 weight % of a thermoplastic resin and correspondingly 10 to 0.05 weight % of a halogenated carbon sulfonic acid salt of a polysubstituted phosphonium compound such as a fluorinated phosphonium sulfonate and wherein the thermoplastic resin is either an aromatic polycarbonate, polyetherimide, polyester, polyphenylene ether, polyphenylene ether/styrene polymer blend, polyamide, polyketone, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene, blends thereof and blends thereof with other materials. Preferably the thermoplastic resin is a transparent aromatic polycarbonate.

Abstract: An anti-static thermoplastic resin composition of 90-99.95 weight % of a thermoplastic resin and correspondingly 10 to 0.05 weight % of a halogenated carbon sulfonic acid salt of a polysubstituted phosphonium compound such as a fluorinated phosphonium sulfonate and wherein the thermoplastic resin is either an aromatic polycarbonate, polyetherimide, polyester, polyphenylene ether, polyphenylene ether/styrene polymer blend, polyamide, polyketone, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene, blends thereof and blends thereof with other materials. Preferably the thermoplastic resin is a transparent aromatic polycarbonate.