Abstract: An ultrasound transducer arrangement (100) is disclosed comprising a plurality of substrate islands (110, 120, 130) spatially separated and electrically interconnected by a flexible polymer assembly (150) including electrically conductive tracks providing said electrical interconnections, said plurality including a first substrate island (110) comprising a plurality of ultra sound transducer cells (112) and a second substrate island (120) comprising an array of external contacts for connecting the ultrasound sensor arrangement to a flexible tubular body including a coaxial wire assembly (200) comprising a plurality of coaxial wires (220) each having a conductive core (228) covered by an electrically insulating sleeve (226); and an electrically insulating body (210) having a first main surface (211), a second main surface (213) and a plurality of through holes (212) each extending from the first main surface to the second main surface and coated with an electrically conductive member, wherein each coaxial wire

Abstract: Disclosed is an ultrasonic transducer assembly comprising an ultrasonic transducer chip (100) having a main surface comprising a plurality of ultrasound transducer elements (112) and a plurality of first contacts (120) for connecting to said ultrasound transducer elements; a contact chip (400) having a further main surface comprising a plurality of second contacts (420); an backing member (300) comprising ultrasound absorbing and/or scattering bodies (310), said backing member comprising a first surface (302) on which the transducer chip is mounted and a second surface (306) on which the contact chip is mounted; and a flexible interconnect (200) extending over said backing member from the main surface to the further main surface, the flexible interconnect comprising a plurality of conductive tracks (210), each conductive track connecting one of said first contacts to a second contact.

Abstract: An ultrasound transducer probe (300) for intravascular operation, comprising a faceted distal front surface (302) for ultrasound emission and reception, which has at least two mutually neighboring front surface facets (304.a, 304.b) carrying respective sub-arrays (306) of micromachined ultrasonic transducer MUT elements (308), the sub-arrays of the MUT elements together forming a faceted array of MUT elements distributed over the distal front surface.

Abstract: A conductor arrangement is provided for connection to a miniature sensor. First and second conductor wires are spaced by a spacer. The maximum lateral dimension of the conductor arrangement, perpendicular to the wire length direction, is less than 500 ?m. The spacing means that wire bending processes do not need to be carried out in order to make connection to the miniature sensor.

Abstract: An integrated circuit (IC) die (100) is disclosed having a major surface delimited by at least one edge (102) of the IC die, said major surface carrying a plurality of electrically conductive contact plates (130) extending from said major surface beyond the at least one edge such that each contact plate includes an exposed contact surface portion (132) delimited by the at least one edge for mating with an electrically conductive further contact surface portion (230) on at least one further edge (220) of a body (200), said at least one further edge delimiting a cavity for receiving the IC die. An ultrasound probe including such an IC die and a method of providing such an IC die with contacts are also disclosed.

Abstract: In one example, a medical device system for at least one of delivery of electrical stimulation pulses or sensing of physiological signals, the system including an elongated carrier; and a thin film wound around the elongated carrier, wherein the thin film includes a plurality of electrical contacts, a plurality of electrodes located distal to the plurality of electrical contacts, and a plurality of conducting tracks, each of the plurality of conducting tracks providing an electrical connection between at least one of the plurality of electrodes and one of the plurality of electrical contacts, and wherein the thin film is wound around the elongated carrier from the distal end of the elongated film to the proximal end of the elongated thin film.

Abstract: The invention relates to a transfer stack (TS) for transferring a portion of a foil within a perimeter (P) that includes a transducer (T) to an article (A) such as a medical device or a medical needle. The transfer stack includes a carrier substrate (CS), a foil (F) having a transducer (T) incorporated therein, and the transducer is laterally surrounded by a perimeter (P). The foil (F) is separable from the carrier substrate (CS) by overcoming a first peel retaining force (PRF1). An adhesive layer (AL) is also attached to the foil. The adhesive layer (AL) is configured to provide adhesion between the foil (F) and an article (A) such that when the article (A) is attached to the foil via the adhesive layer (AL) the foil (F) is separable from the surface of the article (A) by overcoming a second peel retaining force (PRF2). The second peel retaining force (PRF2) is greater than the first peel retaining force (PRF1).

Abstract: An apparatus for creating a flow of gas comprises a frame having a passage defined therethrough. The passage extends a length along a central longitudinal axis from an inlet to an outlet and has a first side and a second side. A flexible pumping membrane is disposed within the passage. The membrane has a first edge coupled to the first side of the passage at a midline thereof and a second edge, disposed opposite the first edge, coupled to the second side of the passage at a midline thereof. The membrane segregates the frame into an upper portion and a lower portion. The apparatus also includes an actuating system which is structured to selectively move portions of the membrane toward either the upper portion or the lower portion of the frame in a manner which causes a wave-like movement in the pumping membrane and creates the flow of gas.

Abstract: A method of producing a flow of a fluid through a passage (24) defined in a rigid frame (22) comprises selectively actuating a flexible membrane (38) disposed across a midpoint of the passage (24) with an actuating system in a manner which produces a wave-like motion in the membrane (38) thereby causing a peristaltic movement of the fluid through the passage (24).

Abstract: A transducer laminate in which electrical contact is made between electrical conductors (C1, C2) and a transducer layer (TY). The transducer laminate includes two adhesive-coated foils (F1, F2), whose adhesive coatings (AC1, AC2) are arranged to face each other. At a first position (A-A?) along the length of the two electrical conductors (C1, C2) the two electrical conductors (C1, C2) are sandwiched between the adhesive coatings (AC1, AC2) of the two adhesive-coated foils, and the transducer layer (TY) is also sandwiched between the two electrical conductors (C1, C2) such that electrical contact is made with the electrodes (E1, E2) on the transducer layer (TY). At a second position (B-B?) along the length of the two electrical conductors (C1, C2) the two electrical conductors (C1, C2) are sandwiched between the adhesive coatings (AC1, AC2) of the two adhesive-coated foils and there is no transducer layer (TY) sandwiched between the two electrical conductors (C1, C2).

Abstract: An optical source for guiding light to a target of a patient includes at least one light source configured to emit red light and infrared light. The at least one light source is embedded within a light-conducting sheet. A photodistributor is spaced from the at least one light source. The photodistributor includes a light-emitting surface and at least one light-receiving surface optically coupled to the light-conducting sheet. The photodistributor is configured to discharge at least a portion of the emitted red light and at least a portion of the emitted infrared light into a target.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a consumable recognition system for recognizing placement and/or type of consumable containing a food substance for the preparation of a beverage by use of a beverage dispenser. To enable the recognition of placement and/or type of consumable in a simple, foolproof and easily implementable way the system comprises a plurality of magnetic and/or electric field elements (31, 32, 33, 301) for separately sensing a magnetic and/or electric field, wherein said consumable comprises one or more magnetically and/or electrically conductive elements (42, 51, 61, 71, 81, 82, 91, 92) and the sensed magnetic fields depend on at least one characteristic of the one or more magnetically and/or electrically conductive elements, a driver (34) for providing drive currents to said magnetic and/or electric field elements, and a signal processor (35) for recognizing placement and/or type of consumable based on the sensed magnetic and/or electric fields.

Abstract: A lighting arrangement (10) is disclosed that comprises a plurality of solid state lighting elements (22) mounted on a grid of conductive wires (12), said grid comprising a plurality of grid segments (20) each defined by respective portions of adjacent conductive wires, each grid segment comprising a pair of reinforcement members (24, 26) affixed to said portions; and at least one said solid state lighting element mounted on said portions in between the reinforcement members of at least some of the grid segments. An apparatus and method for deforming such a lighting arrangement are also disclosed.

Abstract: The invention relates to a transducer laminate in which electrical contact is made between electrical conductors (C1, C2) and a transducer layer (TY). The transducer laminate includes two adhesive-coated foils (F1, F2), whose adhesive coatings (AC1, AC2) are arranged to face each other. At a first position (A-A?) along the length of the two electrical conductors (C1, C2) the two electrical conductors (C1, C2) are sandwiched between the adhesive coatings (AC1, AC2) of the two adhesive-coated foils, and the transducer layer (TY) is also sandwiched between the two electrical conductors (C1, C2) such that electrical contact is made with the electrodes (E1, E2) on the transducer layer (TY). At a second position (B-B?) along the length of the two electrical conductors (C1, C2) the two electrical conductors (C1, C2) are sandwiched between the adhesive coatings (AC1, AC2) of the two adhesive-coated foils and there is no transducer layer (TY) sandwiched between the two electrical conductors (C1, C2).

Abstract: The invention relates to a transfer stack (TS) for transferring a portion of a foil within a perimeter (P) that includes a transducer (T) to an article (A) such as a medical device or a medical needle. The transfer stack includes a carrier substrate (CS), a foil (F) having a transducer (T) incorporated therein, and the transducer is laterally surrounded by a perimeter (P). The foil (F) is separable from the carrier substrate (CS) by overcoming a first peel retaining force (PRF1). An adhesive layer (AL) is also attached to the foil. The adhesive layer (AL) is configured to provide adhesion between the foil (F) and an article (A) such that when the article (A) is attached to the foil via the adhesive layer (AL) the foil (F) is separable from the surface of the article (A) by overcoming a second peel retaining force (PRF2). The second peel retaining force (PRF2) is greater than the first peel retaining force (PRF1).

Abstract: A circuit board (10) for carrying at least one light source (16) of a lighting device and a method of manufacturing such a circuit board are provided. The circuit board comprises a substrate (1), wherein the substrate comprises at least one fold (9) forming a projecting portion and extending from a periphery (3) of the substrate up to an inner portion (2) of the substrate, whereby the substrate has a polygonal funnel shape. The present aspects use the concept of folding the substrate in order to obtain a polygonal funnel shape of the circuit board, whereby shaping of the substrate without requiring removal of material of the substrate is allowed.

Abstract: A light source assembly, a method for producing a light source assembly, and a lamp are provided. In one example, the light source assembly comprises a substrate comprising first and second substrate portions being arranged at a tilt angle (?) to each other forming a V-shaped structure, wherein, at the tip of the V-shaped structure, the first portion comprises a first electrical terminal and the second portion comprises a second electrical terminal. The light source assembly further comprises a light source arranged to bridge a terminal gap between the first and second electrical terminals such that the light source is in electrical connection with the first and second electrical terminals.

Abstract: When measuring SpO2 in a patient, a nasal oximeter is inserted into the patient's nose and comprises a source pad (14) and a detector pad (18) that are positioned at a predetermined location on either side of the nasal septum. The source pad and detector pad are biased toward each other to provide a clamping force on the nasal septum sufficient to permit SpO2 measurement without causing tissue necrosis. Clamping force is supplied by means of a spring type device, an expandable material, or the like.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a catheter (20) adapted for open-loop irrigated ablation, such as RF ablation, of a tissue (40). Said catheter has a distal tip (22) with an ablation entity (15) adapted for performing ablation of the tissue, an irrigation hole (21) and an ultrasound transducer (5) adapted for transmitting and/or receiving ultrasonic waves. The ultrasound transducer is disposed behind or in the irrigation hole of the catheter, so as to allow an irrigation fluid to flow out of the irrigation hole, and so as to allow transmitting and/or receiving the ultrasonic waves through the irrigation hole. The invention also relates to an imaging system and to a corresponding method for operating a catheter.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a filament (100) comprising a light transmissive tubular member (110), a light emitting assembly (106) arranged within the tubular member (110), a wavelength converter (112) arranged at a surface of the tubular member (110) and configured to convert light from a first wavelength range to a second wavelength range. The light emitting assembly (106) comprises a plurality of solid state light sources (102) and interconnecting elements (104) being arranged in an alternating manner to form a string (106) of connected solid state light sources (102) and interconnecting elements (104). The interconnecting elements are portions of a lead frame (104) and at least a part of the plurality of solid state light sources (102) are arranged on opposite sides of the lead frame (104) in an alternating manner. The inventive filament (100) is simple, easy and cheap to manufacture, thus providing a good replacement and approximation for an incandescent wire.