Abstract: A surgical tool for abdominal suturing is disclosed having an elongated body with oval or elliptical cross-section, a distal end, a proximal handle and a lateral pair of notches between the distal end and the proximal handle. The pair of notches is transversally aligned on a major axis of the oval or elliptical cross-section. A pair of needles is housed in the distal end with needle tips directed towards the proximal handle. The pair of needles is configured to longitudinally slide and engage via the needle tips with the pair of notches. The tool also includes a mover device configured to proximally move the pair of needles in engagement with the pair of notches, and to further proximally move the pair of needles beyond the pair of notches.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a cosmetic composition, which is preferably solid, comprising, in a physiologically acceptable medium:—a crosslinked polyurethane elastomer gel comprising a single crosslinked polyurethane elastomer (copolymer) or a mixture of at least two crosslinked polyurethane elastomers (copolymers), wherein said copolymer or said mixture of copolymers is obtained from a prepolymer having at least two hydroxyl groups and from a (poly)isocyanate and at least one solvent, in particular from a carboxylic acid dimer or trimer, from at least one polyol and from a diisocyanate, and—one or more pasty fatty substances chosen from the group consisting of (i) esters of polyol(s) and of a fatty acid dimer diacid, or of an ester thereof, (ii) hydrogenated castor oil esters, (iii) glycerol oligomer esters, in particular digylcerol esters, (iv) and mixtures thereof.

Abstract: A method for calibrating a multi-bit Delta-Sigma modulator is disclosed herein. The method includes at least one main multi-bit digital-analogue converter in a return loop for generating a return signal subtracted from an input of the modulator. The main converter includes a plurality of elementary source cells at least some of which, referred to as active cells, are associated with the various input bits of the converter for generating the return signal. The output level of these active source cells is adjustable under the action of a matching signal that comes from a calibration circuit receiving an output signal from the modulator at its input. The calibration circuit includes a generator of a calibration sequence.

Abstract: Method for calibrating a multi-bit Delta-Sigma modulator comprising at least one main multi-bit digital-analogue converter in the return loop for generating a return signal subtracted from the input of the modulator, the main converter comprising a plurality of elementary source cells at least some of which, referred to as active cells, are associated with the various input bits of the converter for generating the return signal, the output level of these active source cells being adjustable under the action of a matching signal, the matching signal coming from a calibration circuit receiving an output signal from the modulator at its input, this calibration circuit comprising a generator of a calibration sequence.

Abstract: An over-the-air (OTA) re-programming method of a radio transceiver to make the transceiver compliant with arbitrary one of a plurality of networks. According to the method, a pilot channel for dedicated use and a bootstrap channel having a bandwidth enough to download the re-programming data are provided. The bandwidth of the pilot channel is narrower than the bandwidth of the bootstrap channel. First, at least frequency and radio access parameters of the bootstrap channel are broadcasted on the pilot channel and then the re-programming data to the radio transceiver is downloaded on the second channel based on the broadcasted parameters.