Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods disclosed herein may be directed to clips for medical implementation, including clips for a portion of a heart. The clips may be configured to close the portion of the heart, to reduce blood flow therethrough as well as passage of clots or other undesired materials. In examples, the clips may be configured to close the left atrial appendage (LAA). The closure of the LAA may reduce the possibility of stroke or other maladies stemming from fluid flow with the LAA. In examples, the clips may be positioned exterior of the LAA, to extend over an outer surface of the LAA for closure.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an essential oil spray device, including: a box assembly comprising a liquid storage part, a liquid filling port being provided in the liquid storage part; a cover assembly, sealingly connected to the liquid storage part, the cover assembly being provided with a spray port, and the spray port being provided with an atomizing member; a plug, provided at the liquid filling port; a switch assembly, provided on the box assembly and electrically connected to the atomizing member. The present disclosure addresses the problems of the essential oil spray device in the prior art, for example, it needs to replace the essential oil bottle with a new essential oil bottle after the essential oil is used up, the use cost is high, and the essential oil bottle and housing adopt a split design, causing a complex structure and a large installation space.

Abstract: An electrode balloon catheter and a high-voltage generation processing device are provided. The electrode balloon catheter includes a balloon, an inner catheter and a shock wave generation component. The balloon is disposed over the inner catheter and radially expands or collapses as a result of filling an inflation fluid therein or evacuating the inflation fluid therefrom. The shock wave generation component includes a flexible circuit layer and an electrode arrangement. The flexible circuit layer is disposed on the inner catheter, and the electrode arrangement is provided on the inner catheter to be located within the balloon. The electrode arrangement is connected to the flexible circuit layer and connected to a high-voltage generation processing device via the flexible circuit layer. The flexible circuit layer enables the electrode balloon catheter to have a reduced passage size closer to the size of a pre-dilation balloon.

Abstract: A riding lawn mower includes: a seat; a frame; a mowing element; a deck surrounding and forming a mowing space for accommodating at least part of the mowing element; and a first motor for driving the mowing element to rotate. The first motor includes a rotor assembly including a rotor shaft enabled to rotate about a rotation axis and a stator assembly, a motor housing surrounding and forming an accommodation cavity for accommodating at least part of the stator assembly. The rotor shaft passes through the motor housing in a direction of the rotation axis and is at least partially located outside the motor housing; the deck is provided with a first through hole for the first motor to pass through so that the motor housing is at least partially located in the mowing space. The first motor of the riding lawn mower has a good cooling effect.

Abstract: Provided herein are multi-antigenic human papilloma virus (HPV) molecular vaccine constructs for use and treatment of HPV associated disorders and pathologies; such as HPV molecular vaccines targeting HPV6 and HPV11 associated pathologies.

Abstract: Dental attachment positioning apparatuses and methods of use. A dental attachment apparatus may include an orthodontic attachment having a surface shaped to conform to a contour of a buccal surface of a tooth, and one or more registration surfaces that are shaped to conform to one or more occlusal surfaces of the patient's teeth. The one or more registration surfaces may be configured to aid in proper positioning or orientation of the orthodontic attachment. When the attachment positioning apparatus is placed on the patient's dentition, the orthodontic attachment is positioned at a specified location with respect to the buccal surface of the tooth.

Abstract: Disclosed are a filter cartridge and a water purification system. The filter cartridge includes a shell, a filter body and a central tube; the shell is provided with an accommodating chamber and a water inlet, a pure water outlet, and a wastewater outlet communicated with the accommodating chamber; the filter body is provided in the accommodating chamber, the water inlet is communicated with the wastewater outlet through the filter body, a water storage space is provided between an outer peripheral wall of the filter body and an inner wall of the shell, and the water storage space is communicated with the pure water outlet; and the central tube is provided in the filter body, a sidewall of the central tube is provided with a central hole communicated with the filter body, and a through hole at a lower end of the central tube is communicated with the water storage space.

Abstract: A micro-magnetic integrated orthodontic bracket, a flexible magnetic patch and a preparation method thereof are provided. The micro-magnetic integrated orthodontic bracket includes a base body and an arch wire groove disposed on the base body. The arch wire groove is used for threading an arch wire. Under normal orthodontic treatment, the micro-magnetic integrated orthodontic bracket is normally disposed on a buccal side of a tooth, and its front side is normally arranged with the arch wire for force exertion to carry out the orthodontic treatment. And the micro-magnetic integrated orthodontic bracket serves as a carrier to bear the orthodontic treatment force generated by the arch wire.

Abstract: The invention belongs to the technical field of aerospace product machinery manufacturing. Disclosed are on-machine three-dimensional profiling machining device for complex-configured composite material pipelines and an application method thereof. The on-machine three-dimensional profiling of the complex-configured composite material pipelines is In the shape machining device, a precision lifting rod is installed on the linear motion module, and a depth vision system is installed on the precision lifting rod; a precision linear motion table and a radial motion module are installed at the left end of the on-machine measurement hollow machining structure, laser displacement sensor probe, and the eddy current sensor probe is installed on the left end of the hollow machining structure for on-machine measurement through mounting bolts. The invention has the advantages of high integration, simple operation, convenience and practicality.

Abstract: A nozzle and an oral irrigator device are provided. The oral irrigator device includes an irrigator body and the nozzle. The oral irrigator device defines a first direction, a second direction, and a third direction that are perpendicular to each other. The nozzle includes a main body portion extending along the first direction away from the irrigator body and an extension portion connected to one end of the main body portion. The extension portion obliquely extends along the second direction away from the main body portion. The extension portion includes a free end. The outlet is defined on an end surface of the free end of the extension portion; at least one section of an outer contour of the end surface of the free end of the extension portion is straight.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to a polishing composition that includes an abrasive, at least two pH adjusters, a barrier film removal rate enhancer, a low-k removal rate inhibitor, and an azole-containing corrosion inhibitor. This disclosure also features a method of using the polishing composition to polish a substrate containing copper and silicon oxide.

Abstract: A snow thrower includes a motor, an auger driven by the motor to rotate, a handle device for a user to operate, an auger housing for containing the auger and a frame for connecting the handle device and the auger housing. The auger housing is made of at least two different materials.

Abstract: A force application system for placement on and removal from an actuable latch with a robotic arm includes a driving pad configured for attachment to the actuable latch, a force application mechanism configured to increase an input force to an amplified output force that is applied by the force application mechanism to the driving pad, and a frame for engagement by the robotic arm.

Abstract: In a detection method for surgical drilling, an end effector mounted on a drilling machine is provided to detect whether a drill bit of the drilling machine will produce an oversized hole or an oval-shaped hole on a predetermined drill area during a drilling procedure. The end effector includes a carrier and at least one optic bundle which is provided to transmit a light to a detection point and transmit a detect light reflected from the detection point to a processor. A distance value calculated by the processor according to the detection light is provided to estimate whether a drilling strategy, such as feed rate, spindle speed and tilt angle of the drill bit, with or without pecking, needs to be adjusted before the drilling procedure.

Abstract: A detection result reading device is provided. The detection result reading device includes a reading device body. The reading device body is provided with a cavity at least capable of accommodating a detection part of a reagent card. A side wall of the cavity is provided with a detection result acquisition device, and the detection result acquisition device is arranged opposite to the detection part of the reagent card. The reading device body is provided with a lifting device for lifting the detection part of the reagent card towards a side of the cavity close to the detection result acquisition device.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are second near-infrared (NIR-II) fluorescent composite and its production method. The method mainly includes the steps of, mixing a gold nanocluster having a plurality of a thiol-based compound on its outer surface and alpha-glycerylphosphorylcholine (alpha-GPC) in a solvent to form a mixture; replacing the solvent with an inert gas; and heating the mixture at a temperature about 100-200° C. in the presence of the inert gas until at least a portion of the gold nanocluster is encapsulated by a capping layer consisting of alpha-GPC, thereby producing the NIR-II fluorescent composite. The thus-produced NIR-II fluorescent composite is characterized by having an emission wavelength covering NIR-II region detectable by specialized camera. Also encompassed in the present disclosure is a method for conducting in vivo bioimaging of a target area in a subject.

Abstract: A method for preparing a modular planar interconnect plate for a solid oxide fuel cell includes the steps of: (a) providing a metal blank sheet that includes a main region and a circumferential region; (b) stamping the metal blank sheet to simultaneously form columns of upper protrusions on an upper surface of the main region, columns of lower depressions on a lower surface of the main region, and a front upper retaining protrusion unit and a rear upper retaining protrusion unit on a right side area and a left side area of the circumferential region; (c) stamping the main region to form rows of lower protrusions on the lower surface of the main region and rows of upper depressions on the upper surface of the main region; and (d) forming a pair of upper elongation plates respectively and detachably retained between the front and rear upper retaining protrusion units.

Abstract: A parallelepiped-shaped body has a flat top surface on which a user draws computer simulation controller buttons with a layout and spacing best fitting the user's physical needs. The user connects wires in the body to random GPIOs and maps the drawn buttons to desired game controller functions using an off-the-shelf controller connected to an MCU by pressing drawn buttons on the body along with corresponding buttons on the off-the-shelf controller, establishing which drawn button has which game controller function.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a self-adaptive guided advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) considering a driving skill difference between drivers, including a driving skill classification module, configured to calculate a vehicle stability margin based on a vehicle state, and obtain a corresponding driving skill classification result with the vehicle stability margin and a driver state as inputs of a driving skill classification model; a skill learning range classification module, configured to obtain the vehicle stability margin and a distance between a vehicle and a lane line boundary, and use a skill learning range classification model to obtain a skill learning range classification result; and a self-adaptive guided driving right allocation module, configured to realize driving right allocation control based on the driving skill classification result and the skill learning range classification result, and generate an assisted steering torque acting on a vehicle steering system.

Abstract: A system and a method for controlling the robot. The method includes determining, based on feedback data received from the robot, first position information of a joint of the robot. The feedback data indicates a movement of the joint. The method also includes determining second position information of the joint based on sensing data received from a sensor. The sensing data indicates a relative movement between the joint and a second object to be aligned with the first object. The method also predicts a target position for aligning the first object with the second object.