Abstract: A patient interface for delivery of a supply of pressurised air or breathable gas to an entrance of a patient's airways comprising: a cushion member that includes a retaining structure and a seal-forming structure permanently connected to the retaining structure; a frame member attachable to the retaining structure; and a positioning and stabilising structure attachable to the frame member.

Abstract: A method of treating one or more medical complications associated with aberrant complement regulatory activity in a subject includes the steps of: providing a pharmaceutical composition comprising a recombinant protein capable of binding to complement factor H (CFH) and inducing increased binding of C3d and C3b by bound CFH compared to unbound CFH; and administering to a subject an effective amount of the pharmaceutical composition.

Abstract: A recombinant protein for use in the treatment of one or more medical complications associated with aberrant complement regulatory activity in a subject, the recombinant protein capable of binding to complement factor H (CFH) and inducing increased binding of C3d and C3b by bound CFH compared to unbound CFH.

Abstract: The present invention provides a recombinant protein capable of binding to complement factor H (CFH), and thereby inducing increased binding of C3d and C3b by bound CFH compared to unbound CFH. Methods and medical devices for using utilising the same are also described.

Abstract: The present invention provides a recombinant protein capable of binding to complement factor H (CFH), and thereby inducing increased binding of C3d and C3b by bound CFH compared to unbound CFH. Methods and medical devices for using utilising the same are also described.

Abstract: The present invention provides a recombinant protein capable of binding to complement factor H (CFH), and thereby inducing increased binding of C3d and C3b by bound CFH compared to unbound CFH. Methods and medical devices for using utilizing the same are also described.

Abstract: The present invention provides a recombinant protein capable of binding to complement factor H (CFH), and thereby inducing increased binding of C3d and C3b by bound CFH compared to unbound CFH. Methods and medical devices for using utilising the same are also described.

Abstract: A semiconductor power device (100) that includes active cells in an interior region of an epitaxial layer (16) on a semiconductor substrate (12), and an edge termination structure that surrounds the cells and separates the cells from the die edge (48). A polysilicon layer (26) overlies and is electrically insulated from the epitaxial layer (16), a gate metal field plate (36) contacts the polysilicon layer (26), and a portion of the polysilicon layer (26) forms a gate for each cell. Each of the active cells also has a collector/anode terminal formed by the substrate (12), an emitter/cathode terminal formed by a well (18), emitter diffusion (20) and emitter metal (22), and a base formed by the epitaxial layer (16).

Abstract: A semiconductor power device (100) that includes a number of bipolar or FET power devices (116), an over-voltage clamp (118), and an edge termination structure (110) that separates the power devices (116) and the over-voltage clamp (118). The power devices (116) are formed in an interior region (100a) of a semiconductor substrate (128), while the over-voltage clamp (118) is formed in a peripheral region (100b) of the substrate. The over-voltage clamp (118) and the gate/base terminals of the power devices (116) are formed in a polysilicon layer (126) overlying the substrate (128), such that the over-voltage clamp (118) is connected between the anode and gate/base terminals of each power device (116) to provide over-voltage protection.

Abstract: The clothes hanger has a hanger member (1) with two carrier arms (2, 3), plus a suspension hook (4) between the carrier arms (2, 3), and a flexible securing element (10) which is located in the opening of the suspension hook (4) so that it reduces the opening of the suspension hook (4) and which can be displaced against a spring force so that it frees the opening of the suspension hook (4). The two carrier arms (2, 3) are each formed of first (5) and second (6) wire pieces running parallel to each other at a distance, the outer ends of the wire pieces (5, 6) being connected to each other, and the suspension hook (4) being disposed at the inner ends of the respective first wire piece (5). The flexible securing element (10) is formed by a further wire piece which connects the inner ends of the respective second wire pieces (6) to each other. The clothes hanger is suitable in particular for hanging articles of clothing from the grab handles inside a passenger car.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for adjusting a variable parameter of a dynamic system in response to a signal representative of the system performance so as to optimize system performance with respect to that parameter. A first signal related to system performance is extracted from the dynamic system and is thereafter coupled to a plurality of performance index blocks, each of these blocks for operating on this signal according to a different predetermined characteristic transfer function. The output level from a selected performance index block is periodically sampled and the sampled level is compared with a previously sampled level to provide a positive or negative difference signal. A first pulsed signal is formed wherein pulses and zero levels are respectively representative of the incidence of opposite polarity levels in the difference signal.