Abstract: The invention relates to a medical instrumentarium for implanting a hip joint endoprosthesis, which instrumentarium comprises at least one sawing template with at least one guide slot for a saw blade, wherein the sawing template comprises at least one first coupling element for temporarily coupling the sawing template to a second coupling element of a rasp body of a prosthesis rasp in a coupling position.

Abstract: A measuring system for determining a directional characteristic of a first signal is provided. The device under test comprises sensor means for determining its position and/or orientation. The measuring system comprises positioning means for positioning and/or orienting the device under test, and a measuring device. The position and/or orientation are transmitted by the device under test to the measuring device. The measuring device comprises antenna means for receiving or sending the first signal and processing means for processing the position and/or orientation information. The processing means determine the directional characteristic at least from the position and/or orientation.

Abstract: The invention relates to a medical instrumentarium for implanting a hip joint endoprosthesis, which instrumentarium comprises at least one sawing template with at least one guide slot for a saw blade, wherein the sawing template comprises at least one first coupling element for temporarily coupling the sawing template to a second coupling element of a rasp body of a prosthesis rasp in a coupling position.

Abstract: A medical force measuring system is provided for measuring a force effective between two prosthesis parts that are connected to one another in articulated manner in a joint prosthesis which includes a ball joint or a partial component thereof. The force measuring system includes a measuring instrument which has a sample joint element with a sample joint surface. The sample joint element is formed in correspondence with a first joint element that forms a part of the ball joint and has a joint surface which is formed in correspondence with the sample joint surface and is moveable into engagement therewith for forming a sample ball joint. The measuring instrument also includes at least one of a measuring device and an indicating device which cooperates with the sample joint element for measuring and/or indicating a force (or a partial component thereof) effective on the sample joint surface.

Abstract: Medical instrumentation is provided, in particular for implanting a hip joint stem, which includes a rasping instrument having a rasp stem defining a longitudinal direction. The rasp stem has at least two depth stops arranged or formed thereon. An implantation set is also provided which includes such a rasping instrument.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a for testing user equipment. The test apparatus comprises an emulation module which is configured to emulate the functionality of a first user equipment and to establish a D2D link between the first user equipment and an externally arranged second user equipment which forms a user equipment under test. The test apparatus also comprises a test module which is configured to test at least one second user equipment after being connected to the emulated first user equipment of the emulation module via the established D2D communication link. The present invention further relates to a radio communication test apparatus, a method for testing user equipment and a computer program product.

Abstract: A medical force measuring system is provided for measuring a force effective between two prosthesis parts that are connected to one another in articulated manner in a joint prosthesis which includes a ball joint or a partial component thereof. The force measuring system includes a measuring instrument which has a sample joint element with a sample joint surface. The sample joint element is formed in correspondence with a first joint element that forms a part of the ball joint and has a joint surface which is formed in correspondence with the sample joint surface and is moveable into engagement therewith for forming a sample ball joint. The measuring instrument also includes at least one of a measuring device and an indicating device which cooperates with the sample joint element for measuring and/or indicating a force (or a partial component thereof) effective on the sample joint surface.

Abstract: Medical instrumentation is provided, in particular for implanting a hip joint stem, which includes a rasping instrument having a rasp stem defining a longitudinal direction. The rasp stem has at least two depth stops arranged or formed thereon. An implantation set is also provided which includes such a rasping instrument.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a for testing user equipment. The test apparatus comprises an emulation module which is configured to emulate the functionality of a first user equipment and to establish a D2D link between the first user equipment and an externally arranged second user equipment which forms a user equipment under test. The test apparatus also comprises a test module which is configured to test at least one second user equipment after being connected to the emulated first user equipment of the emulation module via the established D2D communication link. The present invention further relates to a radio communication test apparatus, a method for testing user equipment and a computer program product.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a radio communication test apparatus for testing user equipment. The test apparatus comprises an emulation module which is configured to emulate the functionality of a first user equipment and to establish a wireless D2D communication link between the first user equipment and an externally arranged second user equipment which forms a user equipment under test. The test apparatus also comprises a test module which is configured to test a second user equipment after being connected to the emulated first user equipment of the emulation module via the established D2D communication link. The present invention further relates to a method for testing user equipment.

Abstract: A measuring system serves the purpose of measuring a directional characteristic of a first signal sent or received by a device under test comprising sensor means for determining its position and/or orientation. The device under test is set up for determining the position and/or orientation on the basis of its sensors and communicate this information to the measuring device either wireless or wired. The measuring device can be an external or internal means. The measuring system comprises positioning means for positioning and/or orienting the device under test and a measuring device comprising antenna means for receiving the first signal and processing means for processing the received first signal. The processing means comprise sensor processing means for determining the position and/or orientation included in the first signal. The processing means are set up for determining the directional characteristic from the device under test and the position and/or orientation.

Abstract: The invention related to a method and to a test device for analyzing a device communicating via a radio link. Said device comprises a plurality of antennas for communicating, together comprising an antenna arrangement. The device under test is first disposed in a first position relative to a radio field. A value of at least one piece of channel state information describing a quality of the antenna arrangement obtained via the return channel is determined in said relative position. A change in the relative position of the device under test relative to the radio field is subsequently performed. A second value of the at least on piece of channel state information is determined in said changed, new relative position.

Abstract: The invention related to a method and to a test device for analyzing a device communicating via a radio link. Said device comprises a plurality of antennas for communicating, together comprising an antenna arrangement. The device under test is first disposed in a first position relative to a radio field. A value of at least one piece of channel state information describing a quality of the antenna arrangement obtained via the return channel is determined in said relative position. A change in the relative position of the device under test relative to the radio field is subsequently performed. A second value of the at least on piece of channel state information is determined in said changed, new relative position.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus using a surgical navigation system during hip joint replacement surgery without separately affixing a marker to the femur. The navigation system acquires the center of rotation of the hip joint as well as at least one point on the femur in the pelvic frame of reference. From these two points, the navigation system calculates the position and length of a first line between the center of rotation of the hip joint and the point on the femur. A prosthetic cup is implanted and its center of rotation is recorded. A tool for forming the bore within which the stem of the femoral implant component will be placed is tracked by the navigation system. The navigation system calculates the position and length of a first line between the center of rotation of the prosthetic cup and the re-palpated first point. The surgical navigation system uses this information to calculate and display to the surgeon relevant information about the surgery.

Abstract: A method for testing the (Bit) Error Ratio BER of a device against a maximal allowable (Bit) Error Ratio BERlimit with a early pass and/or early fail criterion, whereby the early pass and/or early fail criterion is allowed to be wrong only by a small probability D. ns bits of the output of the device are measured, thereby ne erroneous bits of the ns bits are detected. PDhigh and/or PDlow are obtained, whereby PDhigh is the worst possible likelihood distribution and PDlow is the best possible likelihood distribution containing the measured ne erroneous bits with the probablility D. The average numbers of erroneous bits NEhigh and NElow for PDhigh and PDlow are obtained. NEhigh and NElow are compared with NElimit=BERlimit×ns. If NElimit is higher than NEhigh or NElimit is lower than NElow the test is stopped.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus using a surgical navigation system to position the femoral component of a prosthetic hip during hip joint replacement surgery without separately affixing a marker to the femur. The navigation system acquires the center of rotation of the hip joint as well as at least one point on the femur in the pelvic frame of reference. From these two points, the navigation system calculates the position and length of a first line between the center of rotation of the hip joint and the point on the femur. Optionally, a second point on the femur that is not on the first line is palpated. The system can calculate the position and length of a second line that is perpendicular to the first line and that runs from the first line to the second palpated point on the femur. The prosthetic cup is implanted and its center of rotation is recorded. A tool for forming the bore within which the stem of the femoral implant component will be placed is tracked by the navigation system.

Abstract: A spinal column implant is provided for contact with a vertebral body. The implant includes at least one contact surface including a contact plane having a cross-sectional area in contact with the vertebral body. The shape and arrangement of the at least one contact surface is adjustable such that the cross-sectional area of the contact plane is larger in a contact position than in an insertion position.

Abstract: A method for testing the (Bit) Error Ration BER of a device against a maximal allowable (Bit) Error Ratio BERlimit with a early pass and/or early fail criterion, whereby the early pass and/or early fail criterion is allowed to be wrong only by a small probability D. ns bits of the output of the device are measured, thereby ne erroneous bits of the ns bits are detected. PDhigh and/or PDlow are obtained, whereby PDhigh is the worst possible likelihood distribution and PDlow is the best possible likelihood distribution containing the measured ne erroneous bits with the probablility D. The average numbers of erroneous bits NEhigh and NElow for PDhigh and PDlow are obtained. NEhigh and NElow are compared with NElimit=BERlimit×ns. If NElimit is higher than NEhigh or NElimit is lower than NElow the test is stopped.