A catheter with temperature sensing has a catheter body and a tip section with an integrated thermosistive temperature sensor on its outer surface. The temperature sensor includes a microfabricated thin film assembly of which one layer is a sensor layer of thermoresistive material. In one embodiment, the tip section has a flexible tubing with a temperature sensor on its outer surface. In another e...

The device has a detector (4) for detecting X-rays emitted by an X-ray tube (3). A control logic (10) distributes predetermined X-ray intensities in non-uniform manner on main emission directions along a circular arc path relative to a patient`s breast. The logic processes X-ray image data representing the main emission directions and acquired by the detector for forming two-dimensional and three-...

- L'objet de l'invention est un dispositif support (1) d'un appareil portable système de navigation personnel (100) et de fixation de cet appareil dans l'habitacle d'un véhicule, qui comporte des moyens de guidage (2b) de l'appareil, des moyens de verrouillage (3) de l'appareil en fin de montage de l'appareil sur le dispositif support, des moyens de déverrouillage (4) de l'appareil et des moyens d...

Un dispositif d'actionnement d'un appareil (500) qui fonctionne en réponse à l'actionnement d'un élément d'actionnement (920) par un conducteur comprend un dispositif de détection (922, 924) qui détecte un état de déplacement d'un véhicule, un appareil de réglage (900) qui établit, conformément à l'état de déplacement détecté, une plage d'une valeur de commande commandée par l'appareil (500), et u...

L'invention concerne une pompe à engrenages intérieurs comprenant un boîtier de pompe (42) formé avec un évidement de réception d'engrenages (42b), un couvercle de pompe (43) couplé avec le boîtier de pompe (42) pour couvrir l'évidement de réception d'engrenages (42b), un passage hydraulique qui utilise l'évidement de réception d'engrenages comme partie de passage de celui-ci, et des engrenages in...

A deflectable unilateral or bidirectional catheter for mapping and/or ablation, has a catheter body and a catheter tip section carrying a reference sensor and a scaffolding structure that is deployed for stabilizing and anchoring the catheter in or near the coronary sinus of the heart. In one embodiment, a control handle (16) at the proximal end of the catheter body (12) moves a sheath proximally ...

A device for superfinishing a rotating cylindrical workpiece 2 comprises a body 4, a grinding belt 3 and at least three jaws 8-10 radially movable relative to the body 4. Each jaw 8-10 has at least one pad 14, 15 & 18-21 fixed to it that comprises elements made of a natural mineral having a Shore hardness of at least 80. The pads 14, 15 & 18-21 may be made of stone or a mixture of quartz particles...

The fastening (10), which includes a lock mechanism with an articulated coupling and is anchored to an interface member (60) between the boot and ski or similar sports article, has the axis of the articulated coupling provided by a transverse rod (39) that forms at least part of the anchor between the fastening and interface member. The rod pass through the interface member, a base (12), and the a...

The method involves sending a request for a franking service payment from a handheld communications device to a server system. The request is received, and a user`s access entitlements are verified. A response to the request is provided, if the entitlements are valid, by encrypting an authorization code taken from a list of authorization codes sent previously to a mail-handling machine. The encryp...

Preparing a polyhydroxycarboxylic acid filled with vegetable flour, comprises: polycondensation of a hydroxycarboxylic acid to form a functionalized prepolymer; and reaction of the functionalized prepolymer with an expansion agent in the presence of vegetable flour to form a polyhydroxycarboxylic acid of heavy mass. An independent claim is included for polyhydroxycarboxylic acid having an average ...

A mobile digital radiology installation comprises a radiation source (10), an image sensor (20) having a surface (212) that is sensitive to the radiation generated by the radiation source, and a control unit that controls the operation of the installation. This installation also comprises at least one marker (213) having a certain opacity to the radiation generated by the radiation source and havi...

The device has a connection (6) between an antenna cord (3a) of a car radio and an antenna cord (3b) in an antenna of a motor vehicle, being deported on a side of the vehicle so as to realize the connection from the exterior of the vehicle after assembly of a dashboard on the vehicle. The antenna cord (3a) is fixed on a detachable part of the car radio. A part of the antenna cord (3a) comprised be...

L'implant (4) présente des pattes d'ancrage pour son impaction dans une partie d'os.Le dispositif comprend des agencements (5) ou moyen (2) aptes à coopérer avec une partie seulement des pattes d'ancrage pour les maintenir contraintes selon une position d'écartement correspondant à leur introduction dans la partie d'os considérée.; The implant (4) has anchoring tabs for its impaction into a bone p...

La présente invention a pour objet un module électronique (14) destiné à être intégré à un pneumatique, comprenant au moins un organe (22a, 22b) de connexion électrique d'un fil (16a, 16b) et un organe (24a, 24b) de fixation mécanique du fil (16, 16b), distinct de l'organe (22a, 22b) de connexion électrique.; An electronic module designed to be incorporated in a tire, comprising a functional devic...

A method of controlling the loss of a drilling fluid from a well bore into a subterranean formation in which one illustrative embodiment includes: drilling the well bore with an aqueous based drilling fluid that includes an aqueous phase and a shale hydration inhibitor that is a polyether amine compound, and circulating into the well bore a fluid pill including a dialdehyde crosslinking agent. The...

The invention relates to a honeycomb structure, made from a porous ceramic material, said structure being characterized in that the porous ceramic material which forms it comprises: from 50 to 95% by weight of silicon carbide SiC; from 5 to 50% by weight of at least one ceramic oxide phase, said structure additionally being characterized by a porosity greater than 10%, by a specific surface area g...

The prosthesis (2) has a cylindrical shaped part whose opposed ends are destined to co-operate with ends of adjacent phalanxes, and a lateral surface delimited by a cylindrical surface. The part has a threaded cavity that is opened in one of the part`s ends and receives a tapered phalangeal neck section. The other end (5) of the part has a convex surface (6) articulated in the cavity formed by a b...

Light transmission devices, such as lenses and windows for portable electronic devices, are produced using an injection/compression molding technique in which a light transmission device mold includes an integral runner in substantially the same plane and with substantially the same wall thickness as the light transmission device to be produced. The finished light transmission devices are mechanic...

The invention concerns the use of a polymer comprising a hydrocarbon chain, silyl side groups and polyalkylated groups as additive for hydraulic binders. The invention also concerns an additive for hydraulic binders comprising said polymer, and a method for fluidizing and maintaining workability of mineral particle suspensions, and in particular of hydraulic binder compositions.

Le procédé propose de valoriser le CO2 contenu dans un gaz naturel en produisant des esters formiques et du méthane, en effectuant les étapes suivantes :- on désacidifie le gaz naturel de manière à obtenir un gaz naturel désacidifié et un flux riche en dioxyde de carbone,- on transforme au moins partiellement, par réaction de vapo-réformage, en présence d'eau, une partie du gaz naturel désacidifié...