An electrosurgical instrument having opposing end effectors and a handle fo r effecting movement of the end effectors relative to one another, includes a pair of electrodes each including an electrically conductive surface (e.g., which ca n be dimensioned for sealing, clamping and/or cutting), an insulating substrate having a first edge, and an insulating layer positioned in a channel formed by th...

A bed rest with modular structure comprising a perimetrical bearing frame or bed base (17) and a plurality of elements supporting a body lying down, such as slats (12), which are connected to a supporting frame (11), that is positioned and fixed upon the perimetrical bearing frame (17), through fixing means (18, 23) provided in correspondence of the four angles of the two frames (11, 17); the bear...

Methods and apparatus enable reliable and improved isolation between two portions of a bore extending through a casing string disposed in a borehole. A downhole deployment valve (DDV) may provide the isolation utilizing a valve member such as a flapper that is disposed in a housing of the DDV and is designed to close against a seat within the housing. The DDV includes an operating mechanism for op...

Biocompatible materials may be configured into any number of implantable medical devices including intraluminal stents. The biocompatible material ma y comprise metallic and non-metallic materials in hybrid structures. In one su ch structure, a device may be fabricated with one or more elements having an inner metallic core that is not degradable with an outer shell formed from a polymeric materia...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an improved control rod for a nuclear reactor, particularly for a boiling water type reactor, capable of reducing a risk of shadow corrosion. Ž

SOLUTION: The control rod is adaptive to be put into the core of a light-water reactor along the longitudinal axis of the control rod. The control rod is equipped with a casing having an inner surface (2') surrounding ...

An apparatus in connection with wire water treatment in the approach system of a paper machine, board machine or corresponding web formation machine, which apparatus includes a deaeration tank connected to devices for generating a vacuum inside the deaeration tank. At least one wire water feed pipe extends into the tank, which pipe opens into a vacuum space above the liquid surface level in the ta...

The present invention relates to an improved fluid connector for garden use , which is made up of a tube body, a resilient retainer and sleeve. The tube body is provided with a plurality of holes for accommodation of a locking hook respectively and the resilient retainer is peripherally equipped with severa l pairs of vertical flexible ribs with an expansion space defined therebetween. On the inne...

A vehicle wiper blade has a longitudinal stiffener mounted on the blade bod y at an offset angle from the central geometric plane of the blade edge, defin ed by the neck and wiping edge of the blade. When mounted in the presence of a wind stream flowing over the vehicular windshield, the protruding face surfaces of the stiffener function as an air dam to reduce lift-off effects, or as an airfoil t...

A vehicle wiper blade has a longitudinal stiffener mounted on the blade bod y at an offset angle from the central geometric plane of the blade edge, defin ed by the neck and wiping edge of the blade. When mounted in the presence of a wind stream flowing over the vehicular windshield, the protruding face surfaces of the stiffener function as an air dam to reduce lift-off effects, or as an airfoil t...

A method of operating a membrane separator comprising a raw-water tank an d, disposed therein, a membrane module constituted of many exposed hollow-fi ber membranes, in which the burden to be imposed on the filter membranes is lessened and cleaning is effectively conducted to thereby secure a high reco very and enable a stable membrane filtration operation. The method of operat ing the membrane se...

This invention relates to a method for obtaining cationic O/W emulsions designed for skin care, which present high water resistance associated with excellent "skin feeling" characteristics, consisting of incorporating a polymer obtainable by homopolymerisation of a monomer A or B or copolymerisation of A and B, wherein A and B are dialkylaminoalkyl acrylate or dialkylaminoalkyl methacrylate or the...

A laryngoscope including a control circuit that is detachably connectable to a handle, where the control circuit functions and is compatib le with a wide variety of displays. The laryngoscope may optionally be used in either the video mode where the user views a display presenting image data of the area ahead of the blade, or the user may use the laryngoscope in the direct visualization where the ...

A supply air device including supply air nozzles, through which incoming air is led into a mixing chamber and further into a room so that the supply air device induces a circulating or secondary air flow from the room. An electric particle filter and/or a cell gas filter, through which the circulating or secondary air flow is led.

SE REFIERE A UN COMPUESTO DE FORMULA I, DONDE A ES UN ANILLO AROMATICO DE 5-6 MIEMBROS QUE PUEDE ABARCAR 0-3 HETEROATOMOS SELECCIONADOS DE N, O Y S; R1 ES ARILO, NH-(ALQUILOC1-C6); -CONH2; ENTRE OTROS; R2 ES CN, HALO, HIDROXI; ENTRE OTROS; R3 ES CN, HIDROXI, AMINO, ENTRE TROS; R4 ES -O-CO2-(ALQUILO C1-C6), O-HETEROARIL, -O-CICLOALQUILO, ENTRE OTROS; R5 ES H, ALQUILO C1-C6, -COOH, O-ARILO, ENTRE OT...

ESTA REFERIDA A UNA AMPOLLA QUE COMPRENDE: UNA PORCION DEL BORDE FRONTAL QUE SE RETIRA CUANDO SE UTILIZA LA AMPOLLA; UN CUERPO PRINCIPAL QUE ES CAPAZ DE ALOJAR UNA SOLUCION DE DROGA; UNA CONEXION QUE CONECTA LA PORCION DEL BORDE FRONTAL Y EL CUERPO PRINCIPAL; Y UNA JUNTURA QUE UNE LA PORCION DEL BORDE FRONTAL Y LA CONEXION, Y QUE ES MAS ANGOSTA QUE LA PORCION DEL BORDE FRONTAL Y LA CONEXION, UN EX...

SE REFIERE A UNA GUIA DE AMPOLLA QUE COMPRENDE: UN PROTECCION CILINDRICA HUECA QUE SE PROPORCIONA EN UNA PORCION DE LA PUNTA, LA GUIA DE AMPOLLA ES CAPAZ DE ALOJAR EN SI MISMA A UNA AMPOLLA; UNA UNIDAD DE ADMINISTRACION DE SOLUCION DE DROGA PROVISTA DE UNA GUIA DE AMPOLLA QUE ES PROVISTA DE UNA PROTECCION CILINDRICA HUECA EN UNA PORCION DE LA PUNTA Y LA CUAL ALOJA EN SU INTERIOR UNA AMPOLLA, UN SE...

SE REFIERE A UNA COMPOSICION FARMACEUTICA QUE CONTIENE AGOMELATINA O N-[2-(METOXI-1-NAFTIL)ETIL]ACETAMIDA EN DOSIS DIARIAS DE 25-50mg POR DIA. DICHA COMPOSICION ES AGONISTA DE LOS RECEPTORES DEL SISTEMA MELATONINERGICO Y ANTAGONISTA DE 5-HT2C Y ES DE UTILIDAD EN EL TRATAMIENTO DE TRASTORNOS DEL SISTEMA NERVIOSO CENTRAL Y PRINCIPALMENTE DE LEUCOMALACIA PERIVENTRICULAR; A living animal body includin...

REFERIDA A UN ANTICUERPO QUE SE UNE A STEAP-1 (SEIS ANTIGENOS EPITELIALES TRANSMEMBRANOS DE LA PROSTATA) QUE COMPRENDE UNA, DOS O TRES REGIONES HIPERVARIABLES DE LA CADENA PESADA (HVR) SELECCIONADA DE: 1) UNA HVR-H1 QUE CONTIENE LA SECUENCIA DE AMINOACIDOS DE IDENTIFICADOR DE SECUENCIA Nº 14, 2) UNA HVR-H2 QUE CONTIENE LA SECUENCIA DE AMINOACIDOS DE IDENTIFICADOR DE SECUENCIA Nº 15 Y 3) UNA HVR-H3...

SE REFIERE A COMPUESTOS DERIVADOS DE NICOTINAMIDA DE FORMULA (I) DONDE R1, R3 Y R4 SON CADA UNO H, F, Cl, CHF2, CF3, OH, CH2OH, ENTRE OTROS; R2 ES H O F; R5 ES H, NH2, OH O CH3; R15 ES H, F, Cl, CH3 U OCH3; L ES C(O)NH, NHC(O) O CH2NHC(O); A ES UN COMPUESTO DE FORMULA (i), EN DONDE n Y m SON CADA UNO 0 O 1; R6 ES H, OH, ENTRE OTROS; R7 ESTA AUSENTE O ES H, F, =O, ENTRE OTROS; R17 ES H O FORMA UN E...