A portable sensor system that uses acceleration-insensitive, three-dimensional angle sensors located at various points on the patient's body, and collects data on the frequency and nature of the movements over extended periods of time.

A cooled shroud assembly for a gas turbine engine having a longitudinal centerline includes at least one arcuate shroud segment (30) surrounding a row of rotating turbine blades (16). The shroud segment (30) has a forward flange (48), an aft flang e (50) defining an axially-facing aft edge (52), and an inwardly-facing flowpath surface (47), and the shroud segment (30) lacks cooling holes (72) for ...

Methods and devices are provided for traversing a lumen of a tubular body part, such as the large or small intestine, the colon, the bladder, the stomach, etc. In a n exemplary embodiment, the methods and devices utilize electroactive polymers that are selectively actuated to move a device through a lumen.

The invention relates to a data acquisition network comprising an assembly of nodes itself comprising at least one wireless network of nodes (100, 200) in which two neighboring nodes transmit data between them which are conveyed by radio waves, characterized in that it comprises at least one other network of nodes (300) in which two neighboring nodes (311, 312, ..., 31n) transmit data between them...

The invention relates to a device, a method and an apparatus for acquiring data, the device comprising a wireless network including a set of nodes (100), each node (100) including a sender (140) and a receiver (150) for sending and/or receiving and/or relaying data and/or commands, and a satellite positioning system (130), characterized in that each satellite positioning system (130) includes mean...

The invention relates to a device and a method, data acquisition device consisting of a wireless network comprising a first assembly of nodes, termed active nodes (100) of the network, and a second assembly of nodes, termed peripheral nodes (110) of the network, network for which one wishes to perform an access from peripheral nodes (110) to the network of active nodes (100), characterized in that...

Methods and devices for positioning tissues in apposition to each other are provided. In one exemplary embodiment, a tissue apposition device is provided having a flexible shaft with at least one expandable element coupled thereto, and a positioning element adapted to axially move the expandable element relative to the elongate shaft to move tissue engaged by the expandable element. In an exemplar...

Various methods and devices for dilating strictures in a lumen are provided. In an exemplary embodiment, a stricture dilation device is provided having an elongate shaft with at least one electrically expandable actuator coupled thereto and adapted to radially expand to dilate a stricture in a lumen.

Embodiments of the present invention generally provide methods and devices f or providing percutaneous access to a tissue. In one exemplary embodiment, a PE G tube is provided having an elongate member with a proximal end adapted to be positioned adjacent to a tissue surface, a distal end adapted to be inserted through tissue, and an inner lumen extending between the proximal and distal ends and a...

The present invention relates to a process for the endothermic gasification of solid carbon in the entrained bed facility with hot gas from the partial oxidation of a process combination consisting of the process stages of partial oxidation of fuels and endothermic gasification of solid carbon which, if necessary, is precede d by low temperature carbonisation such that the carbonisation gas is pas...

An injectable intraocular implant including an optics portion and a resilient, flexible haptics portion mounted coaxially with the optics portio n and a method for inserting the implant into the eye.

L'équipement de transport de jetons porteurs d'information codée comporte u ne structure 10 déplaçable porteuse de jetons de jeux 24 à circuit électronique 36 rangés en colonnes 26 dans des casiers 16 empilés et une station d'accueil 28 pour la structure porteuse 10 sur le lieu de stockage des jetons, par exemple la chambre forte du casino, ou sur leur lieu d'utilisation, par exemple une table de ...

REFERIDA A UNA FORMA DE DOSIFICACION FARMACEUTICA SOLIDA ORAL DE LIBERACION MODIFICADA QUE COMPRENDE 5-CLORO-N-({(5S)-2-OXO-3-[4-(3-OXO-4-MORFOLINIL)FENIL]-1,3-OXAZOLIDIN-5-IL}METIL)-2-TIOFENOCARBOXAMIDA, DONDE DICHO PRINCIPIO PUEDE ENCONTRARSE EN FORMA CRISTALINA, MICRONIZADA, HIDROLIZADA O AMORFA. DICHA FORMA DE DOSIFICACION LIBERA UN 80% DEL PRINCIPIO ACTIVO DURANTE UN INTERVALO DE TIEMPO DE 2 ...

REFERIDA A UNA FORMA FARMACEUTICA QUE COMPRENDE UN ANTAGONISTA DEL RECEPTOR ADRENERGICO ALFA 1 EN FORMULACION DE LIBERACION CONTROLADA Y UN INHIBIDOR DE PDE 5 EN FORMULACION DE LIBERACION CONTROLADA O UN INHIBIDOR DE PDE 5 CON TIEMPO DE SEMIVIDA PROLONGADO. EL ANTAGONISTA ALFA 1 SE ENCUENTRA EN FORMA DE PELLAS, GRANULADO O COMPRIMIDOS Y SE SELECCIONA DE TANSULOSINA, ALFUZOSINA, DOXAZOSINA Y TERAZO...

SE REFIERE A UNA COMPOSICION FARMACEUTICA QUE COMPRENDE METILAMIDA DEL ACIDO 4-{4-[3-(4-CLORO-3-TRIFLUOROMETILFENIL)UREIDO]FENOXI}PIRIDIN-2-CARBOXILICO O SORAFENIB (BAY 43-9006) COMO AGENTE ACTIVO SIENDO PREFERIDA BAJO LA FORMA DE SAL DEL ACIDO P-TOLUENOSULFONICO COMO POLIMORFO ESTABLE I, EN UNA PORCION DE AL MENOS 40% EN PESO DE LA COMPOSICION; UNA CARGA TAL COMO CELULOSA MICROCRISTALINA EN UNA P...

SE REFIERE A COMPUESTOS DERIVADOS DE ACIDO PIRIMIDINCARBOXILICO, DE FORMULA (I) EN DONDE A ES CH2 U O; R1 ES HALOGENO, CIANO O ALQUILO(C1-C4); R2 ES HALOGENO, CIANO, ALQUILO(C1-C6) Y ALCOXI(C1-C6) OPCIONALMENTE SUSTITUIDOS CON UNO O MAS VECES CON FLUOR, -NR7- ENTRE OTROS; n ES DE 0 A 3; R3 ES H, FLUOR O CLORO; R4 ES H, HALOGENO, NITRO, CN, ENTRE OTROS; R5 Y R6 SON H, HALOGENO, CN, NITRO, ALQUILO(C...

REFERIDA A UN PEPTIDO DE FORMULA (I), DONDE A1 ES His, Ala; A2 ES Ser, Thr, Ala; A3 ES Asp, Glu; A4 ES Ala, Gly; A5 ES Val, Ile; A8 ES Asp, Glu, Ala; A9 ES Gln, Asn, Ser, Ala; A11 ES Thr, Ser; A12 ES Arg, Lys; A13 ES Leu, Tyr; A15 ES Lys, Ala; A16 ES Gln, Ala; A17 ES ES Val, Met, Leu, ENTRE OTROS; A19 ES Ala, Val, Gly, Lys, ENTRE OTROS; A20 ES Lys, His; A21 ES Lys, His, Ala; A24 ES Gln, Asn, Ala; ...

SE REFIERE A UN ACCESORIO DE FORMA IRREGULAR PARA SER UTILIZADO EN EL ACABADO DE CONSTRUCCIONES CON CEMENTO O PEGAMENTO. DICHO ACCESORIO SE UTILIZA PARA RANURAR, RASCAR Y/O ALISAR SUPERFICIES DE CEMENTO FRESCO O PEGAMENTO DEJADOS AL INSTALAR MAYOLICAS, CERAMICOS O PORCELANATOS. ESTE ACCESORIO ESTA CONSTITUIDO POR UNA LAMINA CON DOS ESCOTADURAS ARQUEADAS DE DIFERENTE ANGULO Y CINCO SALIENTES RECTAN...

A wireless headset has improved immunity to RF electromagnetic interferen ce produced from wireless communications devices. A headset body is adapted to be worn by a user and includes a microphone and earpiece. An antenna receives wirele ss communication signals and passes them to RF and audio circuitry mounted with in the headset body. The RF and audio circuitry include a Bluetooth module operati...

A battery pack comprising: a housing; at least one cell within the housing; wherein the housing has inscribed thereon a battery pack date code for identifying a date of manufacture of the battery pack; and, wherein the cell has inscribed thereon a number (e. g., a periodically changing, predetermined random number) that is associated with the battery pack date code in an external list; whereby com...