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20120178847 | POLYUREA-BASED FABRIC GLUE - The present invention relates to a polyurea system, the use of such a polyurea system for sealing, linking, gluing, or covering of cellular tissue, and a dosing system having two chambers for a polyurea system such as this. The polyurea system comprises as components: A) an isocyanate-functioning prepolymer, which can be derived by reacting aliphatic isocyanates with polyoles, and B) an amino-functioning ester of aspartic acid. According to the invention, water and/or tertiary amine is added to the system, in order to increase the reacting speed of the prepolymer with the amino-functioning ester of aspartic acid while decreasing the setting time at the same time. | 07-12-2012 |
20120244107 | BIODEGRADABLE HYDROGEL - The present invention relates to a hydrogel on the basis of polyurethane or polyurethane urea, said hydrogel comprising hydrolysable functional groups in the polymer chain, to a method for producing the hydrogel and to the use of the hydrogel as adhesion barriers. | 09-27-2012 |
20120276382 | ADHESIVE COMPOSITE SYSTEM FOR COVERING, CLOSING OR GLUING CELLULAR TISSUE - The invention relates to an adhesive composite system comprising an adhesive layer of a tissue adhesive and a protective layer which is applied to the surface of the adhesive layer, said tissue adhesive being based on hydrophilic polyurethane polymers and the protective layer is water-proof. The invention also relates to a method for producing said adhesive composite system, to an adhesive composite system obtained according to said method, an adhesive composite system which can be used for covering, closing or gluing cellular tissue and to the use of the adhesive composite system for producing a product for covering, closing or gluing cellular tissue. | 11-01-2012 |
20130317134 | TISSUE ADHESIVE BASED ON TRIFUNCTIONAL ASPARTATES - The present invention relates to a compound of formula (I) wherein R | 11-28-2013 |
20130325062 | TISSUE ADHESIVE BASED ON NITROGEN-MODIFIED ASPARTATES - The invention relates to a polyurea system comprising as component A) isocyanate-functional prepolymers which can be obtained by reacting aliphatic isocyanates A1) with polyols A2) that can have a number-average molecular weight of =400 g/mol and an average OH functionality of 2 to 6 in particular; and as component B) amino-functional aspartic acid esters of the general formula (I) in which X is an organic group containing a secondary amino function, R1, R2 are the same or different organic groups that do not have Zerewitinoff-active hydrogen, and n is a whole number of at least 2, in particular for sealing, bonding, gluing, or covering cell tissue. The invention also relates to a metering system for the polyurea system according to the invention. | 12-05-2013 |
20140065091 | MEDICAL ADHESIVE FOR STEMMING BLEEDING - The present invention relates to a polyurea system comprising as component A) isocyanate-functional prepolymers obtainable by reaction of aliphatic isocyanates A1) with polyols A2), which in particular can have a number-average molecular weight of ≧400 g/mol and a mean OH functionality of from 2 to 6, as component B) an amino-functional compound of the general formula (I) in which X is an organic radical containing a secondary amino function, Y is an organic radical that contains a tertiary amino group and does not contain Zerewitinoff-active hydrogen, R | 03-06-2014 |
20140066981 | TISSUE ADHESIVE WITH ACCELERATED CURING - The present invention relates to a polyurea system encompassing as component A) isocyanate-functional prepolymers obtainable by reaction of aliphatic isocyanates A1) with polyols A2), which can in particular have a number average molecular weight of ≧400 g/mol and an average OH functionality of 2 to 6, as component B) amino-functional compounds of general formula (I) in which X is an organic residue comprising a tertiary amino function, having no Zerewitinoff active hydrogen, R | 03-06-2014 |
20140316076 | ISOCYANATE-FUNCTIONAL PREPOLYMER FOR A BIOLOGICALLY DEGRADABLE FABRIC ADHESIVE - The present invention relates to an isocyanate functional prepolymer that can be achieved through
| 10-23-2014 |
20140341835 | HYDROXY AMINO POLYMER AND USE THEREOF IN POLYUREA/POLYURETHANE TISSUE ADHESIVES - The present invention relates to a process for producing a hydroxy amino polymer comprising the steps:
| 11-20-2014 |
20140357828 | MODIFIED BETA-AMINO ACID ESTER (ASPARATE) CURING AGENTS AND THE USE THEREOF IN POLYUREA TISSUE ADHESIVES - The present invention relates to a compound of a formula (I) | 12-04-2014 |
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20090262666 | DIGITAL RADIO NETWORK, CIRCUIT OF A NODE OF A DIGITAL RADIO NETWORK, AND METHOD FOR SETTING UP A DIGITAL RADIO NETWORK - A digital radio network, a circuit of a node of a digital radio network, and method for setting up a digital radio network is provided, wherein a transmission power of the first node is set for a radio link between a first node of the digital radio network and a second node of the digital radio network. A sensitivity of a receiving circuit of the second node is set by programming a threshold with which a field-strength-dependent signal is compared. Signal processing of a received and digitized received signal by the second node is activated when the field-strength-dependent signal reaches or exceeds the programmed threshold. | 10-22-2009 |
20120142281 | Transmitting-Receiving Apparatus - In one embodiment, receiving a first radio frequency (RF) signal from a first node, generating a first digital data set by decoding the first received RF signal, determining whether a first address in the first digital data set is associated with at least one of a first radio network or a second radio network by comparing the first address to a first set of addresses associated with the first radio network and a second set of addresses associated with the second radio network, appending a first status to the first digital data set indicating that the first address is associated with the first or second radio network, and transmitting an interrupt signal and the first digital data set to a microcontroller for evaluation by the microcontroller in response to determining that the first address is associated with at least one of the first or second radio network. | 06-07-2012 |
20120163424 | Operating a Transceiver - In one embodiment, by a transceiver, setting a first receive frequency of a first channel of the transceiver and a second receive frequency of a second channel of the transceiver, during a first time interval, receiving a first radio frequency (RF) signal on the first channel, determining that a first measured value indicative of a first detectable received RF signal on the first channel exceeds a first predetermined threshold, and in response, receiving a first data frame on the first channel, during a second time interval, receiving a second RF signal on the second channel, and determining that a second measured value indicative of a second detectable received RF signal on the second channel exceeds the first predetermined threshold, and in response, receiving a second data frame on the second channel. | 06-28-2012 |
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20140005603 | Dispense Interface for Use with a Drug Delivery Device for Delivery of Two or More Drug Agents | 01-02-2014 |
20140039390 | LOCKOUT ELEMENT FOR DISPENSE INTERFACE - The invention is related to an apparatus comprising a dispense interface for use with a drug delivery device, the dispense interface comprising a lockout element being arranged at least partially between an outer body of the dispense interface and an inner body of the dispense interface and wherein the lockout element is configured to be removeably maintained in a first position, such that when the dispense interface is first attached and then removed from said drug delivery device, the lockout element moves into a second position, wherein the lockout element in the second position is configured to prevent said dispense interface from being reattached to a drug delivery device. | 02-06-2014 |
20140042741 | DISPENSE INTERFACE WITH LOCKOUT ELEMENT - The invention relates to a dispense interface for use with a drug delivery device with an inner body and with a lockout element, wherein the lockout element is coupled to the inner body, wherein the lockout element is movable from a receptive condition to a locked condition, wherein in the receptive condition the dispense interface is attachable to the drug delivery device, wherein in the locked condition the dispense interface is not-attachable to the drug delivery device and wherein the lockout element is configured to move from the receptive condition to the locked condition when said dispense interface is attached to and detached from said drug delivery device. The invention solves the technical problem of reducing the risk of reuse of a dispense interface, after it has already been used with a drug delivery device. | 02-13-2014 |
20140049041 | DISPENSE INTERFACE WITH LOCKOUT ELEMENT - The invention relates to a dispense interface for use with a drug delivery device with an inner body and with a lockout element, wherein the lockout element is coupled to the inner body, wherein the lockout element is movable from a receptive condition to a locked condition, wherein in the receptive condition the dispense interface is attachable to the drug delivery device, wherein in the locked condition the dispense interface is not-attachable to the drug delivery device and wherein the lockout element is configured to move from the receptive condition to the locked condition when said dispense interface is attached to and detached from said drug delivery device. The invention solves the technical problem of reducing the risk of reuse of a dispense interface, after it has already been used with a drug delivery device. | 02-20-2014 |
20140052079 | VALVE ARRANGEMENT FOR MEDICAL DEVICE - The invention faces the technical problem of reducing the uncertainty over exact doses ejected from a medical device and at the same time providing a homogeneous, but controlled mixture of at least two fluids while a simple production should be maintained. A medical device comprising a first valve, a second valve, a first pre-valve ullage, a second pre-valve ullage, a post-valve ullage with a first end and a second end and a needle is presented. The first pre-valve ullage is connected to the post-valve ullage by the first valve and the second pre-valve ullage is connected to the post-valve ullage by the second valve. A first fluid is guidable from the first pre-valve ullage to the post-valve ullage and a second fluid is guidable from the second pre-valve ullage to the post-valve ullage. | 02-20-2014 |
20140081215 | Eject Button for a Medicament Delivery Device - A medicament delivery device comprises a housing having a longitudinal axis, a medicament delivery mechanism within the housing, a dispense interface disengagement actuator and a detachable dispense interface. The interface is moveable between a first operative position in which the dispense interface is securely engaged and at least partially contained within the housing, and a second non-operative position in which the dispense interface is partially engaged and at least partially extending from the housing such that it can be detached from the housing manually. The travel of the dispense interface from the first position to the second position is along the longitudinal axis in a direction away from the housing and the movement from the first to the second position is actuated by the dispense interface disengagement actuator. | 03-20-2014 |
20140081234 | Medicament Delivery Device and Method of Controlling the Device - Described is a needle assembly reuse prevention mechanism comprising a barrier movable between a retracted position and an extended position, a spring coupled to the barrier, a pin formed on the barrier, and a slot receiving the pin. When in the extended position, the barrier substantially covers an opening of a needle assembly storage compartment. The spring forces the barrier in a first direction. The slot has at least one abutment face for abutting the pin and preventing movement of the barrier in the first direction. | 03-20-2014 |
20140107585 | Medicament Delivery Device with Cap - The invention resides in a hand-held medicament delivery device which comprises a housing containing a first electrical circuit and a battery, a medicament delivery mechanism, and a protective cap releasably securable to the housing. The housing also includes a contactless switch and the cap a switch actuator. The switch is operable between an on state in which the first electrical circuit is connected to the battery and an off state in which the first electrical circuit is disconnected from the battery. | 04-17-2014 |
20140114277 | MEDICAMENT DELIVERY DEVICE WITH DISPENSE INTERFACE SENSOR AND METHOD CONTROLLING THE DEVICE - A medicament delivery device is shown for the administration of one or more drug agents. The device comprises a medicament cartridge retainer for holding a medicament cartridge. A dispense interface can be attached to an attachment of the device for facilitating fluidic communication from the device. Further, an interface sensor is configured to provide an output indicative of whether the dispense interface is attached to the attachment. The device also comprises a piston rod for driving a bung of the medicament cartridge, and a drive train for advancing the piston rod to the bung. A controller is configured to control the drive train to advance the piston rod towards the bung when the output of the interface sensor indicates that the dispense interface is not on the attachment. The controller is further configured to disable advancement of the piston rod when the output of the interface sensor indicates that the dispense interface is at least partially on the attachment. | 04-24-2014 |
20140188075 | MEDICAMENT DELIVERY DEVICE WITH CARTRIDGE SENSOR AND CARTRIDGE HOLDER DOOR SENSOR AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE DEVICE - A medicament delivery device is presented for the administration of one or more drug agents, wherein the device comprises a retainer for holding a medicament cartridge. The retainer is moveable between an open and closed position. A position sensor for generating a position output is indicative of whether the retainer is in the open or closed position. Further, a cartridge sensor generates a cartridge output indicative of whether the retainer is holding a medicament cartridge. A controller controls a predetermined operation of the device in dependence on the output of the position sensor and on the output of the cartridge sensor. | 07-03-2014 |
20140236093 | HANDHELD MEDICAMENT INJECTION DEVICE WITH ILLUMINATED DOSE BUTTON - A cartridge holder is presented having a first cartridge retainer, at least a second cartridge retainer and a locking device for each cartridge retainer, wherein each cartridge retainer is configured to receive a medicament reservoir and wherein each cartridge retainer is movable between a closed and an open position, wherein the locking devices are configured to lock and unlock the cartridge retainers in the closed position and wherein the locking devices are configured to operate such that only one of the cartridge retainers at a time is movable into the open position. An apparatus is also presented that has a main body and a cartridge holder, wherein the cartridge holder is removably attached to the main body. A method for inserting of a medicament reservoir in a cartridge holder or in an apparatus is also described. | 08-21-2014 |
20140309588 | MEDICAL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR LIMITING THE USE OF THE MEDICAL DEVICE - The current invention relates to a method for detecting a limit of use of a medical device comprising the steps of starting a timer of a medical device when said medical device is used for the first time, detecting the limit of use of the medical device and indicating the limit of use of the medical device. The technical problem of providing a method and a medical device, the safety of which is further increased and at the same time the limit of use is not prematurely induced is solved by a generic method wherein the limit of use is reached when at least one of a first criterion and a second criterion is met, wherein the first criterion is that the timer reaches or exceeds a time limit and wherein the second criterion is that at least one operation of a drive train of said medical device reaches or exceeds a limit. The technical problem is further solved by a medical device for performing a method according to the invention. | 10-16-2014 |
20140354217 | MICRO PLUG AND MODIFIED STANDARD MICRO RECEPTACLE - The present patent application inter alia relates to a micro plug and a modified standard micro receptacle. The modified standard micro receptacle comprises a housing, at least two contact terminals attached to a surface of a bar of the housing, a shield attached to the housing and at least partially laterally enclosing the at least two contact terminals and the bar of the housing, and at least one projection configured to be received in a recess of a corresponding micro plug when the micro plug is correctly inserted into the modified standard micro receptacle. Therein, the at least one projection is further configured to hinder an insertion of a standard micro plug into the modified standard micro receptacle. | 12-04-2014 |
20150025493 | Method and Medical Device for Adjusting Dose of Fluid Medicament - The invention relates to a method for delivering at least one fluid medicament from a medical device. The invention also relates to a medical device. The technical problem of improving the dose accuracy is solved by a method for delivering at least one fluid medicament from a medical device comprising a first reservoir containing a first fluid medicament, a second reservoir containing a fluid, and a fluid element connected to said first reservoir and said second reservoir. The method comprises receiving information about a desired dose of the first fluid medicament to be ejected, adjusting said dose to be ejected from said first reservoir based at least in part on information about a content of said fluid element, and ejecting said adjusted dose from said first reservoir through said fluid element. The technical problem is further solved by a medical device configured to work according to the method. | 01-22-2015 |
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20150112252 | DISPENSE INTERFACE - The invention provides a dispense interface for an ejection device comprising a first part and a second part, at least a first opening, a second opening and a third opening, a fluidic channel and a connection element for each of the openings, wherein the first part is joined to said second part to form at least a part of said fluidic channel connecting said openings with each other and wherein each connection element is configured to accept a needle assembly for a fluid tight connection with said corresponding opening in order to reduce the complexity and provide an easy usage of the dispense interface and at the same time overcome the problems of material compatibility and cross contamination. The invention also relates to a system comprising a dispense interface according to the invention and a needle assembly for each opening. Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for preparing a dispense interface according to the invention. | 04-23-2015 |
20150133859 | Limiting Life Time of Dispense Assembly - The technical problem of the present invention to provide a medical device, which exhibits an increased safety of the device and facilitates a safe use is solved by medical device for delivering at least one drug agent, comprising a sensor, a control unit and an attachable dispense assembly, wherein the sensor is configured to detect attachment of the dispense assembly to the medical device, wherein the control unit is configured to determine at least based on a signal from the sensor whether the end of life of the dispense assembly is reached and wherein the medical device is configured to indicate the end of life of the dispense assembly. The technical problem is further solved by a method according to the invention. | 05-14-2015 |
20150157797 | DISPENSE INTERFACE FOR AN EJECTION DEVICE - The invention inter alia relates to a dispense interface for an ejection device. The dispense interface comprises at least two inlets, at least one outlet, a body part, and a fluid channel arrangement within the body part configured to provide fluid communication between the at least two inlets and the at least one outlet; wherein each of the at least two inlets is formed from a tubelike fluid element; wherein each of the tubelike fluid elements is molded into the body part; and wherein each of the tubelike fluid elements provides at least a part of the fluid channel arrangement within said body part. | 06-11-2015 |
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20090129675 | Method And Device For Continuous Figure-Ground Segregation In Images From Dynamic Visual Scenes - A method for segregating a figure region from a background region in image sequences from dynamic visual scenes, comprising the steps of: (a) acquiring an image; (b) determining local motion estimations and confidences for each position of the image; (c) modifying a level-set function by moving and distorting the level-set function with the local motion estimations and smearing it based on the local motion confidences, to generate a predicted level set function that is geometrically in correspondence with the image and diffused at positions where the confidence of the motion estimation is low; (d) obtaining input features of the image by using a series of cues; (e) calculating a mask segregating the figure region from the background region of the image using the modified level-set function and the obtained input features; (f) extracting the figure region from the image; and repeating steps (a)-(f) until a termination criterion is satisfied. | 05-21-2009 |
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20110243390 | ESTIMATING OBJECTS PROPER MOTION USING OPTICAL FLOW, KINEMATICS AND DEPTH INFORMATION - The invention relates to a method for detecting the proper motion of an real-world object, comprising the steps of acquiring, by an image capturing device (ICD), a first image (I | 10-06-2011 |
20110279652 | TWO-STAGE CORRELATION METHOD FOR CORRESPONDENCE SEARCH - The invention presents a method for comparing the similarity between image patches comprising the steps of receiving form at least two sources at least two image patches, wherein each source supplies an image patch, comparing the received image patches by extracting a number of corresponding subpart pairs from each image patch, calculating a normalized local similarity score between all corresponding subpart pairs, calculating a total matching score by integrating the local similarity scores of all corresponding subpart pairs, and using the total matching score as an indicator for an image patch similarity, determining corresponding similar image patches based on the total matching score. | 11-17-2011 |
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20090258406 | Use of esterases for separating plastics - The invention relates to agents containing esterases, and to the use thereof for dressing fibres, in particular, artificial fibres, washing and cleaning agents comprising esterases and corresponding washing and cleaning methods, in addition to additional technical areas of application. The invention also relates to the use of esterases for protecting against or reducing and/or preventing pilling, preferably in textiles, particularly plastic fibres, more preferably polyester fibres, in addition to the use of esterases for separating the plastics, in particular, polyester compounds. The invention further relates to novel esterases and to sufficiently related proteins and to derivatives thereof, agents containing them and to the use thereof. | 10-15-2009 |
20100304435 | FLUORESCENT PROTEINS, THEIR PRODUCTION AND USE - The present invention provides variants of fluorescent proteins, which are improved with regard to their properties for use as reporter proteins and/or in analytics. In particular, variants of fluorescent proteins are provided, which fluoresce brighter, show improved quantum yield and/or have shifted excitation or emission spectra. The fluorescent proteins according to the invention comprise in their LOV domain besides the substitution of a cysteine with an amino acid that does not covalently bind FMN at least one further point mutation. | 12-02-2010 |
20100324257 | OMEGA-AMINO CARBOXYLIC ACIDS, OMEGA-AMINO CARBOXYLIC ACID ESTERS, OR RECOMBINANT CELLS WHICH PRODUCE LACTAMS THEREOF - The present invention relates to a cell, which has been genetically modified relative to its wild type, so that in comparison with its wild type it is able to produce more ω-aminocarboxylic acids, more ω-aminocarboxylic acid esters or more lactams derived from ω-aminocarboxylic acids, starting from carboxylic acids or carboxylic acid esters. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a method for the production of a genetically modified cell, the cells obtainable by this method, a method for the production of ω-aminocarboxylic acids, of ω-aminocarboxylic acid esters or of lactams derived from ω-aminocarboxylic acids, the ω-aminocarboxylic acids, ω-aminocarboxylic acid esters or lactams derived from ω-aminocarboxylic acids obtainable by this method, a method for the production of polyamides based on ω-aminocarboxylic acids or based on lactams and the polyamides obtainable by this method. | 12-23-2010 |
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