Abstract:
A method and a computer system are disclosed for automatically generating a statistical vascular model of a patient group. In at least one embodiment, the method includes collecting determining patient-related vascular coordinates models from a multiplicity of vascular landmark coordinates of vascular landmarks, centerline coordinates on vessel centerlines and vessel contour coordinates on vessel contour edge profiles; determining body landmark coordinates of body landmarks; registering the vessel-related coordinates to patient-related registered vascular coordinates models; merging patient-related vascular parameter models to form at least one statistical vascular parameter model; determining the statistical parameters thereof; and saving and/or outputting the at least one statistical vascular parameter model.
Abstract:
A method and a magnetic levitation vehicle operating with this method are described. For the control of support gaps (10a, 10b) that are formed during operation of the magnetic levitation vehicle (1) between a track (2, 3, 4) and a number of carrying magnets (6a, 6b) fastened to said magnetic levitation vehicle (1) and provided with windings (16a, 16b), wherein at least two carrying magnets (6a, 6b) in adjacent positions act upon a suspension frame (8) of said magnetic levitation vehicle (1), the electrical currents flowing through the windings (16a, 16b) are so controlled that the support gaps (10a, 10b) between these two carrying magnets (6a, 6b) and the track (2, 3, 4) adopt pre-determined nominal values (na, nb). In accordance with the invention and in case that the currents through the windings (16a, 16b) of the adjacent carrying magnets (6a) are different under normal conditions, the nominal values (na, nb) for the support gaps (10a, 10b) are altered such that the current through the windings (16a or 16b) of a carrying magnet (6a, 6b) with the lower electric current is increased and/or the electric current through the winding (16b and/or 16a) of a carrying magnet (6b, 6a) with the larger electric current is reduced.
Abstract:
An interferometric measuring device for measuring layer thicknesses of partially transparent layers on substrates, especially of wear protection layers based on carbon, having a scanning device which scans these layers automatically in its depth direction, using which an interference plane is displaceable relative to the layer structure, having an interferometer part that has a white light interferometer and/or a wavelength-scanning interferometer. Also described is a corresponding evaluation method.
Abstract:
A method and device for sterilizing containers in which a plasma treatment is executed through excitation of an electromagnetic oscillation so that the plasma is excited in a vacuum in the vicinity of the container regions to be sterilized. Between arrival and discharge, the container regions to be sterilized are moved closer to the oscillation-generating device in the chamber, with continuous movement of the container and/or of the oscillation-generating device for one or more predetermined time intervals in such a way that a plasma is excited in these regions inside and/or outside the container. The chamber is provided with a transport apparatus inside it, which produces an essentially rotating motion of the container during the transport from the arrival to the discharge in the chamber.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for placing a flexible jacket 3 on a natural vessel section 5, in particular a vein, to a device for placing a flexible jacket 3 in accordance with said method, and to an auxiliary instrument 1 for use in said method. The method comprises the following steps: pushing the jacket 3 onto a tubular application aid 2, filling the vessel section with a fluid, introducing, in particular pulling, the filled vessel section 5 into the application aid 2, the filling of the vessel section and the introduction of the vessel section 5 into the application aid 2 being carried out with the assistance of a tubular auxiliary instrument 1, and pulling the application aid 2 and the tubular auxiliary instrument 1 apart while at the same time pulling the vessel section 5 out of the application aid 2 and depositing the jacket 3 on the surface of the vessel section 5.
Abstract:
A method and a magnetic levitation vehicle operating with this method are described. For the control of support gaps (10a, 10b) that are formed during operation of the magnetic levitation vehicle (1) between a track (2, 3, 4) and a number of carrying magnets (6a, 6b) fastened to said magnetic levitation vehicle (1) and provided with windings (16a, 16b), wherein at least two carrying magnets (6a, 6b) in adjacent positions act upon a suspension frame (8) of said magnetic levitation vehicle (1), the electrical currents flowing through the windings (16a, 16b) are so controlled that the support gaps (10a, 10b) between these two carrying magnets (6a, 6b) and the track (2, 3, 4) adopt pre-determined nominal values (na, nb). In accordance with the invention and in case that the currents through the windings (16a, 16b) of the adjacent carrying magnets (6a) are different under normal conditions, the nominal values (na, nb) for the support gaps (10a, 10b) are altered such that the current through the windings (16a or 16b) of a carrying magnet (6a, 6b) with the lower electric current is increased and/or the electric current through the winding (16b and/or 16a) of a carrying magnet (6b, 6a) with the larger electric current is reduced (FIG. 2).
Abstract:
Methods, kits and compositions are described that include a non-naturally occurring kallikrein inhibitor and an anti-thrombolytic agent, e.g., an anti-fibrinolytic agent, for preventing or reducing blood loss and/or ischemia, e.g., ischemia associated with perioperative blood loss and cerebral ischemia, the onset of systemic inflammatory response, and/or reperfusion injury, e.g., reperfusion injury associated with cerebral ischemia or a focal brain ischemia, e.g., in patients subjected to invasive surgical procedures, especially procedures requiring cardiopulmonary bypass.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method of preparing turbine blades for spray coating their blade region that is subjected to the medium flowing through during operation in a spray coating apparatus, in which the turbine blade is inserted with its blade root into a cavity of a mounting in such a way that it protrudes with the blade region that adjoins the blade root from an opening of the cavity to form a gap between the rim of the opening and the turbine blade, and in which the gap is bridged by a shielding fixed on the mounting, which is characterized in that a shielding layer of a plastic which is resistant during the spray coating is used for the shielding, the shielding layer being arranged in such a way that it reaches up to the boundary between the blade root and the blade region.
Abstract:
A continuous integrity test is performed on membranes in a membrane filtration system during the backwashing phase. The membrane pores are backwashed by applying a gas at a pressure below the bubble point to liquid permeate within the membrane lumens to displace the liquid permeate within the lumens through the membrane pores. An integrity test is performed on the membranes by allowing the gas pressure on the lumen side of the membrane walls to increase to a predetermined level above the pressure on the other side of the membrane walls, then isolating the lumen side of the membranes and measuring the reduction in gas pressure on the lumen side of the membrane walls resulting from gas passing through the membrane walls over a predetermined period. The measured reduction in pressure is then compared against a predetermined value to determine the integrity of said membranes.
Abstract:
A control system for the operation of a centrifugal pump which may be used for production of gas and/or oil from a well. The control system includes vector feedback model to derive values of torque and speed from signals indicative of instantaneous current and voltage drawn by the pump motor, a pump model which derives values of the fluid flow rate and the head pressure for the pump from torque and speed inputs, a pumping system model that derives from the estimated values of the pump operating parameters an estimated value of a pumping system parameter and controllers responsive to the estimated values of the pumping system parameters to control the pump to maintain fluid level at the pump input near an optimum level.