Abstract:
A device (100) for invasive use, comprising a support member (101) comprising a flexible material. The support member (101) comprises a layer of a conductive line or pattern (117) thereon. The support member (101) is formed into an elongated tube shape, and the inside of the support member (101) can be sealed from the outside of the support member (101). An electrically conductive line or pattern (117) extends on the inside of the tube shaped support member (101), and the support member (101) may comprise a sensing, stimulating and/or processing element (111, 113, 200, 201). Furthermore, there is described a manufacturing method for the device (100), a system where the device (100) is a part of the system and the use of the device (100) for invasive use.
Abstract:
Systems and methods for monitoring power in a conductor. A flex circuit may include multiple layers including a voltage sensing layer, a coil layer, and a ground layer. The coil layer includes traces that form a coil structure around a conductor when the flex circuit is wrapped around the conductor. The coil layer generates a voltage that may be integrated to determine a current in the conductor. When the flex circuit is wrapped around the conductor, the voltage sensing layer is closest to the conductor. The voltage sensing layer forms a capacitor with the conductor. Using an adjustable capacitive voltage divider, the voltage of the conductor may be determined from a voltage signal received from the voltage sensing layer.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a flexible metal/plastic laminate freed from a drawback encountered in a conventional laminate of this kind, i.e. the inconvenience that, even when the metal and plastic layers constituting the laminate can be separated from each other, the length of the metal layer is larger than that of the plastic layer, by subjecting the metal layer in the laminate to compressive plastic deformation continuously so as to compress the same. The obtained laminate has a reduced dimensional difference between the metal and plastic layers and a high processability. Also a method and an apparatus for manufacturing the same are disclosed.
Abstract:
A switching device (1) for low or medium voltage electric power distribution networks, said switching device comprising: - at least an electric pole (2) comprising a movable contact (4) and a fixed contact (5), which are coupleable/decoupleable one to another; - a circuit assembly (6), which comprises a chain (60) of semiconductor devices (601, 602, 603, 604, 605, 606) adapted to switch in an ON state or in an OFF state depending on the voltage applied thereto, said semiconductor devices being electrically connected in series one to another in such a way that a current can flow according to a predefined conduction direction (CD) when said semiconductor devices are in an ON state. The circuit assembly (6) comprises an input terminal (61), an output terminal (62) and at least an intermediate terminal (63) electrically connected with at least an intermediate electric node (64) positioned between two subsequent semiconductor devices (602, 603, 604, 605). The input terminal (61) is electrically connected with said fixed contact; The input terminal (61), the output terminal (62) and the at least an intermediate terminal (63) are electrically coupleable/decoupleable with/from said movable contact (4) when said movable contact reaches different positions (P 1 , P 2 , P 3 , P 4 ) during a movement towards/away from said fixed contact (5) in such a way that different groups (611, 612) of semiconductor devices switch in an ON state or in an OFF state at different instants (t 2 , t 3 , t 4 , t 6 , t 7 , t 8 ) during the movement of said movable contact, depending on the position reached by said movable contact.
Abstract:
A surgical instrument (100) is disclosed having an elongated body portion (126) having a proximal end and a distal end. The body portion is formed from a plastically deformable material such that the body portion can be bent between the proximal and distal ends from a first configuration to a second bent configuration and maintains the bent configuration. A flexible circuit sheet (232) having at least a pair of lead wires (236) disposed around the body portion. The pair of lead wires are configured to conform to the bent configuration of the body portion such that they do not break during bending of the body portion. A tracking device (84) adapted to cooperate with a navigation system (10) to track the distal end of the instrument (100) is coupled to the flexible circuit.
Abstract:
A position sensor includes a flexible substrate formed into a three-dimensional (3D) shape. At least first and second field-sensing coils are formed in first and second respective layers of the flexible substrate, such that in the 3D shape the first and second field-sensing coils have first and second respective axes that are not parallel to one another.
Abstract:
A lighting module (100) is disclosed, comprising an elongated member (110) having an inner surface (112) at least in part delimiting a light-guiding region (114) within the elongated member, wherein the elongated member has a first end (116) a second end (118) and is configured to permit passage of fluid through the light-guiding region (114) and into and out of the first end and the second end, respectively. Light can be out-coupled from the light-guiding region (114) via at least one of the first end (116) and the second end (118). The elongated member (110) includes a carrier which is at least in part flexible and has a first side (131) and a second side (132) opposite to the first side (131). At least one light-emitting element (120) is coupled to the first side (131) of the carrier on a first portion (151) of the carrier. The carrier is arranged such that the second side (132) of the first portion (151) of the carrier at least partially faces the second side (132) of a second portion (152) of the carrier, such that the first side (131) of the first portion (151) of the carrier at least in part constitures the inner surfave (112) of the elongated member (110). By way of such arrangement of the carrier, the at least one light-emitting element (120) can be arranged within the elongated member (110), and may hence emit light into the light-guiding region (114). A lighting device (200) comprising the lighting module (100) is also disclosed.
Abstract:
A dynamically flexible article or device, such as a wristband, an armband, a rollable e-reader, or a belt, includes a flexible electronic component (e.g., a flexible display) and a support structure coupled to the flexible electronic component. The support structure is configured to limit bending of the flexible electronic component to a range within a bending tolerance of the flexible electronic component.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a display device including: a housing (30) having at least one Printed Circuit Board (PCB) mounted therein; a plurality of rollers (141,143,145) disposed in the housing; a display unit which comprises a display panel (10) and a module cover (15); and a driving unit (137) combined with the display panel (10) and the module cover (15) so as to cause the display panel and the module cover to go upward in association therewith, wherein the display panel (10) is either in a first state in which the display panel (10) is wound around at least one of the plurality of rollers or in a second state in which the display panel (10) is unwound from the at least one of the plurality of rollers to be exposed outwardly from the housing (30), wherein the module cover (15) is, in the first state, wound around the at least one of the plurality of rollers, and, in the second state, unwound from the at least one of the plurality of rollers while contacting a rear surface of the display panel (10).
Abstract:
Disclosed is a flexible circuit cable with at least two bundled wire groups (34A, 34B). The circuit cable (3) has first and second ends (31, 32) respectively connected to first and second connection sections (1, 2). The circuit cable (3) includes a cluster section (33), which is formed of a plurality of cluster wires (331) formed by slitting the circuit cable (3). The cluster section (33) includes at least two independent bundles (34A, 34B), which are formed by dividing the cluster wires (331) of the circuit cable (3) into different signal groups (L, G, S, SH, SL) according to electrical signals transmitted therethrough. Bundling members (4A, 4B) are used to the cluster wires (331) of the independent bundles (34A, 34B) according to predetermined bundling modes. Further, the circuit cable (3) has a surface forming a shielding conductive layer (37) for electromagnetic interference protection and impedance control for internal signals of the circuit cable (3).