Outline
The present invention relates to an absorbent intimate sanitary or hygiene product that is provided with a metal-based fiber (50) having antimicrobial activity. The antimicrobial fiber (e.g. silver fiber) protects against infections like antibacterial infections. The product may be a tampon kit, which comprises a tampon body (20), a withdrawal fiber (30) and a top sheet (70), covering at least a part of the outer surface of the tampon body (20), which is permeable to the metal particles. Preferably, a top sheet (70a) comprises or is made of antimicrobial metal-based fiber or a top sheet 70b has a probiotic effect. The thin fiber is typically arranged near to the intimate body surface-contacting surface, in parallel therewith, to provide a strong antibacterial effect when impregnated with a body fluid.

Outline
The present invention relates to an absorbent intimate sanitary or hygiene product that is provided with a metal-based fiber (50) having antimicrobial activity. The antimicrobial fiber (e.g. silver fiber) protects against infections like antibacterial infections. The product may be a tampon, having a body (20), an outer part (25) with the metal-based fibers and a withdrawal fiber (30), or a sanitary napkin or diaper with a similar arrangement. The thin fiber is typically arranged near to the intimate body surface-contacting surface, in parallel therewith, to provide a strong antibacterial effect when impregnated with a body fluid.

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The present invention is an ultra-compact capillary electrophoresis (CE) device that can operate both independently and in connection with any mass spectrometer (MS) using a product-specific adapter that can be mounted on the CE device. This bioanalytical tool is suitable for CE-ESI-MS based analysis of different samples, it is compact, easy to use and robust in design, which is compatible with all types of mass spectrometers currently available on the market. The UCESI device (100) consists of a product-specific mounting frame (101), a thermostatable capillary module (102), an ESI port (103), a movable sample tray (104), and a serving unit (105).

Locarno classification: 02.02 (garments)
Offered for licensing and/or sale: licence

Locarno classification: 02.99 (miscellaneous clothing and haberdashery)
Offered for licensing and/or sale: licence

Locarno classification: 02.04 (footwear, socks and stockings)
Offered for licensing and/or sale: licence

Locarno classification: 02.04 (footwear, socks and stockings)
Offered for licensing and/or sale: licence

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Apparatus for recovering and stabilizing normal heart rate of patients suffering from or being inclined to having atrial fibrillation, the apparatus configured to execute the step of sensing primary electrical pulses generated in the right atrium (1), of generating artificial electrical stimulation pulses coordinated with the sensed pulses and stimulating therewith the portion of the left atrium (9) which is remote from the right atrium (1), thereby increasing the areas of the heart muscle that can be reached during a stimulation pulse within a predetermined period of time.

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The invention is an apparatus for checking the quality of hand disinfection, comprising: a housing (12); a hand inspection cavity (80) formed on the front side of the housing to receive the user’s hand; light sources arranged to emit ultraviolet (UV), visible light or infrared (IR) radiation into the interior of said test cavity; at least one digital camera arranged in the hand examination cavity and adapted to record images in the UV, visible light or IR spectrum; a container for storing hand sanitizing medium; a dosing unit for dispensing a measured amount of disinfectant medium; an input device (40) for locally controlling the operation of the apparatus; a display (50), a processor unit; and an internal storage unit. The exemplary device is characterized in that the device further comprises a proximity sensor that detects the presence of a user’s hand in the hand cavity (80), and the disinfectant medium comprises a UV or IR absorbing material or a phosphorescent material or a chemiluminescent material.