1. A programming device for programming a fuse of a projectile, the programming device comprising:
programming coils transmitting a programming signal by induction to a receiver means integral with the fuse, wherein
the programming coils are integral with a substantially cylindrical wall of a corridor in which the projectile translates axially,
the programming coils are made in the form of several elementary coils each encircling a ferrite core parallel to an axis of the corridor,
the programming coils are distributed along several lines parallel to the corridor axis, and
the programming coils of one line of the several lines are longitudinally staggered with respect to the programming coils of a neighboring line or lines.
2. The programming device according to claim 1, the programming device further comprising:
an electronic control unit, wherein
each programming coil of the programming coils is linked to the electronic control unit,
the electronic control unit ensures simultaneous powering of all of the programming coils arranged in one of different planes perpendicular to the corridor axis,
the programming coils of the different planes are powered successively as the projectile advances in the corridor, and
the coils located in a first plane of the different planes are powered when the projectile is located in the vicinity of the first plane.
3. The programming device according to claim 2, wherein the electronic control unit comprises:
a power stage comprising amplifiers to power one or several of the programming coils; and
a control stage to ensure the piloting of the amplifiers, the control stage also ensuring the opening of a contactor positioned between a power supply and the power stage when no signal is being transmitted to the amplifiers.
4. The programming device according to claim 1, wherein
a first line and a last line of the several lines, which have only one neighboring line, are not staggered with respect to one another,
a plurality of intermediate lines of the several lines are positioned between the first line and the last line and are gradually staggered by a given amount in a direction in which the projectile advances.
5. The programming device according to claim 4, the programming device further comprising:
an electronic control unit; and
at least a first position sensor linked to the electronic control unit, wherein
the sensor enables the position of the fuse to be determined with respect to the programming coils as the projectile moves forward.
6. The programming device according to claim 5, wherein the first position sensor is arranged in a first housing positioned between two lines of the several lines and at a first inlet end of the corridor.
7. The programming device according to claim 5, wherein the first position sensor is coupled with at least a second position sensor linked to the electronic control unit, the second sensor enabling the progression rate of the projectile in the corridor to be determined.
8. The programming device according to claim 7, wherein the second position sensor is arranged in a second housing positioned between two lines of the several lines and at a second outlet end of the corridor.
9. The programming device according to claim 1, wherein
the several lines are globally divided into a first and a second group,
the first and second groups are staggered longitudinally with respect to one another, and
lines of the first group alternate with lines of the second group.
10. The programming device according to claim 9, the programming device further comprising:
an electronic control unit; and
at least a first position sensor linked to the electronic control unit, wherein
the sensor enables the position of the fuse to be determined with respect to the programming coils as the projectile moves forward.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. An extracorporeal membrane oxygenator device, comprising a plurality of bi-layer structures arranged in a stack, each bi-layer structure comprising:
(i) a first micropatterned polymer layer defining a plurality of blood flow channels therethrough;
(ii) a second micropatterned polymer layer defining a plurality of gas channels running substantially parallel to and overlapping the plurality of blood flow channels, wherein a width of each of the plurality of gas channels spans a width of at least ten of the blood flow channels of the plurality of blood flow channels; and
(iii) a gas-permeable polymer membrane located between and bonding the first micropatterned polymer layer to the second micropatterned polymer layer.
2. The device of claim 1, wherein the gas-permeable membrane has a thickness of about 25 \u03bcm to about 150 \u03bcm.
3. The device of claim 1, wherein the gas-permeable membrane has a thickness of no more than 10 \u03bcm.
4. The device of claim 1, wherein the gas-permeable polymer membrane is made of polydimethylsiloxane.
5. The device of claim 1, wherein the blood flow channels have a height of not more than 150 \u03bcm.
6. The device of claim 1, wherein the blood flow channels have a height of about 40 \u03bcm to about 60 \u03bcm.
7. The device of claim 1, wherein the blood flow channels have a length of about 500 \u03bcm to about 3 cm.
8. The device of claim 1, wherein the blood flow channels are biomimetic.
9. The device of claim 1, wherein the blood flow channels are rectangular.
10. The device of claim 1, wherein the blood flow channels have round corners and round edges.
11. The device of claim 1, wherein at least one of the plurality of gas channels comprises an arrangement of polymer posts.
12. The device of claim 1, wherein the first micropatterned polymer layer and the second micropatterned polymer layer each independently have a thickness of less than about 150 \u03bcm.
13. The device of claim 1, wherein the first micropatterned polymer layer has a thickness of about 90 \u03bcm to about 150 \u03bcm, the second micropatterned polymer layer has a thickness of about 90 \u03bcm to about 200 \u03bcm, and the blood flow channels have a height of about 40 \u03bcm to about 60 \u03bcm.
14. The device of claim 1, wherein the first micropatterned polymer layer and the second micropatterned polymer layer are made of polydimethylsiloxane.
15. The device of claim 1, further comprising a third micropatterned polymer layer defining at least one channel for gas supply, wherein said third micropatterned polymer layer is attached to the surface of the first micropatterned polymer layer located opposite the surface attached to the gas-permeable polymer membrane.
16. The device of claim 15, wherein the first micropatterned polymer layer has a thickness of about 90 \u03bcm to about 150 \u03bcm, the blood flow channels have a height of about 40 \u03bcm to about 60 \u03bcm, the second micropatterned polymer layer has a thickness of about 90 \u03bcm to about 200 \u03bcm; and each of the first micropatterned polymer layer, the second micropatterned polymer layer, and the third micropatterned polymer layer are made of polydimethylsiloxane.
17. The device of claim 1, wherein the device comprises from about 5 to about 100 bi-layer structures arranged in a stack.
18. The device of claim 1, further comprising a distribution system for delivering gas to any channel for gas flow, and delivering blood to any microvascular network for blood flow.
19. The device of claim 1, having a priming volume not exceeding 10 mL.
20. The device of claim 1, wherein the device is adapted to transfer oxygen between the the blood flow channels of the first micropatterned polymer layer and the gas channels of the second micropatterned polymer layer at a rate of at least 4 mLmin.
21. The device of claim 1, wherein the device is adapted to transfer oxygen between the blood flow channels of the first micropatterned polymer layer and the gas channels of the second micropatterned polymer layer at a rate of at least 4 mLmin when blood is passed through the device at a rate of about 100 mLmin.
22. A method for transferring a gas to blood, comprising passing blood through a device of claim 1 having a gas in at least one channel for gas flow, to thereby transfer said gas to said blood.