1. A support system for an equipment item on a concrete slab comprising at least one raised block relative to the slab and of a single piece with the slab, wherein the block includes a metal belt delimiting the vertical walls of the block and a metal support fastened to the belt and capping the block to receive a foot of the equipment item.
2. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the belt includes connection means protruding inward to link the belt to the concrete.
3. The system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the connection means are studs welded onto the belt.
4. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the support includes drop edges at its periphery, the drop edges surrounding the belt and being fastened thereto by welding.
5. The system as claimed in claim 1, further comprising two blocks distributed on the slab in a main direction, one of the blocks including sliding means for the foot that it supports to slide on the block in the main direction.
6. The system as claimed in claim 5, wherein the sliding means includes two rules extending in the longitudinal direction along two parallel guiding faces of the foot.
7. The system as claimed in claim 6, wherein at least one of the rules also includes a tab overhanging a corner face of the foot forming an angle with the corresponding guiding face to prevent any lifting of the foot.
8. A method for producing a support system for an equipment item; the method comprising:
installation of a formwork to delimit a block on top of a slab, and reinforcement for the slab and the block, and pouring of concrete for the slab and into the block formwork, wherein the formwork is a metal belt, and, after the pouring the hardening of the concrete, a metal support capping the block to receive a foot of the equipment item is then fastened to the belt.
9. The method as claimed in claim 8, wherein the belt is first equipped with connection means between the belt and the concrete.
10. The method as claimed in claim 8, wherein the support is fastened to the belt by welding after its position has been set.
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. A microwave ablation system, comprising:
an antenna assembly including a feedline configured to deliver microwave energy from an energy source to tissue, the antenna assembly having a handle enclosure housing an inflow chamber and an outflow chamber disposed distal to and in fluid communication with the inflow chamber, the handle enclosure defining an abutment portion on a proximal portion thereof, wherein the feedline extends through the inflow and outflow chambers;
a sheath enclosing at least a portion of the feedline to form a fluid chamber therebetween;
a return lumen disposed along at least a portion of the feedline to provide fluid communication between the fluid chamber and the outflow chamber;
a coolant source operably coupled to the energy source and configured to selectively provide fluid to the antenna assembly via the inflow chamber;
a controller operably coupled to the energy source; and
a piezoelectric transducer disposed within the handle enclosure between the inflow chamber and the abutment portion and configured to detect a force of fluid flow through the inflow chamber and generate a signal based on the detected force of fluid flow through the inflow chamber, wherein the controller is configured to control the energy source based on the generated signal.
2. A microwave ablation system according to claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to control the energy source based on a comparison between the generated signal and a predetermined range.
3. A microwave ablation system according to claim 2, wherein the predetermined range is a range of fluid pressures within the inflow chamber.
4. A microwave ablation system according to claim 1, further comprising an insert disposed within the inflow chamber adjacent the piezoelectric transducer, wherein the piezoelectric transducer is configured to detect the force of the fluid flow through the inflow chamber based on a force imparted thereon by the insert that is substantially equal to the force of fluid flow through the inflow chamber.
5. A microwave ablation system according to claim 1, wherein the piezoelectric transducer includes a pair of conductive components and an active material disposed therebetween configured to generate a voltage in response to the force of fluid flow through the inflow chamber imparted on the pair of conductive components.
6. A microwave ablation system according to claim 5, wherein the active material is configured to mechanically deform in response to the force of fluid flow through the inflow chamber imparted on the pair of conductive components.
7. A microwave ablation system according to claim 5, wherein the generated signal is based on the generated voltage.
8. A microwave ablation system, comprising:
an antenna assembly including a feedline configured to deliver microwave energy from an energy source to tissue, the antenna assembly having a handle enclosure housing an inflow chamber and an outflow chamber disposed distal to and in fluid communication with the inflow chamber, the handle enclosure defining an abutment portion on a proximal portion thereof, wherein the feedline extends through the inflow and outflow chambers;
a sheath enclosing at least a portion of the feedline to form a fluid chamber therebetween;
a return lumen disposed along at least a portion of the feedline to provide fluid communication between the fluid chamber and the outflow chamber;
a coolant source operably coupled to the energy source and configured to selectively provide fluid to the antenna assembly via the inflow chamber;
a controller operably coupled to the energy source; and
an insert disposed within the inflow chamber configured to impart a force on a piezoelectric transducer disposed within the handle enclosure between the inflow chamber and the abutment portion, the force imparted on the piezoelectric transducer substantially equal to a force of fluid flow through the inflow chamber, the piezoelectric transducer configured to generate a signal based on the force imparted thereon, wherein the controller is configured to control the energy source based on a comparison between the generated signal and a predetermined range.
9. A microwave ablation system according to claim 8, wherein the piezoelectric transducer includes a pair of conductive components and an active material disposed therebetween configured to generate a voltage in response to the force imparted on the piezoelectric transducer by the insert.
10. A microwave ablation system according to claim 9, wherein the active material is configured to mechanically deform in response to the force imparted on the piezoelectric transducer.
11. A microwave ablation system according to claim 9, wherein the generated signal is based on the generated voltage.