35th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 46 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100222807 | Method of stabilizing an arthritic carpometacarpal joint of the thumb - The use of an elastic band across the hand that selectively prevents any outward displacement (subluxation) of the metacarpalcarpal (Trapeziometacarpal) joint of the thumb is described as a method of reducing the symptoms of arthritis of this joint and its attendant atrophy. This method has many advantages over the existing larger hand splints commonly prescribed for thumb arthritis. Specifically, it allows for a greater range of motion of the hand, including the thumb than do the presently commercially available hand splints. It is also ascetically preferable and more hygienic than these alternative splints. | 2010-09-02 |
20100222808 | TOURNIQUET COUPLING DEVICE - Certain embodiments provide a tourniquet coupling device that includes a coupling member having first and second end regions, the coupling member including a top wall extending from the first end region to the second end region, a top wall edge; and a bottom wall, coupled to, or integral with, the top wall, that extends from the first to the second end region. In certain embodiments, the bottom wall comprises a bottom wall edge and an opening, and the top and bottom wall edges are separated by a space. In certain embodiments, the coupling member is configured such that, when a first portion of a tourniquet is attached to the coupling member at the first end region, and a second portion of the tourniquet is passed into the opening and into the space, the second end region is attachable to the second portion of the tourniquet. | 2010-09-02 |
20100222809 | Portable Hands-Free Device to Locate and Release Active Trigger Points That Develop in Muscles - There is hereby provided a trigger point therapy device including a height adjustable bracket having a plurality of vertical holes, and an extension bar, which is received in one of the vertical holes. | 2010-09-02 |
20100222810 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR DELIVERING INJECTIONS - Septal defect occluders are disclosed which can be used with a catheter deployment system to occlude a septal defect. The septal defect occluders of the present invention comprise a metallic frame structure that supports a biodegradable member. The frame structure is made from a shape memory metal such as Nitinol. The frame forms two opposing umbrella or disc shaped halves that are connected via a central region. The biodegradable member is attached to the umbrella or disc shaped halves and can be any of numerous biodegradable materials and is preferably a co-polymer of glycolide and lactide. This material initially forms a barrier to blood flow that occludes the defect. Over time, this material is replaced by the body with scar tissue formation and endothelial cells. The metal frame is left coated with the body's own material that blocks the defect. | 2010-09-02 |
20100222811 | Tissue Approximation Device - The invention relates to a device and method for approximating two vessels. The device includes a first catheter and a second catheter. The second catheter is slidably disposed in the first catheter. A first expansible member is disposed on the first catheter, and a second expansible member is disposed on the second catheter. The medical device also includes a locking mechanism for interlocking the first catheter and second catheter to prevent relative movement between the first and second catheters. | 2010-09-02 |
20100222812 | Method and Apparatus for Suture Anchors With a Vertical Eyelet - A suture anchor for anchoring a suture in the selected portion of an anatomical portion for fixing a suture thereto. The suture anchor including an anatomical engaging portion and a suture engaging portion wherein both the anatomical engaging portion and a suture engaging portion are adopted to be substantially disposed below an exterior of the anatomical portion after implantation. Suture eyelets are provided in the suture engaging section and a suture passage is formed to interconnect the eyelets to allow a suture to be easily threaded in the suture engaging section from the first eyelet to the second eyelet. | 2010-09-02 |
20100222813 | Apparatus for pacifying an infant - An apparatus for pacifying an infant with a rotating joint which allows the pacifier to move, and the rotating joint allows the pacifier to move with the mouth. | 2010-09-02 |
20100222814 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STABILIZING THE HUMAN SPINE WITH A BONE PLATE - Embodiments disclosed herein provide a spinal plate system and method for fixation of the human spine. In an embodiment, the spinal fixation system includes a plate, a coupling member, a locking system for substantially locking the coupling member in a desired position, and an anchoring system to secure the coupling member in the locking system. The plate may have a hole that allows the coupling member to couple the plate with a bone. At least a portion of the coupling member may swivel in the hole so that a bottom end of the member may extend at a plurality of angles substantially oblique to the plate. The locking system may lock the coupling member in desired positions relative to the plate. The anchoring system may secure the coupling member in the locking system to inhibit the coupling system from detaching from the locking system when stressed. | 2010-09-02 |
20100222815 | ARTIFICIAL FACET JOINT AND METHOD - An artificial facet joint includes a spinal implant rod and a connector. The connector includes a screw and a rod connecting member having structure for engagement of the rod. The rod connecting member is pivotally engaged to the screw. | 2010-09-02 |
20100222816 | EXPANDABLE INTERSPINOUS PROCESS SPACER - An expandable interspinous process spacer implant for insertion and/or implantation between a spinous process of a superior vertebral body and a spinous process of an inferior vertebral body, the implant comprising multiple pairs of legs joined in a scissor-like fashion and pivotally coupled to each other by one or more pins, where each leg has multiple slots along its longitudinal axis. The implant further may include a pair of bearing surfaces coupled between the legs via cross pins and a first plate and second plate each of which is coupled to a pair of roller pins disposed between a pair of slots on the legs where rotation of a fastener in the fastener holes of the first and second plate results in the first plate and the second plate being drawn toward each other causing the expansion of the height of the implant. | 2010-09-02 |
20100222817 | INTERSPINOUS PROCESS SPACER DEVICE INCLUDING A ROTATABLE RETAINING MEMBER - A spacer device that is to be inserted between the spinous process of adjacent vertebrae. In one embodiment, the spacer device is percutaneously inserted between the spinous process of adjacent vertebrae using minimally invasive surgical procedures. The spacer device includes a body portion having a channel extending therethrough, a plate member attached at one end of the body portion that is larger cross-wise than the body portion, and at least one retaining member attached proximate to an opposite end of the body portion from the plate member. The spacer device is inserted between the spinous process with the retaining member stored within the body portion. A deploying device is inserted into the channel to deploy the retaining member to lock the spacer device in place. | 2010-09-02 |
20100222818 | VERTEBRAL ROD AND RELATED METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - A vertebral rod includes a first elongated section, a second elongated section and an intermediate section disposed between the first section and the second section. The intermediate section has an inner surface and opposing end portions that define an open portion. A removable element extends from one of the first, second or intermediate sections and is disposable adjacent the opposing end portions. The element is configured to prevent engagement of the opposing end portions. A resistance member is configured for disposal with the intermediate section and engaging at least a portion of the inner surface. A method of manufacture is also disclosed. | 2010-09-02 |
20100222819 | Integral Spring Junction - Spinal stabilization devices, systems and methods are provided that include a spring junction wherein a structural member is mountable to a spine attachment fastener and a resilient element is affixed to the structural member along an attachment region of the resilient element. The attachment region is disposed physically separately with respect to an active region of the resilient element. The attachment region can include a weld region produced via an E-beam welding process involving temperatures of 1000° F. or greater, wherein a heat-affected zone adjacent the weld region is disposed physically separately with respect to the active region. The resilient element may be a coil spring including bend regions adjacent its outermost (i.e., last) coils wherein the material of the coil spring initially bends away from the last coil, then bends back toward the last coil before terminating near the last coil. | 2010-09-02 |
20100222820 | VERTEBRAL ROD SYSTEM AND METHODS OF USE - A vertebral rod includes a first elongated section defining a first thickness. A second elongated section defines a second thickness. An intermediate section is disposed between the first section and the second section and defines a third thickness. The third thickness has a dimension being less than a dimension of at least one of the first thickness and the second thickness. The intermediate section has an inner surface that defines an open end. A resistance member has an exterior surface configured for engaging at least a portion of the inner surface. | 2010-09-02 |
20100222821 | Compliant Dynamic Spinal Implant - A spinal implant comprises a plurality of contiguous segments in which said contiguous segments form an angle at a location in which two adjacent segments of the plurality of contiguous segments intersect. At least one of said contiguous segments is prestressed to form a selected radius of curvature prior to implantation. At least one mounting connection is configured to connect said spinal implant to a mounting mechanism, said mounting mechanism being configured to attach said spinal implant to a degenerate spinal segment. | 2010-09-02 |
20100222822 | Posterior Fixation System - A posterior fixation system includes a saddle member, an anchoring member, an occipital plate, an occipital rod, and a cross-link connector. The anchoring member anchors the saddle member to bone. The saddle member includes a pair of upright portions that define a channel. The channel is adapted to receive an orthopedic rod, and the saddle member can include a hole to receive the anchoring member. The saddle member and the anchoring member can be coupled so as to allow multi-axial movement of the members. The anchoring member in one embodiment is a screw coupled to the hole of the saddle, and in another embodiment, the anchoring member is a hook. The offset member may be coupled to the saddle member to allow for offset connection of rods. Connection of individual rods can be accomplished by connecting the rods with the cross-link connector. The cross-link connector has an integrally formed cylindrical member that couples a pair of coupling portions together. The cylindrical member can be bent along multiple axes. The occipital plate secures the rods to the occipital bone of the skull. The occipital plate has a cross-shaped plate with a plurality of apertures defined in the plate and at least one saddle member coupled to the plate. Alternatively, the occipital rod can be secured to the occipital bone. | 2010-09-02 |
20100222823 | Method Of Surgically Implanting A Spinal Implant - A method of surgically implanting a spinal implant comprises obtaining at least one spinal implant configured to apply a torque to a degenerate spinal segment. Said spinal implant includes: a plurality of contiguous segments in which said contiguous segments form an angle at a location in which two adjacent contiguous segments of the plurality of contiguous segments intersect, said contiguous segments configured to apply a torque to said degenerate spinal segment; and at least one mounting connection configured to connect said spinal implant to a mounting mechanism, said mounting mechanism being configured to attach said spinal implant to said degenerate spinal segment. A minimally invasive surgical technique is used to attach said spinal implant to said degenerate spinal segment. | 2010-09-02 |
20100222824 | CONFIGURED AND SIZED CANNULA - A dilator retractor and the dilators that are used for minimally invasive spinal surgery or other surgery are configured to accommodate the anatomical structure of the patient as by configuring the cross sectional area in an elliptical shape, or by forming a funnel configuration with the wider end at the proximate end. In some embodiments the distal end is contoured to also accommodate the anatomical structure of the patient so that a cylindrically shaped, funnel shaped, ovoid shaped dilator retractor can be sloped or tunneled to accommodate the bone structure of the patient or provide access for implants. The dilator retractor is made with different lengths to accommodate the depth of the cavity formed by the dilators. | 2010-09-02 |
20100222825 | SIDE-LOADING OCCIPITAL VERTEBRAL FIXATION SYSTEM - An occipital plating system includes a fixation assembly with a plate and a coupling member extending from a respective one of opposite lateral portions of the plate. The coupling members each include a passage that opens in at least one of a medial or lateral direction to receive a connecting element extending from the spinal column. | 2010-09-02 |
20100222826 | Sheaths For Implantable Fixation Devices - Sheaths for implantable fixation devices are disclosed. Sheaths have a flexible body with a perforated wall, an open end, a closed end, and a body interior sized and shaped to receive the fixation device. | 2010-09-02 |
20100222827 | SCREW WITH VARIABLE DIAMETER CANNULATION AND DRIVER - A bone screw driving system includes a screw having a head and a shaft extending from the head. The screw includes a stepped opening extending in the shaft that includes a first portion and a second portion having a greater cross-sectional dimension than the first portion. The bone screw driving system further includes a screw driver having a driver shaft that defines a tip configured to engage the screw head. The driver further includes a pin extending from the tip and sized to fit within the opening. The pin includes an abutment movable to a locked configuration in the second portion of the opening, wherein the abutment defines a cross-sectional dimension greater than that of the first portion of the opening. | 2010-09-02 |
20100222828 | SPINAL FIXATION ELEMENT ROTATION INSTRUMENT - A spinal fixation element rotation instrument with two lever arms is provided. The lever arms are connected to each other at distal ends thereof. The second lever arm rotates relative to the first lever arm. The distal ends of the first and second lever arms are adapted to couple to a spinal fixation element. The distal ends of the lever arms may have a dual ratchet feature that prevents rotation in a set direction. When one arm rotates back and forth, the other arm is held stationary. As a result, the spinal fixation element rotates in a predetermined direction and is prevented from rotating back toward its initial position. The direction of the rotation of the spinal fixation element may be set using knobs or switches provided at a proximal end of one or both of the lever arms. | 2010-09-02 |
20100222829 | SPINAL PLUG FOR A MINIMALLY INVASIVE JOINT FUSION SYSTEM - A frustum shaped body has an aperture in a top surface and a pair of first and second opposed apertures in a side surface, first and second horizontal internal channels connect both the first and second opposed apertures. A vertical channel from the top aperture connects with the first and second channels. After the body is inserted into a hole in a facet joint, compatible synthetic or biologic material is inserted into the vertical channel until the material exits from the first and second apertures in the side surface. At least one pair of flanges on a portion of an exterior side surface of the body acts as a detent to hold the body in place within the facet joint hole. | 2010-09-02 |
20100222830 | Apparatus and Method for Manipulating a Flexible Strand and Soft Tissue Replacement During Surgery - An apparatus and method is disclosed for performing a surgery, such as an orthopedic surgery. The apparatus can include a guide portion and an alignment portion. The guide portion can assist in positioning the alignment portion to assist in aligning an implant. The implant can be aligned and positioned to hold a graft relative to a bone portion. | 2010-09-02 |
20100222831 | ELECTRODE STRUCTURES AND METHODS FOR THEIR USE IN CARDIOVASCULAR REFLEX CONTROL - Devices, systems and methods are described by which the blood pressure, nervous system activity, and neurohormonal activity may be selectively and controllably reduced by activating baroreceptors. A baroreceptor activation device is positioned near a baroreceptor, preferably a baroreceptor located in the carotid sinus. A control system may be used to modulate the baroreceptor activation device. The control system may utilize an algorithm defining a stimulus regimen which promotes long term efficacy and reduces power requirements/consumption. The baroreceptor activation device may utilize electrodes to activate the baroreceptors. The electrodes may be adapted for connection to the carotid arteries at or near the carotid sinus, and may be designed to minimize extraneous tissue stimulation. | 2010-09-02 |
20100222832 | METHODS FOR USING A PULMONARY ARTERY ELECTRODE - According to some method embodiments, a left pulmonary artery electrode is positioned in a left pulmonary artery, and the left pulmonary artery electrode is used to sense atrial activity, or capture cardiac tissue, or deliver neural stimulation. According to some method embodiments, a right pulmonary artery electrode is positioned in a right pulmonary artery and a left pulmonary artery electrode is positioned in a left pulmonary artery, the right pulmonary artery electrode is used to sense atrial activity, or capture cardiac tissue, or deliver neural stimulation, and the left pulmonary artery electrode is used to sense atrial activity, or capture cardiac tissue, or deliver neural stimulation. | 2010-09-02 |
20100222833 | USING IMPLANTED SENSORS FOR FEEDBACK CONTROL OF IMPLANTED MEDICAL DEVICES - A system and method for administering a therapeutic treatment to the heart includes a pressure sensor positioned in the pulmonary artery, an implantable medical device located remotely from the sensor, and communication means for communicating pressure data from the pressure sensor to the implantable medical device. The system includes a control module operatively coupled to the implantable medical device. The control module is adapted for comparing the pulmonary arterial pressure data to a pre-programmed value, adjusting an operating parameter of the implantable medical device based on the relationship of the pulmonary arterial pressure to the pre-programmed value, and repeating this process until the relationship between the pulmonary arterial pressure data and the pre-programmed value is such that no adjustment is necessary. | 2010-09-02 |
20100222834 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONDITIONAL BIVENTRICULAR PACING - An implantable pacing system with single, double and triple chamber pacing capabilities, provided individually or in concert on a conditional or continuous basis depending upon ongoing analyses of atrial rhythm status, atrioventricular conduction status and ventricular rate. A mode is selected to reduce the occurrence of any ventricular pacing in favor of intrinsic atrioventricular and ventricular conduction. If excessively long PR intervals are occurring too frequently or atrioventricular conduction is unreliable or absent, the implantable pulse generator is operated in a conditional triple chamber pacing mode that provides atrial-synchronous biventricular pacing in every cardiac cycle for a period of time as necessary to restore and maintain AV synchrony, while minimizing ventricular asynchrony otherwise associated with monochamber RV pacing as in conventional dual chamber pacing systems. Similarly, biventricular pacing is provided in every cardiac cycle when ventricular rates are undesirably slow during atrial fibrillation, where AV synchronization is excluded. | 2010-09-02 |
20100222835 | Cardiac Rhythm Management System with Arrhythmia Classification and Electrode Selection - A system, method, or device classifies an arrhythmia according to the temporal order in which a depolarization wave associated with a particular heart contraction is received at a plurality of electrodes. One or more antiarrhythmia therapies is mapped to each arrhythmia classification. When a particularly classified arrhythmia is detected, the correspondingly mapped therapy list is selected and an appropriate antiarrhythmia therapy delivered. In one example, the particular therapy delivered in response to an arrhythmia depends at least in part on its historical success in treating arrhythmias of that classification. | 2010-09-02 |
20100222836 | IMPLANTABLE CARDIAC STIMULATOR, DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MONITORING THE HEART CYCLE IN A HUMAN HEART - In a device for monitoring the heart cycle of a human heart such that coronary flow may be maintained at a desired level, and a heart stimulator including such a device, the monitoring device is connectable to a first sensor adapted to be positioned at a first location of the heart and arranged for sensing cardiac wall movements at the first location, and to a second sensor adapted to be positioned at a second location of the heart and arranged for sensing cardiac wall movements at said second location. Processing circuitry receives output signals from the first and second sensors, which output signals are indicative of myocardial relaxation at said first and second locations. The processing circuitry determines the time of myocardial relaxation at the first and second locations, and provides a diastolic synchronization signal indicative of the synchrony in the time of myocardial relaxation between the first location and the second location. | 2010-09-02 |
20100222837 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONDITIONAL BIVENTRICULAR PACING - An implantable pacing system with single, double and triple chamber pacing capabilities, provided individually or in concert on a conditional or continuous basis depending upon ongoing analyses of atrial rhythm status, atrioventricular conduction status and ventricular rate. A mode is selected to reduce the occurrence of any ventricular pacing in favor of intrinsic atrioventricular and ventricular conduction. If excessively long PR intervals are occurring too frequently or atrioventricular conduction is unreliable or absent, the implantable pulse generator is operated in a conditional triple chamber pacing mode that provides atrial-synchronous biventricular pacing in every cardiac cycle for a period of time as necessary to restore and maintain AV synchrony, while minimizing ventricular asynchrony otherwise associated with monochamber RV pacing as in conventional dual chamber pacing systems. Similarly, biventricular pacing is provided in every cardiac cycle when ventricular rates are undesirably slow during atrial fibrillation, where AV synchronization is excluded. | 2010-09-02 |
20100222838 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONDITIONAL BIVENTRICULAR PACING - An implantable pacing system with single, double and triple chamber pacing capabilities, provided individually or in concert on a conditional or continuous basis depending upon ongoing analyses of atrial rhythm status, atrioventricular conduction status and ventricular rate. A mode is selected to reduce the occurrence of any ventricular pacing in favor of intrinsic atrioventricular and ventricular conduction. If excessively long PR intervals are occurring too frequently or atrioventricular conduction is unreliable or absent, the implantable pulse generator is operated in a conditional triple chamber pacing mode that provides atrial-synchronous biventricular pacing in every cardiac cycle for a period of time as necessary to restore and maintain AV synchrony, while minimizing ventricular asynchrony otherwise associated with monochamber RV pacing as in conventional dual chamber pacing systems. Similarly, biventricular pacing is provided in every cardiac cycle when ventricular rates are undesirably slow during atrial fibrillation, where AV synchronization is excluded. | 2010-09-02 |
20100222839 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONDITIONAL BIVENTRICULAR PACING - A medical device having a plurality of electrodes sensing cardiac signals, and a microprocessor operably coupled to the plurality of electrodes and configured to determine a cumulative atrioventricular interval (AVI) burden in response to the sensed cardiac signals, and to switch operation of the device between a minimal biventricular pacing (MBVP) mode and a conditional triple chamber pacing (CTCP) mode in response to the determined AVI burden. | 2010-09-02 |
20100222840 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF AV INTERVAL SELECTION IN AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE - An implantable medical device provides ventricular pacing capabilities and optimizes AV intervals for multiple purposes. In general, intrinsic conduction is promoted by determining when electromechanical systole (EMS) ends and setting an AV interval accordingly. EMS is determined utilizing various data including QT interval, sensor input, and algorithmic calculations. | 2010-09-02 |
20100222841 | FEEDBACK CONTROLLED GASTRO-INTESTINAL STIMULATION - Neural Gastric Electrical Stimulation (NGES) is a new method for invoking gastric contractions under microprocessor control. However, optimization of this technique using feedback mechanisms to minimize power consumption and maximize effectiveness has been lacking. An apparatus and method are provided for inducing controlled gastro paresis. The apparatus comprises a contraction sensor, a stomach contraction generator, and a controller. The contraction sensor is responsive to circumferential contractions of the stomach, and outputs a signal indicative of a circumferential contraction. The stomach contraction generator induces a circumferential contraction upon receipt of an electrical signal from the controller. The controller sends the electrical signal to the generator upon receipt of the output signal from the sensor. The method comprises the steps of sensing a circumferential contraction of the stomach, and invoking a circumferential contraction of the stomach in response to sensing the circumferential contraction. | 2010-09-02 |
20100222842 | SIGHT REGENERATION ASSISTING DEVICE - A sight regeneration assisting device for regenerating the sight of a patient comprises a plurality of needlelike electrodes each having a pointed distal end and being to be inserted in an optic papilla of a patient's eye in use; and a signal generator connected with the electrodes through a conductive wire to generate an electric stimulus pulse signal to be outputted from the electrodes, each of the electrodes, excepting a predetermined portion including the distal end, being coated with a coating layer made of resin exhibiting good biocompatibility and insulation, and the coating layer being formed with a turn-back retaining portion for retaining the electrode. | 2010-09-02 |
20100222843 | STIMULATION DEVICE - The invention refers to a device comprising a generator unit for generating stimulation signals and a stimulation unit connected to the generator unit, wherein the stimulation unit is designed to stimulate nerve cells in the nucleus accumbens and/or in the amygdaloid nucleus and/or in the fasciculus medialis telencephali and/or in pathways made of dopaminergic areas of the mesencephalon leading to the nucleus accumbens or the amygdaloid nucleus and/or in fiber bundles linking the nucleus accumbens and the amygdaloid nucleus using the stimulation signals. | 2010-09-02 |
20100222844 | NEUROSTIMULATOR AND METHOD FOR REGULATING SAME - The present invention relates to an electrode ( | 2010-09-02 |
20100222845 | REMOTE MANAGEMENT OF THERAPY PROGRAMMING - The disclosure is directed to techniques for remote management of information relating to therapy delivered to a patient by an implantable medical device (IMD). A remote monitoring system for therapy programming includes an IMD that delivers therapy, e.g., neurostimulation, drug therapy, or both, to a patient, an external programming device associated with the IMD, such as a patient programmer, and a remote networking device that receives usage information from the external programming device. The external programming device communicates with the IMD via local, wireless communication, and the remote networking device receives usage information from the external programming device via a network. The usage information includes information that relates to use of therapy by the patient, use of features of the external programming device and the IMD, or use of navigation patterns of a user interface of the external programming device. | 2010-09-02 |
20100222846 | REMOTELY- REQUESTED INTEGRITY DIAGNOSTICS - In general, the invention is directed toward techniques for remotely monitoring the integrity of a medical device and its components. A remote networking device communicates with a medical device, e.g., an implantable medical device, via a network. The remote networking device sends a request for an integrity measurement to the medical device via the network, a remote network that requests a medical device to perform an integrity measurement. In response to the request, the medical device performs the requested integrity measurement. The medical device may transmit a result of the integrity measurement, e.g., a measured value, back to the remote networking device via the network. | 2010-09-02 |
20100222847 | TRANSMISSION OF POWER SOURCE USAGE INFORMATION OVER A NETWORK - The disclosure is directed to transmitting power source usage information regarding a power source of an implantable medical device (IMD) to a remote networking device via a network. The IMD operates on power supplied by a power source, such as a battery, within the housing of the IMD. The use of the power source may be monitored remotely in order to maintain therapy. Power source usage information may include power source recharge patterns such as frequency of recharging events, length of recharging events, period between recharging events, discharge state of the power source, and degree of coupling between primary and secondary coils during recharging. The IMD, or an external device used with the IMD, may generate, store, and transmit the power source usage information to the remote networking device. Action requests may be transmitted from the remote networking device via the network based upon the power source usage information. | 2010-09-02 |
20100222848 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPLYING ENERGY TO A MEDICAL DEVICE - In a method and apparatus for supplying wireless energy to a medical device ( | 2010-09-02 |
20100222849 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPLYING ENERGY TO A MEDICAL DEVICE - In a method and apparatus for supplying wireless energy to a medical device ( | 2010-09-02 |
20100222850 | Electronic neural resonator - A procedure electrically stimulates a nerve or group of nerves. Unlike conventional systems this procedure is tuned to target a large or small group of neurons using noninvasive electromagnetic induction. This system is capable of doing this by using the principles of the alternating current in a capacitance inductance series resonance circuit. In this system the nerve resonator treats the neuron like a thin conductor placed between the plates of a capacitor in series with an inductor and then tuned to resonate with the appropriate frequency of alternating current. The system could also be inductance tuned for a given frequency. Once the system is tuned, the current amplitude in the entire circuit including the thin conductor or nerve fiber can be externally controlled. | 2010-09-02 |
20100222851 | METHODS FOR MONITORING RENAL NEUROMODULATION - Methods and apparatus are provided for renal neuromodulation using a pulsed electric field to effectuate electroporation or electrofusion. It is expected that renal neuromodulation (e.g., denervation) may, among other things, reduce expansion of an acute myocardial infarction, reduce or prevent the onset of morphological changes that are affiliated with congestive heart failure, and/or be efficacious in the treatment of end stage renal disease. Embodiments of the present invention are configured for percutaneous intravascular delivery of pulsed electric fields to achieve such neuromodulation. | 2010-09-02 |
20100222852 | Apparatus and Method for Decolonizing Microbes on the Surfaces of the Skin and In Body Cavities - The invention is directed to an apparatus for decolonizing microbes from skin surfaces and body cavities, in particular the decoloniziation of MRSA from nasal cavities using UVC preferably combined with visible light. The device consists of a lightguide, dispensing tip plus accessories, and a housing with a UV source, optical filtering and light collection means, shutter and timer. An internal or external radiometer provides dosimetry information to the operator. The device has additional utility in killing microbes on skin surfaces and beneath nail beds. The lightguide itself comprises the holder for the dispensing tip for use in cavities and as a holder for surface use. The dispensing tips serve to protect decolonization subjects from cross-contamination and may act to shape the nasal cavity and the light distribution pattern of the emitted UVC and visible radiation. | 2010-09-02 |
20100222853 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR NON-ABLATIVE LASER TREATMENT OF DERMATOLOGIC CONDITIONS - The invention comprises a system and method for non-ablative laser treatment of dermatologic conditions. A laser energy is transmitted to an underlying target element in the skin. The target element is heated to a temperature of at least forty degrees Celsius. In some embodiments, a pulsed, near infrared, high peak power laser energy is used. The systems and methods of the present invention may be used to treat acne, smooth wrinkles, remove hair, treat leg veins, treat facial veins, improve skin texture, decrease pore sizes, reduce rosacea, reduce “blush/diffuse redness, reduce striae, reduce scarring, or the like. | 2010-09-02 |
20100222854 | APPARATUSES FOR INHIBITING RENAL NERVE ACTIVITY VIA AN INTRA-TO-EXTRAVASCULAR APPROACH - Methods and apparatus are provided for thermally-induced renal neuromodulation. Thermally-induced renal neuromodulation may be achieved via direct and/or via indirect application of thermal energy to heat or cool neural fibers that contribute to renal function, or of vascular structures that feed or perfuse the neural fibers. In some embodiments, parameters of the neural fibers, of non-target tissue, or of the thermal energy delivery element, may be monitored via one or more sensors for controlling the thermally-induced neuromodulation. In some embodiments, protective elements may be provided to reduce a degree of thermal damage induced in the non-target tissues. | 2010-09-02 |
20100222855 | MEDICAL IMPLANTABLE LEAD WITH FLEXIBLE SEGMENTED SLEEVE (As Amended) - A medical implantable lead, which is adapted to be attached with a distal end to tissue inside a human or animal body, has a flexible sleeve in the distal end that protrudes a distance in an axial direction from the rest of the lead. When in a desired position, a force acting in an axial direction on the flexible sleeve will bring the sleeve to be compressed in the axial direction such that the surface area of the distal end will be enlarged. The flexible sleeve is formed with axial slots from an unbroken ring segment in an outermost distal edge of the sleeve and a distance in the proximal direction such that flexible segments are formed in the sleeve, wherein a force acting in an axial direction on the flexible sleeve will bring the sleeve to be compressed in the axial direction by folding outwards of the flexible segments. | 2010-09-02 |
20100222856 | Band stop filter employing a capacitor and an inductor tank circuit to enhance MRI compatibility of active medical devices - A band stop filter is provided for a lead wire of an active medical device (AMD). The band stop filter includes a capacitor in parallel with an inductor. The parallel capacitor and inductor are placed in series with the lead wire of the AMD, wherein values of capacitance and inductance are selected such that the band stop filter is resonant at a selected frequency. The Q of the inductor may be relatively maximized and the Q of the capacitor may be relatively minimized to reduce the overall Q of the band stop filter to attenuate current flow through the lead wire along a range of selected frequencies. In a preferred form, the band stop filter is integrated into a TIP and/or RING electrode for an active implantable medical device. | 2010-09-02 |
20100222857 | Band stop filter employing a capacitor and an inductor tank circuit to enhance MRI compatibility of active medical devices - A band stop filter is provided for a lead wire of an active medical device (AMD). The band stop filter includes a capacitor in parallel with an inductor. The parallel capacitor and inductor are placed in series with the lead wire of the AMD, wherein values of capacitance and inductance are selected such that the band stop filter is resonant at a selected frequency. The Q of the inductor may be relatively maximized and the Q of the capacitor may be relatively minimized to reduce the overall Q of the band stop filter to attenuate current flow through the lead wire along a range of selected frequencies. In a preferred form, the band stop filter is integrated into a TIP and/or RING electrode for an active implantable medical device. | 2010-09-02 |
20100222859 | DUAL-PURPOSE LASSO CATHETER WITH IRRIGATION USING CIRCUMFERENTIALLY ARRANGED RING BUMP ELECTRODES - Cardiac catheters, including a lasso catheter, are provided for use in a system for electrical mapping and ablation of the heart has an array of raised, circumferential ring bump electrodes wherein each circumferential electrode has multiple perforations, which are in fluid communication with a cavity or chamber formed under the surface of the circumferential ring. The cavity is formed 360° around the outer surface or loop lumen of the lasso segment of the catheter which is in fluid communication with a breach hole (or holes) drilled through loop lumen and in fluid communication with an irrigating lumen. Each circumferential ring has a breach hole (or holes) that range from smaller to larger from the proximal end of the loop segment to the distal end of the loop segment in one embodiment. | 2010-09-02 |
20100222860 | Implantable Leads Having Mechanisms to Impede Over-Rotation of Fixation Mechanisms - An implantable lead includes a lead body, a header body, a fixation mechanism, a rotatable shaft and a rotation limit element. The fixation mechanism is disposed in the header body and is extendable out of the header body for securing the header body to cardiac tissue of the patient. The shaft is provided in the header body and is coupled to the fixation mechanism for translating rotational movement of the shaft into linear displacement of the fixation mechanism. The rotation limit element is disposed in the header body. The rotation limit element engages the header body once the shaft is linearly displaced by a predetermined distance with respect to the header body to prevent further rotation of the shaft and limit additional displacement of the fixation mechanism with respect to the header body. | 2010-09-02 |
20100222861 | System for Treating Lesions on a Blood Vessel Bifurcation - The invention relates to a system for treating lesions on a blood vessel bifurcation presenting a first branch (B | 2010-09-02 |
20100222862 | Stent, Stent Graft and Other Implantable Assemblies - A stent or other implantable medical device is provided with one or more gripping shoulders which are able, when the stent is compressed onto a delivery cannula to frictionally mechanically engage the outer surface of the catheter so as to grip thereon and maintatin the position of the stent relative to the cannula during withdrawal of the covering sheath. | 2010-09-02 |
20100222863 | SILK STENT GRAFTS - Silk-containing stent grafts are provided comprising an endoluminal stent and a graft, wherein the silk induces the in vivo adhesion of the stent graft to vessel walls, or, otherwise induces or accelerates an in vivo fibrotic reaction causing said stent graft to adhere to vessel wall. Also provided are methods for making and using such stent grafts. | 2010-09-02 |
20100222864 | NEUROVASCULAR STENT AND METHOD - A stent designed for catheter delivery to a target neurovascular site via a tortuous path, in a contracted state, and deployment at the target site, in an expanded state, is disclosed. The stent includes a plurality of expandable tubular members, where member is composed of a continuous wire element forming a plurality of wave segments, and segment contains a pair of opposite looped peaks having a wave shape such that the distance between adjacent sides of a wave, on proceeding from a peak toward opposite peaks, increases monotonically with an inflection point therebetween. The expandable tubular members are joined through adjacent peaks by axial connectors. Radial expansion of the stent from a contracted to expanded state is accommodated by movement of adjacent wave-segment peaks away from one another, without significant change in the axial dimension of the stent. Also disclosed are a system incorporating the stent, and a method of treating a neurovascular abnormality. | 2010-09-02 |
20100222865 | Intraluminal Stent Graft - A method of making a tubular intraluminal graft in the form of a tubular diametrically adjustable stent having a tubular covering of porous expanded PTFE which is less than 0.10 mm thick. The covering may be on the exterior surface of the stent, or on the interior surface of the stent, or both. The covering may be affixed to the stent by an adhesive which is preferably fluorinated ethylene propylene. | 2010-09-02 |
20100222866 | METAL ALLOY FOR MEDICAL DEVICES AND IMPLANTS - The present invention relates to a medical device or implant made at least in part of a high strength, low modulus metal alloy comprising Niobium, Tantalum, and at least one element selected from the group consisting of Zirconium, Tungsten, and Molybdenum. The medical devices according to the present invention provide superior characteristics with regard to bio-compatibility, radio-opacity and MRI compatibility. | 2010-09-02 |
20100222867 | DRUG DELIVERY FROM STENTS - An intravascular stent has a coat comprising a crosslinked amphiphilic polymer and a sparingly water soluble matrix metalloproteinase inhibitor (MMPI). Preferably the polymer is formed from 2-methacryloyloxy-2′-ethyltrimethylammonium phosphate inner salt, C | 2010-09-02 |
20100222868 | Stent - A stent with strut bands and connectors, wherein the strut bands have long and short struts with a junction positioned between the short struts. Each junction defines a reservoir, wherein the reservoirs of a strut band are substantially circumferentially aligned. The connectors each have arms, wherein each arm includes an opposing U-shaped link. The opposing links have a shared portion disposed between a peak on one strut band and a longitudinally adjacent trough of an adjacent strut band. | 2010-09-02 |
20100222869 | Method and device for facilitating surgical access to a body area - A vascular graft that has a valve incorporated into a wall thereof is described. The graft may be used in gaining access to interior portions of the heart. The valve is normally closed and may be opened by a surgical device threaded into the vascular graft and to the valve. Surgical procedures may be performed within the heart with the access provided. Alternately, the valve may be placed in an open state to permit blood communication between the interior of the graft and the interior of the heart or in a closed state to prevent such communication. The vascular graft described has application in Fontan procedures and is useful in pediatric cardiac surgery and in further treating patients who have undergone Fontan procedures. | 2010-09-02 |
20100222870 | VASCULAR BIFURCATION PROSTHESIS WITH AT LEAST ONE FROND - An embodiment of the invention provides a prosthesis for placement at an Os opening from a main body lumen to a branch body lumen. The prosthesis comprises a radially expansible support and at least one frond extending axially from an end of the support. The support is configured to be deployed in at least a portion of a first body lumen, which can be a branch body lumen. At least one frond is extendable into across an ostium, e.g., from the first body lumen into a second body lumen, which may be a main body lumen. | 2010-09-02 |
20100222871 | MECHANISM FOR SECURING TO A CORPOREAL LUMEN AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING - An improved hood provides for the attaching of endoluminal prosthesis within corporeal lumens. The hook is integrally formed with framing structure and is preset into an outward bend, but is resiliently flexible so as to form a substantially straight profile when compressed. The hook is capable of impinging upon the corporeal lumen and thereby securing the prosthesis. The hook may be configured for intraluminal delivery and deployment. A novel method of manufacturing said hook is also provided. | 2010-09-02 |
20100222872 | Methods, Compositions and Devices for Treating Lesioned Sites Using Bioabsorbable Carriers - Methods and compositions for the sustained release of treatment agents to treat an occluded blood vessel and affected tissue and/or organs are disclosed. Porous or non-porous bioabsorbable glass, metal or ceramic bead, rod or fiber particles can be loaded with a treatment agent, and optionally an image-enhancing agent, and coated with a sustained-release coating for delivery to an occluded blood vessel and affected tissue and/or organs by a delivery device. Implantable medical devices manufactured with coatings including the particles or embedded within the medical device are additionally disclosed. | 2010-09-02 |
20100222873 | Self-Buffering Medical Implants - A medical implant includes a bioerodible portion that includes a bioerodible polymer and a bioerodible metal. The bioerodible polymer matrix degrades under physiological conditions to form acidic degradation products. The bioerodible metal degrades under physiological conditions to form basic degradation products. The acidic degradation products and the basic degradation products buffer at least a portion of the medical implant. In one aspect, the bioerodible portion includes a bioerodible polymer matrix and a bioerodible metal within the bioerodible polymer matrix. In another aspect, the medical implant can include a body, a plurality of discrete deposits of the bioerodible polymer on the body, and a plurality of discrete deposits of the bioerodible metal on the body. | 2010-09-02 |
20100222874 | Intraluminal Stent Graft - A method of making a tubular intraluminal graft in the form of a tubular diametrically adjustable stent having a tubular covering of porous expanded polytetrafluoroethylene which is less than 0.10 mm thick. The covering may be on the exterior surface of the stent, or on the interior surface of the stent, or both. The covering may be affixed to the stent by an adhesive which is preferably fluorinated ethylene propylene. | 2010-09-02 |
20100222875 | METHOD FOR FORMING A POROUS STENT COATING - Methods for forming porous stent coatings are disclosed. | 2010-09-02 |
20100222876 | APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR HEART VALVE REPAIR - A medical device for treating a heart having a faulty heart valve is disclosed. The medical device comprises a ligature including a first anchoring member and a second anchoring member is used. The ligature is percutaneously deployable into a patient with a faulty heart valve wherein the first anchoring member to anchor to a first tissue area of the heart and the second anchoring member to anchor to a second tissue area of the heart. | 2010-09-02 |
20100222877 | Tissue Engineered Human Pulmonary Valves with Cyclic Pressure Bioreactor Accelerated Seeding Strategies and Methods For Assessing Inflammatory Potential of Putative Scaffolds for Tissue Engineered Heart Valves - The invention provides for bioengineered or tissue engineered heart valves that are more efficiently recellularized and/or have a decreased inflammatory potential. The heart valves are generally decellularized and then recellularized using autologous cells wherein the valves are subjected to pulsatile motion during the recellularization process. Tissue engineered heart valves subjected to the pulsatile motion are characterized by having at least 20% of the cells that remain on or in said previously decellularized tissue two weeks after the recellularization process are located below or interior to the basement membrane of said tissue. A method of making bioengineered tissues having these characteristic is also disclosed. Further provided is a bio-assay and related method for determining the inflammatory potential of a tissue. | 2010-09-02 |
20100222878 | BLOOD PUMP SYSTEM WITH ARTERIAL PRESSURE MONITORING - Materials and methods related to blood pump systems are described. These can be used in patients to, for example, monitor arterial pressure, measure blood flow, maintain left ventricular pressure within a particular range, avoid left ventricular collapse, prevent fusion of the aortic valve in a subject having a blood pump, and provide a means to wean a patient from a blood pump. | 2010-09-02 |
20100222879 | INTRAOCULAR LENS FOR CAPSULAR BAG - An intraocular lens to be implanted into the capsular bag after ablation of the crystalline lens includes a central optical portion and a haptic portion including haptic members arranged on the periphery of the optical part and for positioning the intraocular lens in the capsular bag. On the one hand, the posterior surface of the optical portion includes a sharp ridge at the peripheral edge and, on the other hand, the posterior surface of the haptic members includes a proximal area in the vicinity of the peripheral edge of the optical portion, each proximal area including at least one tooth extending substantially along the entire width of each haptic member, the tooth or teeth having a sharp edge that becomes serrated in the posterior capsule in order to limit the migration of the epithelial cells of the haptic members towards the optical portion. | 2010-09-02 |
20100222880 | Breast Prosthesis - This invention relates to a breast prosthesis which consists of a cup-shaped body of a non-rigid plastic material, which is welded into plastic films to obtain one or more chambers. In accordance with the invention, the filling material is colored with polymeric dyes. This invention furthermore relates to a method for coloring breast prostheses. | 2010-09-02 |
20100222881 | VESSEL PROTECTION DEVICE - The present disclosure relates to a vessel/tissue protection device having a polymer coated reinforcing layer. The polymer can comprise a biocompatible polymer that will not promote tissue in-growth or attachment, such as segmented polyurethane, polycarbonate urethane, polyether urethane, polyacrylonitrile, etc. The reinforcing layer can comprise any suitable woven, non-woven, knitted, or braided reinforcing polymer, fabric, or foil that is biocompatible and capable of holding a suture, staple, or other attachment device. | 2010-09-02 |
20100222882 | JOINT BIOSCAFFOLDS - Provided herein are compositions and medical devices, and in particular, biodegradable scaffolds capable of repairing and replacing cartilagenous meniscuses. Also provided herein are methods of using scaffolds for treating degenerative tissue disorders. In certain embodiments, such scaffolds can promote tissue regeneration of a temporal mandibular joint (TMJ) meniscus. | 2010-09-02 |
20100222883 | ARTIFICIAL BONE - The invention provides an artificial bone with substantially unidirectionally-oriented pores in the inside of an artificial bone material (artificial bone main body) and has, on its surface, a marker showing the orientation direction of the substantially unidirectionally-oriented pores. The marker may be a line symbol, a protrusion, a pit, etc. As a result, the direction of substantially unidirectionally-oriented pores in an artificial bone can be confirmed easily. | 2010-09-02 |
20100222884 | FIXATION DEVICE AND METHOD - An implantable orthopedic stability device is disclosed. The device can have a contracted and an expanded configuration. A method of using the device between adjacent facet surfaces for support and/or fixation of either or both of the adjacent vertebrae is also disclosed. | 2010-09-02 |
20100222885 | ARTIFICIAL INTERVERTEBRAL DISC - An artificial intervertebral disc for implantation between two adjacent vertebrae includes superior and inferior shells connected in a ball and socket arrangement. The inferior shell preferably incorporating a convex portion that cooperates with a concave portion on the superior shell. A resilient nucleus is provided within an enclosure defined by the opposing inner surfaces of the shells and biases the shells against each other. The ball portion can be provided in either fixed or slidable arrangement. The artificial disc of the invention includes various resistance means for restricting and limiting the range of rotational and translational motion between the shells. | 2010-09-02 |
20100222886 | SHOULDER ARTHROPLASTY SYSTEM - An implant system for total shoulder arthroplasties, hemi shoulder arthroplasties, and “reverse” total shoulder arthroplasties including a humeral stem having an enlarged head portion with interfaces adapted to removably receive various modular interchangeable components, such as articulating liners, spacers, and adapter inserts. The humeral stem functions as a universal platform that may be used in either conventional or “reverse” total shoulder arthroplasties, as well as hemi shoulder arthroplasties, and may remain implanted in place during a revision in which the implant system is converted between the foregoing configurations, for example. | 2010-09-02 |
20100222887 | Elbow Prosthesis - An elbow prosthesis constructed in accordance to one example of the present teachings can include a first stem structure that is operable to be positioned in a first bone of a joint. The first stem structure can include a first stem portion and a cage structure. The first stem portion may be operable to be positioned in the first bone. The cage structure can be formed generally between an inner sidewall and an outer surface. The stem portion can have opposing surfaces that define a disconnect formed entirely through the cage structure from the inner sidewall to the outer surface. A first bearing component can have an exterior cage opposing surface. The first bearing component can be selectively inserted into the cage structure from an insertion position to an installed position. A fastener can be threadably advanced into an engaged position with the cage structure to reduce a gap defined between the opposing surfaces of the disconnect while radially contracting the cage structure around the first bearing. | 2010-09-02 |
20100222888 | Prosthetic Devices - A prosthetic device made of a first specific type of polyarylene, taken alone or in combination with a second specific type of polyarylene, featuring some unexpected advantages such as a very high strength and stiffness, good elongation properties, high chemical resistance, good biocompatibility as well as an outstanding impact resistance. | 2010-09-02 |
20100222889 | KNEE AND SHOULDER JOINT PROSTHESIS - The present disclosure relates to prosthetic knee implants ( | 2010-09-02 |
20100222890 | MOBILE/FIXED PROSTHETIC KNEE SYSTEMS - A prosthetic knee system includes a tibial tray, a non-rotating tibial insert, and a rotating tibial insert. The non-rotating tibial insert and the rotating tibial insert are selectively coupleable to the tibial tray such that a fixed or a mobile orthopaedic prosthesis may be configured. In some embodiments, the tibial tray may be a fixed or mobile tibial tray. Additionally, in some embodiments, the prosthetic knee system may include a femoral component. | 2010-09-02 |
20100222891 | MODULAR IMPLANT SYSTEM WITH FULLY POROUS COATED SLEEVE - A modular knee implant system allows a surgeon to select between several different styles of distal femoral implant components and several different styles of stem extensions while also allowing for use of a metaphyseal component. The metaphyseal component can be a universal one that is usable with all of the styles of distal femoral implant components through use of an adapter. A second adapter allows for use of stem extensions with different types of connectors with the metaphyseal component. A separate metaphyseal component could also be provided with a distal Morse taper post to mate with a distal femoral component having a proximal Morse taper bore. The metaphyseal component may have an outer surface that is configured to maximize contact area with the patient's bone, and may have a surface finish over a substantial part of its overall length that is conducive to bone ingrowth. | 2010-09-02 |
20100222892 | JOINT ASSEMBLY INCORPORATING UNDERCUT SURFACE DESIGN TO ENTRAP ACCUMULATING WEAR DEBRIS FROM PLASTIC JOINT ASSEMBLY - A layer applied to a joint defined surface including a general mat shape body exhibiting a plurality of recesses, such that abrading contact with an opposing joint surface creates debris which are entrapped within the recesses during a normal range of motion. The body can further exhibit a first harder plastic substratum and a second softer plastic surface. The recesses further incorporate undercut defined patterns selected from any of circular, linear and arcuate designs. | 2010-09-02 |
20100222893 | PROSTHETIC HIP IMPLANTS - Prosthetic hip stems and acetabular cups for use in prosthetic hip joints. The hip stem may include a core having a stem portion and a neck portion, a polymer matrix layer substantially covering the stem portion of the core, and a porous metal layer substantially covering the polymer matrix layer. The polymer matrix layer connects the core and the porous metal layer and provides a stiffness for the hip stem which more closely mimics the stiffness of bone than do known hip stems. The hip stems and acetabular cups additionally include a number of improvements adapted for more optimized results with certain types of patient anatomy, such as the anatomy of female patients, for example. | 2010-09-02 |
20100222894 | IMPLANTABLE TISSUE CONNECTOR - An implantable tissue connector ( | 2010-09-02 |
20100222895 | ENERGY-SAVING OPERATION OF A HARD-WIRED COMMUNICATION INTERFACE ON A FIELD DEVICE - A field device of process automation technology which includes a hardwire communication interface and a functional unit associated with the communication interface. The functional unit is embodied in such a manner, that it performs sending and/or receiving of digital signals via the communication interface. The field device is embodied in such a manner, that the functional unit is operable in a clocked manner, wherein, in the clocked operation, active time periods, in which the functional unit is activated, alternate with turned-off periods of time, in which the functional unit is switched off. | 2010-09-02 |
20100222896 | Method of Providing Data Access in an Industrial Automation System, Computer Program Product and Industrial Automation System - In an industrial automation system comprising a plurality of industrial control devices connected to an industrial communication network, control and/or supervision functions of the industrial automation system are provided by services implemented by computer-based objects in industrial control devices. A computer-based object is assigned a first qualifier enabling the computer-based object to be accessed and/or modified during configuration of the respective service and/or a second qualifier enabling the computer-based object to be accessed and/or modified during runtime of the respective service. Upon a request for access to a computer-based object by a service consumer, the service consumer's operational state is determined. Depending on a set first and/or second qualifier of a computer-based object and depending on a determined operational state of a service consumer, access to the computer-based object is granted to the service consumer. | 2010-09-02 |
20100222897 | DISTRIBUTED FAULT DIAGNOSIS - A distributed diagnosis algorithm based on a multi-signal digraph model of an overall system is provided. In addition, a model enables the generation of a fault-test dependency matrix (D-matrix), which summarizes the detection capabilities of tests designed for faults associated with each node. Each row represents a fault state and each column represents a test. | 2010-09-02 |
20100222898 | Stage-control systems and methods including inverse closed loop with adaptive controller - Stage assemblies and control methods are disclosed. An exemplary stage assembly includes a movable stage and a control system. The stage-control system has first and second control loops. In the first control loop a first controller is programmed with a feedback-control transfer-function that determines a feedback-control output from an input including a following-error of the stage. The second control loop includes an inverse closed loop having an inverse plant model and a second controller programmed with an adaptive transfer-function connected to receive inputs including the following-error and the feedback-control output. The second controller determines, from the inputs, an adapted control output to the stage. The adaptive transfer-function can be, e.g., an AFC transfer-function producing an AFC controlled output or an ILC transfer-function producing an ILC controlled output. | 2010-09-02 |
20100222899 | PROCESS PLANT MONITORING BASED ON MULTIVARIATE STATISTICAL ANALYSIS AND ON-LINE PROCESS SIMULATION - Disclosed are systems and methods for on-line monitoring of operation of a process in connection with process measurements indicative of the operation of the process. In some cases, the operation of the process is simulated to generate model data indicative of a simulated representation of the operation of the process and based on the process measurements. A multivariate statistical analysis of the operation of the process is implemented based on the model data and the process measurements. The output data from the multivariate statistical analysis may then be evaluated during the operation of the process to enable the on-line monitoring of the process involving, for instance, fault detection via classification analysis of the output data. | 2010-09-02 |
20100222900 | MULTIPLE REDUNDANT CONTROL SYSTEM - Redundancy of control systems for a controlled object is achieved without adding complexity to the configuration so that even when failures occur in one of the control systems, the control of the system as a whole is not affected, and thus the reliability of the system as a whole can be improved. In a multiple redundant control system in which at least one controlled object is driven or controlled by a controller having a plurality of control systems that are connected to each other and that each output information of the self systems and receive input of information of the other systems, each of the control systems detects whether failures occur in the self system and the other systems, and outputs a control signal corresponding to an amount for control of the controlled object by the self control system on the basis of the result of failure detection. Then, on the basis of the control signals, a main control signal for driving or controlling the controlled object is generated by a main control signal generator. | 2010-09-02 |
20100222901 | Post-Sterilization Programming of Surgical Instruments - A surgical instrument with a programmable control unit and methods for programming the control unit while the surgical instrument is in a sterile container. The method may comprise packaging the surgical instrument in the container and then sterilizing the surgical instrument while the surgical instrument is in the container. The method may further comprise programming the surgical instrument while the surgical instrument is in the container with a programming device positioned outside of the container. | 2010-09-02 |
20100222902 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROL CONFIGURATION WITH OBJECT HIERARCHY, VERSIONING, INHERITANCE, AND OTHER ASPECTS - Methods and apparatus for configuring process, environmental, industrial and other control systems generate and/or utilize models representing configurations of control systems and/or the systems controlled by them. Records of changes to the models or the configurations represented by them are maintained, thereby, for example, providing bases for determining current states, prior states and histories of changes. Objects in the model have characteristics, such as an object type characteristic and an area characteristic. Users can have corresponding permissions. A security mechanism apparatus controls access by users to the objects. Composite objects are defined by definition objects and are displayed in encapsulated or expanded formats. Objects can include an edit control type identifier that determines how they are presented for editing. Functionality responds to user commands by transferring characteristics of a first object depicted by the graphical user interface to a second object. Configuration-time formulas contained objects are evaluated to constants prior to downloading to the control system. | 2010-09-02 |
20100222903 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ANALYZING COMPETITION RESULT - A method and system for analyzing competition results is disclosed, the method comprising providing a probability model to analyze competition results including both information about options used for a competition process, and rank information of competition participants; and determining a first parameter about a pure ability of each competition participant, and a second parameter about advantages and disadvantages of the option used for the competition process by analyzing the competition results using the probability model, wherein the first and second parameters are determined by calculating a prior distribution of the second random variable, calculating a likelihood function of the second random variable, and estimating the first and second parameter through the use of the prior distribution of the second random variable and the likelihood function. This method and system can estimate the advantages and disadvantages of the options used for the process of competition, whereby the estimated advantages and disadvantages of the options are reflected on the design of competition or the adjustment of options when designing the competition such as the game, to thereby maximize the interest in competition. | 2010-09-02 |
20100222904 | AUDIO PROCESSING APPARATUS AND AUDIO PROCESSING METHOD - A user selects a plurality of pieces of music data desired to be reproduced concurrently, at an input unit of an audio processing apparatus, from music data stored in a storage device. A reproducing apparatus reproduces selected music data respectively and generates a plurality of audio signals under the control of a control unit. An audio processing unit performs allocation of frequency band, extraction of a frequency component, time-division, periodic modulation, processing and allocation of a sound image, to respective audio signals under the control of the control unit. Then the audio processing unit attaches segregation information of audio signals and information on the degree of emphasis to respective audio signals. The down mixer mixes a plurality of audio signals and outputs as an audio signal having a predetermined number of channels, then an output unit outputs the signal as sounds. | 2010-09-02 |
20100222905 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS WITH AN INTERACTIVE AUDIO FILE RECORDING FUNCTION AND METHOD THEREOF - An electronic apparatus with an interactive audio file recording function is provided. The apparatus starts a recording function of the apparatus to record the interactive audio file and generates an audio note file in response to a recording operation from an input unit, and records a main audio and the at least one question audio associated with the main audio and recorded related information of the main audio and the question audios to the file note file, and generates the interactive audio file according to the information noted in the audio note file. | 2010-09-02 |
20100222906 | CORRELATING CHANGES IN AUDIO - Exemplary embodiments of methods and apparatuses to correlate changes in one audio signal to another audio signal are described. A first audio signal is outputted. A second audio signal is received. The second audio signal may be stored in a memory buffer. The first audio signal is correlated to conform to the second audio signal. The first audio signal may be dynamically correlated to match with the second audio signal while the second audio signal is received. At least in some embodiments, a size of a musical time unit of the second audio signal is determined to correlate the first audio signal. At least in some embodiments, the adjusted first audio signal is stored in another memory buffer. | 2010-09-02 |
20100222907 | HIGH-FREQUENCY INTERPOLATION DEVICE AND HIGH-FREQUENCY INTERPOLATION METHOD - It is possible to generate an interpolation signal in which spectrum in frequency characteristics develops in a continuous manner according to a reproduced music without increasing the sampling rate (sampling frequency) in up-sampling processing. A high-frequency interpolation device | 2010-09-02 |