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Benjamin Arcand US
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20100145437 | Stent Design Allowing Extended Release of Drug and/or Enhanced Adhesion of Polymer to OD Surface - The invention is directed to mechanisms and methods that reduce the delamination of a therapeutic agent from a stent. The mechanisms include holes (channels, wells, and other hole configurations), protrusions, sintered metal cores, clamps/staples, pins, and stainless steel shields. | 06-10-2010 |
Benjamin Arcand, Minneapoils, MN US
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20100137973 | Layered Bifurcation Stent - An implantable medical device has an outer stent with a tubular body disposed about a longitudinal axis. The outer stent includes members defining openings which are in fluid communication with a flow path. At least one opening is larger than adjacent openings when the outer stent is in an expanded state, and is positioned between the ends of the outer stent. The at least one larger opening is a side branch opening having a perimeter. The device also has an inner stent with a tubular body disposed within the outer stent and about a longitudinal axis. The inner stent has a branch portion with deployable petals positioned adjacent to the side branch opening of the outer stent. The petals are biased against the perimeter of the side branch opening such that the petals are restrained from opening outward when the outer stent is in an unexpanded state. | 06-03-2010 |
Benjamin Arcand, Plymouth, MN US
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20090024088 | Bifurcated Balloon Folding Method and Apparatus - A balloon folding system specifically configured to reduce a side branch balloon of a bifurcated balloon catheter assembly includes a die that defines at least one chamber for receipt of the sidebranch balloon, and at least one pin sized to fit into the chamber and reduce the balloon to a substantially flattened state. The system also may include a housing for the reduction and folding of a primary branch balloon. The system is configurable to fold and reduce both branches simultaneously or separately. | 01-22-2009 |
Benjamin Y. Arcand, Minnetonka, MN US
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20130211193 | IMPLANTS, TOOLS, AND METHODS FOR TREATMENTS OF PELVIC CONDITIONS - Described are various embodiments of surgical procedures, systems, implants, devices, tools, and methods, useful for treating pelvic conditions in a male or female, the pelvic conditions including incontinence (various forms such as fecal incontinence, stress urinary incontinence, urge incontinence, mixed incontinence, etc.), vaginal prolapse (including various forms such as enterocele, cystocele, rectocele, apical or vault prolapse, uterine descent, etc.), and other conditions caused by muscle and ligament weakness, the devices and tools including devices and tools for anchoring an implant to tissue. | 08-15-2013 |
20140088343 | Film Encapsulated Pelvic Implant System and Method - Various embodiments of an implant devices and systems are provided. The implant devices can include a mesh or implant encapsulated or otherwise coated, in whole or in part, with a film or coating. The coating or film can include methylcellulose or ethylcellulose to provide tissue regeneration as a hydrogel, while also providing a stiff polymer film when dry. | 03-27-2014 |
Benjamin Y. Arcand, Minneapolis, MN US
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20090299455 | Rotatable catheter assembly - Embodiments of the present disclosure include methods and systems for a catheter assembly including a catheter shaft, a balloon positioned on the catheter shaft, where the balloon has a first balloon waist, a first lead extending longitudinally through the catheter shaft, and a first sealing member adjacent the first balloon waist and coupled to the first lead, where the first lead can provide electrical current to reversibly transition the first sealing member from a nonactivated state to an activated state in response to a temperature change in the first sealing member, and where at least a portion of the balloon rotates relative the catheter shaft in the nonactivated state and the first sealing member engages the first balloon waist to form a fluid tight seal and to prevent rotation of the balloon relative the catheter shaft in the activated state. | 12-03-2009 |
20100298923 | ROTATABLE CATHETER ASSEMBLY - Embodiments of the present disclosure include methods and systems for a catheter assembly including a catheter shaft, a balloon positioned on the catheter shaft, where the balloon has a first balloon waist, a first lead extending longitudinally through the catheter shaft, and a first sealing member adjacent the first balloon waist and coupled to the first lead, where the first lead can provide electrical current to reversibly transition the first sealing member from a nonactivated state to an activated state in response to a temperature change in the first sealing member, and where at least a portion of the balloon rotates relative the catheter shaft in the nonactivated state and the first sealing member engages the first balloon waist to form a fluid tight seal and to prevent rotation of the balloon relative the catheter shaft in the activated state. | 11-25-2010 |
20130006061 | SYSTEMS, IMPLANTS, TOOLS, AND METHODS FOR TREATMENTS OF PELVIC CONDITIONS - Described are various embodiments of surgical procedure systems, devices, tools, and methods, useful for treating pelvic conditions such as vaginal prolapse and other conditions caused by muscle and ligament weakness, the devices and tools being useful for transvaginally accessing a posterior region of pelvic anatomy, and related methods. | 01-03-2013 |
20130053626 | Fecal Incontinence Treatment Device and Method - Various embodiments of an implant system for treating fecal incontinence are provided. The devices and systems can include a mesh or like device that can include a variable porosity to control the degree of expansion of the anal canal. The mesh can be constructed at least in part of patterned strut members allowing for various geometric configurations, with varying load and tension properties for the designated portions of the device according to the needs for a particular patient application. | 02-28-2013 |
20130060189 | Multi-Needle Delivery System and Method - A multi-needle injection system having a collapsible and expandable frame portion is provided. The system can be adapted for delivery trans-urethrally into the bladder, and expanded to touch or penetrate a wall portion of the bladder. A plurality of positioned needles can inject at multiple points into the bladder wall simultaneously to introduce a therapeutic or treatment substance. | 03-07-2013 |
20130096371 | Pelvic Implant Sizing Systems and Methods - Various embodiments of a mesh or implant sizing system are provided. An implant can include a gauging portion included with a support portion of the implant, to assist a surgeon in determining what size implant to insert into the pocket created in a tissue plane of the patient. | 04-18-2013 |
20140107402 | Adjustable Pessary Device and Method - Various embodiments of an adjustable pessary device are provided. The device can include an elastic ribbon or band, such as Nitinol, encapsulated in a soft or flexible structure, such as a rubber shell. In addition to providing a conforming, comfortable shape, the rubber layer can have additional structures to interface and fit with the anatomical structures within the vagina. | 04-17-2014 |
20140114266 | Ostomy Implant System and Method - Various embodiments of an ostomy implant system are provided. A 3D-structured ostomy implant can adapt to the shape of the interface between the intestine and the abdominal wall. The implant can include a funnel-like device where a funnel neck portion can encapsulate and support the intestine and a larger funnel top can attach to and reinforce the abdominal wall. The implant can be a unitary implant constructed of a plurality of undulating strut members. | 04-24-2014 |
20140194679 | Implant Tissue Fixation System and Method - Various embodiments of a mesh or implant system are provided. In certain embodiments, a tissue fixation device is included. The tissue fixation device can include an eyelet structure having an opening and one or more teeth adapted to grasp tissue to secure the implant in place. | 07-10-2014 |
20140261446 | Reversible Contraceptive Implant System and Method - A contraceptive or occlusion system for restricting and later opening up a reproductive tract or lumen of the vas deferens. The system is adapted to be reversible after implantation, including implantation on, around or within the vas deferens. A method and system to reconnect a severed body lumen, such as the vas deferens, is also provided. | 09-18-2014 |
20150265387 | TOOLS AND METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF PELVIC CONDITIONS - Described are implants and dilators useful in a sacral colpopexy procedure, and related methods. The present invention relates to systems, tools, and methods for treating pelvic organ prolapse by use of a pelvic implant to support pelvic tissue. The pelvic treatments include, for example, treatment of vaginal prolapse by laparoscopic or abdominal procedures. | 09-24-2015 |
20150314035 | FIBROIN-CONTAINING HYDROGELS FOR PELVIC TISSUE TREATMENT - The disclosure provides compositions, systems, and methods for the treatment of pelvic tissue conditions that include use of a silk fibroin-containing hydrogel composition. The composition includes water-soluble fibroin and a water-soluble crosslinkable polymer. The composition can be used as a pre-formed hydrogel or can be delivered to a pelvic tissue site and crosslinked in situ to form a hydrogel. The composition can be used to promote tissue closure, such as vaginal wound or fistula closure. The composition can also be used to enhance attachment or anchoring of a pelvic implant to a pelvic tissue. A hydrogel delivered to a pelvic tissue site, or formed at the site in situ, is associated with a portion of the implant (e.g., a mesh implant) via a tether or implant extension portion, thereby providing improved immobilization of the implant. Systems or kits that include the composition and a delivery needle or insertion tool are also described. | 11-05-2015 |
Jason M. Arcand, Escondido, CA US
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20160007434 | EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT SOURCE - An initial pulse of radiation is generated; a section of the initial pulse of radiation is extracted to form a modified pulse of radiation, the modified pulse of radiation including a first portion and a second portion, the first portion being temporally connected to the second portion, and the first portion having a maximum energy that is less than a maximum energy of the second portion; the first portion of the modified pulse of radiation is interacted with a target material to form a modified target; and the second portion of the modified pulse of radiation is interacted with the modified target to generate plasma that emits extreme ultraviolet (EUV) light. | 01-07-2016 |
Jason Michael Arcand, San Diego, CA US
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20130321926 | System and Method for Separating a Main Pulse and a Pre-Pulse Beam from a Laser Source - A dichroic beam splitter module is disclosed for separating a main pulse laser beam from a pre-pulse laser beam each traversing a common beam path. In one embodiment, two dichroic elements are physically aligned along the beam path and are configured to pass the pre-pulse, a laser light having a first wavelength, to target material located near an irradiation site yet reflect the main pulse, a laser light having a second wavelength. The reflected main pulse is then further reflected by two reflective elements or mirrors from the first dichroic element to the second dichroic element and then on to the irradiation site. In alternative embodiments, the first mirror is deformable to alter beam characteristics of the reflected main pulse beam and the second mirror is adjustable to align the main pulse beam to the irradiation site. | 12-05-2013 |
20150137011 | System and Method for Correcting the Focus of a Laser Beam - Focus of a laser optical system can be corrected using a variable radius mirror having a focusing cavity and a separate cooling cavity. Pressure of a focusing material at a sufficiently low mass flow in the focusing cavity deforms a reflective surface mounted to the focusing cavity, changing its radius. Cooling material provided to the cooling cavity cools the variable radius mirror. A laser beam is reflected by the deformed reflecting surface to focusing optics, focusing the reflected laser beam on an EUV-emitting target, and minimizing a laser focus error by one or more of: maximizing a measured EUV power or minimizing a measured laser beam divergence. Providing focusing material at a deformation pressure and at a sufficiently low mass flow, and providing a separate cooling cavity, avoids perturbations in the reflective surface which would otherwise affect laser beam focus. | 05-21-2015 |
Jean-Francois Arcand, Prevost CA
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20090112992 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REQUEST PROCESSING - The invention relates to a method for request processing. The method includes receiving an asynchronous request for a shared context from a first client, where a second client is subscribed to the shared context. The method further includes receiving a modification of the shared context from the second client and, determining, in response to receiving the modification, that the modification matches a criteria specified in a first request filter, where the first request filter is one of a number of request filters associated with the shared context. The method further includes obtaining the first request filter and after determining that a first condition specified in the first request filter is satisfied, initiating the transmission of the modification to the first client, where the modification is displayed at the first client. | 04-30-2009 |
Jeffery K. Arcand, Lasalle CA
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20140076874 | JUMP LINER FOR PUSH-PULL MIG TORCH - A jump liner for a push-pull MIG welding torch includes an elongated tubular body having front and back ends. The tubular body is made of a flexible plastic material. A front adapter is disposed at the front end of the tubular body. The front adapter is fittable in a retaining head of the torch. A back adapter is disposed at the back end of the tubular body. The back adapter is fittable in a gooseneck or body block of the welding torch. The front adapter provides sealing between the jump liner and the retaining head to prevent back flow leakage of shielding gas, and the front adapter prevents deformation of the tubular body at elevated temperatures. The back adapter provides sealing between the jump liner and the gooseneck or body block. | 03-20-2014 |
Martin Arcand, Roberval CA
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20150375984 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPENSING AND SALE OF BULK PRODUCTS - A system for managing bulk product dispensing and sale in a retail establishment includes a bulk product dispenser for dispensing bulk product into a re-usable container which includes an ID tag identifying said container. A user interface receives a product fill request for a bulk product selected from a plurality of bulk products capable of being dispensed. Then a dispenser controller verifies the compatibility of said product fill request with said container by verifying the product requested satisfies restrictions based on information associated with the ID tag, and responsive to said verifying, either controlling said dispenser to fill said container with the requested product, or displaying a warning to a user if the request is not compatible. | 12-31-2015 |
Mathieu Arcand, Montreal CA
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20100304403 | MULTIPLEX ASSAY METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS - Luminescence assays and compositions for assay of biomolecular interaction and activity and detection of modulators of biomolecular interaction and activity are provided. Technology described herein has utility in a variety of assay formats and types, for example, simultaneous monitoring multiple parameters which affect interaction and activity of biological molecules. Compositions and methods are provided herein which include a first solid-phase support associated with a first specific binding agent and a photosensitizer; a second solid-phase support associated with a second specific binding agent and a first emission system; and a third solid-phase support associated with a third specific binding agent and a second emission system. | 12-02-2010 |
Michael Arcand, Portland, CT US
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20120073329 | LARGE DIAMETER OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE SPLICE - Techniques and systems suitable for performing low-loss fusion splicing of optical waveguide sections are provided. According to some embodiments, multiple laser beams (from one or more laser) may be utilized to uniformly heat a splice region including portions of the optical waveguide sections to be spliced, which may have different cross-sectional dimensions. According to some embodiments, the relative distance of the optical waveguide sections and/or the power of the multiple laser beams may be varied during splicing operations. | 03-29-2012 |
Scott Arcand, New Brighton, MN US
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20160098794 | Next-Generation Energy Market Design and Implementation - A process/method is provided for the next generation of electricity market systems that support competitive trading of electric energy and ancillary services within day-ahead and real-time market operation frameworks. The invention comprises the systems and methods related to advances in electricity market architecture, functionality, and performance. The systems and methods of the invention ensure system operation reliability and maximize market economic efficiency of energy and ancillary services trading in competitive market environment. | 04-07-2016 |
Scott Arcand, St. Louis Park, MN US
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20120101932 | AUTOMATION OF ENERGY TRADING - A computer program for automating energy trading between regional transmission organizations (RTOs) is disclosed. The computer program includes computer readable program code means for creating a template for an energy trade between two RTOs, wherein the template comprises a plurality of trade components, the plurality of trade components being arranged in sequential order according to an RTO's required order of execution; computer readable program code means for selecting a template for an energy trade between two RTOs; computer readable program code means for displaying a summary of a trade; and computer readable program code means for monitoring and displaying a trade's status. | 04-26-2012 |
Sebastien Arcand, Saint-Augustin-De-Desmaures CA
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20120081537 | CAMERA PROTECTIVE SYSTEM AND METHOD - A user protection system, a machine including a user protection system, and a method of protecting a user of a machine are disclosed. In an embodiment, a user protection system is provided including at least one camera directed to a protected area of the machine; a computing device operably coupled to the at least one camera, a program product stored in a memory of the computing device which when executed, analyzes at least one image of the protected area captured by the camera and transmitted in real time to the computing device, and a relay coupling operably connecting the computing device with a shut-off control on the machine, wherein, in a case in which at least a part of a user is detected at least partially within the protected area, the computing device transmits a command causing the machine to stop. | 04-05-2012 |