Babikian
George Babikian, Falmouth, ME US
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20140249530 | CERCLAGE WIRE INSERTION DEVICE - The invention is an insertion tool for wrapping an orthopedic wire around a bone. The tool has a memory loop made of memory-shaped material which, when unconstrained, curves to a pre-determined diameter. A push-pull mechanism in the tool body is used to selectively move the memory loop in and out of the tool body. A cutter is provided at the insertion end of the tool body, to cut through tissue close to the bone. When pushed out of the tool body in a direction tangential to the perimeter of a bone, the memory loop automatically curves and wraps around the bone. Orthopedic wire is then attached to the memory loop, which is then pulled back into the tool body, pulling the orthopedic wire around the bone. A cable adapter facilitates coupling any conventional orthopedic wire to the insertion tool. | 09-04-2014 |
Michael Babikian, Glendale, CA US
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20140149146 | Dynamically Determining a Set of Threshold Interest Rates Associated with a Guaranteed Life Insurance Product - Methods and apparatuses, including computer program products, are described for dynamically determining a set of threshold interest rates associated with a guaranteed life insurance product. A computing device determines an in-effect set of threshold interest rates for the product based on a target profit value for the product and applies the in-effect set of rates to an application for the product upon receipt of the application. The computing device determines periodically whether to modify the in-effect set of rates based on a comparison of an estimated profit value to the target profit value. If the computing device determines that the in-effect set of rates is to be modified, the computing device calculates a modified set of rates and applies the modified set of rates to the application on its issuance date, if the modified set of rates is higher than the set of rates currently applied. | 05-29-2014 |
Nick Babikian, Palos Verdes Estates, CA US
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20140249530 | CERCLAGE WIRE INSERTION DEVICE - The invention is an insertion tool for wrapping an orthopedic wire around a bone. The tool has a memory loop made of memory-shaped material which, when unconstrained, curves to a pre-determined diameter. A push-pull mechanism in the tool body is used to selectively move the memory loop in and out of the tool body. A cutter is provided at the insertion end of the tool body, to cut through tissue close to the bone. When pushed out of the tool body in a direction tangential to the perimeter of a bone, the memory loop automatically curves and wraps around the bone. Orthopedic wire is then attached to the memory loop, which is then pulled back into the tool body, pulling the orthopedic wire around the bone. A cable adapter facilitates coupling any conventional orthopedic wire to the insertion tool. | 09-04-2014 |