Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100113869 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TREATING ANTERIOR PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE - A system for treating anterior pelvic organ prolapse according to one aspect of the present invention comprises a cape for supporting an anterior organ (such as a bladder) that has prolapsed into a vagina, a plurality of support arms coupled to the cape, and a plurality of fasteners for attaching the support arms to a portion of the pelvic wall. Each one of the plurality of fasteners is coupled to a respective one of the plurality of support arms. The system further includes a tension adjustment system. Among other things, the present invention provides an integrated, pre-fabricated solution to anterior pelvic organ prolapse. All components of the system can thus be quickly deployed, without the need to build the repair system piecemeal. Among other things, this results in quicker surgeries, less risk to the patient from anesthesia, and less risk of failure of the repair due to the improper assembly of the repair system. Additionally, the present invention provides a completely transvaginal solution to treating anterior pelvic organ prolapse, is easier for less experienced surgeons to perform, and poses far less risk of injury or death to the patient. | 05-06-2010 |
20100113870 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TREATING POSTERIOR PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE - A system for treating posterior pelvic organ prolapse according to one aspect of the present invention comprises a cape for supporting a posterior organ (such as a rectum and/or bowel) that has prolapsed into a vagina, a plurality of support arms coupled to the cape, and a plurality of fasteners for attaching the support arms to a portion of the pelvic sidewall. Each one of the plurality of fasteners is coupled to a respective one of the plurality of support arms. The system may further include a tension adjustment system. Among other things, the present invention provides an integrated, pre-fabricated solution to treating posterior pelvic organ prolapse. All components of the system can thus be quickly deployed, without the need to build the repair system piecemeal. Additionally, the present invention provides a completely transvaginal solution to posterior pelvic organ prolapse, is easier for less experienced surgeons to perform, and poses far less risk of injury or death to the patient. | 05-06-2010 |
20130296640 | ATRAUMATIC MEDICAL DEVICE ANCHORING AND DELIVERY SYSTEM WITH ENHANCED ANCHORING - Systems and methods are delineated for treating urinary incontinence (UI). And more generally, systems and methods are delineated for providing medical treatment, wherein such systems and methods include means for attaching a structure to a patient and removing the structure without damage to the structure or the patient. An exemplary system for providing medical treatment comprises a structure having a first end and a second end for attachment to a patient. A first fastener is coupled to the first end and includes at least one retractable barb for attachment to the patient. The retractable barb may include a member forming an internal aperture through which tissue growth may occur, thereby improving holding strength for the system. A second fastener is coupled to the second end and includes at least one retractable barb for attachment to the patient. Removable fasteners including retractable barbs or equivalents thereof permit removal of the structure from the patient without damage to the structure as well as limiting trauma to the patient. | 11-07-2013 |
20130303840 | ATRAUMATIC MEDICAL DEVICE ANCHORING AND DELIVERY SYSTEM WITH ENHANCED ANCHORING - Systems and methods are delineated for treating urinary incontinence (UI). And more generally, systems and methods are delineated for providing medical treatment, wherein such systems and methods include means for attaching a structure to a patient and removing the structure without damage to the structure or the patient. An exemplary system for providing medical treatment comprises a structure for attachment to a patient, the structure having a generally rectangular shape and having extending therefrom a plurality of arms. The exemplary system also may include a plurality of fasteners, each including at least one retractable barb. | 11-14-2013 |
20140155687 | ATRAUMATIC MEDICAL DEVICE ANCHORING AND DELIVERY SYSTEM WITH ENHANCED ANCHORING - Systems are delineated for treating urinary incontinence (UI). More generally, systems are delineated for providing medical treatment, wherein such systems include means for attaching a structure to a patient and removing the structure without damage to the structure or the patient. An exemplary system for providing medical treatment comprises a structure for attachment to a patient utilizing at least one retractable barb. | 06-05-2014 |
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20080276126 | Methods and Apparatus for Measuring Performance in Processing System - Techniques are disclosed for measuring performance in processing systems such as communications systems and computing systems. For example, a method of measuring performance in a processing system having a plurality of processing devices includes the following steps. A measurement system coupled to the plurality of processing devices generates an interrupt signal. The measurement system applies the interrupt signal to a set of processing devices under test, wherein the set of processing devices under test is selected from the plurality of processing devices, such that each processing device of the set under test makes data available to the measurement system. The available data represents data associated with the execution of at least one function performed by each processing device of the set under test. The measurement system obtains the available data and utilizes at least a portion of the available data to determine a measure of performance associated with each of the processing devices of the set under test. | 11-06-2008 |
20080282134 | Methods and Apparatus for Detection of Performance Conditions in Processing System - Techniques are disclosed for detection of performance conditions in processing systems. For example, a method of detecting a performance condition in at least one particular processing device of a processing system having a plurality of processing devices includes the following steps. Data is input to a data structure associated with the particular processing device, over a given time period. The input data may be a buffer or a bucket. The input data represents data associated with the execution of at least one function performed by the particular processing device. The given time period includes the time period between consecutive heartbeat signals transmitted by the particular processing device. At least a portion of the input data is removed from the data structure associated with the particular processing device, near the end of the given time period. The removed input data is compared to an expected function execution level. An alarm signal is generated, when warranted, based on the comparison of the removed input data to the expected function execution level such that a performance condition in the particular processing device is determinable. | 11-13-2008 |
20090285402 | Service induced privacy with synchronized noise insertion - A mechanism is disclosed for protecting the privacy of communication content by means of a synchronized noise insertion process operated by counterpart sending and receiving devices. In send mode, a synchronized noise pattern is introduced by a sending device onto a source content, rendering the source content unreadable (or at least partially obfuscating the source content so as to inhibit interception of the content); and in receive mode, a corresponding pattern is introduced 180-degrees out of phase so as to effectively subtract the synchronized noise pattern and yield the original source content. In such manner, communication privacy is achievable without encrypting, encoding or transforming the source content at the sending or receiving device. | 11-19-2009 |
20090323065 | Light Analyzer Device - Apparatus including photodetector device, signal output device, and housing configured to be held in human hand. Signal output device is configured for emitting perceived color signal corresponding to light color data detected by photodetector device. Method that includes: providing apparatus configured to be held in human hand and having photodetector device and signal output device; causing photodetector device to detect light color data from light source; and causing signal output device to emit perceived color signal corresponding to detected light color data. | 12-31-2009 |
20100117828 | Alarm scheme with olfactory alerting component - An alarm system integrating the sense of smell (i.e., an olfactory component) as an alerting modality is described. The olfactory component is uniquely recognizable and distinguishable from traditional visual or audible alerting components and can be used to increase the number of separate alarms that a person can respond to and/or decrease the reaction time for responding to the alarms. | 05-13-2010 |
20100142683 | Method and apparatus for providing video relay service assisted calls with reduced bandwidth - The bandwidth use for Video Relay Service (VRS) assisted calls for hearing impaired individuals is reduced by transmitting a sequence of corresponding sign identification (ID) numbers rather than a video of the signing itself. The signs may be captured by a video camera and recognized by a previously trained sign recognition algorithm, which advantageously converts the signs to sign ID numbers for transmission. Then, at the receiving end, the sequence of ID numbers may be advantageously re-converted back into signs, which may, for example, be displayed on a video screen with use of an artificially created (e.g., a “cartoon”) image comprising (at least) a pair of hands. | 06-10-2010 |
20100173588 | Method and apparatus for suppressing radio frequency interference from bluetooth wireless communication channels - A method and apparatus whereby RF (radio frequency) interference in a Bluetooth wireless communications link is suppressed using an enhancement to the Bluetooth protocol which operates to eliminate noise that is induced on the RF path by external electronic interference. The sampling rate at a Bluetooth transmitter is doubled, and samples are transmitted alternately with and without audio data (e.g., the microphone input data for a Bluetooth headset in transmit mode, or the speaker output data for a Bluetooth mobile phone in transmit mode) included therein. At the Bluetooth receiver, received samples which have been transmitted without audio data are subtracted from (i.e., inverted and digitally added to) corresponding ones of the received samples which have been transmitted with audio data, and the receiver then advantageously uses (only) the (modified) samples resultant therefrom, thereby removing the interference from the signal without reducing the effective sampling rate. | 07-08-2010 |