| 27th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 6 |
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| 20150182296 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REAL TIME TRACKING AND MODELING OF SURGICAL SITE - The present invention involves a surgical site monitoring system and associated method of use employing vectorized 3D-tracking markers attached to a single vectorized fiducial reference and to a surgical site imaging sensor. A tracker obtains image information about both tracking markers and uses either the markings on or shapes of the tracking markers to determine from the image information the 3D locations and orientations of the imaging sensor and of the fiducial reference fixed to the surgical site. A scan taken of the surgical site prior to a surgical procedure with the fiducial reference attached allows live images of the surgery site to be sourced from the imaging sensor and to be overlaid in real time on a 3D model of the surgical site. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182297 | Multi-user touch-based control of a remote catheter guidance system (RCGS) - A control system for a medical remote catheter guidance system includes an ECU, a computer-readable memory coupled to the ECU, and user interface (UI) logic stored in the memory configured to be executed by the ECU. The user interface logic receives input from a touch screen display with respect to a view of an anatomical model, associates a user type with the input, and interprets the input according to the associated user type and input. The user interface logic may be further configured to receive simultaneous inputs from at least two different users and to associate different user types with each of said simultaneous inputs. The user interface logic may associate each input with a user type according to a location of the input on the touch screen display. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182298 | GUIDED DRILL, KIT OF GUIDED DRILLS AND METHODS OF OSTEOTOMY FOR INSERTING A DENTAL IMPLANT USING THE KIT - A guided drill for osteotomy for a dental implant is provided. The guided drill comprises a shank configured to be releasably mechanically associated with a contra angle hand piece, a guide body having an outer surface geometrically confined to a cylinder having a radius R | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182299 | INTRAORAL DEVICE FOR AUTOMATED PREPARATION OF THE TEETH WITH A VIEW TO PERFORMING PARTIAL OR PERIPHERAL RESTORATIONS - The invention relates to an intraoral device for automated preparation of the teeth with a view to performing partial or peripheral dental restoration, which includes: a splint ( | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182300 | DENTAL FILING STRIP SYSTEM - A dental filing strip system includes a base metal strip having opposite surfaces, adhering layers applied to either or both base metal strip surfaces, and abrasive particle layers adhered to either or both base metal strip surfaces by the respective adhering layers, wherein the abrasive particle layers are composed of abrasive particles having nominal average particle sizes not greater than approximately 0.035 mm. The dental filing strip system includes a plurality of filing strips of incremental thicknesses, wherein the particle sizes are maintained not greater than approximately 0.035 mm but the base metal strip thicknesses are selectively modified, to obtain greater overall thicknesses without requiring larger particle sizes. The dental filing strip system may provide free ends, or may have the filing strip ends couple to a handle. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182301 | Dental Devices And Methods For Treating One Or More Teeth - A dental device (such as a dental matrix or teeth tray) for use in in securing to one or more teeth during a dental restoration procedure or another dental procedure. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182302 | DENTAL MATRIX BAND - The present invention relates to a dental matrix for use repairing and restoring inter-proximal cavities on a tooth with light-cured composites, the dental matrix comprising a matrix body and a plurality of light transmitting micro-pores positioned on the matrix body and overlying the inter-proximal surface of the tooth when the dental matrix engages the restored tooth. The present invention further relates to a method manufacture of such dental matrix. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182303 | ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT PLANNING USING LIP TRACER - The present invention discloses orthodontic treatment planning which enables designing the desired smile line with the help of a computer workstation. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182304 | Customized Orthodontic Appliance and Method - An orthodontic bracket is disclosed having three archwire retention channels in the mesial-distal directions, a central channel and two side channels. The two side channels each include a pair of spaced apart inverted archwire retaining regions having a recess that opens generally towards the bracket base. Each such recess is for grasping or holding an archwire therein. Other aspects are directed to a self ligating orthodontic bracket system that includes a rotatable member for securing an archwire within a slot of a bracket; embodiments that include an orthodontic appliance and method of producing and using the same, and preferably employed in a lingual orthodontic system, that includes friction reducing features between an interior of an archwire slot portion of the appliance and an archwire placed within the archwire slot. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182305 | VIBRATING ORTHODONTIC STRIP - A low cost disposable peel-and-stick vibrating orthodontic strip can be attached to existing orthodontic devices such as aligners, thus speeding dental remodeling by as much as 50%. A low cost orthodontic appliance generally in the form of a peel-and-stick vibrating strip that can be advantageously applied to existing orthodontic devices, such as aligners, positioners, fixed appliances, or even applied directly to teeth. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182306 | DENTAL BRACKET - A dental bracket is adapted to connect with a wire for repositioning of a tooth in a mouth of a patient, and includes a base member, a cap, and an adjustable unit. The cap is connected removably to the base member to define an accommodating chamber therebetween, and is formed with an opening in spatial communication with the accommodating chamber. The adjustable unit includes an inner end portion disposed within the accommodating chamber and retained at a selected one of a plurality of angular positions, and an outer end surface formed with at least one wire engaging groove that is disposed outwardly of the opening in the cap. The cap is removable from the base member to allow for angular position adjustment of the inner end portion of the adjusting member relative to the base member. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182307 | SELF-LIGATING ORTHODONTIC BRACKET - An aesthetic ceramic material is combined with a resilient metal to obtain an aesthetic self-ligating appliance with an easily operable latch mechanism. The appliance uses a door assembly that includes a ceramic ligating cover coupled to a resilient clip pivotable about a hinge mechanism. The clip functions as a latch to reversibly secure the clip and ligating cover to the appliance and retain an archwire in an archwire slot, and is capable of providing active ligation whereby the clip elastically deflects while directly or indirectly providing a continuous force to the archwire. Advantageously, the clip has a configuration that allows an orthodontic practitioner to pivot open the door assembly with minimal force while preventing the inadvertent opening of the door assembly as a result of normal forces applied by the archwire against the door assembly during the course of treatment. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182308 | TRANSFER COPINGS AND RELATED METHODS FOR TAKING IMPLANT IMPRESSIONS - A transfer coping configured to take an impression of an implant is disclosed. The transfer coping has an impression material contact portion and an implant mating portion. The implant mating portion has at least one support portion and at least one deflection portion configured to be received within an opening on a coronal portion of an implant. The at least one protrusion is disposed on the at least one deflection portion and is configured to engage in a snap-fit manner with a coordinating feature of an implant. A method for identifying the position of an implant in a patient is also disclosed. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182309 | Secondary Part, Set, Dental Implant, Gingiva Former, Impression Part, Dental Implant System, and Method for Producing an Implant - The secondary part ( | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182310 | DENTAL IMPLANT - A dental implant system comprising a crown, an abutment, and an implant. In one embodiment, the abutment is one of coupled and integrated to the crown. The implant may comprise an upper portion adapted to receive the abutment. The upper portion may comprise an inner implant surface having a first angle relative to a vertical plane. In one embodiment, the first angle is less than about twenty degrees or more than about sixty degrees. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182311 | OVAL PLATFORM DENTAL IMPLANT SYSTEM AND ITS COMPONENTS - (OPI) Oval Platform Dental Implants, a new generation of dental implants, have a wider implant structure (3.75 to 12 mm) and wider platform (oval versus round) versus the cylindrical tapered shape and round platform of conventional dental implants. OPI have a thicker body (3.75 to 6 mm) versus blade shape implants, (2-3 mm), which, due to high failure rate, are not used today. Due to the block shape of OPI's structure (body), which bonds to the bone of the jaw, OPI provides better anchorage and support for supra-structure elements that connect to the implant by two screws and supports fixed or removable prostheses (crowns and dentures). In OPI the same material composition as in conventional implants will be used, which has a high rate of success in bonding to the jaw bone and enough hardness to withstand the biting forces. These materials can be Titanium Alloys and Hydroxyl Apatite. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182312 | ABUTMENT SYSTEM FOR IMMEDIATE IMPLANTS FOR PRODUCING A DENTAL PROSTHESIS - The invention relates to an abutment system ( | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182313 | ABUTMENT AND ABUTMENT SYSTEMS FOR USE WITH IMPLANTS - An abutment for supporting a prosthesis relative to an implant includes an implant engaging portion configured to engage with a dental implant and a component supporting portion having a key feature on an external surface portion thereof. The key feature is configured to provide keyed mating engagement with a complimentary key feature on a component to be engaged with the abutment. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182314 | Apparatus and Methods of Making Denture Devices - The present application describes a method for designing and manufacturing a denture device for a patient. A method is described for designing a virtual denture and manufacturing a functional fitting replica denture from the virtual denture. An apparatus comprising a functional fitting replica denture is prepared having denture teeth having a fit substantially similar to the final denture. The methods and apparatus described herein reduce the number of visits required to manufacture the final denture. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182315 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DENTAL MILL BLANK - A method for producing a dental mill blank, characterized in that the method includes contacting an inorganic filler molded article produced by subjecting an inorganic filler to press molding and a polymerizable monomer-containing composition, and allowing the polymerizable monomer to polymerize and cure. When the method of the present invention is used, a dental mill blank having a high inorganic powder content and excellent mechanical strength is obtained. In addition, the dental mill blank obtained is suitably used in the fabrication of a dental prosthesis having high mechanical strength and excellent gloss retention, by machining a mill blank using a CAD/CAM system. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182316 | Apparatus and Methods of Making Denture Devices - The present application describes a method for designing and manufacturing a denture device for a patient. A method is described for designing a virtual denture and manufacturing a functional fitting replica denture from the virtual denture. An apparatus comprising a functional fitting replica denture is prepared having denture teeth having a fit substantially similar to the final denture. The methods and apparatus described herein reduce the number of visits required to manufacture the final denture. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182317 | RESTORATION, RESTORATION COMPONENTS, AND METHODS OF MAKING A DENTAL RESTORATION - A method is provided for making a dental restoration at a certain tooth color shade. The method comprises joining a veneer precursor, a framework and a compensation material to form the dental restoration. The tooth color shade is selected from among a continuous range of tooth color shades, but individual components of the dental restoration may be selected from discrete color shades. Further, a dental restoration, a kit and a use of the kit are provided in accordance with the invention. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182318 | DENTAL PROSTHESIS AND ITS MANUFACTURING METHOD - Disclosed herein are a dental prosthesis and its manufacturing method for restoring a lost tooth. The dental prosthesis has a male member formed on a holding part attached on an adjacent tooth for attaching an artificial tooth on the adjacent tooth and a female member formed in the artificial tooth so that the artificial tooth and the adjacent tooth can be connected with each other without grinding the adjacent tooth. The method for manufacturing the dental prosthesis includes the steps of duplicating an original model, waxing up the duplicated model, holding a sprue on the duplicated model in a state where the duplicated model is waxed up, and investing, burning out and casting the duplicating model. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182319 | ORAL HYGIENE SYSTEM - An apparatus for oral hygiene is disclosed herein. The apparatus includes a base unit containing a reservoir, an oral irrigation handle, a sonic toothbrush, and an accessory container. The apparatus may include a pump, which may move pressurized water from a reservoir to a tip in fluid communication with the pump. The apparatus contains a drive mechanism in a gear housing that is continually drained by one or more apertures in the base. The base may include a plurality of footings that elevate the base unit above a surface supporting the base unit. The oral irrigation handle includes a pause switch that translates longitude motion into rotational motion to close a valve. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182320 | DENTAL SYRINGE TIP DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A dental syringe tip system for attachment to a dental syringe. The dental syringe tip system can include components such as an outer core, an inner core, and a carrier which can be combined in a multitude of combinations to achieve different fluid flow characteristics, such as discharge pressure and discharge pattern, through the dental syringe tip. The outer core and inner core can have passages designed to modify fluid flow characteristics. In addition, the outer core and inner core can have additional connectors for receiving fluids from sources other than a dental syringe. Some or all of the components can be separate to be assembled by a manufacturer or an end-user. Assembly of multiple components can be facilitated by retention features located on the components. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182321 | DENTAL COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING UPCONVERSION PHOSPHORS AND METHODS OF USE - A luminescent coating is disclosed that is used to dimensionally control the curing of a photocurable agent placed in close contact with the coating. The coating is applied at the interface of structures, such as brackets and prosthetics, or may be applied directly on a curable material for use in 3D printing, at the location where bonding material is needed to be cured. The luminescent coating irradiates from its structure the curing radiations necessary to photopolymerize the resin in response to a first radiation irradiated on its structure of a different wavelength. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182322 | Paired Thermometer Temperature Determination - A system and method for monitoring the health of an animal using multiple sensors is described. The wearable device may include one or more sensors whose resultant signal levels may be analyzed in the wearable device or uploaded to a data management server for additional analysis. In one example, paired thermometers are used to estimate a core temperature of the animal, with one of the thermometers facing inward toward the animal and the other thermometer facing away from the animal. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182323 | METHOD OF MENDING A GROIN DEFECT - A method of mending a groin defect such as an indirect inguinal hernia, a direct inguinal hernia, and/or a femoral hernia. A space between the external oblique aponeurosis and the internal oblique aponeurosis is dissected superiorly and laterally to create a site for receiving a lateral portion of a prosthetic repair patch. Dissection medially and inferiorly between the two aponeuroses leads to a transversalis fascia, which is explored downwardly and, at the pubic bone, dissected to reach the preperitoneal space of Retzius. A medial portion of a prosthetic repair patch may be positioned in the space of Retzius with a lateral portion of the prosthetic repair patch positioned in the dissected space between the two aponeuroses. So positioned, the prosthetic repair patch protects the myopectineal orifice that is susceptible to each of the indirect inguinal hernia, direct inguinal hernia, and femoral hernia. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182324 | IMPLANT DEVICE PARTICULARLY USEFUL FOR IMPLANTATION IN THE INTRAVASCULAR SYSTEM FOR DIVERTING EMBOLI - A device for implantation in the body of a subject to divert solid particles from entering branch passageways, particularly useful for diverting emboli from branch blood vessels. The implant device includes an anchoring section for firmly anchoring in the branch blood vessel, and a diverter section projecting into the main blood vessel at the upstream side of the branch blood vessel. The diverter section is constructed to permit blood flow through the main blood vessel but includes an outer surface facing the upstream side of the main blood vessel effective to divert emboli in the blood from entering the branch blood vessel. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182325 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR TENDON REPAIR - Disclosed is a device and method for repairing a partially or totally ruptured tendon. The device comprises an implant placed inside or outside of the tendon on either side of the rupture in order to strengthen the ruptured area during repair. Once positioned inside the tendon, the tendon is held in place so it can heal either by sewing or stapling through the tendon and implant, or by any other suitable method that utilizes the implant to provide strength to the ruptured area. In this manner the tendon can heal with less chance of rupturing again prior to healing. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182326 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DELIVERING AND POSITIONING SHEET-LIKE MATERIALS - An implant delivery system for delivering a sheet-like implant is disclosed. The device includes an implant spreader assembly disposed proximate the distal end of a delivery shaft. The implant spreader assembly includes a first arm and a second arm. The arms are coupled to the delivery shaft such that the first arm and second arm are moveable between a closed position and an open position. When the first and second arms are in the closed position, the arms extend generally in the longitudinal direction. When pivoting to the open position the distal end of each arm travels in a generally transverse direction to spread a sheet-like implant. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182327 | FOLDABLE INTRAOCULAR LENS WITH RIGID HAPTICS - An non-accommodating intraocular lens comprises a flexible optic and at least one haptic connected to the optic. The at least one haptic comprises a rigid structure. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182328 | SEMI-FLEXIBLE POSTERIORLY VAULTED ACRYLIC INTRAOCULAR LENS FOR THE TREATMENT OF PRESBYOPIA - An intraocular lens having a single-focus, acrylic optic and at least one semi-rigid, acrylic haptic connected to the optic. The intraocular lens can have a fixed longitudinal length, e.g., the same fixed length pre-operatively and post-operatively. The intraocular lens can resist deformation, despite contraction and relaxation of the ciliary muscle and fibrosis within the capsular bag, after implantation into the eye using, for example, by the semi-rigid haptics. The intraocular lens can be sufficiently flexible to be compressed from an original configuration to a compressed configuration for insertion into the eye through a small incision and return to the original configuration after implantation into the eye. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182329 | MULTIZONAL LENS WITH ENHANCED PERFORMANCE - An intraocular lens for providing enhanced vision includes an optic having a clear aperture having an outer diameter. The optic has opposing first and second surfaces disposed about an optical axis, the first surface including a cross-sectional profile. The optic further includes central and outer zones that fill the entire clear aperture of the optic. The central zone is disposed about the optical axis having an outer diameter, the profile in the vicinity of the central zone having a constant radius of curvature or a radius of curvature that increases with increasing radius from the optical axis. The outer zone is disposed about the central zone, the profile in the outer zone having a base curvature with a base radius of curvature and a center of curvature, the profile in the outer zone characterized in that, as the distance from the optical axis increases, the distance from the center of curvature of the base curvature also increases. The central zone and the outer zone. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182330 | INTRAOCULAR LENS HAVING INPUT AND OUTPUT ELECTRONICS - Systems and methods involving an intraocular implant with input and/or output electronics are described. In some embodiments, the system includes an intraocular lens having at least one optic operably coupled to a haptic, one or more input electronics on the haptic and/or the optic; and one or more output electronics on the haptic and/or the optic for receiving and/or transmitting data. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182331 | HERMETICALLY SEALED IMPLANTABLE OPHTHALMIC DEVICES AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME - Many modern implantable ophthalmic devices include electronic components, such as electro-active cells, that can leak harmful substances into the eye and/or surrounding tissue. In the implantable ophthalmic devices disclosed herein, electronic components are hermetically sealed within cavities formed by bonding together two or more glass wafers. Bonding the glass wafers together with laser fusion bonding, pressure bonding, or anodic bonding creates a seal that leaks at a rate of less than about 5×10 | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182332 | PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE FORMATION - A prosthetic heart valve includes a base and a plurality of polymeric leaflets. Each leaflet has a root portion coupled to the base, and each leaflet has an edge portion substantially opposite the root portion and movable relative to the root portion to coapt with a respective edge portion of at least one of the other leaflets of the plurality of leaflets. Each leaflet includes) at least two polymers along at least one portion of the leaflet, and each leaflet has a composition gradient of each of the at least two polymers along at least one portion of the leaflet. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182333 | PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE HAVING IDENTIFIERS FOR AIDING IN RADIOGRAPHIC POSITIONING - A prosthetic heart valve having identifiers for aiding in radiographic positioning is described. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182334 | HEART VALVE DELIVERY SYSTEM WITH VALVE CATHETER - A heart valve delivery system is provided wherein a prosthetic valve is carried on a valve catheter inside a delivery sleeve. A step balloon protrudes from the delivery sleeve and provides a tapered surface for facilitating advancement through a body vessel. The step balloon also aids in crossing the leaflets of a native valve. After the prosthetic valve is positioned within the native valve, the delivery sleeve is retracted to expose the prosthetic valve. If necessary, the step balloon may be expanded to securely seat the prosthetic valve at the site of the native valve. The prosthetic valve is preferably coupled to the valve catheter by a plurality of flexible extension arms which allow the prosthetic valve to be collapsed after initial deployment such that the prosthetic valve may be repositioned if necessary. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182335 | LEFT VENTRICULAR OUTFLOW DEVICE (LVODe) - Left Ventricular Outflow Device (LVODe) is a medical apparatus implanted to enable normal flow from the left ventricle to the aorta in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a congenital disease of the heart with heterogenic genetic phenotypes that result in obstructed flow to the aorta. Echocardiography characterizes HCM as having left ventricular wall thickness greater than 25 mm, asymmetric hypertrophy, left ventricular outflow obstruction, systolic anterior motion of the mitral valve. Patients present with sudden death, perilous arrhythmias, anginal symptoms, and exertional dyspnea. Treatments used for HCM are medical therapy, surgical myectomy and alcohol septal ablation; which are not without adverse effects. In addition, the structural variation of HCM makes no one particular treatment the magic bullet. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182336 | IMPLANTATION OF FLEXIBLE IMPLANT - A method is provided, including introducing into a heart atrium, an annuloplasty structure having a sleeve with an elongated tubular side wall and at least one distal end wall having a surface substantially transverse to a lateral surface of the tubular side wall. A first tissue anchor is deployed through the surface of the end wall of the sleeve and into a first portion of annulus tissue. A second tissue anchor is deployed through a portion of the tubular side wall and into a second portion of annulus tissue, such that the first tissue anchor and the second tissue anchor are both deployed consecutively, to extend in a substantially same direction and into a common, substantially planar surface of a valve annulus, the common, substantially planar surface including the first and second portions of the annulus tissue. Other applications are also described. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182337 | Devices, Systems, and Methods for Reshaping a Heart Valve Annulus - Implants or systems of implants and methods apply a selected force vector or a selected combination of force vectors within or across the left atrium, which allow mitral valve leaflets to better coapt. The implants or systems of implants and methods make possible rapid deployment, facile endovascular delivery, and full intra-atrial retrievability. The implants or systems of implants and methods also make use of strong fluoroscopic landmarks. The implants or systems of implants and methods make use of an adjustable implant and a fixed length implant. The implants or systems of implants and methods may also utilize a bridge stop to secure the implant, and the methods of implantation employ various tools. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182338 | VENTRICULAR VOLUME REDUCTION - Devices and systems including implants (which may be removable) and methods of using them for reducing ventricular volume. The implants described herein are cardiac implants that may be inserted into a patient's heart, particularly the left ventricle. The implant may support the heart wall, or may be secured to the heart wall. The implants are typically ventricular partitioning device for partitioning the ventricle into productive and non-productive regions in order to reduce the ventricular volume. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182340 | CONDYLAR PROSTHESIS FOR A TEMPORO-MANDIBULAR JOINT - The condylar prosthesis ( | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182341 | ARTIFICIAL HIP JOINT STEM, STEM INSERTER, ARTIFICIAL HIP JOINT SYSTEM INCLUDING THEM, AND ARTIFICIAL HIP JOINT - In an artificial hip joint stem of the present invention, a distance between an inner wall portion and an outer wall portion is decreased as separating from an opening part in a sectional view that is parallel to a stem central axis and includes the inner wall portion and the outer wall portion, and both a front wall portion and a rear wall portion have a planar region in a sectional view that is parallel to the stem central axis and includes the front wall portion and the rear wall portion. A stem inserter of the present invention includes a disk-shaped front end part. The present invention also provides an artificial hip joint system including the artificial hip joint stem and the stem inserter, and an artificial hip joint including the artificial hip joint stem. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182342 | Patient Specific Instruments and Related Methods for Joint Replacement - Devices, tools and techniques for the design, selection and/or modification of patient-specific implants, instruments and related methods are disclosed. Various embodiments include the use of double joint lines, particularly for treating severe deformities during joint repair and/or replacement surgeries. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182343 | FEMORAL COMPONENT FOR BONE CONSERVATION - A femoral prosthetic component includes a patellar guide portion, a pair of condyles projecting from the guide portion and forming an intercondylar notch therebetween, a bearing surface, and an interface surface configured to face a resected surface of a femur. The interface surface comprises an anterior face and a posterior face, and is substantially contoured between the anterior and posterior face to match a contoured surface of the femur. The substantially contoured interface surface may include at least one planar surface portion to about a flat cut portion in the surface of the femur. This planar surface portion may be a distal flat at a distal face of the interface surface. The contoured interface surface may alternatively include a plurality of planar surface portions. The femoral prosthetic component is configured such that preparation of the bone to match the interface surface results in minimal resection of the distal femur. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182344 | KNEE PROSTHESIS - A tibial insert includes a base and a post extending from the base along a longitudinal axis. The post has a medial surface, a lateral surface, and a height along the longitudinal axis. The medial surface has a medial section, and the lateral surface has a lateral section oriented substantially parallel to the medial section. The medial section and the lateral section each have a width in a substantially anterior-posterior direction that is sufficient to enable varus/valgus constraint over a flexion/extension range from extension to about 90 to 120 degrees of flexion when the tibial insert is mated with a femoral component. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182345 | INTERVERTEBRAL IMPLANT WITH KEEL - An intervertebral implant component of an intervertebral implant includes an outer surface for engaging an adjacent vertebra and an inner surface. A keel extends from the outer surface and is designed to be disposed in a slot provided in the adjacent vertebra. This keel extends in a plane which is non-perpendicular to the outer surface; and preferably there are two of the keels extending from the outer surface which are preferably offset laterally from one another. In another embodiment, an anterior shelf is provided at an anterior end of the outer surface, and this anterior shelf extends vertically away from the inner surface in order to help prevent bone growth from the adjacent vertebra towards the inner surface. Further in accordance with disclosed embodiments, various materials, shapes and forms of construction of the component and/or keel provide various benefits. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182346 | EXPANDABLE TISSUE SPACE IMPLANT AND METHOD OF USE - A horizontal and vertical expandable tissue spacer implants, insertion tools, assembly methods and surgical methods are disclosed. The horizontal expandable tissue spacer implant includes a first lateral member with a first side, a second lateral member with a first side, and an intermediate spacer member. The intermediate spacer member is adapted to cooperatively engage and hold the first side of the first lateral member and the first side of the second lateral member. A vertical expandable tissue spacer implant includes a top member with a bottom surface, a bottom member with a top surface, and an intermediate spacer member with a coupling mechanism. The coupling mechanism cooperatively engages the bottom surface of the top member to the intermediate spacer member and the top surface of the bottom member to the intermediate spacer member. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182347 | EXPANDABLE INTERVERTEBRAL CAGE ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS - An expandable assembly for insertion into an intervertebral space is presented. The assembly, in particular aspects, includes an elongate body comprising an upper portion and a lower portion, wherein the elongate body defines an internal longitudinal channel extending from a proximal opening to a distal cavity. The assembly may include an expander that is sized and shaped for insertion into the distal cavity, thereby selectively expanding the upper portion away from the lower portion. The elongate body may also include one or more bone graft windows a cap that is sized and shaped for insertion into the proximal opening. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182348 | Laterally Deflectable Implant - A laterally deflectable asymmetric implant for implanting into a body may comprise a deflectable piece having distal and proximal ends and assuming a straightened insertion state. The backbone may abut or interconnect with said deflectable piece at the distal end of the deflectable piece. In a fully deflected state the implant may define an asymmetric shape, e.g. a D-shaped loop, defining an at least partially enclosed volume. The deflectable piece may comprise a sequence of segments interconnected at effective hinges. Longitudinal pressure applied to the proximal end of the deflectable piece (or applied to the backbone in an opposite direction) may cause relative longitudinal movement between the backbone and the proximal end of the deflectable piece and may generate outward horizontal movement of the deflectable piece away from the backbone. In one embodiment, the implant is implanted using lateral access into an anterior zone of a vertebra and deployed posteriorly. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182349 | SPACER FOR INSERTION BETWEEN TWO VERTEBRAE - A spacer for insertion between two vertebrae includes a variable axial length and comprises a first member having a hollow interior and a tubular wall and a second member having a hollow interior and a tubular wall the second member being slidable within the first member in an axial direction for adjusting an overall length. At least the first member or the second member comprises an access opening in its wall, the opening having a size which is adapted for inserting bone grafts through the opening into the interior. The spacer further comprises a length adjustment structure being engageable with an expansion tool for telescoping the second member relative to the first member and a locking structure for fixing the axial length. The access opening, the length adjustment structure and the locking structure are arranged so as to be accessible from the same side of the spacer. The spacer allows in situ filling of bone grafts into its interior and an improved handling. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182350 | PROSTHESIS INSTALLATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A system and method for allowing any surgeon, including those surgeons who perform a fewer number of a replacement procedure as compared to a more experienced surgeon who performs a greater number of procedures, to provide an improved likelihood of a favorable outcome approaching, if not exceeding, a likelihood of a favorable outcome as performed by a very experienced surgeon with the replacement procedure. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182351 | PROSTHESIS POSITIONING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A system and method for improving positioning of a prosthesis, particularly prostheses having a preferred orientation with respect to a frame of reference of a patient. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182352 | BONE PRESERVING INTRAOPERATIVE DOWNSIZING SYSTEM FOR ORTHOPAEDIC IMPLANTS - An orthopaedic implant system includes a set of provisional orthopaedic implants having different implant sizes, in which each provisional implant facilitates an intraoperative selection of the next-smallest implant size without removing the provisional implant from the bone. All of the implant sizes share a common sagittal configuration of distal and anterior bone contacting surfaces, but have variable sagittal configurations only in the posterior bone contacting surfaces. Thus, where a relatively larger femoral provisional component is mounted to a femur, changing to a smaller provisional component (i.e., “downsizing”) can be accomplished by recutting only two of five original femoral cuts. Cut slots provided in each provisional implant are sized and positioned to correspond to the posterior bone contacting surface geometry of the next-smallest provisional implant size. Thus, the cut slots in a mounted, relatively larger implant can be used to further resect posterior femoral surfaces to accept the next smallest implant component size. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182353 | ARM PROSTHETIC DEVICE - A prosthetic arm apparatus including a plurality of segments that provide a user of the prosthetic arm apparatus with substantially the same movement capability and function as a human arm. The segments are connectable to one another and connectable to a prosthetic support apparatus that may be adorned by the user. Some segments may provide movement about more than one axis using a single actuator. The prosthetic arm apparatus may include a user interface incorporated therein and may include one or more communication systems for communicating with external devices. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182354 | HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FOR A KNEE-ANKLE ASSEMBLY CONTROLLED BY A MICROPROCESSOR - The present invention pertains to a femoral knee-ankle prosthesis intended for persons who are lower-limb amputees but still have a segment suitable for a femoral connection and a tibial connection connected to the femoral segment based on an articulation which reproduces the movements of the knee, the said tibial segment being articulated on one foot based on an articulation reproducing the movements of the ankle, an initial damper the ends of which are joined respectively with the femoral and tibial segments, and another hydraulic damper of which the ends are joined respectively with the tibial and foot segment; the said prosthesis is remarkable in that the chamber of the first hydraulic damper is connected to the chamber of the second hydraulic damper and in that it consists of the means of controlling the first and/or second hydraulic damper depending on the phase of the walking cycle such as the stance phase or the swing phase and/or real-life situations such as stairs, slopes or standing, etc., in such a manner that the flexion of the knee allows the dorsiflexion of the ankle in proportion to the movement of the knee during the stance phase and such that the flexion of the knee results in the dorsiflexion of the ankle during the swing phase. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182355 | ELECTRICALLY POWERED ARTIFICIAL HAND - The invention addresses the problem of providing an electrically powered artificial hand that can be constructed with a simple configuration, the operation of which is easy to master and the control of which is highly reproducible. The electrically powered artificial hand ( | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182356 | MODULAR PROSTHETIC ABUTMENT SYSTEM - An abutment system for operatively coupling an implant stem to an exo-prosthesis. The abutment system includes a plurality of interlocking sleeve elements that are operatively coupled to an implant stem positioned within a prepared site of a selected bone. The interlocking sleeve elements of the abutment system are selectively removable and replaceable. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182357 | MOUNTING PLATE SYSTEM FOR PROSTHETIC SOCKET - A mounting plate system for use with a prosthetic socket includes a mounting plate having a cylindrical configuration. The mounting plate includes a top face arranged to be adjacent to a distal outer periphery of the prosthetic socket and a bottom face for attachment to a prosthetic limb. An opening extends from the top face to the bottom face. A bottom recess has a cylindrical configuration and extends from the bottom face and surrounds the opening. A top recess has a cylindrical configuration and extends from the top face and surrounds the opening. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182358 | STENT TO ASSIST IN ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA FORMATION - There is described an arteriovenous fistula stent, having a tubular body comprising a series of sinusoidal shaped struts along the length of the tubular body. A plurality of curvilinear connectors extend between and are attached to adjacent struts wherein a first end of a connector is attached to a distal face of a proximal strut apex and a second end of a connector is attached to a proximal face of a distal strut apex. A pair of unconnected strut apexes are between pairs of connected apexes. When the tubular body is in a stowed configuration a proximal aperture and a distal aperture are circular and when the tubular body is in a deployed configuration the distal aperture is oblong or ovoid. There is also described a method for inserting a stent for use in creation of an arteriovenous fistula by identifying a candidate artery and a candidate vein and dissecting the candidate vein. Next, inserting a stent into the vein and creating a breach in the candidate artery at a desired angle and location. Next, introducing the stent and vein into the candidate artery and forming the stent into a curvature angle selected to minimize turbulent blood flow in an anastomosis formed by the vein and the artery. Optionally, there is a step of fastening a distal portion of the stent to the artery. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182359 | STENT AND METHOD OF USE - A stent having a compressed delivery configuration, an expanded configuration for implantation in a body lumen, a central body portion having a first plurality of struts, and an end portion having a second plurality of struts, wherein the first plurality of struts defines a central body pattern having a first axial stiffness, and the second plurality of struts defines an open cell configuration having a second axial stiffness greater than the first axial stiffness, the second axial stiffness sufficient to resist more than about 5% radial expansion of the end portion from the delivery configuration so long as at least about 20% of a length of the first end portion is radially constrained in the delivery configuration. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182360 | METHOD OF TREATMENT WITH A BIOABSORBABLE STENT WITH TIME DEPENDENT STRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES AND REGIO-SELECTIVE DEGRADATION - A bioabsorbable polymeric stent with time dependent structure and properties and methods of treating a diseased blood vessel with the bioabsorable polymeric stent are disclosed. The structure and properties of the stent change with time and allow the vessel to be restored to a natural unstented state. The bioabsorbable stent loses mechanical integrity in a controlled manner due to modification of selected structural elements. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182361 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR BRIDGING A NECK OF AN ANEURYSM - A system for removing a thrombus. The system includes an expandable device that maintains axially fixed engagement with the thrombus. The expandable device applies a first force to the thrombus according to surrounding vessel size. The expandable device applies a second force to the thrombus according to an increased vessel size to maintain axially fixed engagement. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182362 | MODIFIED PUSHER APPARATUS - Placement of a stent having a tethered ferromagnetic bead may be facilitated with a modified pusher having an opening at the distal end of the pusher to receive the tethered ferromagnetic bead. The ferromagnetic bead may be positioned within the bladder whereby a tether connection to a shortened stent ending within the ureter may be used to reduce the likelihood of patient irritation. The bead, tether, and stent assembly may be advanced into the patient as a unit along a conventional guide wire and using a conventional cystoscope. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182363 | PREWIRE CHANNEL STENT - A prewire channel stent has a structure that includes a balloon having a metallic mesh material outside the balloon, a central passage inside the balloon, and a second passage disposed between the metallic mesh material and the balloon. The second passage allows a second guidewire to be received therein, and the use of the second guidewire thereby avoids the problem of wire exchange and stent dislodgement in known devices. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182364 | MULTI-METHOD AND MULTI-APPARATUS FOR TREATING OBESITY - A multi-method and multi-apparatus for treating obesity. The multi-method includes a method for estimating a volume of an intragastric balloon appropriate for an individual patient, a method for using an enterocutaneous fistula to inspect an intragastric balloon without sedation and endoscopic complications associated with an upper endoscopy, and a method for decreasing ability of the stomach of an individual patient to distend or expand after a meal increasing satiety and helping the individual patient to comply with a weight loss diet. The multi-apparatus includes an intragastric balloon for inflating without installation of a pressurized gas or liquid, an intragastric balloon for minimizing trauma of the intragastric balloon on the gastric mucosa, and an intragastric balloon for administering therapeutic medications. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182365 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR REDUCING GASTRIC VOLUME - The present invention involves new interventional methods and devices for reducing gastric volume, and thereby treating obesity. The procedures are generally performed laparoscopically and may generally be described as laparoscopic plication gastroplasty (LPG) in which, after obtaining abdominal access, spaced apart sites on a gastric wall are engaged and approximated to create one or more tissue folds that are then secured by placing one or more tissue fasteners to produce one or more plications projecting into the gastrointestinal space. The serosal tissue may optionally be treated during the procedure to promote the formation of a strong serosa-to-serosa bond that ensures the long-term stability of the tissue plication. These procedures are preferably carried out entirely extragastrically (i.e. without penetrating through the gastrointestinal wall), thereby minimizing the risks of serious complications. Minimally invasive devices for approximating and fastening soft tissues are disclosed that enable these new interventional methods to be carried out safely, efficiently and quickly. Methods for reversing the procedure are also disclosed. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182366 | JOINT MECHANISM - A joint mechanism | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182367 | DEVICE HAVING HINGE FOR TREATMENT OF ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURIES AND METHOD FOR USING THE SAME - A device and method for using the device arranged to maintain anatomical alignment between a joint by creating a dynamic load around the joint to restore and maintain the anatomical alignment. The orthotic device uses a hinge to create a directed force on a tibia by maintaining misalignment of an instant center of rotation (ICoR) of the hinge at a position relative to an anatomical knee joint. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182368 | ANKLE FOOT ORTHOSIS - An ankle foot orthosis includes a leg member, a foot member, and a drive member. The drive assembly includes a link member which may be hingedly secured to the foot member at a hinge location adjacent to the posterior end of the foot member. The drive assembly may be operable to selectively impart pivotal movement between the foot member and the link member about a first pivot axis, and pivotal movement between the foot member and the leg member about a second pivot axis at the hinge location. The leg member and the foot member strut may be selectively movable in a medial-lateral direction relative to a base of the foot member and the drive assembly. The inferior-superior location of the second pivot axis may be selectively adjustable for substantially aligning the second pivot axis with an axis of rotation of an ankle joint of the wearer. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182369 | VARIABLE BACK SHELL HAVING TWO SIDE SHELL PARTS - The invention relates to a variable orthopaedic back shell having two side shell parts, which can be used as a back orthosis or as a holder for other orthoses, for example shoulder orthoses. The invention also relates to an orthosis which includes a back shell according to the invention, and to the orthopaedic use of the back shells. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182370 | GOGGLE BREATHING SYSTEM - Provided is a goggle kit including a goggle clip attachable to the goggle frame, and a corresponding nose element, which adheres to the user's nose. The nose element and the goggle clip are configured to be detachably engageable therewith, such that when the nose element is placed on the user's nose and the goggle is placed over the user's eyes, the goggle clip and nose element may be engaged with each other, thereby urging the nasal opening of the user to dilate. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182372 | REVERSIBLE ORAL ADHESIVE GEL - The invention relates to a reversible oral adhesive gel. The reversible oral adhesive gel is suitable for application to lips to inhibit oral (mouth) breathing and to promote nasal breathing and thereby prevent or ameliorate snoring and to correct respiratory problems. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182373 | Oral Exercise Appliance - A dental device relating to a mouth-engageable component positioned on the palatal portion of the mouth, and configured for employment by the user for exercising and strengthening the pharyngeal muscles. Repetitive use results in a strengthening of the muscles relating to tongue movement and provides an increase of the area of their pharyngeal airway. Such an increase can provide a reduction in the severity of snoring and sleep apnea. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182374 | DEVICE FOR TREATMENT OF SLEEP APNEA OR SNORING - A device for treatment of sleep apnea or snoring of a user comprises an upper oral splint adapted for an upper jaw of the user, and a lower oral splint ( | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182375 | Therapeutic Thermal Compression Device - Systems and methods directed to the art of therapeutic thermal compression are provided. A therapeutic device capable of providing various therapeutic stimuli, including thermal energy transfer and applied pressure. The therapeutic device has a heating/cooling system, a temperature moderating system, a compression system, and a control system which controls the amount of pressure applied, the degree of temperature applied, and the duration of each application of therapeutic stimuli. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182376 | Therapeutic Gloves with Heating Pads - Disclosed is a therapeutic glove with a removable heating pad. In one embodiment, the glove includes a thumb compartment and a finger and palm compartment. The finger and palm compartment includes a pocket on the top side and on the palm side thereof. Each pocket is elongated and spans between the front end and the wrist portion of the glove. Additionally, each pocket is adapted to enclose a heating pad therein, wherein the heating pad is shaped and dimensioned similarly to the pocket. Accordingly, the heating pad covers a substantial portion of the user's hand. The heating pad is reusable, and can transfer heat to the user's hand when placed in the pocket. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182377 | SELF-CENTERING PATIENT TEMPERATURE CONTROL CATHETER - A catheter includes working fluid supply and return lumens through which working fluid circulates to exchange heat with a patient in whom the catheter is positioned. Plural wires arranged in a mesh are located longitudinally along the catheter and engaged therewith. The mesh can be moved between a radially expanded configuration, in which the mesh circumscribes an inner wall of a vessel in which the catheter is disposed and in which blood flowing through the vessel is not significantly impeded from flowing within the mesh past the catheter, and a radially collapsed configuration, in which the mesh lies against the catheter or is closely spaced therefrom to facilitate advancement and retraction of the catheter from the vessel. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182378 | Capsular Ring - A capsular guide for conducting capsulorhexis in an eye has a guide ring adapted to be retained against the capsular bag. The means for retaining the ring comprises at least one gripper formed on the lower surface of the guide ring. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182379 | DEVICE FOR VITRECTOMY SURGICAL OPERATIONS - A vitrectomy probe for removing vitreous material from an eyeball, having a longitudinal axis and an outer tube with a closed end and a lateral surface, at least one inlet port located proximate to the closed end and configured to allow the vitreous material to enter into the outer tube; an inner tube arranged in the outer tube to relatively move with respect to the outer tube, the inner tube having an opening with a cutting profile through which the vitreous material can be cut and can enter the inner tube, a drive unit configured for causing the outer tube and the inner tube to move relatively with respect to each other, in such a way that the cutting profile cuts the vitreous material entering the inlet port. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182380 | OPHTHALMIC LASER SURGERY APPARATUS AND PROGRAM OF CREATING CONTROL DATA FOR OPHTHALMIC SURGERY - An ophthalmic laser surgery apparatus for treating an eye of a patient includes: a laser light source configured to emit the pulse laser light; an objective lens configured to condense the pulse laser light emitted from the laser light source on the tissue to cause a photodistuption of the tissue; a scanner configured to scan a condensing position of the pulse laser light condensed by the objective lens; and a controller configured to control the scanner to adjust speed of scanning the condensing position depending on a size of the photodisruption which fluctuates in according to an aberration which fluctuates according to a change in the condensing position. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182381 | SOLAR POWERED EVAPORATIVE COOLED WELDING HOOD - A welding hood with a solar powered evaporative cooling system that has a magnified solar panel produced by the light from the welding arc passing through a clear lens, the solar panel, and magnification lens; then bouncing off the reflective backing and back through the solar panel increasing the power of the solar panel and extending the life of the batteries that by an on/off switch operate a fan with an attached filter. This provides filtered circulating air that flows across the head of the welder wearing a damp cap liner or other preferred product; and that produces evaporative cooled air that cools the welder's head, clears the line of sight; provides an improved breathing area for the welder, and reduces related heat injuries and respiratory problems. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182382 | PRE-LUBRICATED EARPLUGS AND THE METHOD OF PRODUCTION THEREOF - A method of producing a material which seeps a desired coating for example a method of producing a self-lubricating earplug by submerging an earplug in a lubricant bath for a selected period of time for at least one of a bath temperature and/or pressure. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182383 | Silicone/Acrylic Hybrid Adhesives - Adhesive compositions comprising one or more silicone/acrylate copolymers are described. Also described are various healthcare adhesive articles in sheet form which include a carrier sheet, a release coating applied to the carrier sheet, one or more regions of pressure sensitive adhesive adjacent the release coating, a flow control layer for promoting distribution of one or more adhesive debonding agents, and a substrate or facestock sheet removably disposed on the carrier sheet. The adhesive layer includes a pressure sensitive adhesive having a minority proportion of a silicone containing agent blended with one or more acrylic polymers. After application to a surface of interest, the adhesive strips can be easily removed by application of a debonding agent. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182384 | ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE SKIN COVERING ELEMENTS - Skin covering elements utilize conductive regions including electrically conductive materials may be arranged to enable a user to actuate a capacitive touchscreen such as through a centrally arranged absorptive pad and/or laterally through a carrier. Embodiments directed to adhesive bandages and athletic tapes are provided. A method includes applying an adhesive bandage to a user and depressing a portion of the bandage against a surface of a capacitive touchscreen to control or operate a function of an electronic device. Conductive regions may be also arranged to communicate with an electrical interface, such as for resistive heating of skin of a user and/or providing communication with one or more sensors. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182385 | PERSONAL DISPOSABLE HYGIENE PRODUCT INCLUDING ADHESIVE APPLIED ON AN ELASTIC STRAND - A method of dispensing adhesive onto a stretched elastic strand includes applying a first volume of adhesive onto a first portion of the elastic strand, applying a second volume of adhesive onto a second portion of the elastic strand, and applying a third volume of adhesive onto a third portion of the elastic strand. The second volume is less than the first and third volumes. When the elastic strand is adhered to a substrate to form a personal disposable hygiene product, the first and third portions of the elastic strand define opposing ends of the elastic strand, which are adhered with a larger amount of adhesive to resist creep at the opposing ends. The reduction of adhesive in the second or central portion between the opposing ends significantly reduces the adhesive add on in the personal disposable hygiene product. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182386 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MANUFACTURING COMPOSITE SHEET - A method including: a step of forming depressions and protrusions on a first continuous sheet between a first roll and a second roll; a placement step of placing a plurality of granular particles in depressed portions of the depressions and protrusions of the first continuous sheet; a step of laying a second continuous sheet on the first continuous sheet, thereby forming a sandwich structure; and a step of bonding the two sheets with each other along protruding portions of the depressions and protrusions of the first continuous sheet, wherein a circumferential velocity of the second roll is greater than a circumferential velocity of the first roll. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182387 | DIAPER STRUCTURE WITH ENHANCED TACTILE SOFTNESS ATTRIBUTES AND PROVIDING RELATIVELY LOW HUMIDITY - A disposable diaper is provided. The diaper comprises a topsheet comprising a first nonwoven web. The topsheet has a basis weight greater than 25 gsm, according to the Basis Weight Test herein. The diaper comprises a backsheet comprising a second nonwoven web and a film. The film has a WVTR value of less than 6,500 g/m | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182388 | DISPOSABLE DIAPER - A disposable diaper provided at least in one of the front and rear waist regions with a pocket adapted to receive and to contain a relatively large amount of body exudates. A chassis includes a main portion, lateral portions lying outboard of the main portion in the transverse direction along which leg elastics extending in a longitudinal direction in the crotch region are provided and a pair of lateral elastic regions formed by folding the both lateral portions. At least in the rear waist region of the front and rear waist regions, waist pocket panels formed contiguously to or separately of elastic belt panels and adapted to connect the inner lateral edge portions of the lateral elastic regions are provided and the elastic belt panels are attached to the outer lateral portions of the lateral elastic regions. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182389 | PULL-ON WEARING ARTICLE - A pull-on wearing article includes first and second waist regions, and tape fasteners. The first waist region includes elasticity in the lateral direction. The tape fasteners include a fixed section fixed in the vicinity of a lateral region and a free section that includes a fastening section in which the tape fastener is removable with respect to the outer surface of the second waist region. The free section includes a holding end and a holding section extended from the fastening section to an outer side in the lateral direction, and the holding end is releasably fixed on a non-skin facing surface in the vicinity of the lateral edge of the first waist region, and a region between the fastening section of the first waist region and the holding end contracts, whereby the holding section assumes a convexly curved shape. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182390 | ABSORBENT ARTICLE HAVING A FASTENING SYSTEM - An absorbent article is provided. The absorbent article includes an absorbent assembly having a liquid permeable inner layer, an outer layer, and an absorbent body between the inner and outer layers. A pair of ears extend transversely outward from opposite sides of the absorbent assembly in a back waist region, each of the ears having a primary first fastening-component that is selectively engagable with a primary second fastening-component in a front waist region. There is a pair of spaced-apart secondary first fastening-components disposed on the outer layer in the front waist region, each of the secondary first fastening-components being selectively engageable with the secondary second fastening-components. Each secondary first fastening-component fits into a fastener region, wherein each fastener region is defined by an outline. Each outline has a waist edge and an opposite leg edge connected by an outer edge and an inner edge. The length of the outer edge is shorter than the length of the inner edge. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182391 | SECUREMENT ASSEMBLY - A securement assembly is disclosed that uses a combination of adhesive as well as mechanical fasteners for effectively securing a device to a surface. The securement assembly can be used to protect the surface from the device being secured. The securement assembly comprises an adhering element with a first mechanical fastener and a securing element with a second mechanical fastener, wherein the securing element can serve as both a cover for the adhesive on the adhering element while also providing the securement between the first mechanical fastener and second mechanical fastener. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182392 | ADAPTABLE DIAPER SYSTEM - A diaper system is provided for adapting an adjustable diaper to accommodate different individuals and their growth. The adjustable diaper may include an insertion assembly and a cover assembly. The cover assembly has an interior surface and an exterior surface on opposing sides of its wing shape, forming an anterior wing end and a posterior wing end interconnected by a crotch portion. Along and inward from each wing end of each surface the cover assembly may provide a plurality of waist fasteners of adjustably securing the adjustable diaper about the ever-growing waist of a wearer. The exterior surface between the anterior and the posterior wing ends provides a plurality of fasteners for adapting the height and width of the adjustable diaper. The insertion assembly may be removably secured within pockets formed on both ends of the interior surface of the cover assembly for easy replacement. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182393 | PUSHCART - A pushcart in which a user can adjust a balance direction based on his/her own sense even on a slope. The pushcart includes a pair of wheels, driving units, a pair of wheels are supported on a main body unit in a rotatable manner, a grip portion provided on another side of the main body unit, and a support portion that is connected to the main body unit on one side so as to be capable of rotating in a pitch direction and supports assist wheels in a rotatable manner on another side. An angle formed between the main body unit and a direction orthogonal to the ground surface is estimated based on detected angle between the main body and the support portion. An attitude of the main body unit in the pitch direction is controlled based on a target pitch angle corrected using a correction value. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182394 | Nesting Wheeled Personal Conveyances - A wheeled personal conveyance has a rear portion and a front portion, the front portion being configured to receive into the wheeled personal conveyance the rear portion of a like wheeled personal conveyance such that the like wheeled personal conveyance is at least partially nested within the wheeled personal conveyance. By one approach, a body frame as comprises the wheeled personal conveyance has a front portion that is laterally wider than a part of the body frame that comprises a part of the aforementioned rear portion of the wheeled personal conveyance. So configured, the wheeled personal conveyance can have a passenger area that is wider towards the front than towards the back. By one approach, arm rests are provided that connect to a seat of the wheeled personal conveyance and that move in conjunction with the seat as the seat pivots. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182395 | MANUAL WHEELCHAIR WHEEL HANDLING DEVICE FOR THE HANDICAPPED - Device for handling a wheel of a manual wheelchair, comprising a lever support having a gripping part, installed free to rotate on the wheel, an attachment means for attaching the lever support capable of putting the lever support into position free to rotate about the rotation axis of the wheel, a pusher strut installed free to rotate relative to the lever support, the attachment zone of the pusher strut on the lever support being chosen so a force applied to cause rotation of the lever support in its first direction of rotation creates contact between the pusher strut and the handrim and moves the manual wheelchair forwards, and such that a force applied to cause rotation of the lever support in its second direction of rotation creates a lack of contact or a slipping contact between the handrim and the pusher strut and puts the device into its disengaged position. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182396 | SLIDING ARM MECHANISM FOR WHEELCHAIRS - A sliding arm mechanism for attaching to an arm of a wheelchair is provided herein. One concept of the present disclosure is directed to a sliding arm mechanism that includes a main portion having a top area, a bottom area, first and second opposing end areas, first and second opposing side areas and an inner cavity. The sliding arm mechanism also includes a slide rail, comprising a top side, a bottom side and an elongated aperture located between the top side and the bottom side, which is adapted to be housed within the inner cavity of the main portion. The bottom side of the slide rail is removably coupled to a top part of the arm of the wheelchair. The slide rail and the main portion are slidably coupled to allow the main portion to move laterally over the slide rail in a direction parallel to the top part of the arm of the wheelchair, thus allowing the main portion to move between a first position and a second position. In some embodiments, the first position corresponds to a full-length position and the second position corresponds to a desk-length position, such that a user can adjust the sliding arm mechanism to be able to access a desk or table. | 2015-07-02 |
| 20150182397 | ADJUSTABLE BED SYSTEM HAVING SPLIT-HEAD AND JOINED FOOT CONFIGURATION - A sleep system comprises a mattress including a movable first section extending laterally along a first portion of a width of the mattress and extending longitudinally along a first portion of a length of the mattress, a movable second section extending laterally along a second portion of the width of the mattress and extending longitudinally along the first portion of the length of the mattress, and a movable third section extending laterally across substantially the entire width of the mattress and extending longitudinally along a second portion of the length of the mattress, and an articulation system configured to independently articulate the first section, the second section, and the third section. | 2015-07-02 |
