33rd week of 2021 patent applcation highlights part 7 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20210251731 | METHOD FOR DENTURE ATTACHMENT - A method for positioning a tissue-implanted magnetic member in an edentulous ridge of a patient and positioning a corresponding magnetic member in a removable prosthesis. The method includes forming an incision into an edentulous ridge based on a first set of markings on a mucosa surface; positioning a first magnetic member into the incision; forming a divot into an intaglio surface of a denture based on a second set of markings; and positioning the second magnetic member into the formed divot. Furthermore, a piercing tool assembly is provided for making an incision in positioning a tissue-implanted magnetic member in an edentulous ridge. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251732 | HANDPIECES FOR MEDICAL AND DENTAL DEVICES - A handpiece of a medical or dental device allows a user to hold, support, and/or operate the handpiece by placing a portion of the user's hand, such as one or more fingers (e.g., the forefinger) through an ergonomic aperture in the handpiece. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251733 | Systems and Methods of Simulating Colors, Opacities and Other Optical Variables in Dental Restoration - There are challenges in the prior art of matching new dental work with the color, chroma, translucency and other optical characteristics of existing teeth. The disclosed embodiments overcome shortfalls in the prior art by using an artful combination of stump replicas in convex and/or magnetic attachment to crown or veneer replicas. The disclosed layering and attachment techniques using separate stump and veneer replicas avoid the use of subjective and speculative evaluations by dental professionals in matching proposed dental work to existing dental conditions. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251734 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INJECTING POULTRY - An injector, injection system, and methods for injecting products to a fowl, in which the injector includes a retention member with at least one hole formed in the retention member, a retention member supporting surface supporting the retention member, and injection needle being movable through the hole. A longitudinal axis of the injection needle and an axis perpendicular to the retention member supporting surface form a vertical angle between 15° and 45°. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251735 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING FLOW OF INTESTINAL CONTENTS IN A PATIENT'S INTESTINES - There is provided a method for controlling a flow of intestinal contents in the intestinal passageway of a patient's intestines. The method comprises gently constricting (i.e., without substantially hampering the blood circulation in the intestinal tissue wall) at least one portion of the intestinal tissue wall to influence the flow in the intestinal passageway, and stimulating the constricted wall portion to cause contraction of the wall portion to further influence the flow in the intestinal passageway. The method can be used for restricting or stopping the flow in the intestinal passageway, or for actively moving the fluid in the intestinal passageway, with a low risk of injuring the intestines. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251738 | SIZE ADJUSTABLE DEVICE TO COVER AND SECURE IMPLANTABLE DEVICES IN SURGICAL APPLICATIONS - A size adjustable cover used for soft tissue reinforcement which is adapted to envelop an implantable device, such as a breast implant, in a surgical application. The cover is formed using a circular two-dimensional implantable matrix material having an inner circle and a plurality of fringes which radiate circumferentially from the inner circle. The implantable device is positioned upon the inner circle, and the plurality of fringes are folded inwardly to form an overlapping implant pocket which envelops the implantable device. Each fringe further has a punched opening, allowing a loop of suture thread to link each fringe together. Certain fringes are excluded from the loop to create stabilization tabs which radiate from the inner circle and are attached to a site of host implantation to stabilize the cover and the implantable device within. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251739 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPLANTS AND DEPLOYMENT DEVICES - After a prolonged period in the body, an IVC filter can be substantially absorbed by the body. When this occurs, it can be very difficult and/or dangerous for the patient if the IVC filter is forcibly removed. Thus, it is desirable to have systems and methods for safely abandoning the removal procedure of the IVC filter. Example embodiments of an apparatus for safely abandoning the removal procedure of the IVC filter can include: a sleeve having a lumen and a first hole on a wall of the sleeve; a shaft slidably disposed within the lumen of the sleeve; a flexible distal extension comprising a braid structure with a first opening; and a first lasso encircling a portion of the first opening of the braid. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251740 | STENT GRAFT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - The invention relates to a method for producing a stent graft. The method comprises providing a graft made of a first polymer-based material and applying a stent structure comprising a plurality of struts made of a second polymer-based material onto the graft by means of an additive manufacturing method. The invention further relates to a stent graft produced by means of the method. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251741 | IMPLANTS AND METHODS FOR SHOULDER JOINT RECONSTRUCTION - A method of implanting a graft onto a proximal humerus includes securing a first suture anchor to a first portion of the proximal humerus and securing a second suture anchor to a second portion of the proximal humerus. The first suture anchor includes a first suture and the second suture anchor includes a second suture. The graft is inserted over the proximal humerus. The method further includes positioning the graft relative to the proximal humerus such that a lateral portion of the graft is oriented over a greater tuberosity of the proximal humerus and a medial portion of the graft is oriented over the medial greater tuberosity. The graft is secured to the proximal humerus via the first suture member and the second suture member. The method may also include securing the graft anteriorly to the subscapularis and/or posteriorly to the infraspinatus. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251742 | IN VIVO TISSUE ENGINEERING DEVICES, METHODS AND REGENERATIVE AND CELLULAR MEDICINE EMPLOYING SCAFFOLDS MADE OF ABSORBABLE MATERIAL - Tissue engineering devices and methods employing scaffolds made of absorbable material for use in the human body for tissue genesis and regenerative and cellular medicine including breast reconstruction and cosmetic and aesthetic procedures and supplementing organ function in vivo. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251743 | INTRAOCULAR LENSES WITH CUSTOMIZED ADD POWER - Intraocular lenses with a base optical power and a customized add power. The add power is customized based on at least one of ocular biometry of an individual, position of the intraocular lens in the eye and a preferred reading distance. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251744 | COMPOSITE LIGHT ADJUSTABLE INTRAOCULAR LENS WITH DIFFRACTIVE STRUCTURE - A composite light adjustable intraocular lens comprises an acrylic diffractive intraocular lens, having a diffractive structure and haptics; and a silicone light adjustable lens, attached to the acrylic diffractive intraocular lens. The diffractive structure produces constructive interference in at least four consecutive diffractive orders corresponding a range of vision between near and distance vision, wherein the constructive interference produces a near focal point, a distance focal point corresponding to the base power of the ophthalmic lens, and an intermediate focal point between the near focal point and the distance focal point and wherein a diffraction efficiency of at least one of the diffractive orders is suppressed to less than ten percent. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251745 | NOSE IMPLANT MANUFACTURING METHOD - The present disclosure relates to a method for manufacturing nose implant, including obtaining a 3-dimensional image of a nasal bone and a 3-dimensional image of a nasal cavity; modeling a nasal cartilage by applying information of anatomy between the nasal bone, nasal cavity, and nasal cartilage, to the 3-dimensional image of the nasal bone and the 3-dimensional image of the nasal cavity; and modeling an inner shape of where the implant may be seated, from the 3-dimensional image of the nasal bone and the modelled nasal cartilage. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251746 | Arrangement, a Loop-Shaped Support, a Prosthetic Heart Valve and a Method of Repairing or Replacing a Native Heart Valve - The present disclosure relates to an arrangement, a loop-shaped support, a prosthetic heart valve and a method of repairing or replacing a native heart valve. With the method or the arrangement, leakage or regurgitation between a prosthetic heart valve and the surrounding valve tissue is prevented. In one embodiment, an arrangement for replacement or repair of a native heart valve is provided, which comprises a loop-shaped support | 2021-08-19 |
20210251747 | Arrangement, A Loop-Shaped Support, A Prosthetic Heart Valve And A Method Of Repairing Or Replacing A Native Heart Valve - The present disclosure relates to an arrangement, a loop-shaped support, a prosthetic heart valve and a method of repairing or replacing a native heart valve. With the method or the arrangement, leakage or regurgitation between a prosthetic heart valve and the surrounding valve tissue is prevented. In one embodiment, an arrangement for replacement or repair of a native heart valve is provided, which comprises a loop-shaped support | 2021-08-19 |
20210251748 | TREATMENT OF TRICUSPID INSUFFICIENCY - A tricuspid insufficiency treatment device includes a vena cava member ( | 2021-08-19 |
20210251749 | DEVICE FOR IMPLANTING A PROSTHESIS FOR A HEART VALVE AND ASSEMBLY PROCEDURE - A device for implanting a heart prosthesis including a central body, a containment portion having one or more sub-components, and a release device for the central body capable of being inserted into a catheter. A device for assisting the connection operation between the central body and the sub-components of the containment portion includes an assembly of catheters, of which there are at least two catheters for each sub-component of the containment portion, the catheters being joined to each other over a portion thereof and having at least one free end for each catheter. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251750 | RADIOPAQUE ELEMENTS FOR SURGICAL HEART VALVES - Aspects of the disclosure include a prosthetic heart valve including a stent structure forming a plurality of commissure posts, a valve structure supported by the stent structure, a base supporting the stent structure and at least one radiopaque element positioned around the base. The radiopaque element can include a band extending around the base. In some embodiments the band is coiled. The band can optionally include a badge with an indicator specifying properties of the valve and viewable under fluoroscopy. In some embodiments, the radiopaque element is a badge that can have an indicator. The radiopaque elements of the disclosure increase ease and accuracy in the positioning of a percutaneously delivered replacement valve within a previously implanted valve of the disclosure. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251751 | CARDIAC REPAIR STRUCTURE, APPARATUS, AND METHODS THEREOF - A repair structure apparatus for cardiac surgery is disclosed. The repair structure apparatus includes a fluid reservoir and a platform comprising a porous surface in communication with the fluid reservoir, with a port in communication with the porous surface. The apparatus includes a cutting template configured to align with the platform and a slicing sled configured to engage the platform. A cutting template for constructing a repair structure for cardiac surgery is further disclosed. The cutting template includes a frame having at least one arcuate lobe; and at least one sharpened edge. A device for constructing a repair structure for cardiac surgery is also disclosed, wherein the device includes a porous platform. A repair structure for cardiac surgery is disclosed. The repair structure includes a tissue sheet, wherein the tissue sheet is folded along a free edge of the tissue sheet. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251752 | PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE HAVING IDENTIFIERS FOR AIDING IN RADIOGRAPHIC POSITIONING - A prosthetic heart valve having identifiers for aiding in radiographic positioning is described. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251753 | Stationary Intra-Annular Halo Designs For Paravalvular Leak (PVL) Reduction-Passive Channel Filling Cuff Designs - A prosthetic heart valve may include a collapsible and expandable stent extending in a flow direction between a proximal end and a distal end, a cuff attached to an annulus section of the stent, a plurality of prosthetic valve leaflets each having a belly attached to the cuff between a first location and a second location downstream of the first location in a flow direction, and a sealing structure attached to the annulus section of the stent. The annulus section of the stent may be adjacent the proximal end. The stent may include a plurality of struts shaped to form a plurality of cells connected to one another in a plurality of annular rows around the stent. The sealing structure may have a deployed condition with a diameter greater than a diameter of the proximal end of the stent when the stent is in an expanded use condition. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251754 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERCUTANEOUSLY SUPPORTING AND MANIPULATING A SEPTAL WALL - A catheter-based system for percutaneously supporting and articulating a septal wall of a heart includes a catheter and a flanged device. The flanged device includes a distal anchor and a proximal anchor, and has a radially collapsed configuration and a radially expanded configuration. When the flanged device is in the radially expanded configuration and disposed through a transseptal puncture in the septal wall, the flanged device is configured to anchor to the septal wall to permit manipulation thereof whereby an angle between an axis through the transseptal puncture and an axis through a native valve is reduced. The proximal anchor and the distal anchor may each be self-expanding or balloon expandable. The flanged device may further include a flanged device shaft. The flanged device shaft may be releasably coupled to the catheter. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251755 | METHODS OF DELIVERING A FLEXIBLE ANNULOPLASTY RING - Methods of delivering and using an annuloplasty ring to reshape a valve annulus are disclosed. The methods include obtaining an annuloplasty ring having an elastic inner core member. The elastic inner core member can be defined by a multi-stranded braided cable. The inner core member has an unstressed closed or open ring shape and a first elastic modulus that enables the core member to be compressed from the unstressed ring shape into a stressed narrow shape and enables the annuloplasty ring to reshape a native heart valve annulus. The methods can include converting the annuloplasty ring from the unstressed ring shape into the stressed narrow shape, passing the annuloplasty ring through an access tube positioned with a distal tip adjacent a native valve annulus, and expelling the annuloplasty ring from the distal tip of the access tube so that it self-converts back towards the unstressed ring shape. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251756 | Device And Method For Improving Function Of Heart Valve - A kit for replacement of a native mitral valve includes a loop-shaped element with a curved body and having at least two full turns between first and second ends and a longitudinal center axis. A first end portion is sized for positioning on an atrial side of the native mitral valve and the second end portion is sized for positioning on a ventricular side of the native mitral valve. At least a part of the second end portion has a larger radius of curvature than at least a part of the first end portion. A prosthetic mitral valve is arranged to be supported within the native mitral valve by at least the second end portion of the loop-shaped element. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251757 | DEPLOYMENT TOOLS AND METHODS FOR DELIVERING A DEVICE TO A NATIVE HEART VALVE - A flexible delivery catheter can be used to deploy valve repair and replacement devices at an implant site for the repair or replacement of poorly functioning native heart valves. Such a catheter can include a flexible tube having a plurality of links. A control wire can be connected to the plurality of links, such that applying tension to the control wire causes the flexible tube to bend. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251758 | STENTED PROSTHESIS DELIVERY DEVICES HAVING STEERING CAPABILITIES AND METHODS - Delivery devices and device elements that provide steering capabilities and methods of steering such delivery devices during the delivery of a stented prosthesis to a target site. Various delivery devices include a shaft assembly having a plurality of lumens through which tension members that compressively retain the stented prosthesis to the shaft assembly are routed. By selectively tensioning one or more tension members, the shaft assembly can be pulled or steered in a desired direction. Various embodiments include one or more steering or stiffening rods that can reinforce the device or counteract any unintended bending or steering of the delivery device. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251759 | LEAFLET-GROUPING SYSTEM - A method of using a computer processor for grouping prosthetic valve leaflets of an aggregate of prosthetic valve leaflets is provided. For each leaflet of the aggregate, in response to an image parameter of the leaflet, a leaflet-flexibility value is derived. At least some of the leaflets of the aggregate are designated into leaflet groups, based on similarity between the respective leaflet-flexibility value of each leaflet of the aggregate. For each of the designated leaflet groups, the flexibility value of each leaflet in the designated leaflet group is within the intra-group tolerance with respect to the leaflet-flexibility value of each other leaflet in the designated leaflet group. An indication of the designated leaflet groups is outputted. Other embodiments are also described. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251760 | Reinforced Bone Scaffold - Scaffolds for use in bone tissue engineering include a skeleton and a host component. Methods of preparation of scaffolds include identification of biodegradation properties for the skeleton and the host component. The skeleton is constructed to form a three-dimensional shape. The skeleton is constructed of a first material and has a first rate of biodegradation. The host component fills the three-dimensional shape formed by the skeleton. The host component is constructed of a second material and has a second rate of biodegradation. The first rate of biodegradation is slower than the second rate of biodegradation. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251761 | DEMINERALIZED BONE FIBER COMPOSITION FOR USE IN MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY - A bone implant composition and methods thereof include bone material made into various implant shapes including a cylinder having an outermost layer and an inner layer completely surrounded by the outermost layer. The bone implant compositions and methods include a bag or cylindrical tube made from a bone material which may be filled with additional bone material. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251762 | Robotic Bone Preparation for Increasing Implant Contact Surface Area - A bone implant includes at least one bone-engaging surface designed to mate with an implant-engaging surface of a bone. In the preferred embodiment, the bone-engaging surface of the implant includes a wave pattern comprising at least one peak extending in a proximal direction or at least one valley extending in a distal direction. The implant-engaging surface of the bone also includes a matching wave pattern having at least one peak and valley. Upon mating the engaging surfaces, a bone-implant interface may be created wherein the peaks and valleys of the wave patterns are aligned. As a result, there is good surface contact area at the bone-implant interface which helps prevent loosening or rotating of the implant. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251763 | ACETABULAR SURGICAL IMPLANT FOR SEGMENTAL PELVIC DEFECT AND METHODS OF USE AND MANUFACTURE - A method of implanting a medical device including forming a tunnel at least partially through a patient's bone, placing the medical device on the bone so that a stress-diffusion element (i.e., a stem) extending from the medical device at least partially extends into the tunnel, and securing the medical device to the bone. The medical device includes a hemispherical cup having a bone-abutment exterior surface, an interior surface defining a cavity, a circumferential rim extending between the exterior surface and the interior surface, and at least one aperture extending between the exterior surface and the interior surface. The stress-diffusion element is formed to extend from and be oriented with respect to the cup based on whether the surgical implant is to be used on a left side or right side of the patient for reconstruction of the segmental acetabular defect. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251764 | Medical Implants Having Desired Surface Features and Methods of Manufacturing - In embodiments of the invention, an implant that anchors into bone may have a bone-facing region that comprises a plurality of interconnected struts. The interconnected struts may define local features such as engagement ridges, fins, crests, a macroscopic surface-interrupting feature, a divertor structure, and sawteeth in any combination. Such features may help resist translation or rotation of the implant, and may be conducive to bone ingrowth. Parameters such as local empty volume fraction and local average strut length can be varied, even within the features, by the design of the network of struts. Struts may be tapered. Cantilever struts may also be provided, which may point in a desired direction. The pattern of struts may be specified to the level of dimensions and location of individual struts. The implant may be manufactured by additive manufacturing methods. The mesh of struts may be generated by an algorithm using Voronoi tessellation. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251765 | Radial Head Orthopedic Implant Apparatus and Method of Using Same - An orthopedic implant apparatus, said apparatus comprising: a body, said body having a generally cylindrical shape and comprising a first material, a flat bottom surface, a concave upper surface disposed opposite said bottom surface, and a longitudinal axis disposed through the center of said body; a cylindrical bore, said bore disposed along said longitudinal axis through said top surface of said body; a cylindrical plug, said plug comprising a second material and disposed within said bore of said body; and at least one stem, said at least one stem connected to said bottom surface of said body. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251766 | COATED IMPLANT AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - An orthopaedic knee implant includes a femoral component having a substrate and a coating disposed on the surface of the substrate. A method for making a femoral component of an orthopaedic knee implant is also disclosed. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251767 | Systems and Methods for Reverse Arthroplasty - Systems for arthroplasty, and methods of designing an arthroplasty system, such as in reverse arthroplasty, are provided that include an increased impingement-free range of motion. The systems and methods provide for a geometry of the reverse components to address the deficit of limited range of motion included with conventional reverse arthroplasty and thereby enhance a patient's quality of life. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251768 | Humeral Head Trial with Flexure - Disclosed herein is a humeral head trial, a system for humeral trialing, and a method for removing a humeral head trial from a humeral stem. The humeral head trial may include a first portion, a second portion, and a post extending from the second portion. The first portion may define a concave articular surface with a movable surface substantially flush with the concave articular surface. The post may define a first length in a first configuration and a second length in a second configuration. The first length may be greater than the second length. The post may change from the first configuration to the second configuration by moving the movable surface with respect to the concave articular surface. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251769 | ANTERIOR LUMBAR INTERBODY FUSION DEVICE WITH BIDIRECTIONAL SCREWS - Various implementations include an implant. The implant includes a body defining a central opening. The body has a first surface and a second surface spaced apart and opposite from the first surface. The second surface at least partially defines the central opening. The first surface defines a plurality of openings including a first opening and a second opening. Each of the openings extends along an axis from the first surface to the second surface. The first opening and the second opening at least partially overlap at the first surface, and the axis of the first opening is transverse to the axis of the second opening. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251770 | EXPANDABLE CAGE - An expandable cage for placement between adjacent vertebrae having two or more upper and lower end plates having compound-angled slots, ramps or rails, and a drive means having corresponding compound-angled slots, ramps or rails configured to slidingly engage the compound-angled slots, ramps or rails of the two or more upper and lower end plates, wherein movement of the drive means in a first direction moves the two or more upper and lower end plates away from each other both vertically and horizontally to expand both a height and a width of the expandable cage from a collapsed state to an expanded state. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251771 | INTERVERTEBRAL SPACERS AND RELATED METHODS AND INSTRUMENTS - Disclosed are biomedical implants made of disparate materials, such as intervertebral implants and related methods and instruments. In some embodiments, the implant may comprise a first material and a second material having distinct physical properties relative to the first material. The first material may optionally be intermixed with other materials. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251772 | SUPPORT DEVICE AND METHOD FOR USE - Devices and methods for orthopedic support are disclosed. The device can have a first rigid section hingedly attached to a second rigid section. The device can be curved or rotated around obstructions along an access path to a target site. The device can be delivered to an intervertebral location in a patient. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251773 | Composite Vertebral Spacers and Instrument - An intervertebral fusion cage that is adapted to contain an inserter within its inner volume during insertion of the cage. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251774 | TOOLS FOR SPINAL SURGERY - Tools adapted for spinal surgery are provided. More specifically, tools having an elongate cylindrical cannula connected to a plurality of sharp-edged blades are provided for imparting a force for displacing vertebral bodies. Apparatuses and methods for accurate, rapid, and reliable placement of surgical cages or other medical implants in a patients spine are also provided. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251775 | Deployable Ramped Nose for Implantable Medical Devices - A surgical implant includes a deployable, retractable, or removable ramped nose. During insertion of the implant, the ramped nose is deployed such that the ramped nose can serve to distract a space into which the implant is inserted. At some point during or after insertion, the ramped nose can be collapsed and removed or retracted so that it does not extend beyond the space into which the implant is inserted, while the implant extends at full height throughout the space into which the implant is inserted. The implant includes an implant body having a deployable ramped nose adapted to selectively extend from the body and transition from a first height proximate the implant body to a second, shorter, height distal from the implant body. The deployable ramped nose is adapted to distract an implant site upon insertion of the implantable medical device. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251776 | INTERVERTEBRAL IMPLANT DEVICE WITH LORDOTIC EXPANSION - An expandable interbody fusion implant device has a frame, two ramp assemblies, a threaded drive shaft and at least one base plate, preferably two. The frame has a first lateral side and a second lateral side and a distal end and a proximal end. Each ramp assembly has a translating ramp with a threaded opening, a first pivoting hinged ramp and a second pivoting hinged ramp. Each base plate is hinged to a first lateral side of the frame. Each base plate is hinged to the distal ramp assembly and the proximal ramp assembly at an end of one of said pivoting hinged ramps of each ramp assembly. The drive shaft has a distal drive shaft component having threads for translating the distal ramp assembly and a proximal drive shaft component having threads for translating the proximal ramp assembly. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251777 | Breast Form Adapted for Protruding Abdomen - A breast prosthesis includes a back surface having a footprint and a breast-shaped portion extending outwardly from the back surface so that the breast-shaped portion has a shelf. The footprint has a top neckline terminating in a medial point and a bottom shelf edge extending away from the medial point in which the bottom shelf edge of the footprint of the breast prosthesis is a substantially straight line and slopes downwardly away from the medial point when in normal use. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251778 | POWERED GEARBOX FOR PROSTHETIC ELBOW JOINT - A prosthetic elbow includes a fixed member structure and a powered gearbox mechanism housed in a housing structure for rotating the forearm portion to varying angular positions. The powered gearbox mechanism includes a motor attached to the housing structure, a planetary frictional drive connected to a motor shaft of the motor and the housing structure, and a strain wave gear set having an input driven by the planetary fictional drive and an output attached to the fixed member structure, where the powered gearbox mechanism is configured to convert an output of the motor into a rotation of the housing structure relative to the fixed member structure, thereby causing the rotation of the forearm portion to varying angular positions relative to the upper arm. The fixed member structure and the housing structure each are connected to one of a forearm portion and an upper arm portion and rotatable relative to one another about an axis of rotation of the forearm portion. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251779 | PROSTHETIC HAND - The present invention provides A prosthetic device ( | 2021-08-19 |
20210251780 | ACTUATOR AND MOTION ASSISTANCE APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - An actuator includes a plurality of power transmitters configured to transmit power sequentially, and an elastic element configured to connect a first power transmitter and a second power transmitter that are adjacent to each other and perform a coaxial rotation motion, among the plurality of power transmitters. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251781 | PROSTHESIS DEVICE WITH A ROTARY DAMPER - A prosthesis device has a rotary damper and a displacing device with a magnetorheological fluid in a damper volume of a housing. Two partition units divide the damper volume into two or more variable chambers. The partition units include a partition wall connected with the housing and a partition wall connected with a damper shaft. Radial gaps are formed in the radial direction between the partition wall on the housing and the damper shaft, and between the partition wall on the damper shaft and the housing. An axial gap is formed in the axial direction between the partition unit the damper shaft and the housing. The magnetic field of the magnetic field source passes through at least two of the gaps. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251782 | BIFURCATED ENDOVASCULAR PROSTHESIS HAVING TETHERED CONTRALATERAL LEG - An endovascular delivery system includes a bifurcated and inflatable prosthesis including a main tubular body having an open end and opposed ipsilateral and contralateral legs defining a graft wall therein between. A tether is disposed securably disposed to the contralateral leg, and the contralateral leg is releasably restrained towards the ipsilateral leg tether to prevent undesirable movement of the contralateral leg. A release wire within the endovascular delivery system releasably retains the tether near the ipsilateral leg. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251783 | HELICAL STENT WITH ENHANCED CRIMPING - The invention is directed to an endovascular device having an undulating pattern of struts and loops, where at least one strut has a bend in the crimped profile for reducing the compressed diameter. The strut configuration comprises one or more bent sections facing in opposite convex and concave orientations, thereby creating a space or hollow for an oppositely aligned portion of the device to nestle therein as the device is compressed. The undulating pattern may be staggered such that adjacent loops in the helical direction are axially offset with respect to a perpendicular axis perpendicular to the lengthwise direction, where a loop may be positioned to align with an adjacent strut in the helical direction. The device may include struts of varying lengths which may contribute to an enlarged expanded diameter of the device. The bent strut design of the crimped profile may be used with any endovascular strut design. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251784 | INTEGRATED STENT REPOSITIONING AND RETRIEVAL LOOP - A braided stent having an integral retrieval and/or repositioning loop includes a plurality of wires having first and second ends interbraided in a braided pattern to form a tubular stent having opposed atraumatic first and second open ends with each open end having a circumference; wherein said first and second wires ends are disposed at said second stent open end and said wires are looped at said second stent open end so that none of the first or second wires ends are exposed at the circumference of second stent open end; wherein at least of two of said wires are formed into a repositioning and/or retrieval loop having an elongated portion circumferentially disposed at said first opposed open end; and wherein said reposition and/or retrieval loop comprises two sections which run adjacent to each other prior to crossing to permit grabbing of both sections simultaneously by a practitioner. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251785 | THIN-FILM MICROMESH COVERS FOR MEDICAL DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS - A thin-film covered stent device may include a thin-film mesh and a stent backbone covered by the thin-film mesh, thereby forming a dual-layer stent structure. The thin-film covered stent device may have smaller pores and a high pore density compared to conventional stents. For example, the thin-film covered stent device may have a slit length of between 50 and 250 micrometers and a pore density of between 134 and 227 pores per mm | 2021-08-19 |
20210251786 | SINGLE FIBER CONSTRAINING FOR IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES - Various aspects of the present disclosure are directed toward apparatuses, systems, and methods that include an implantable medical device and a constraining mechanism configured to constrain the implantable medical device to a delivery configuration. The constraining mechanism may include a single fiber arranged about the implantable medical device having a plurality of knots to maintain the constraining mechanism in constrained configuration with at least two of the plurality of knots being in contact in the constrained configuration. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251787 | STENT POSITIONING - The present invention relates to positioning of stents or other medical interventional devices. In order to provide an improved marker detection suitable for smaller markers, a device ( | 2021-08-19 |
20210251788 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ON-DEVICE CONSTRAINING MECHANISM CONSTRUCTION - Various aspects of the present disclosure are directed apparatuses, systems and methods that include forming a constraining mechanism for an implantable medical device delivery. The apparatuses, systems and methods may include reducing a diameter of the implantable medical from a deployed diameter to a reduced diameter and interlocking one or more fibers along a length of the implantable medical device while the implantable medical device is in the reduced diameter to form the constraining mechanism. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251789 | PLACING AND REMOVING SURGICAL STENTS - Systems and methods are configured for precise placement of surgical stents. A customized endoscopic system has a stent positioned between an inner cannula and the outer sleeve. The inner cannula has an integrated camera and illumination on its distal tip. The operator can make precise stent placements while viewing live video on an integrated display mounted on the hand piece. The stent can be removed using a specialized hook device. The system can have a single use portion that includes the cannula with imaging module, stent and outer sleeve. The re-usable portion can include the hand piece and display screen. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251790 | APPARATUS FOR TREATING OBESITY - An volume filling device for treatment of obesity is placed outside the stomach wall of the patient to reduce the inner volume of the stomach, thereby affecting the patient's appetite. By providing the volume filling device outside the stomach wall, contact with stomach acids is avoided, thereby increasing the life of the device. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251791 | Adjustable Toe Spacer - An adjustable toe spacer may include a flexible body that defines a first digit receptacle and a second digit receptacle. The first digit receptacle and the second digit receptacle may comprise hollow sleeves through which a first digit of a user and a second digit of a user may pass through a first digit exit and a second digit exit, respectively. The body may include a shim receptacle disposed in an area between the first digit receptacle and the second digit receptacle and configured to receive an adjustable shim. When inserted into the shim receptacle, the adjustable shim may expand the interior cavity of the shim receptacle, creating a tailored spatial extension between the first and second digit of the user. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251792 | Orthotic system for stabilizing an ankle and a foot - The present disclosure is directed to an improved orthosis system for stabilizing an ankle and a foot of a user against undesired orientations and having a calf brace and a foot brace. The system uses first and second risers coupled to a foot section using a construction and configuration whereby the more the risers are deflected relative to the foot section, the more the system bias the risers toward their initial orientation relative to the foot section. To increase lateral stability, the first riser curves forward around at least a portion of a lateral malleolus of a users ankle, while the second riser curves rearward and around at least a portion of a medial malleolus of the user's ankle. To increase forward and rearward stability, the foot section extends across at least half the length of the sole of a user's foot. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251793 | ORTHOPEDIC DEVICE - An orthopedic system includes a base shell forming an opening over a dorsal aspect thereof and a dorsal shell contoured to generally correspond to the opening of the base shell. The base shell has a proximal member and a distal member connected to the proximal member, each has a semi-rigid shell configuration to protect and support a lower leg, an ankle, or a foot of a user when received in the orthopedic system. A flexible toe portion is attached to a distal terminal end area of the distal member and formed of a different material than the distal member. The flexible toe portion is arranged to terminate above an upper surface of the user's toes and to flex relative to the distal member and the toes so as to reduce the likelihood of pressure points on the toes from the distal member. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251794 | SHOULDERED ARM SLING WITH SHOULDER SADDLE, ETC. - A combination of cushioning devices, as pillows, that have a surface area of one component of a hook-and-pile fastening device, and has applied to it a strap of the other hook-and-pile component, to allow the various pillow(s) to be applied to the limb of a patient during convalescence, or the pillows to be interconnected and stacked together, when used by the patient when resting, or sleeping, during such convalescence. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251795 | OUTLET VALVE FOR AN OSTOMY APPLIANCE - An outlet valve ( | 2021-08-19 |
20210251796 | OUTLET VALVE FOR AN OSTOMY APPLIANCE - An outlet valve ( | 2021-08-19 |
20210251797 | OUTLET VALVE FOR AN OSTOMY APPLIANCE - An outlet valve for an ostomy appliance comprises an axle defining a hollow bore for receiving a liquid output from the ostomy appliance. The axle comprises a curved lateral wall. An outlet element comprises a cap arranged concentrically with the axle and an outlet tube affixed to the cap. A valve opening is defined in the curved lateral wall. The cap is rotatable around the axle to move from a closed configuration in which the valve opening is not in liquid communication with the outlet tube to an open configuration in which the valve opening is in liquid communication with the outlet tube. The outlet valve further comprises an outlet element seal configured to provide: sealing between the cap and the axle around a circumference of the axle; and sealing between the valve opening and the intake opening when the outlet element is in the closed configuration. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251798 | Urine Collection Bag Assembly - An improved urine collection bag assembly is presented. The improved urine collection bag assembly of the present invention features a one-way flow control valve to prevent the backflow of urine into a urinary catheter and subsequently, into a patient's bladder. The improved urine collection bag also features at a lower end a urine sampling valve. In the exemplary embodiment, the one-way flow control valve is a flap style valve and the sampling valve is a slider style valve. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251799 | MALE GENITAL DISCHARGE ABSORPTION AND RETENTION DEVICE - A male genital discharge absorption and retention device is disclosed herein. The purpose of the device is to absorb any discharge from the male meatus, which may also be known as the external urethral orifice. The device aids in the prevention of spotting or staining on the clothing of a user wearing the device and affected by penile discharge. A fabric or other appropriate material is fitted over the glans penis and penile corona and may be held in place by an appropriate attachment mechanism. The anatomy of the male genitalia also aids in securing the male genital discharge absorption and retention device to the penis. Within the device, positioned against the meatus of the male genitalia, may be a thicker absorption mechanism intended to soak up any penile discharge. The device, or any component thereof, may further comprise an antibacterial material of constriction or an antibacterial layer of material. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251800 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EVERTING CATHETER FOR IUD DELIVERY AND PLACEMENT IN THE UTERINE CAVITY - An everting balloon system is disclosed that can be used for the placement of an IUD within the uterine cavity of a female patient. The everting balloon system with IUD can be used to access a uterine cavity at specific locations in the fundus. A one-handed IUD delivery system for placement with an everting catheter is disclosed. An IUD loading system for placement within an everting catheter is disclosed. The everting catheter with an IUD can simplify the process of IUD placement within the uterine cavity. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251801 | HANDPIECE FOR TREATMENT, TREATMENT DEVICE INCLUDING HANDPIECE, AND TREATMENT METHOD USING TREATMENT DEVICE - A handpiece for treatment according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a housing having at least one through-hole formed in the tip end thereof; an insertion part that passes through the surface of tissue and is inserted into the tissue in a state in which at least a portion thereof is exposed through the through-hole; and a cooling channel for providing a cooling gas that is supplied to the surface of the tissue through the through-hole. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251802 | UTILITY GARMENT WITH THERAPEUTIC CHARACTERISTICS - A utility garment comprises a first layer and a second layer of a fabric, an infrared heater including a plurality of flexible heating elements, provided between the first layer and the second layer of the fabric, a plurality of Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) provided between the first and the second layer of the fabric and a plurality of sensors configured to determine a plurality of parameters pertaining to a body by which the utility garment has been worn | 2021-08-19 |
20210251803 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ENHANCED HEAT TRANSFER FROM A BODY - Methods and apparatuses for temperature modification of a patient, or selected regions thereof, including an induced state of hypothermia. The temperature modification is accomplished using an in-dwelling heat exchange catheter within which a fluid heat exchange medium circulates. A heat exchange cassette is attached to the circulatory conduits of the catheter, the heat exchange cassette being sized to engage a cavity within a control unit. The control unit includes a heater/cooler device for providing heated or cooled fluid to a heat exchanger in thermal communication with the fluid heat exchange medium circulating to the heat exchange catheter, a user input device, and a processor connected to receive input from various sensors around the body and the system. A temperature control scheme for ramping the body temperature up or down without overshoot is provided. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251804 | CRYOGENIC TREATMENT SYSTEMS - Methods and apparatus for the treatment of a body cavity or lumen are described where a heated fluid and/or gas may be introduced through a catheter and into treatment area within the body contained between one or more inflatable/expandable members. The catheter may also have optional pressure and temperature sensing elements which may allow for control of the pressure and temperature within the treatment zone and also prevent the pressure from exceeding a pressure of the inflatable/expandable members to thereby contain the treatment area between these inflatable/expandable members. Optionally, a chilled, room temperature, or warmed fluid such as water may then be used to rapidly terminate the treatment session. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251805 | SMALL GAUGE SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH ADJUSTABLE SUPPORT - A small gauge surgical instrument is shown with advantages such as diminished “play” at the tip. A surgical instrument assembly is also shown with support along a length of the instrument that can be selected by the surgeon. Devices and method described provide adjustability of the instrument without protruding into a gripping surface of the instrument. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251806 | SHUNTING SYSTEMS WITH ROTATION-BASED FLOW CONTROL ASSEMBLIES, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - The present technology relates to intraocular shunting systems and methods. In some embodiments, the present technology includes intraocular shunting systems that include a drainage element having an inflow portion configured for placement within an anterior chamber of the eye outside of an optical field of view of the patient and an outflow portion configured for placement at a different location of the eye. The system can also include a flow control assembly having a rotational control element operably coupled to the drainage element. The flow control assembly can further include an actuation structure coupled to the rotational control element and configured to selectively change an orientation of the rotational control element. An amount of fluid through the inflow portion and/or the outflow portion can vary based on the selected orientation of the rotational control element. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251807 | CLOSED-LOOP LASER EYE SURGERY TREATMENT - A laser eye surgery system includes a laser to generate a laser beam. A topography measurement system measures corneal topography. A processor is coupled to the laser and the topography measurement system, the processor embodying instructions to measure a first corneal topography of the eye, A first curvature of the cornea is determined. A target curvature of the cornea that treats the eye is determined. A first set of incisions and a set of partial incisions in the cornea smaller than the first set of incisions are determined. The set of partial incisions is incised on the cornea by the laser beam. A second corneal topography is measured. A second curvature of the cornea is determined. The second curvature is determined to differ from the target curvature and a second set of incisions are determined. The second set of incisions is incised on the cornea. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251808 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR PROMOTING DRAINAGE OF FLUID FROM A EUSTACHIAN TUBE - The present invention relates generally to devices and methods for treating ear infections and clearing excess fluid from Eustachian tubes. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251809 | Bandage for Mixing Separated Liquids Communicated to the Skin of Wearer - A bandage device having a flexible body with a plurality of fluid reservoirs thereon each containing a liquid topical treatment therein. Mixing areas located between the respective fluid reservoirs on the bandage provide for mixing and formation of liquid mixtures of the respective liquid topical treatments flowing thereto from the respective fluid reservoirs located adjacent thereto. The liquid mixtures from the mixing areas when absorbed through the skin of a wearer of the bandage yield an enhanced synergistic effect exceeding that of the individual fluids such medications or essential oils. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251810 | ANTIMICROBIAL COATINGS FOR MEDICAL DRESSINGS AND DRY ANTIMICROBIAL MEDICAL DRESSINGS THEREFROM - Antimicrobial coating compositions are used to form dried residual antimicrobial coatings on medical dressings including gauze, bandages, gowns, and dry wipers. Antimicrobial coating compositions comprise at least one of an organosilane (R | 2021-08-19 |
20210251811 | MOISTURE ABSORBING SEAL - A sealing drape may be suitable for use with a reduced-pressure treatment system for treating a tissue site. The sealing drape may have an interior surface adapted for positioning adjacent to a peripheral surface of the tissue site. The sealing drape may include a sealing material and an absorbent material. The sealing material may be hydrophobic and substantially free of hydrophilic components. Further, the sealing material may be positioned between the interior surface of the sealing drape and the absorbent material. The sealing drape may be used with a manifold for positioning at the tissue site, a reduced-pressure interface, and a reduced-pressure source. Methods of manufacture and treatment are also disclosed. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251812 | WOUND-CONNECTION PADS FOR FLUID INSTILLATION AND NEGATIVE PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY, AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Connection pads for coupling fluid-instillation and negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) apparatuses to wound dressing, and methods and wound dressings for breaching a drape after coupling a wound dressing to a fluid-instillation and/or NPWT apparatus. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251813 | LAMINATE(S) COMPRISING BEAMED ELASTICS AND ABSORBENT ARTICLE(S) COMPRISING SAID LAMINATE(S) - The present disclosure relates to one or a combination of an absorbent article's chassis, inner leg cuffs, outer leg cuffs, ear panels, side panels, waistbands, and belts that may comprise one or more pluralities of tightly spaced (less than 4 mm, less than 3 mm, less than 2 mm, and less than 1 mm) and/or very fine (less than 300, less than 200, less than 100 dtex) and/or low strain (less than 300%, less than 200%, less than 100%) elastics to deliver low pressure less than 1 psi (according to the conditions defined by the Pressure-Under-Strand method below) under the elastics, while providing adequate modulus of (between about 2 gf/mm and 15 gf/mm) to make the article easy to apply and to comfortably maintain the article in place on the wearer, even with a loaded core (holding at least 50 mls of liquid), to provide for the advantages described above. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251814 | SHAPED PERMEABLE MATERIAL COMPOSITE FOR USE IN AN ABSORBENT ARTICLE - A permeable material composite is provided for use in an absorbent article. The permeable material composite includes a permeable material layer that is a low-strength material layer and having a tensile strength of less than 3 N/mm. The permeable material layer has an edge having a contour and being a shaped edge providing the permeable material composite with a non-rectangular shape. The permeable material layer is reinforced along the shaped edge with a reinforcement material that is attached to the permeable material layer. The reinforcement material has a shaped outer edge having a contour that coincides fully or partly with the contour of the shaped edge of the permeable material layer. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251815 | FORM-FITTING, ERGONOMIC MENSTRUAL DEVICE WITH EASY TO REACH REMOVAL STEM - An asymmetrical menstrual device is disclosed, with functional pressure points that aid in the insertion, opening, and removal of the device and requires minimal contact with the device itself, as well as with the body while placing inside the vaginal canal. Major design elements support ease of placement and effective opening of the device to create a seal, while minimizing pressure in sensitive areas. Another design feature is the length, functionality, and malleability of the removal stem that can be adapted to any length up until the base of the device. These elements enable greater cleanliness, comfort, and overall ease of use. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251816 | TAMPON APPLICATOR - A tampon applicator, including: a vaginal insertion tube intended to house the tampon to be used, and a plunger which is mounted coaxially in one end of the tube and which is used to push and release the tampon through a second end of the tube. According to tan embodiment, the applicator can be re-used and the insertion tube includes a side window through which a tampon can be inserted into the tube, before each use of the applicator by the user. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251817 | Soluble Articles and Manufacture and Disposal Thereof - A cotton bud, in which a shaft is made from rolled dissolvable paper and the buds at the ends comprise entangled dissolvable cotton wool type fibres. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251818 | ABSORBENT ARTICLE WITH FASTENING SYSTEM - An absorbent insert includes a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and backsheet; a lateral axis and longitudinal axis, and first lateral and second lateral ends. The absorbent insert further includes a fastening component that has a plurality of integrally formed fastening elements and an absorbent capacity of at least 120 g. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251819 | BREATHABLE DIAPER BACKSHEET - A breathable thermoplastic polymer film may be produced and adapted for use as a breathable diaper backsheet. The film may comprise a blend of LLDPE, mLLDPE and calcium carbonate, and may have improved tear strength and melt strength such that instances of tears or break offs during the machine direction orientation portion of the production process are significantly reduced or eliminated. In addition, the film may have sufficient tear strength to permit omission of CDI processing needed to strengthen weaker prior art films. In this regard, undesired streaking of colors or printed aspects of the film may be reduced or avoided completely. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251820 | INCORPORATION OF APERTURED AREA INTO AN ABSORBENT ARTICLE - An absorbent article having improved handling of body exudates. The absorbent article can minimize the amount of body exudates in contact with a wearer's skin and can minimize the incidence of leakage of body exudates from the absorbent article. The benefits of the absorbent article are achieved, in part, by a body facing material having features that help minimize contact of body exudates with the wearer's skin while also being constructed so that the body facing material does not stick to the wearer's skin in use. The body facing material includes a plurality of hollow projections, a plurality of apertures and bonded areas. The bonded areas may be formed with adhesive or by mechanical bonds. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251821 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL SUBSTRATE AND ABSORBENT ARTICLES COMPRISING THE SAME - The present disclosure is directed to a three-dimensional substrate comprising a first layer and a second layer intermittently bonded to the first layer, and comprising a first longitudinal edge and a second longitudinal edge, wherein the three-dimensional substrate comprises a first region longitudinally extending along the first longitudinal edge and having a first peel force, a second region longitudinally extending along the second longitudinal edge and having a second peel force, and a third region located between the first and second regions in a transversal direction and having a third peel force, and wherein at least one of the first peel force and the second peel force is higher than the third peel force or, the first peel force and the second peel force are higher than about 0.15N/50.8 mm; and an absorbent article comprising the same. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251822 | APERTURED SUBSTRATE AND ABSORBENT ARTICLES COMPRISING THE SAME - The present disclosure is directed to a three-dimensional substrate comprising a pattern comprising a repeat unit, wherein the repeat unit comprises a non-apertured area and a plurality of apertures defining the non-apertured area, wherein the non-apertured area comprises a protrusion, the non-apertured area having an area no less than 100 mm | 2021-08-19 |
20210251823 | ABSORBENT ARTICLE WITH A THREE-DIMENSIONAL SUBSTRATE - The present disclosure is directed to an absorbent article comprising a liquid pervious topsheet, a backsheet, an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet, and an outer cover forming at least part of a garment-facing surface of the absorbent article, the outer cover comprising a three-dimensional substrate, wherein the three-dimensional substrate comprises a first layer and a second layer, and a plurality of protrusions where the first layer is unbonded to the second layer, and wherein the absorbent article has a Qmax-wet of 1300 W/m | 2021-08-19 |
20210251824 | ABSORBENT ARTICLE WITH FASTENING SYSTEM - An absorbent article includes a chassis comprising a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and backsheet; a first waist region, a second waist region and a crotch region disposed between the first and second waist region; and a fastening component. The fastening component includes a macro pattern having a first array of hooks and a second array of hooks, wherein the first and second array differ by one of the group consisting of: shapes of fastening elements, directionality of fastening elements, orientation of array, average spacing of fastening elements, whether the elements are discrete or integral or some combination, fastening element constituent materials, the number and/or types of layers from which integral fastening elements are formed, average size of the fastening elements, opacity, color and combinations thereof. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251825 | ABSORBENT ARTICLE WITH FASTENING SYSTEM - An absorbent article includes a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and backsheet; and a fastening system. The fastening system has a fastening component disposed on an article component. A plurality of layers overlap at least a portion of the fastening component in an overlapping region. The fastening component includes a first plurality of fastening elements integrally formed from a first set of layers and a second plurality of fastening elements integrally formed from a second set of layers. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251826 | MOBILE BODY - A mobile body ( | 2021-08-19 |
20210251827 | PERSONAL LIFT MECHANISM - A personal lift mechanism and method are disclosed. The personal lift mechanism comprises: a lift having a base structure which pivotally retains a pair of struts which are pivotally coupled with a lift platform; an actuator coupled with at least one of the pair of struts; and a damper coupled with the actuator and operable to dissipate kinetic energy transferred between the lift platform and the actuator. In this way, less mechanically-robust components are required for the lift mechanism, damage to those components and the actuator is less likely, and any load on the lift platform and/or base structure will experience reduced shock due to the energy being instead dissipated within the damper. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251828 | BARIATRIC WHEELCHAIR - There is described a bariatric wheelchair, in particular a manual wheelchair, that includes a wheelchair chassis, a seating area provided on the wheelchair chassis, a backrest supported onto the wheelchair chassis, as well as front wheels and rear wheels provided on the wheelchair chassis to allow wheeling of the wheelchair. The backrest exhibits a lower backrest portion supported onto the wheelchair chassis, next to the seating area, the seating area and lower backrest portion having a first width (W | 2021-08-19 |
20210251829 | WHEELCHAIR, IN PARTICULAR MANUAL WHEELCHAIR FOR BARIATRIC OR HEAVY DUTY USE - There is described a wheelchair, in particular a manual wheelchair for bariatric or heavy-duty use, that includes a wheelchair chassis, a seating area, a backrest, as well as front wheels and rear wheels, said backrest having a backrest frame supported onto the wheelchair chassis. The wheelchair further includes a rolling support structure forming an integral part of the wheelchair, which rolling support structure is mounted on a rear portion of the wheelchair to support the wheelchair in an upright position in which the wheelchair is tilted back and is supported by the rolling support structure to allow displacement of the wheelchair in the upright position. The rolling support structure includes at least three, in particular four, rolling elements providing rolling support for the wheelchair in the upright position. The rolling elements preferably provide omnidirectional rolling support for the wheelchair in the upright position, and may in particular be ball casters | 2021-08-19 |
20210251830 | Lift Chair Control Device - A lift chair comprising: a lift that transitions the lift chair between a resting position and a standing position; a user interface that receives one or more user inputs indicating a request to transition the lift chair between the resting position and the standing position; a controller circuit communicatively coupled to the lift and to the user interface, the controller circuit configured to cause the lift to transition the lift chair from the resting position to the standing position, in response to a single user input, at a first speed over a first time period followed by a second speed over a second time period, the first speed being slower than the second speed. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251831 | Systems and Methods for Mounting Medical Equipment - Systems, devices and methods are described for mounting medical equipment on IV poles, bed rails and other supporting structures in medical facilities including operating rooms and critical care sections. A system including a mounting hanger and corresponding equipment housing is disclosed that allows quick mounting and dismounting of equipment from a supporting structure. The novel structural design of mounting hanger including a symmetrical t-slot feature and a plunger lock allows a piece of equipment to be mounted on a supporting structure in multiple orientations as per the requirement which allows a user to optimize the placement of equipment in the medical environment. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251832 | DEVICE FOR PREVENTING PRESSURE ULCERS - The present disclosure provides a device, which includes: a first layer provided with a waterproof, breathable pressure re-distribution medium and adapted for adhesion around an area of interest on a patient prognosed for occurrence of pressure ulcer; at least one second layer disposed under the first layer and provided with pores, adapted for reducing impact of friction and shear on the area of interest; at least one third layer disposed under the at least one second layer, and made of a hard material and adapted for providing support to the device; and at least one fourth layer disposed under the at least one third layer, provided with grooved features, which allow for redistribution of pressure applied on the device. The device, when placed on the area of interest, allows for redistribution of pressure, reduced shear and reduced friction on the area of interest, and may be used for prevention of pressure ulcers. | 2021-08-19 |