44th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 53 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100280548 | VERTICAL REHABILITATION APPLIANCE - A vertical rehabilitation appliance includes a horizontal frame, vertical frame, moving mechanism, head positioning structure, body positioning structure, and fastening belts. The vertical frame has two first posts coupled to the horizontal frame and formed with holes. The first posts are coupled to a second post. The second post and the horizontal frame are coupled to two third posts. Moving mechanisms are horizontally provided between the first posts and bilaterally provided with positioning devices for engagement with the holes of the first posts. The head positioning structure and the body positioning structure are provided on the moving mechanisms. The fastening belts are provided between the third posts to fix a rehabilitation patient's shoulders and lower limbs in position. Two back-positioned ends of the fastening belts have first connecting elements coupled to a second connecting element so as to pull the rehabilitation patient's back during spine rehabilitation therapy. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280549 | ADJUSTABLE SPINAL REHABILITATION DEVICE - An adjustable spinal rehabilitation device includes a bed frame, three soft pads thereon, five elevation adjustment mechanisms provided between the bed frame and the soft pads for adjusting inclinations of the soft pads, an inverted U-shaped frame provided outside the bed frame and coupled thereto from above, two tractors provided outside the inverted U-shaped frame, and five fastening belts. Four fastening belts are tied to the bed frame bilaterally for fixing in position a rehabilitation patient. Cords coupled to two fastening belts extend from the tractors and penetrate holes of the inverted U-shaped frame so as for the cords to be coupled to pulley trains disposed on rails provided on inner sides of the inverted U-shaped frame, respectively. The tractors pull the rehabilitation patient to increase inclination of the rehabilitation patient's thoracic and lumbar spine to a required angle and pull the rehabilitation patient's cervical spine from a required angle. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280550 | Spinal Stabilization Devices, Systems, and Methods - This specification describes spinal stabilization devices that may be introduced into the spine via surgical procedures. In particular, this specification describes an inter-spinous process spacer having a core chosen, in one variation, to provide a kyphotic or lordotic angle to the device. The specification also describes systems including the described devices and methods of introducing the devices and systems into the spine to provide effective stabilization. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280551 | INTERSPINOUS PROCESS DEVICE AND METHOD - An interspinous process device is configured for placement between adjacent spinous processes on a subject's spine. The device includes a housing configured for mounting to a first spinal process, the housing having a lead screw fixedly secured at one end thereof. A magnetic assembly is at least partially disposed within the housing and configured for mounting to a second spinal process. The magnetic assembly includes a hollow magnet configured for rotation within the magnetic assembly, the hollow magnet comprising a threaded insert configured to engage with the lead screw. An externally applied magnetic field rotates the hollow magnet in a first direction or a second, opposite direction. Rotation of the hollow magnet in the first direction causes telescopic movement of the magnetic assembly out of the housing (i.e., elongation) and rotation in the second direction causes telescopic movement of the magnetic assembly into the housing (i.e., shortening). | 2010-11-04 |
20100280552 | SIDE CLICK CONNECTOR APPARATUS FOR CONNECTION OF SPINAL RODS - Disclosed is a side click connector apparatus for connection of spinal rods, which connects a first spinal rod and a second spinal rod respectively attaching multiple pedicle screws and separately positioned from each other, and includes a connector body having a first mounting unit on which the first spinal rod is mounted, a second mounting unit on which the second spinal rod is mounted, a cutting part cut in the longitudinal direction of the corresponding spinal rod and formed in any one or both of the first mounting unit and the second mounting unit, more than one first retainer provided to be attached on and detached from the connector body to support the first spinal rod to the first mounting unit, and more than one second retainer provided to be attached on and detached from the connector body to support the second spinal rod to the second mounting unit. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280553 | Expandable Spinal Rods and Methods of Use - A spinal rod having first and second end members. The end members may be flexible or rigid. An expandable intermediate section is positioned between the first and second end members. The intermediate section may be axially expandable upon the introduction of a substance into a port that may be located in either of the first and second end members or the intermediate section. The intermediate section may be expandable between a first size, where the first and second end members are spaced a first distance apart, and a second enlarged size, where the first and second end members are spaced a second greater distance apart. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280554 | Novel V construct and method of spinal stabilization after transforminal lumbar interbody fusion using the construct - A novel spinal stabilization instrumentation construct and method for use after transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion. The instrumentation construct consists of single pedicle screw attached to a translaminar screw with a rod (V construct). The V construct is superior to unilateral pedicle screws (UPS) construct in all movements except right lateral bending and left axial rotation and compares favorably with the unilateral pedicle screws with a translaminar screw. It provides bilateral fixation with minimal implant load and preserves the anatomical integrity of the superior facet joint. The construct offers significant advantages of reduction in surgical time, duration of hospitalization, cost of implants and a possibility of decreased incidence of adjacent segment disease. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280555 | METHOD OF LATERAL FACET APPROACH, DECOMPRESSION AND FUSION USING SCREWS AND STAPLES AS WELL AS ARTHROPLASTY - A method of performing vertebral facet fusion by lateral approach and related devices. The lateral approach to facet fusion involves identifying the lateral mass and introducing any of the fixation methods known or described herein laterally at one or more facets through the use of a Kirschner wire guide, a cannulated bone drill and cooperatively cannulated staple guide. A surgical bone staple have a perforated bridge is used across the lateral facet joint where fixation is required. Where fusion is desired, a bone screw have lateral perforations of the shank is inserted through the cannulated staple guide and bridge perforation at the joint to promote fusion. A staple cap and graft container for overlay grafting may be utilized for additional fusion. The method involves less surgical time, reduced blood loss and discomfort for the patient as compared to the posterior approach. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280556 | Device for Fixation of Bone Fragments at Bone Fractures - The present invention relates to a device for fixation of bone fragments at bone fractures. The device comprises at least two fixation means ( | 2010-11-04 |
20100280557 | ORTHOPEDIC FASTENER BLOCKING SYSTEM - In an exemplary embodiment, the present invention provides an orthopedic fastener blocking system that allows for a desirable number of fasteners to be used with an orthopedic device even when the orthopedic device is too small to accommodate a desired number of traditionally located and oriented fasteners or when the accessibility to the device is reduced so that addressing a desired number of traditionally located and oriented fasteners is not possible. The system includes an orthopedic implant and at least first and second fasteners where one of the first and second fasteners prevents the other of the first and second fasteners from uninstalling when the first and second fasteners are in the installed position. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280558 | PEDICLE SCREW ASSEMBLY HAVING A RETRACTABLE SCREW TIP FOR FACILITATING THE SECUREMENT OF THE PEDICLE SCREW ASSEMBLY TO A SPINAL VERTEBRA - A pedicle screw assembly has a retractable screw tip that facilitates the securement of the pedicle screw assembly to a spinal vertebra in a minimally invasive fashion during an orthopedic surgical procedure. The pedicle screw assembly includes a body portion including a head and a shank. The shank includes an outer surface with a thread provided thereon, an end having a cutting tip provided thereon, and a bore extending inwardly from the end and having an internally threaded region provided therein. The pedicle screw assembly also includes a tip portion including a body having a cutting edge and a shank extending from the body. The shank has an externally threaded region provided thereon that cooperates with the internally threaded region of the bore to permit movement of the tip portion relative to the body portion between extended and retracted positions. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280559 | ORIENTATED POLYMERIC DEVICES - The present disclosure relates to a shape memory polymer material containing at least one two dimensional region having a first amount of stored stress in a first direction and a second amount of stored stress higher than the first amount of stored stress in a second direction, wherein the two dimensional region is capable of changing shape in only one of the first or second directions. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280560 | Reducing Instrument for Spinal Surgery - An instrument is provided for use in orthopedic surgery for reduction of a connecting member such as a spinal rod toward an implant such as a bone screw. An embodiment of the instrument includes handle portions that are pivotable relative to each other and biased apart, and arm portions pivotable relative to each other and to the handle portions. Distal portions of the arm portions, which may be offset from the arm portions, provide structure for engaging a connecting member and an implant. Squeezing the handle portions force the distal portions of the arm portions together, forcing together the connecting member and the implant. A toothed bar and pawl may be provided to retain the instrument in a squeezed state. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280561 | Thermal-Responsive Polymer Networks, Compositions, And Methods And Applications Related Thereto - The invention relates to materials comprising polymer network containing siloxanes or organic-based core structures, preferably the materials have thermal-responsive properties. In some embodiments, the invention relates to an organic core functionalized with polymers. In another embodiment, organic core-polymer conjugates comprise polylactone segments. The organic core-polymer conjugates may be crosslinked together to form a material, and these materials may be functionalized with bioactive compounds so that the materials have desirable biocompatibility or bioactivity when used in medical devices. In some embodiments, the invention relates to silsesquioxane groups functionalized with polymers. In another embodiment, silsequioxane-polymer conjugates comprise polylactone segments. The silsequioxane-polymer conjugates may be crosslinked together to form a material, and these materials may be functionalized with bioactive compounds so that the materials have desirable biocompatibility or bioactivity when used in medical devices. In further embodiments, the invention relates to composite materials that contain a polymer matrix and aggregates, and in some embodiments, methods of making, and methods of using these materials. Preferably, the aggregates are calcium phosphate aggregates. Preferably, the material is resistant to fracture. In further embodiments, the materials are used in surgical procedures of bone replacement. In further embodiments, the materials contain polyhedral silsesquioxanes and/or biodegradable segments | 2010-11-04 |
20100280562 | BIOMARKERS FOR MONITORING TREATMENT OF NEUROPSYCHIATRIC DISEASES - Methods for identifying and measuring pharmacodynamic biomarkers of neuropsychiatric disease, and for monitoring a subject's response to treatment. For example, materials and methods for monitoring the effectiveness of vagus nerve stimulation in a subject having a neuropsychiatric disease are provided. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280563 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING AND TREATING A MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION USING PHOTOBIOMODULATION - In an implantable medical device and a method for treating cardiac tissue of a heart of a patient with therapeutic light, a myocardial infarction is detected and a location the myocardial infarction is identified. A therapy session is initiated by selectively activating one or more of a number of light emitting units arranged in at least one medical lead connectable to the implantable medical device, to emit therapeutic light toward the detected location of the myocardial infarction upon detection of an occurrence of the myocardial infarction. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280564 | MONITORING OF CHRONOBIOLOGICAL RHYTHMS FOR DISEASE AND DRUG MANAGEMENT USING ONE OR MORE IMPLANTABLE DEVICE - The health state of a subject is automatically evaluated or predicted using at least one implantable device. In varying examples, the health state is determined by sensing or receiving information about at least one physiological process having a circadian rhythm whose presence, absence, or baseline change is associated with impending disease, and comparing such rhythm to baseline circadian rhythm prediction criteria. Other chronobiological rhythms beside circadian may also be used. The baseline prediction criteria may be derived using one or more past physiological process observation of the subject or population of subjects in a non-disease health state. The prediction processing may be performed by the at least one implantable device or by an external device in communication with the implantable device. Systems and methods for invoking a therapy in response to the health state, such as to prevent or minimize the consequences of predicted impending heart failure, are also discussed. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280565 | CARDIAC RHYTHM MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITH INTRAMURAL MYOCARDIAL PACING LEADS AND ELECTRODES - Medical devices and therapeutic methods for use in the field of cardiology, cardiac rhythm management and interventional cardiology, and more specifically to catheter-based systems for implantation of pacing leads and electrodes, or intramural myocardial reinforcement devices, within the myocardial wall of the heart, such as the ventricles, to provide improved cardiac function. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280566 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GRAPHICALLY CONFIGURING LEADS - Systems and methods are provided for graphically configuring leads for a medical device. According to one aspect, the system generally comprises a medical device and a processing device, such as a programmer or computer, adapted to be in communication with the medical device. The medical device has at least one lead with at least one electrode in a configuration that can be changed using the processing device. The processing device provides a graphical display of the configuration, including a representative image of a proposed electrical signal to be applied by the medical device between the at least one electrode of the medical device and at least one other electrode before the medical device applies the electrical signal between the at least one electrode and the at least one other electrode. In one embodiment, the graphical display graphically represents the lead(s), the electrode(s), a pulse polarity, and a vector. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280567 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING CARDIAC AND NON-CARDIAC OVERSENSING USING INTRACARDIAC ELECTROGRAMS - A method and apparatus for automatically identifying various types of cardiac and non-cardiac oversensing and automatically performing a corrective action to reduce the likelihood of oversensing is provided. EGM data, including time intervals between sensed and paced events and signal morphologies, are analyzed for patterns indicative of various types of oversensing, including oversensing of far-field R-waves, R-waves, T-waves, or noise associated with electromagnetic interference, non-cardiac myopotentials, a lead fracture, or a poor lead connection. Identification of oversensing and its suspected cause are reported so that corrective action may be taken. The corrective action may include, for example, adjusting sensing parameters such as blanking periods, decay constants, decay delays, threshold values, sensitivity values, electrode configurations and the like. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280568 | Implantable High Efficiency Energy Transfer Module With Near-Field Inductive Coupling - An apparatus includes a medical device for implantation in a blood vessel and a power supply adapted to be located outside the blood vessel. The extravascular power supply has a power transmitter that produces a radio frequency signal which is applied to an energy transmitting antenna. The energy transmitting antenna comprises first and second coils connected is series and wound around separate spaced apart, parallel axes axis wherein magnetic fields generated by each coil add together to produce a cumulative field. The receiving antenna, for positioning in a near field region of the cumulative field, has least one coil wound around a third axis that is aligned with the cumulative field. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280569 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR REDUCING WEIGHT - The present invention relates to a device ( | 2010-11-04 |
20100280570 | APPARATUS FOR THE STIMULATION OF THE SPINAL CHORD - An apparatus ( | 2010-11-04 |
20100280571 | NEURAL STIMULATION AND OPTICAL MONITORING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Neural stimulation and optical monitoring systems and methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, an apparatus for treating a neural condition includes a signal delivery device configured to be implanted into a patient proximate to a skull of the patient and positioned to apply electromagnetic signals to one or more target sites within the patient. The apparatus also includes an implantable optical monitoring assembly configured to monitor optical properties at one or more optical monitoring sites within the patient. The apparatus further includes a controller configured to be implanted into the patient. The controller is operatively coupled to the signal delivery device and the optical monitoring assembly and programmed to control both the signal delivery device and the optical monitoring assembly. The controller also includes a power source to power both the signal delivery device and the optical monitoring assembly. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280572 | OPEN LOOP DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION SYSTEM FOR THE TREATMENT OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE OR OTHER DISORDERS - A deep brain stimulation (DBS) system ( | 2010-11-04 |
20100280573 | METHOD FOR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION OF CUTANEOUS SENSORY RECEPTORS - A method of stimulating sensory nerves is disclosed that comprises the steps of providing an electrode plate with a pattern of needle-like (NL) electrodes and conductive plate (CP) electrodes disposed on a front face of the plate element, the NL electrodes being configured to apply electrical stimulation to cutaneous Aδ/C fibers, and the CP electrodes being configured to apply electrical stimulation to cutaneous Aβ fibers; mounting the electrode plate on a patient's skin with the front face in an abutting relationship with the patient's skin, the abutting relationship causing the NL electrodes to penetrate the epidermis of the patient's skin; and applying electrical stimulation to the patient's skin via the pattern of NL electrodes and CP electrodes, the electrical stimulation being applied so that Aβ fiber input from the CP electrodes overlaps in time at the patient's spinal cord and/or brain stem with Aδ/C fiber input from the NL electrodes. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280574 | PATIENT STATE DETECTION BASED ON SUPPORT VECTOR MACHINE BASED ALGORITHM - A patient state is detected with at least one classification boundary generated by a supervised machine learning technique, such as a support vector machine. In some examples, the patient state detection is used to at least one of control the delivery of therapy to a patient, to generate a patient notification, to initiate data recording, or to evaluate a patient condition. In addition, an evaluation metric can be determined based on a feature vector, which is determined based on characteristics of a patient parameter signal, and the classification boundary. Example evaluation metrics can be based on a distance between at least one feature vector and the classification boundary and/or a trajectory of a plurality of feature vectors relative to the classification boundary over time. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280575 | CONTROLLING CHARGE FLOW IN THE ELECTRICAL STIMULATION OF TISSUE - Systems of techniques for controlling charge flow during the electrical stimulation of tissue. In one aspect, a method includes receiving a charge setting describing an amount of charge that is to flow during a stimulation pulse that electrically stimulates a tissue, and generating and delivering the stimulation pulse in a manner such that an amount of charge delivered to the tissue during the stimulation pulse accords with the charge setting. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280576 | TREE-BASED ELECTRICAL STIMULATOR PROGRAMMING - The disclosure describes an implantable stimulation system that guides programming with a therapeutic tree. All possible stimulation parameters are arranged on the therapeutic tree, with each level of the therapeutic tree containing a different stimulation parameter type. Each level includes nodes that are connected to nodes of adjacent levels. A program path is created by moving through nodes of lower levels. The stimulation parameter types are arranged so that coarse adjustments occur at higher levels of the tree and fine adjustments occur at lower levels of the tree. The nodes of the program path define the stimulation parameters of the delivered stimulation therapy. The user may provide information such as efficacy input and/or medication dosage information to the system for identifying the most efficacious program path in treating pain of the patient. Additionally or alternatively, efficacy feedback may be received from physiological parameter sensors. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280577 | Implantable pulse generator - An implantable pulse generator for providing at least one of a voltage and a current stimulation to a tissue of a subject through trough at least two electrodes adapted to be in electrical contact with the tissue of the subject, the implantable pulse generator comprising a stimulation circuit coupled to the at least two electrodes, the stimulation circuit including at least one dual-mode voltage and current source, wherein the stimulation circuit can operate alternatively in a voltage stimulation mode and in a current stimulation mode. The implantable pulse generator also comprises a processing unit coupled to the stimulation circuit, the processing unit being so configured as to control the mode of operation of the stimulation circuit. The implantable pulse generator may also comprise a monitoring unit coupled to the stimulation circuit and the processing unit; the monitoring unit being so configured as to provide feedback signals relating to electrical characteristics of the tissue from the stimulation circuit to the processing unit. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280578 | THERAPY SYSTEM INCLUDING MULTIPLE POSTURE SENSORS - Posture-responsive therapy is delivered by the medical system based on posture state input from only one of multiple posture sensors at any given time. An example implantable medical system includes a first posture sensor and a second sensor. A processor controls therapy delivery to the patient based on at least one of a patient posture state or a patient activity level determined based on input from only one of the first or second posture sensors. In some examples, one of multiple posture sensors of an implantable posture-responsive medical system is used to automatically reorient another posture sensor (of the system), which has become disoriented. The disoriented posture sensor may be automatically reoriented for one or more posture states at a time. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280579 | POSTURE STATE DETECTION - A patient state is detected with at least one classification boundary generated by a supervised machine learning technique, such as a support vector machine. The patient state can be, for example, a patient posture state. In some examples, the patient state detection is used to at least one of control the delivery of therapy to a patient, to generate a patient notification, to initiate data recording, or to evaluate a patient condition. In addition, an evaluation metric can be determined based on a feature vector, which is determined based on characteristics of a patient parameter signal, and the classification boundary. Example evaluation metrics can be based on a distance between at least one feature vector and the classification boundary and/or a trajectory of a plurality of feature vectors relative to the classification boundary over time. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280580 | Biostimulation Apparatus, Gene Control Apparatus, and Muscle-Related Disorder Therapeutic Apparatus - A biostimulation apparatus of the present invention includes a laser oscillator for oscillating an ultra short pulsed laser beam and an optical system for focusing the ultra short pulsed laser beam, wherein the ultra short pulsed laser beam is focused by the optical system at a target portion of a living subject to cause the target portion to be irradiated with the laser beam to stimulate an acupuncture point, and wherein the target portion is either the acupuncture point or its periphery. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280581 | Patient warming applique - A patient warming appliqué typically includes a cover layer, a tape layer for releasably securing the appliqué to the patient's skin and an array of encapsulated cells. The encapsulated cells include a chemical heating mechanism beneath the cover layer and a phase change gel sheet between the chemical heating mechanism and the tape layer. The phase change gel sheet is configured to melt and flow when the chemical heating mechanism is activated. The preferred appliqué further includes zones of weakness between the spaced cells allowing the individual cells or a subset of cells to be removed from the appliqué. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280582 | DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD OF REMOVING HEAT FROM SUBCUTANEOUS LIPID-RICH CELLS - Devices, systems and methods for removing heat from subcutaneously disposed lipid-rich cells are disclosed. In selected embodiments, suction and/or heat removal sources are coupled to an applicator. The applicator includes a flexible portion and a rigid portion. The rigid portion includes a thermally conductive plate and a frame coupling the thermally conductive plate and the flexible portion. An interior cavity of the applicator is in fluid communication with the suction source, and the frame maintains contiguous engagement between the heat removal source and the thermally conductive plate. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280583 | Electrode Element, Electrode Lead Comprising An Electrode Element, Method For The Production Of An Electrode Lead - An electrically active electrode element for an implantable electrode lead, having an electrode, which includes an electrically active electrode surface facing toward the outside, and an elongated electric feed line, which is capable of establishing an electric connection to an electrically active implant at the proximal end thereof, and which is embodied as an electrically conducting cable end-to-end, wherein the cable forms the electrode at the distal end thereof. A related electrode lead having such an electrode element is provided, and a method for the production of said electrode line utilizing the electrode element is also provided. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280584 | ACTIVE IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL SYSTEM HAVING EMI SHIELDED LEAD - A lead extending exteriorly from an active implantable medical device (AIMD) is at least partially ensheathed within an electromagnetic interference (EMI) shield. The AIMD has a conductive equipotential surface to which the EMI shield may be conductively coupled. An impeding circuit may be provided for raising the high frequency impedance of the lead. An energy diversion circuit may also be provided for conductively coupling the lead to the EMI shield. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280585 | Method and Apparatus for Securing an Electrode - A system for securing at least one electrode to an anatomy is provided. The system can include a first plate, which can include at least one first passage. The at least one first passage can be configured to receive a lead of the at least one electrode. The system can also include a second plate configured to move relative to the first plate. The movement of the second plate relative to the first plate can at least partially occlude the at least one passage of the first plate to secure the lead of the at least one electrode to the anatomy. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280586 | MEDICAL DEVICE WITH TENSIONABLY ATTACHED REMODELABLE MATERIAL - Medical devices for implantation in a body vessel, and methods of using and making the same, are provided. A medical device includes a support frame having struts and a weakened frame portion, and a remodelable material tensionably attached to the support frame. The weakened frame portion has a first configuration in which the support frame has a first outward radial force and a second configuration in which the support frame has a second, lesser outward radial force. The remodellable material restricts expansion of the frame from a radially compressed configuration to a radially expanded configuration when the weakened frame portion is in the first configuration. The remodelable material can form one or more valve leaflets adapted to regulate fluid flow in a body vessel, such as a vein. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280587 | VARIABLE DENSITY BRAID STENT - A stent comprises at least one stent member woven to form a substantially tubular body that defines a flow path. The tubular body comprises a first region and a second region. In the first region the at least one stent member defines a plurality of first region openings and in the second region at least one first portion of the at least one member and at least one second portion of the at least one member are engaged together to form at least one primary strand. The at least one primary strand defines a plurality of second region openings. The at least one of the plurality of second region openings is in fluid communication with the flow path. The plurality of second region openings provide the second region with a greater porosity than the first region. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280588 | PERCUTANEOUS METHOD AND DEVICE TO TREAT DISSECTIONS - Some embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to methods and systems for percutaneously treating dissections in a patient's vasculature, such as, without limitation, the aorta. The method can include deploying a catheter containing a collapsed anchoring element, frame, and cover through a first vessel to an entry point of the dissection. In some embodiments, the anchoring element can be secured to the second branch vessel. The frame can be expanded in the first branch vessel. The cover can be unfolded over at least a portion of the entry point. The cover then reduces blood flow into the entry point. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280589 | DEVICE FOR TREATING A BLOOD CIRCULATION CONDUIT - This device ( | 2010-11-04 |
20100280590 | STENT ATTACHMENT FOR ENDOVASCULAR ANEURYSM REPAIR - The technology described herein relates to a stent graft and a method of making the stent wherein the stent comprises interconnected struts and is connected to the graft material by applying at least one band of polymer so as to cover at least a portion of at least some of the struts. A stent supported area is created by the stent's attachment to the graft material and the at least one band of polymer is applied so as to leave the majority of the stent supported area uncovered by the at least one band of polymer. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280591 | DRAWSTRING FOR REMOVAL OF STENT - Disclosed herein is a drawstring for removal of a stent. The drawstring includes an end string, a longitudinal string and a circumferential string. The end string is formed in an end of the stent body in an annular shape in such a way that the end string passes, in a zigzag manner, through mesh arranged in a circumferential direction of the stent body. A hook loop is formed by tying opposite ends of the end string to each other. The longitudinal string extends at a first end thereof from the end string in the longitudinal direction of the stent body. The circumferential string extends from a second end of the longitudinal string and is formed in an annular shape in such a way that the circumferential string passes, in a zigzag manner, through mesh arranged in the circumferential direction of the stent body. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280592 | DRAWSTRING FOR REMOVAL OF STENT - Disclosed herein is a drawstring for removal of a stent. The drawstring includes a circumferential string which is made of soft material and is formed in an end of the stent body in an annular shape. A hook loop is formed by tying opposite ends of the circumferential string to each other. The hook loop protrudes a relatively long distance from the stent body. A marking wire made of radiopaque material is wound around the hook loop. Therefore, when X-rays or endoscope are applied to a relative portion of a patient's body, the position of the hook loop can be easily detected. Furthermore, because the hook loop is made of flexible and soft material, even though it comes into contact with an internal organ of the patient's body, the organ is prevented from being damaged by the hook loop. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280593 | STENT WITH VARIABLE FEATURES TO OPTIMIZE SUPPORT AND METHOD OF MAKING SUCH STENT - An intravascular stent especially suited for implanting in curved arterial portions or ostial regions. The stent can include an end region which is fabricated to have a greater radial strength than the remaining axial length of the stent. Such a stent is particularly suited for use in ostial regions, which require greater support near the end of the stent. The stent alternatively can include sections adjacent the end of the stent with greater bending flexibility than the remaining axial length of the stent. Such a stent is particularly suited for use in curved arteries. The stent can also be constructed with an end that has greater radial strength and sections adjacent the end with greater bending flexibility. Such a stent prevents flaring of the stent end during insertion. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280594 | Antithrombotic Neurovascular Device Containing a Glycoprotein IIB/IIIA Receptor Inhibitor for The Treatment of Brain Aneurysms and/or Acute Ischemic Stroke, and Methods Related Thereto - Disclosed is an antithrombotic neurovascular device useful for the treatment of brain aneurysms and/or acute ischemic stroke. The device comprises a mechanical structure, which may be a stent, stent-like structure, or flow diverter, and a drug-eluting coating. This device is designed for local delivery of antiplatelet medication to the site of device implantation in order to improve outcomes for the population of brain aneurysm and/or acute ischemic stroke patients currently being treated with stents, and for use with patients presenting with ruptured aneurysms, in whom systemic dual antiplatelet therapy is contraindicated. The coating comprises an antiplatelet drug, preferably, a GPIIb/IIIa receptor inhibitor, more preferably, abcixmab, and optionally comprises a polymeric binder that functions as a drug modulating polymer. Also disclosed are methods for producing the antithrombotic neurovascular device, and using the device for the treatment of brain aneurysms and/or acute ischemic stroke. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280595 | Method and Device for Localized Administration of Calcium Chelating Agent - A system for treating atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and cardiac valve dysfunction comprises delivering one or more calcium chelating agents locally to a treatment site. One aspect of the invention provides a method including delivering a nano-particulate calcium chelating agent into a vascular wall. Another aspect of the invention provides a method and device for forming a sealed chamber around a cardiac valve, releasing one or more calcium chelating agents into the sealed chamber and decalcifying a cardiac valve in need thereof. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280596 | IMPLANT DELIVERY DEVICE - Disclosed is a system for delivering self-expanding stents to stenting sites within the body, which minimizes trauma to the affected tissue of the patient yet, at the same time, offers the medical practitioner a robust and simple system for stent placement. These technical effects are achieved by providing a catheter which receives the stent at its proximal end and guides it to the stenting site. The catheter serves as a guide catheter and has a tapered distal tip from which the stent emerges at the site of stenting. A stent pusher can be used which abuts the proximal end of the stent inside the guide catheter. The tapered tip can be molded and can be integral with the catheter shaft or bonded to it. The guide catheter can include a figurated portion towards its distal tip. The system has particular application to stenting the carotid artery. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280597 | Tubular Supporting Prosthesis Having a Heart Valve, Particularly for Aortic Valve Replacement - The invention relates to a tubular supporting prosthesis, comprising two terminal regions relative to the longitudinal supporting prosthesis axis and a center region disposed between the two terminal regions, wherein every terminal region is provided with a mesh structure made of at least two structural rings, which are connected to each other via connecting members and are disposed point-symmetrically about the longitudinal supporting prosthesis axis. The center region is formed by elongated connecting members, which are connected to the structural rings respectively disposed adjacent to the center of the longitudinal supporting prosthesis axis. An aortic valve, which is produced by means of tissue engineering, is fastened and/or integrated in the center region. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280598 | VASCULAR GRAFT PROSTHESIS HAVING A REINFORCED MARGIN FOR ENHANCED ANASTOMOSIS - A vascular graft prosthesis having a reinforced margin designed and configured to strengthen the margin for various purposes, such as to minimize suture hole elongation and prevent suture line tearing during vessel anastomosis, thereby enhancing the vessel anastomosis and the anastomotic site. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280599 | CALCIUM PHOSPHATE COATED IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES, AND ELECTROCHEMICAL DEPOSITION PROCESSES FOR MAKING SAME - This invention relates to novel calcium phosphate coated implantable medical devices, and electrochemical deposition processes for making same. A process of coating an implantable medical device with a calcium phosphate coating comprising: (a) subjecting a substrate to a surface pretreatment whereby adhesion of the calcium phosphate coating to the substrate is enhanced; (b) immersing the pretreated substrate in an electrolyte comprising calcium and phosphate species; and (c) coating calcium phosphate onto the substrate by electrochemical deposition. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280600 | DUAL DRUG STENT - Implantable medical devices may be utilized to locally delivery one or more drugs or therapeutic agents to treat a wide variety of conditions, including the treatment of the biological organism's reaction to the introduction of the implantable medical device. These therapeutic agents may be released under controlled and directional conditions so that the one or more therapeutic agents reach the correct target area, for example, the surrounding tissue and/or the bloodstream. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280601 | Method for precipitating mono and multiple layers of organophosphoric and organophosphonic acids and the salts thereof in addition to use thereof - The invention relates to a method for precipitating mono or multiple layers of a mixture of organophosphoric acids of the general formula I (A) | 2010-11-04 |
20100280602 | Mitral Valve Device Using Conditioned Shape Memory Alloy - A mitral valve annulus reshaping device includes at least a portion that is formed of a biocompatible shape memory alloy SMA having a characteristic temperature, A | 2010-11-04 |
20100280603 | IMPLANTATION OF REPAIR CHORDS IN THE HEART - A method is provided, including advancing a distal end of an inner shall of a delivery tool between leaflets of an atrioventricular valve, of a patient and into a ventricle of the patient. The method further includes, while maintaining the distal end of the inner shaft in place and within the ventricle, proximally withdrawing a surrounding shaft of the delivery tool with respect to the distal end of the inner shaft and toward the leaflets. This surrounding shaft surrounds a portion of the inner shaft. The method additionally includes using the surrounding shaft to engage at least one of the leaflets with at least one leaflet-engaging element. After engaging, the distal end of the inner shaft is proximally withdrawn from within the ventricle. Other applications are also described. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280604 | OVER-WIRE ROTATION TOOL - Apparatus is provided that includes an implant structure, which includes a contracting mechanism, which includes a rotatable structure, arranged such that rotation of the rotatable structure contracts the implant structure. A longitudinal member is coupled to the contracting mechanism. A tool for rotating the rotatable structure is configured to be guided along the longitudinal member, to engage the rotatable structure, and to rotate the rotatable structure in response to a rotational force applied to the tool. Other embodiments are also described. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280605 | DEPLOYMENT TECHNIQUES FOR ANNULOPLASTY RING - An anchor driver is provided that includes a driver head having a flexible ring. An anchor is provided that includes a coupling head, which is shaped so as to define: (a) one or more mating elements that engage mechanical coupling elements of the driver head such that rotation of the mechanical coupling elements rotates the mating elements, which in turn rotate the coupling head, and (b) an outer coupling surface, sized to be inserted into and engage the flexible ring. The anchor also includes a tissue coupling element fixed to the coupling head. The rotation of the mechanical coupling elements causes the tissue coupling element of the anchor to screw itself into tissue, thereby causing separation of: (a) the outer coupling surface of the coupling head from the flexible ring, and (b) the mating elements of the coupling head from the corresponding mechanical coupling elements. Other embodiments are also described. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280606 | HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS WITH COLLAPSIBLE VALVE AND METHOD OF DELIVERY THEREOF - A valve prosthesis is adapted to operate in conjunction with native heart valve leaflets. The prosthesis includes an annulus and a skirt extending from the annulus. The skirt may be configured to be positioned through a native heart valve annulus, and the skirt may be movable between an open configuration permitting blood flow through the skirt and a closed configuration blocking blood flow through the skirt in cooperation with opening and closing of the native heart valve leaflets. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280607 | ADJUSTABLE ANNULOPLASTY RINGS - Adjustable annuloplasty rings for repair of a mitral or tricuspid valve which incorporate at least two separate parts that are adjustably interconnectable to create a ring the circumference of which can be changed in dimension. Rings having interconnections at spaced-apart lateral locations, which interconnections allow bidirectional movement to either shorten or lengthen the ring at either such location, afford a surgeon opportunity to make further adjustments to the dimensions of the annuloplasty ring after its initial partial securing to the heart valve tissue and thereby adjust the AP diameter of the valve being repaired. The mating interconnections at two lateral locations on the ring can be constructed so as to allow hinged movement about an axis defined by the interconnections to permit hinged movement between the two separate parts. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280608 | INTRAOCULAR LENS - The invention concerns an intraocular lens comprising an optical lens part which has a rear face ( | 2010-11-04 |
20100280609 | ADJUSTABLE ACCOMMODATING INTRAOCULAR LENS AND POSITIONING MEANS - An accommodating intraocular artificial lens with variable optical power, comprising two optical elements which are adapted to mutually shift in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis wherein the optical elements have such a shape that the optical elements exhibit, in combination, different optical powers at different relative positions. Flanges are adapted to position the anterior section of the haptics in the sulcus of the eye or, alternatively, the ciliary body is enclosed by a combination of anterior and posterior flanges. Also disclosed are methods to provide for an accommodating intraocular lens which is adjustable post-implant to ensure emmetropia of the eye. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280610 | Silicone breast implant delivery - A tapered sleeve is provided that includes a hydrophilic coating on an inner surface. In use, the device is typically removed from sterile packaging and soaked to activate the lubricous properties of the coating. An implant (e.g., a pre-filled silicon breast implant) is introduced into a large end of the sleeve and extruded into a surgical pocket of minimal access incision size through a small-sized end of the device. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280611 | NASAL IMPLANT INTRODUCED THROUGH AN INJECTION TECHNIQUE - A method for non-surgically treating an internal nasal valve of a patient comprising, injecting a working device into the internal nasal valve of the patient, wherein the injected working device in the nasal tissue causes an alteration of an internal or external nasal valve. A device introduced by injection into the nose, allowing for structural support or tilling of defects in the nose, and causing a change in external shape of the nose. The device and inserts and implants described also have use in cosmetic applications relating to the facial tissue. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280612 | Medical Devices Having Vapor Deposited Nanoporous Coatings For Controlled Therapeutic Agent Delivery - The present invention is directed to medical devices which comprise the following: (a) an underlying region that comprises a therapeutic agent and (b) a vapor deposited nanoporous coating (e.g., a polymeric, ceramic or metallic nanoporous coating) over the underlying region, which regulates the release of the therapeutic agent from the medical device when it is placed into a subject. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280613 | MEDICAL DEVICE SUITABLE FOR TREATING REFLUX FROM A STOMACH TO AN OESOPHAGUS - A medical treatment device ( | 2010-11-04 |
20100280614 | Stabilized, Adjustable Expandable Implant and Method - Embodiments of the invention include expandable, implantable devices and methods. Devices expand linearly to provide secure fixation between or among anatomical structures. In some embodiments, an implant replaces one or more vertebral bodies of the spine. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280615 | INTERVERTEBRAL IMPLANT - An intervertebral implant including a central axis, a bottom cover plate and a top cover plate, which are respectively provided with an exterior surface that extends transversal to the central axis, and a central part. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280616 | MINIMALLY INVASIVE CORPECTOMY CAGE AND INSTRUMENT - An assembly comprising an expandable corpectomy cage and an insertion instrument, wherein the expandable cage comprises an instrument attachment features, including mating holes on the sides of the outer sleeve, and a ball-shaped pocket on the endplate of the inner sleeve, and the insertion instrument features a tuning-fork shaped holder, which attaches to the mating holes on the implant's outer sleeve using small bosses which mate with the holes under the spring tension of the fork, and a lever with a spherical end that mates with the ball-shaped pocket in the inner sleeve endplate. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280617 | MODULAR INTERVERTEBRAL IMPLANT - An intervertebral implant component includes an inlay which fits into an endplate, where the inlay is prevented from moving relative to the endplate. Various embodiments of locking mechanisms for preventing movement are disclosed. In some preferred embodiments, a surgeon is able to see that the locking mechanism is properly engaged. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280618 | INTERVETERBRAL DISC PROSTHESIS INSERTION ASSEMBLIES - In various embodiments, an intervertebral disc prosthesis ( | 2010-11-04 |
20100280619 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SIZING, INSERTING AND SECURING AN IMPLANT IN INTERVERTEBRAL SPACE - A prosthetic spinal implant having a securing member for fixing the implant relative to an adjacent bone. In one form, the securing member is deployable into a portion of the vertebral space for affixing the implant between the vertebrae. The securing member may be disposed substantially within the body of a bearing member of the implant when the securing member is in an undeployed orientation. In other forms, the securing member is provided separately from the implant such that it may be inserted into the intervertebral space after the implant has been placed in an implanted orientation between the vertebrae. In such forms, the securing member is configured for ease of insertion between an outer bearing surface of the implant and an adjacent bone via linear or rotary motion. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280620 | TRIAL IMPLANT ASSEMBLY - A trial implant assembly is provided that includes a threaded shaft having exterior threading adjacent a distal end and a trial implant that includes a trial base having an interiorly threaded through hole couplable to the distal end of the shaft and a trial head having a superior endplate and an inferior endplate and a support connecting the superior endplate to the inferior endplate. A variety of visualization windows are provided through the trial implant as well as a variety of mechanically adjustable stops to prevent over insertion of the trial head within the intervertebral disc space. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280621 | INTERVERTEBRAL DISC PROSTHESIS FOR THE CERVICAL SPINE IN THE DOG - A barrel holder apparatus for intervertebral disc prosthesis implantation, the apparatus comprising a first end having one or more apertures shaped to hold removable pins while the prosthesis is being implanted to prevent a first disc and a second disc of the prosthesis from separating, the removable pins being pre-threaded into the first disc and the second disc of the prosthesis prior to the implantation of the prosthesis, and a second end located opposite to the first end, the second end having an opening shaped to hold one of the removable pins while the barrel holder is being rotated to unthread the removable pin out of the prosthesis after the implantation is completed. Also provided is a method for implanting intervertebral disc prosthesis into an intervertebral disc area defined between adjacent cervical vertebrae, the method comprising threading removable pins into a first disc and a second disc of the prosthesis, holding the removable pins with a first end of a barrel holder, the first end having one or more apertures shaped to hold the removable pins, while the prosthetic is being implanted, to prevent the first disc and the second disc of the prosthesis from separating, releasing the removable pins after the implantation is complete, holding one of the removable pins by a second end of the barrel holder, the second end being located opposite to the first end and having an opening shaped to hold the removable pin, and unthreading the removable pin by rotating the barrel holder. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280622 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SPINAL FUSION - The current invention is directed to a system and method for fusing two adjacent vertebrae. In one embodiment, the vertebrae are fused by inserting a sell-broaching interbody apparatus into a disc space without the need for separately drilling and broaching. The sell-broaching interbody apparatus may include cutting flutes or other broaching means capable of cutting through the cartilaginous endplates of the vertebrae. In another embodiment, an interbody apparatus with an expanding means capable of distracting the disc space between the adjacent vertebrae is inserted into the disc space. Another embodiment includes a sleeve that fits around an interbody apparatus that has at least one opening in its outer surface leading to a cavity filled with bone and/or ortho-biological materials. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280623 | Prosthetic joint - A prosthetic joint includes: (a) a bone-implantable first member comprising a rigid material and including a body having an annular flange extending outward at a first end thereof, the first end of the body and the flange cooperatively defining a wear-resistant concave first contact surface having a protruding rim and a recessed central portion; and (b) a bone-implantable second member comprising a rigid material with a wear-resistant convex second contact surface; (c) where the first and second contact surfaces bear directly against each other so as to transfer axial and lateral loads from one of the members to the other, while allowing pivoting motion between the two members; (d) wherein the flange is shaped so as to deform elastically and permit the first contact surface to conform to the second contact surface when the joint is placed under a predetermined load. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280624 | MODULAR APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SCULPTING THE SURFACE OF A JOINT - The present invention provides a modular device for restoring individual joint kinematics using minimally invasive surgical procedures. The modular implants include distinct components that include interconnection means. The modular implants provide intraoperative surgical options for articular constraint and facilitate proper alignment and orientation of the joint to restore kinematics as defined by the individual patient anatomy. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280625 | System and method for modifying talocalcaneal relationship in a foot - A system for modifying a talocalcaneal spatial relationship in a foot in a body, including a subtalar spacer having an articulating surface and implanted in the sinus tarsi of the foot and a fastener that fastens the subtalar spacer to a bone surface in the foot, in which the articulating surface of the subtalar spacer directs relative movement between the calcaneus and the talus of the foot. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280626 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR TREATING SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING - Devices and methods of treating sleep disordered breathing are provided herein. The devices are designed capable of preventing collapse of an oral airway tissue during sleep while maintaining normal velopharyngeal functions. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280627 | DISSECTION AND RETRACTION DEVICE FOR VAGINAL SACRAL COLPOPEXY - In one embodiment the apparatus includes a first retractor, a second retractor, and a shaft. The shaft defines a central channel extending from a first end portion of the shaft to a second end portion of the shaft. The first retractor and the second retractor are configured to collectively form a lumen. The shaft is configured to be disposed within the lumen. In one embodiment method of disposing a graft within a body of a patient, includes making an incision in the body of the patient, inserting a medical device into the body of the patient through the incision, removing the shaft of the medical device from the body of the patient, and moving the first refractor within the body of the patient away from the second retractor. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280628 | WEARABLE ACTION-ASSIST DEVICE, AND METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR CONTROLLING WEARABLE ACTION-ASSIST DEVICE - A wearable action-assist device which assists or executes an action of a wearer by substituting for the wearer is provided with an action-assist tool | 2010-11-04 |
20100280629 | NEUROMORPHIC CONTROLLED POWERED ORTHOTIC AND PROSTHETIC SYSTEM - A neuromorphic controlled powered orthotic and prosthetic system and device including a custom or universal fit fixed-ankle orthosis, to stabilize or immobilize an injured lower limb or act as an ankle prosthesis, and an actuated or powered articulated false-foot connected to the fixed-ankle orthosis or the prosthesis to form an actuated articulated false-foot orthosis. Associated with or mounted on the actuated articulated false-foot, or in or on the body, are sensors for sensing the intent of the subject to move, and the movement range of the articulating false-foot or AAFO and an environmental perturbation. An actuator is used to drive the articulated false-foot orthosis. The system and device further include a controller having an electronic circuit with a biomimetic design based on knowledge of connectivity of neurons within the spinal cord of a primitive vertebrate. The system and device include an electronic circuit made from analog very large scale integrated components and discrete electronic components capable of autonomously generating cyclic voltage output. An integral power supply serves the portable controller and AAFO. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280630 | Compact Batch Viewing Techniques for Use in Batch Processes - A data collection and viewing application associated with a batch process control system used within a process plant provides a user interface that allows a user to quickly and easily examine a particular batch process or a batch run, to compare separate batch runs and/or to determine whether the particular batch run deviates from a norm, without having to perform a lot of manual data manipulation. To this end, the user interface provides or creates a compact graphical representation of a batch, illustrating a number of different types of batch-related data in relation to one another in a manner that enables a user to easily view or understand the operation of the batch run, either alone or as compared with one or more other batch runs. Generally speaking, the compact batch view includes a number of graphical layers which are juxtaposed or interleaved on a display, with each of the layers providing different types of information about the operation of the batch, time synchronized with one another. A base layer of the compact batch view may describe or indicate the duration of the batch from an activate time to a deactivate time, while different aspects of the procedural elements, steps or stages of the batch process, such as those identified by the S88 standard, may be illustrated in one or more additional layers. Moreover, process alarms, alerts, events, etc. as well as other information may be placed in one or more additional layers, and the various layers may be shown together to provide a compact graphical view of the batch. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280631 | Method and Apparatus for Controlling a Distributed Automation System - A method and an apparatus for controlling a distributed automation system, wherein the method comprises determining global constraint rules according to the cooperative relationships between function blocks in the distributed automation system, and establishing a mathematical model based on Membrane Calculus, performing the instantiation of the established mathematical model based on Membrane Calculus according to an executor corresponding to each of the function blocks in the distributed automation system, so as to produce control logics for output to the distributed automation system. If disturbance information is received from the distributed automation system, altering the parameters of the instantiation of the mathematical model based on Membrane Calculus are altered using the disturbance information, so as to produce control logics for outputting to said distributed automation system. The present invention is capable of effectively dealing with all types of unpredictable disturbances, thus improving the adaptability thereof. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280632 | DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING THE FLOW OF A LIQUID AND METHOD USING SAID DEVICE - The invention relates to a device and a method for controlling the flow of a liquid. In a learning phase, the flow rate of a liquid is measured for a given time period (t), the start and the end of this time period being indicated by a user. The value of the volume of liquid (V) dispensed during this time period is calculated from the duration (t) of the time period and from the flow rate measured during the time period, and this measured liquid volume value is stored as a reference value (V | 2010-11-04 |
20100280633 | Method and Controller for Controlling a Safety-Oriented Industrial Automation Component - A method for a safety-oriented industrial automation component, wherein the controller is connected to the automation component by a data link includes providing, by a user, an input to the controller at a first user interface. The controller transmits a result of the input to the automation component. The result of the input is used in the automation component to calculate a first test value. The input is converted into a status display in the controller and is output at a second user interface. Here, the user or another user acknowledges the status display by inputting a confirmation, after which a second test value is formed from the status display and the confirmation in the controller, and the second test value is transmitted to the automation component. Finally, the first and second test values are compared in the automation component and the result of the input is used if the comparison is positive. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280634 | REDUNDANT COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A redundant communication system includes: a first control device which calculates a control command value of an electric power device equipped in a vehicle, and outputs first and second command signals respectively corresponding to the control command value; a second control device which controls the electric power device on the basis of one of first and second control command values respectively corresponding to the first and the second command signals received from the first control device; a primary communication line which transmits the first command signal from the first control device to the second control device; and a secondary communication line which transmits the second command signal from the first control device to the second control device, wherein the second control device comprises: a primary communication line abnormality determining unit which determines that the primary communication line is abnormal, when a non-reception state of the first command signal or an abnormality state of the first command signal continues during a predetermined period; and a control command value switching unit which selects one of the first and second control command values in a switching manner, and wherein the control command value switching unit switches the selection from the first control command value to the second control command value within the predetermined period from a start time at which the non-reception state of the first command signal or the abnormality state of the first command signal starts until a time at which the primary communication line abnormality determining unit determines that the primary communication line is abnormal. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280635 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR ACTIVATION OF A HOME SECURITY, MONITORING AND AUTOMATION CONTROLLER USING REMOTELY STORED CONFIGURATION DATA - Embodiments of the present invention provide a single platform that provides controller functionality for each of security, monitoring and automation, as well as providing a capacity to function as a bidirectional Internet gateway. Embodiments of the present invention provide such functionality by virtue of a configurable architecture that enables a user to adapt the system for the user's specific needs. Embodiments of the present invention further provide for a software-based installation workflow to activate and provision the controller and associated sensors and network. Embodiments of the present invention also provide for downloading of previously-stored configuration data to the controller from a remote server, and for activation and provisioning of the controller from the previously-stored configuration data. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280636 | BUILDING AUTOMATION SYSTEM CONTROLLER INCLUDING NETWORK MANAGEMENT FEATURES - A controller for use with a plurality of BAS devices and a plurality of IT devices includes a housing and communications interfaces for connecting to the plurality of BAS devices and for connecting to the plurality of IT devices. The controller further includes a network communication module configured to serve as a network switch for the BAS devices and the IT devices. The controller yet further includes a BAS module configured to manage the BAS devices. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280637 | HARDWARE CONFIGURABLE SECURITY, MONITORING AND AUTOMATION CONTROLLER HAVING MODULAR COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL INTERFACES - A single platform for controller functionality for each of security, monitoring and automation, as well as providing a capacity to function as a bidirectional Internet gateway, is provided. Embodiments of the present invention provide such functionality by virtue of a configurable architecture that enables a user to adapt the system for the user's specific needs. Embodiments of the present invention further provide such functionality by providing for installation of removable, modular communication adapters for communication with a variety of devices external to the security, monitoring and automation controller. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280638 | AUTOMATIC AUDIO ADJUSTMENT - A method and apparatus for editing recorded sounds. The method and apparatus provides representations of audio clips. The method and apparatus provides a set of user interface tools for selecting a source audio clip and a target audio clip. The user interface tools determine a maximum voice volume of each clip. Based on the maximum voice volumes, the user interface tools adjust the volume of the target audio clip. The adjustment changes the maximum voice volume of the target audio clip to match the maximum voice volume of the first audio clip. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280639 | EXPANDABLE MULTIMEDIA CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - A multimedia control system which may be expanded without creating or modifying source code. The system is based on a master programmable multimedia controller. The master programmable multimedia controller has a list of unique identifiers that indicate valid subordinate programmable multimedia controllers that are eligible to become part of the system. One or more subordinate programmable multimedia controllers having a matching unique identifier to a unique identifier on the master's list may be added to the system to provide additional control ports, increase audio or video processing or switching capacity. A method is provided for determining whether a particular subordinate programmable multimedia controller may be added to the system. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280640 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE PLAYBACK OF DIGITAL AUDIO SIGNALS - A method and a device for the playback of digitalized audio signals that are transmitted packet-oriented from a signal source to at least one signal sink, especially a loudspeaker unit, in a motor vehicle by means of an asynchronous bus system. Connected upstream of the signal sink is an audio-signal processing unit demonstrating a data rate converter, which is fed the digitalized audio signals destined for the signal sink from a control unit over a data line by means of a first data interface of the control unit. The control unit has a second data interface for the connection to the asynchronous bus system and for receiving the digitalized audio signals. A data buffer and a controller are arranged within the control unit. A first and second clocking signal provide the clock rates for the first interface and the data rate converter. These clock rates can be changed by a logic unit. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280641 | METHODS, APPARATUS AND ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE TO PROVIDE SECONDARY CONTENT IN ASSOCIATION WITH PRIMARY BROADCAST MEDIA CONTENT - Example methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture to provide media content are disclosed. A disclosed example method includes receiving audio output by a first media presentation device, obtaining at least one of a Nielsen code or an Arbitron® code from the audio, the obtained code being representative of at least one of the first media content or a broadcaster of the first media content, obtaining second media content based on the extracted code, and presenting the second media content on a second media presentation device different from the first media presentation device. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280642 | PLAYBACK APPARATUS, PLAYBACK METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - Audio data are played back by a personal computer a relationship with a playback process recognized easily. Displays showing the contents of play lists are arranged and displayed so that the contents become continuous in sequence in a playback sequence from content that is currently being played back from a display of an operation element that causes an image of a playback process to appear or from a display showing the content which is currently being played back. When the playback of one piece of content of one play list from among a plurality of play lists is terminated and one piece of content of an other play list is played back, at least the content that is currently being played back and content to be subsequently played back are displayed so that the contents can be distinguished. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280643 | LOT PROCESSING START DETERMINING METHOD AND CONTROL UNIT - A lot processing start determining method includes: storing, in a memory, processing conditions of each lot in a first substrate vessel and a maximum usable number of dummy substrates in a second substrate vessel; counting the used number the dummy substrates in the second substrate vessel; and calculating the number of dummy substrates required to process all substrates of a next lot in the first substrate vessel based on the processing conditions of each lot which are stored in the memory, adding the calculated number of the dummy substrates of the next lot to the counted used number of the dummy substrates, and determining whether the added value exceeds the maximum usable number of the dummy substrates stored in the memory. The method further includes prohibiting start of processing the next lot when the added value is determined to exceed the maximum usable number of the dummy substrate. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280644 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING AT LEAST ONE CONTROL PARAMETER OF A CONTROL ELEMENT IN A WEB TENSION CONTROL CIRCUIT FOR A PROCESSING MACHINE - The invention relates to a method for determining at least one controller parameter of a control element in a web tension control circuit for a processing machine for processing a web of material, in particular a shaftless printing press. The at least one controller parameter is determined as a function of at least one parameter characterizing the web of material, at least one parameter characterizing the processing machine, and at least one idle time. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280645 | METHOD AND MEANS FOR MANUFACTURING PRODUCTS - Method for manufacturing one or more products, comprising operation of two or more processes which are or are suspected to be subject to mutual disturbance, wherein either a process which is or which is suspected to be subject to disturb one or more of the remaining process or processes, or a process which is or which is suspected to be subject to be disturbed by one or more of the remaining processes or processes, causes an interruption or modification of the operation of the relevant remaining process or processes during a state of such potential disturbance. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280646 | Method And Apparatus For Ultrasonic Bonding - A method for quality control during ultrasonic bonding, in which a transducer bonding tool unit and an ultrasonic generator are used and in which, during the bonding, one or more sensors are used to sense measurement signals for one or more parameters, which can vary during the bonding, for assessing the bond quality and/or for influencing the bonding, and which proposes that, during the bonding, at least one speed profile measurement signal representing the time/speed profile of the tip of the ultrasonic tool in the direction of oscillation thereof be sensed. The invention also relates to a bonding apparatus which is suitable for carrying out the method. Furthermore, the invention relates to other quality control methods for ultrasonic bonding and to bonding apparatuses which are suitable for carrying out these methods. | 2010-11-04 |
20100280647 | ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR HANDLING ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS - Arrangement ( | 2010-11-04 |