45th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 49 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120283771 | Craniotomy Plugs - Described herein is a cranial plug for a burr hole or a cranial perforation made in a skull during brain surgery, the cranial plug being flexible and having a bottom portion and side walls extending upwards from the bottom portion, the bottom portion and the side walls formed in a concave or substantially concave shape, or alternatively, forming a concave or substantially concave shape when inserted into a burr hole or cranial perforation. | 2012-11-08 |
20120283772 | TISSUE CLOSURE AND TISSUE CLOSING DEVICE - A living body tissue closing device includes an elongated body element, a clip (living body tissue closure) for closing a wound hole which penetrates a living body tissue membrane, and a thread. The body element includes a sheath, and elongated feeding and deformation arrangement. The elongated feeding and deformation arrangement includes a covered tube, a pusher tube, a thread anchoring cap, a guide wire, and a stopper. The clip includes a seal portion for covering the wound hole and a peripheral portion of the wound hole from one side of the living body tissue membrane, a deformation portion deformable between a first form in which the deformation portion can pass through the wound hole and a second form in which the deformation portion cooperates with the seal portion to sandwich the living body tissue membrane therebetween, and a fastener portion for retaining the deformation portion in the second form. | 2012-11-08 |
20120283773 | BARRIER DEVICE FOR OSTIUM OF LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE - A membrane applied to the ostium of an atrial appendage for blocking blood from entering the atrial appendage which can form blood clots therein is disclosed. The membrane also prevents blood clots in the atrial appendage from escaping therefrom and entering the blood stream which can result in a blocked blood vessel, leading to strokes and heart attacks. The membranes are percutaneously installed in patients experiencing atrial fibrillations and other heart conditions where thrombosis may form in the atrial appendages. | 2012-11-08 |
20120283774 | TEETHER - A teether is provided for infant use. The teether comprises an exterior portion and a mouthpiece wherein the mouthpiece includes a substantially U-shaped biting section comprising first and second arms extending from a central portion. At least part of said central portion is resiliently collapsible upon application of pressure thereto during use of the teether by an infant. | 2012-11-08 |
20120283775 | Echogenic Sleeve - Devices with enhanced visualization in ultrasound imaging are provided. | 2012-11-08 |
20120283776 | METHODS AND INSTRUMENTS FOR USE IN VERTEBRAL TREATMENT - A spinal implant extendable across a facet joint to aid in fixation of the facet joint includes an elongate connecting member, a bone allograft, and a locking member. The elongate connecting member is sized to extend across a facet joint and includes a distal bone anchor. The bone allograft is sized for placement in a bore formed through the facet joint and configured to be placed about the elongate connecting member. The locking member includes a longitudinal bore sized to receive the elongate connecting member, and the locking member has an unlocked condition permitting movement relative the elongate connecting member and a locked condition rigidly fixing the locking member in place on the elongate connecting member. The locking member is configured to cooperate with the distal bone anchor to compress the facet joint, and the locking member is configured to lock the spinal implant across the facet joint. | 2012-11-08 |
20120283777 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DEPLOYING SPINOUS PROCESS CONSTRAINTS - A surgical tool for deploying an implant includes an elongate outer shaft having a proximal end, a distal end and a central channel therebetween. An elongate inner shaft is at least partially slidably received in the central channel and an actuator mechanism is operatively coupled with either the outer or inner shaft. The tool also includes a piercing element that is coupled with the outer shaft and releasably coupled with the implant. | 2012-11-08 |
20120283778 | DEVICE FOR CONNECTING TRANSVERSE BEAM AT TRIANGULAR POSITION OF VERTEBRAL LAMINA - A fixing device for securing vertebral lamina includes a transverse rod, a vertical rod having a length longer than that of the transverse rod and a joint having a vertical hole to securely receive therein a portion of the vertical rod and a cutout communicating with the vertical rod to receive therein a portion of the transverse rod. | 2012-11-08 |
20120283779 | DYNAMIC STABILIZATION DEVICE FOR BONES OR VERTEBRAE - A dynamic stabilization device for bones or vertebrae is provided which includes at least two bone anchoring elements, at least one connection element, connecting the bone anchoring elements. Each bone anchoring element includes a shank portion to be anchored in the bone or in the vertebra and a head portion to be connected with the connection element. The connection element is at least partly elastic and has at least one loop section. The head portion includes a recess with an opening for inserting the loop section. A securing element is provided for securing the loop section in the recess. The connection element is preferably in the form of an endless loop made of an elastomeric material. | 2012-11-08 |
20120283780 | ROD ATTACHMENT FOR HEAD TO HEAD CROSS CONNECTOR - Exemplary spinal fixation devices, systems, and method are provided for stabilizing vertebrae in a patient's spine. In one exemplary embodiment, methods and devices are provided for coupling one or more bone anchors, such as hooks, screws, etc., and/or one or more spinal fixation elements, such as spinal rods, cables, plates, etc. In certain exemplary embodiments, a cross connector is provided for connecting and stabilizing two bone anchors, a bone anchor and a spinal fixation element, or a bone anchor and bone. | 2012-11-08 |
20120283781 | SPINAL ROD HAVING A POST-OPERATIVE ADJUSTABLE DIMENSION - A spinal implant ( | 2012-11-08 |
20120283782 | TRANSLATABLE CARRIAGE FIXATION SYSTEM - Translational bone fixation assemblies, kits containing such assemblies, and methods of use are described herein. The described assemblies may be used in spinal fusion procedures in which a damaged or diseased disc (or part of a disc) is removed from between a pair of vertebrae and a spinal fusion spacer is placed between the vertebrae. The assemblies may be applied to an anterior portion of the affected vertebrae to span the affected disc space, and may be fixed to the vertebrae using bone screws. The assemblies may function to maintain the vertebrae aligned during the initial period following fixation in which fusion of the spacer to the adjacent vertebrae occurs. The assemblies may also function to share some of the axial spinal load applied to the fusion spacer to prevent extreme subsidence of the spacer into the vertebral body, such as where the patient has poor bone quality. | 2012-11-08 |
20120283783 | USE OF BIOABSORBABLE MATERIAL FOR ANTERIOR EXTRADISCAL CORRECTION OF THORACOLUMBAR PATHOLOGIES - A method of performing a surgical anterior extradiscal correction of a thoracolumbar pathology includes steps of surgically approaching a patient's spine and correcting a thoracolumbar pathology, aligning adjacent vertebral bodies, and securing the vertebral bodies in a desired relative position with anterior instrumentation that penetrates at least one of the vertebral bodies. The anterior instrumentation includes a bioabsorbable element and in one embodiment includes first and second bioabsorbable anchors for penetrating anterior portions of respective first and second sacral, thoracic or lumbar vertebral bodies and bioabsorbable instrumentation that fixedly connects the first bioabsorbable anchor to the second bioabsorbable anchor. This permits the first sacral, thoracic or lumbar vertebral body to be surgically fixed to the second sacral, thoracic or lumbar vertebral body for a predetermined period of time, when the bioabsorbable apparatus will be absorbed by a patient's body. | 2012-11-08 |
20120283784 | Orthopedic Anchor Assembly - In an exemplary embodiment, the present invention provides an anchor assembly that can be used for the fixation or fastening of orthopedic devices or instruments to bone tissue. In particular, the present invention preferably provides a variable angle or fixed angle anchor assembly that is able to securely connect the orthopedic device to bone tissue even when there is a variance in the angle and position of the assembly with respect to the device. Furthermore, in an exemplary embodiment, the present invention provides an anchor assembly having a locking mechanism that will quickly and easily lock the anchor assembly with respect to the orthopedic device. | 2012-11-08 |
20120283785 | HEADLESS COMPRESSION SCREW WITH INTEGRATED REDUCTION-COMPRESSION INSTRUMENT - A bone screw is provided having first and second threaded portions of different diameter separated by a middle portion that is unthreaded so that the bone screw may be inserted into a pair of adjacent bone fragments and used to compress the fragments together by driving the screw into a hole drilled in the fragments. An installation tool is also disclosed for threadably engaging one end of the bone screw and is used to initially drive the screw into the bone hole. Thereafter, a screwdriver may be inserted through the tool and into engagement with a recess in the bone screw and may be used to drive the screw fully into the bone and to separate the bone screw from the installation tool. A method of installation is further provided. | 2012-11-08 |
20120283786 | ANCHORS EXTENDER ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS FOR USING - One nonlimiting embodiment is directed to an anchor extender releasably engaged with an anchor configured for engagement with one or more bones or bony portions. The anchor extender generally includes a first member and a second member positioned about and movable relative to the first member. The anchor extender is positionable adjacent the anchor and movement of the second member relative to the first member toward the anchor as the anchor extender is engaged with the anchor results in lateral displacement of the anchor extender relative to the anchor while the first member engages with a first side of the anchor and the second member engages with an opposite second side of the anchor. However, in other embodiments, different forms and applications are envisioned. | 2012-11-08 |
20120283787 | PEDICLE SCREWS AND METHODS OF USE - A pedicle screw configured to secure a rod is disclosed. In some embodiments, the pedicle screw is provided with a shaft, a yoke, a cap, a saddle and at least one separating device. The shaft has a forward end, a rear end and a longitudinal axis, the forward end being configured for insertion into a bone. The yoke is attached to the rear end of the shaft and has an interior wall nearest the shaft configured to bear against a rod inserted into the yoke. The cap is configured to engage an end of the yoke opposite the shaft. The saddle has a first side configured to mate with the cap within the yoke, and has an opposite second side configured to bear against the rod. The at least one separating device is coupled between the cap and the saddle, and is configured to urge the cap and the saddle apart from one another. With this arrangement, the yoke, the cap, the saddle and the at least one separating device cooperate to urge the rod against the interior wall of the yoke when the at least one separating device urges the cap and the saddle apart. Methods of securing a rod to a pedicle screw are also disclosed. | 2012-11-08 |
20120283788 | MEDICAL APPARATUS, AND SURGICAL METHOD - An apparatus for automated implantation of an implant or for an automated augmentation process of hard tissue and/or hard tissue replacement material using a sheath element is provided. The apparatus comprises a casing, a converter operable to generate mechanical vibrations the converter inside the casing and displaceable in a longitudinal direction relative to the casing, and a sonotrode coupled to an output location of the converter. A shaft portion with a retention structure is rotationally coupled to the casing and is equipped for cooperating with a rotationally asymmetric element of the sheath element to rotationally couple the casing to the sheath element. An axial coupling is equipped for locking the casing to the sheath element. The shaft portion, the axial coupling and the sonotrode are mutually arranged so that the a distal end of the sonotrode may be introduced into a longitudinal opening of the sheath element. | 2012-11-08 |
20120283789 | BONE ANCHORING DEVICE - A bone anchoring device includes a bone anchoring element having a shaft and a head; and a receiving part for coupling a rod to the bone anchoring element. The receiving part includes a first portion with a U-shaped recess for receiving the rod, and a second portion for accommodating the head, the second portion having a free end and being flexible so as to allow introduction and clamping of the head. The bone anchoring device also includes a locking ring embracing the second portion. The head is locked by means of exerting pressure with the rod onto the locking ring resulting in compression of the second portion of the receiving part and wherein the locking ring is mounted to the receiving part from the free end of the second portion. | 2012-11-08 |
20120283790 | SELF GUIDING SURGICAL BONE FIXATION SCREW - A surgical bone fixation screw having a head, an end segment distally from the head and an intermediate shank having outwardly protruding screw threads. The improvement is a self guiding, threadless, elongated end segment having a smooth outer surface with no cutting edges, a length of at least 8 mm and preferably 15 mm and a bluntly rounded end with an outer contour that is smoothly blended to the shank. Most preferably, the bluntly rounded end is substantially a prolate hemispheroid. | 2012-11-08 |
20120283791 | BONE ANCHORING NAIL - A bone anchoring nail is provided having a threadless shaft with a free end, a head opposite to the free end, the head having a substantially U-shaped recess for accommodation of a rod or a rod-shaped element, a longitudinal bore extending through the shaft and opening towards any one of the head and the free end and a plurality of openings extending through the wall of the shaft and being in communication with the bore. The bone anchoring nail allows quick insertion and reliable fixation enhanced by the in-growth of blood vessels. | 2012-11-08 |
20120283792 | ANTERIOR LUMBAR INTERBODY GRAFT INSERTER - An anterior lumbar interbody graft (ALIG) inserter includes prongs at the tip of the inserter which can optionally grasp, and thus insert, anterior and anterior-lateral grafts. | 2012-11-08 |
20120283793 | QUADRICEPS TENDON STRIPPER - A cutting implement includes a V-shaped blade portion that defines an aperture through which a quadriceps tendon may pass as a doctor harvests the tendon through a minimally invasive procedure. | 2012-11-08 |
20120283794 | PATIENT-WORN ENERGY DELIVERY APPARATUS AND TECHNIQUES FOR SIZING SAME - A support garment for a patient-worn energy delivery apparatus. A vest-type garment holds an electrode belt in contact with a wearer's ribcage. A removable electrode harness may be attachable to the support garment to accurately position sensing electrodes on the body of the wearer and energy delivery electrodes for transfer of an electrode therapy pulse to the wearer of the garment. The chest garment includes adjustable shoulder straps and a band to accommodate any body size or shape. One-sided assembly and coding of components facilitates use by a patient. A technique for sizing the support garment is also disclosed. | 2012-11-08 |
20120283795 | SELECTIVELY ENABLING A PASSIVE RECHARGE CYCLE FOR AN IMPLANTABLE CARDIAC STIMULATION DEVICE - Techniques are described for selectively enabling and disabling a pre-stimulation passive recharge pacing mode for an implantable medical device (IMD) depending on whether the IMD is operating in an electromagnetic interference (EMI)-safe mode. In some examples, the IMD may enable the pre-stimulation passive recharge pacing mode when the IMD is operating in the EMI-safe mode, and disable the pre-stimulation passive recharge pacing mode when the IMD is not operating in the EMI-safe mode. The EMI-safe mode may be, in some examples, a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-safe mode. | 2012-11-08 |
20120283796 | SYSTEM FOR TEMPORARY FIXATION OF AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE - A medical fixation system for temporary fixation of an implantable medical device such as a short lead pacemaker outside of the heart in a larger blood vessel such as the superior or inferior vena cava. The fixation mechanism or element is temporary in nature in that the fixation holds the implantable medical device in place until the implantable medical device is grown in to the wall of the vessel and the short lead attached to the implantable medical device and implanted in the heart is grown in. The cell tissue surrounding the implantable medical device and the short lead then keeps the implantable medical device in place without the temporary fixation element. | 2012-11-08 |
20120283797 | SPINAL CORD STIMULATION TO TREAT PAIN - A system and method for treating pain without paresthesia by spinal cord stimulation. | 2012-11-08 |
20120283798 | ALVEOLAR BONE REGENERATIVE APPARATUS - Provided is an alveolar bone regenerative unit and an alveolar bone regenerative apparatus capable of regeneration treatment for an alveolar bone by sterilizing a periodontium and activating an osteoblast. The alveolar bone regenerative unit includes an active needle electrode of a metal electrode generating heat by power supply and a handle attached to a base of the active needle electrode. The active needle electrode is 25.0 to 41.0 mm long and 0.08 to 0.47 mm in diameter, on which a strippable coat is formed with silicon resin. Supplying power to the active needle electrode causes heat generation at a high temperature because of the thin diameter. The high temperature and electric energy can kill bacteria around a root, thereby being able to activate an osteoblast and regenerate an alveolar bone. | 2012-11-08 |
20120283799 | NON-PLANAR CHIP ASSEMBLY - A non-planner integrated circuit device comprising a flexible structure and at least one fixture structure bonded to the flexible structure is described. The flexible structure may be curved in a desired deformation. A plurality of contact areas may be included in the flexible structure. Circuitry may be embedded within the flexible structure to perform processing operations. In one embodiment, the fixture structure may be bonded with the fixture structure via the contact areas to provide holding constraints allowing the flexible structure to remain curved. The bonding pads can also be used to connect communications in electrical signals. | 2012-11-08 |
20120283800 | Neural Stimulator System - An implantable neural stimulator includes one or more electrodes, a dipole antenna, and one or more circuits and does not include an internal power source. The one or more electrodes are configured to apply one or more electrical pulses to neural tissue. The dipole antenna is configured to receive an input signal containing electrical energy utilizing electrical radiative coupling (for example, in the frequency range form 300 MHz to 8 GHz). The one or more circuits are configured to create one or more electrical pulses using the electrical energy contained in the input signal; supply the electrical pulses to the electrodes such the electrical pulses are applied to neural tissue; generate a stimulus feedback signal; and send the feedback to the dipole antenna to transmit to the second antenna through electrical radiative coupling. | 2012-11-08 |
20120283801 | APPARATUS FOR DETECTING THE PRESENCE OF SKIN - The apparatus comprises
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20120283802 | FAR-INFRARED RADIATION IN USE OF IMPROVING PATENCY OF ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA, DECREASING FAILURE OF ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA MATURATION, AND PREVENTING AND/OR AMELIORATING PERIPHERAL ARTERY DISEASES - The present invention provides a novel use of far-infrared radiation for improving patency of arteriovenous fistula, decreasing failure of arteriovenous fistula maturation and preventing and/or ameliorating peripheral artery diseases in a subject in need thereof. The radiation has an electromagnetic wave of about 1.5 to 100 μm wavelength, which performs on the subject skin surface for more than 10 minutes. | 2012-11-08 |
20120283803 | Devices and Methods for Radiation-Based Dermatological Treatments - A self-contained, hand-held device for providing a dermatological treatment includes a handheld device body, a radiation source supported in the device body, an automated scanning system, an application end, and a displacement control system. The automated scanning system is configured to receive an input beam generated by the radiation source and scan the received input beam to provide a series of output beams for delivery to the skin via the application end of the device to form a pattern of treatment spots on the skin. The application end is configured to be manually moved across the surface of the skin during a treatment session. The displacement control system includes a displacement sensor configured to determine a displacement of the device relative to the skin, and electronics configured to control at least one operational parameter of the device based on the determined displacement of the device relative to the skin. | 2012-11-08 |
20120283804 | MID-INFRARED LASER THERAPY DEVICE AND SYSTEM - A mid-infrared laser therapy tool includes a handle, a mid-infrared laser contained within the handle, and a light pipe optically coupled to the mid-infrared laser. The mid-infrared laser emits at a wavelength within a wavelength band from about 6.0 μm to about 6.5 μm. A mid-infrared laser therapy system includes a mid-infrared laser therapy tool, an optical coherence tomography system adapted to communicate with the mid-infrared laser therapy tool, and a motorized-platform control system adapted to communicate with the mid-infrared laser therapy tool and the optical coherence tomography system. The mid-infrared laser therapy tool comprises a mid-infrared laser emits at a wavelength within a wavelength band from about 6.0 μm to about 6.5 μm. | 2012-11-08 |
20120283805 | NECK WARMER WITH INCREASED ERGONOMICS AND EFFICIENCY, PARTICULARLY FOR CERVICAL THERMOTERAPY - A neck warmer with increased ergonomics and efficiency, particularly for cervical thermotherapy, comprising a band made of fabric having, at a central portion, at least one pocket for accommodating a heating element, wherein the fabric band is associated substantially along its entire length with at least one substantially C-shaped preformed stiffening lamina, for wrapping it around a user's neck to be subjected to heat treatment, the stiffening lamina can be shaped manually to adapt its shape to the shape of the neck to be subjected to heat treatment, the portion of the fabric band in contact with the neck to be subjected to heat treatment can be provided with a heat-conducting strip for the diffusion of the heat generated by the heating element along the entire length of the fabric band and thus along the entire part of the neck to be subjected to heat treatment in contact with the fabric band, moreover, there can be a layer of shape memory material defined on the inner side of the stiffening lamina to increase the comfort and fit of the neck warmer, the access of the pocket can be defined on the outer side of the fabric band to prevent direct contact between the skin of the user and the heating element. | 2012-11-08 |
20120283806 | HYPERBOLOID ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY - An electrical connector assembly for coupling a first implantable device to a second implantable device, said assembly comprising a male element having one or more male contacts electrically coupled with the first implantable device and a female element comprised of a socket having one or more correspondent female contact electrically coupled with said second implantable device and adapted for receiving said one or more male contact. One or more male contacts are sealed to the male element through a glass or ceramic sealing material. A female contact of said socket comprises a contact structure comprised of a plurality of conductive elongated wires which extend along the internal surface of said the female contact in a hyperboloid arrangement, thereby providing an electrical coupling between the female contact and the corresponding male contact in a plurality of points. | 2012-11-08 |
20120283807 | Energy Harvester Device For Autonomous Intracorporeal Capsule - An energy harvester device for an autonomous intracorporeal leadless capsule having an outside surface ( | 2012-11-08 |
20120283808 | IMPLANTABLE PADDLE LEAD COMPRISING STRETCHING ELECTRICAL TRACES AND METHOD OF FABRICATION - In one embodiment, a paddle-style lead for implantation in the epidural space through an insertion tool, the paddle-style lead comprises: a paddle structure that comprises: (i) a frame of rigid material, the frame comprising a spring member adapted to bias the frame to assume a first width and a first length, the frame being adapted to elongate to assume a second width and a second length under application of a compressive force; and (ii) elastic material disposed across an interior surface area defined the frame, wherein a plurality of electrodes and a plurality of electrical traces are provided on the elastic material, wherein the plurality of electrical traces are electrically coupled to a plurality of lead conductors and the plurality of electrodes; wherein the plurality of electrical traces comprises a plurality of alternating curves that elongate when the elastic material is stretched. | 2012-11-08 |
20120283809 | IMPLANTABLE LEAD ASSEMBLY HAVING A POSITION TRACKING SENSOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE LEAD ASSEMBLY - A lead assembly of an implantable medical device includes an elongated body, electrodes on the body, and a tracking sensor located in the body. The body extends between a connector end and a leading end and has conductors disposed in the body. The connector end of the body includes terminals coupled with the conductors. The electrodes disposed on the body can be located at or near an anatomy of interest in a patient and are conductively coupled with the terminals of the body by the conductors. The electrodes are configured to sense electric activity of the anatomy of interest and/or deliver stimulus pulses to the anatomy of interest. The tracking sensor is conductively coupled with the terminals of the body by the conductors. The tracking sensor generates an electric position signal representative of a position of the tracking sensor in the heart when the body is in the patient. | 2012-11-08 |
20120283810 | ACTIVE FIXATION MEDICAL LEAD - An implantable medical device that includes an elongated body having a proximal end and a distal end, a helical fixation member extending from the distal end of the elongated body, the helical fixation member including a distal tip for affixing the distal end of the elongated body at an implant site, and a tracking member extending from the distal end of the elongated body, through the helical fixation member and outward from the distal tip of the helical fixation member for tracking along an implant pathway during implantation of the implantable medical device. | 2012-11-08 |
20120283811 | BIODEGRADABLE, BIOABSORBABLE STENT ANCHORS - Biodegradable/bioabsorbable stent anchors are provided to prevent stent migration and permit repositioning and/or removal of the stent after the anchors or portion thereof has sufficiently degraded or been absorbed. | 2012-11-08 |
20120283812 | POLARIZABLE DELIVERY MECHANISM FOR MEDICAL DEVICE DEPLOYMENT - A medical device assembly having a polarizable delivery mechanism reversibly engaged with a medical device and a method used by an operator to deploy said medical device at a targeted site in a body vessel is provided. The polarizable release mechanism generally comprises a pusher element having a distal end including at least two tines; the tines having a proximal section and a distal section, the tines being capable of exhibiting polarizable properties. The medical device has an opening sized to receive and to detachably engage the distal section of the tines. The delivery mechanism has an engaged position in which the tines securely hold the medical device and a detached position in which the tines and medical device are substantially unengaged. The operator causes the delivery mechanism to move from the engaged position to the detached position by applying or removing an energy stimulus to change the polarization. | 2012-11-08 |
20120283813 | Tissue Penetration Device And Method - A medical device for canalization of a tissue comprises a radially expandable and crimpable or collapsible substantially tubular member that has a rear end, a front end, and a pattern of struts or a mesh of wires arranged in-between the rear end and the front end, arranged around an interior of the device. The tubular member has extensions, which are arranged towards the interior of the device in a first state of the device, and towards an exterior of the medical device in a second state of the device, wherein the second state of the medical device is the tubular member turned inside out. During storage, the device is restrained in a delivery catheter in the second state. During delivery the device turns outside in and digs into the tissue to create a channel therein, thus preventing or fixating debris or other matter to spread from the channel. | 2012-11-08 |
20120283814 | Methods for Improving Stent Retention on a Balloon Catheter - A method of crimping a stent on a balloon of a catheter assembly is provided. A polymeric stent is disposed over a balloon in an inflated configuration. The stent is crimped over the inflated balloon to a reduced crimped configuration so that the stent is secured onto the balloon. The balloon wall membrane is wedged or pinched between the strut elements of the stent for increasing the retention of the stent on the balloon. | 2012-11-08 |
20120283815 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DELIVERING AND DEPLOYING AN OCCLUDING DEVICE WITHIN A VESSEL - A system and method for deploying an occluding device that can be used to remodel an aneurysm within the vessel by, for example, neck reconstruction or balloon remodeling. The system comprises an introducer sheath and an assembly for carrying the occluding device. The assembly includes an elongated flexible member having an occluding device retaining member for receiving a first end of the occluding device, a proximally positioned retaining member for engaging a second end of the occluding device and a support surrounding a portion of the elongated flexible member over which the occluding device can be positioned. | 2012-11-08 |
20120283816 | PROSTHESIS ANCHORING AND DEPLOYING DEVICE - A system for intraluminally delivering and deploying stents and other prostheses includes an outer catheter, an inner catheter movable axially relative to the outer catheter, and an anchoring device mounted to a distal end region of the inner catheter. The anchoring device includes one or more control features that interact with a linking structure proximally disposed on the prosthesis, preferably including one or more loops. The control features and loops interact by surface engagement to anchor the prosthesis relative to the inner catheter in a nonfrictional manner, thus to maintain lower axial prosthesis deployment and retraction forces. In one version of the anchor, the control features extend radially outward from a sleeve. In another version, the control features are formed in respective recesses which also receive the loops or other linking structure. | 2012-11-08 |
20120283817 | HELICAL HYBRID STENT - An expandable helical stent is provided, wherein the stent may be formed of an amorphous metal alloy or other non-amorphous metal with a securement. The stent is formed from flat or tubular metal in a helical coiled structure which has an undulating pattern. The main stent component may be formed of a single helically coiled component. Alternatively, a plurality of helically coiled ribbons may be used to form a stent heterogeneous in design, material, or other characteristic particular to that stent. The helical tubular structure may be secured with a securement, such as a weld, interlock or a polymer, to maintain the helical coils in a tubular configuration. The helical coils of the main stent component may be spaced apart or nestled to each other to maintain the tubular shape of the helically coiled stent and prevent the polymer layer from sagging at any point between cycles of the coils. | 2012-11-08 |
20120283818 | SECURED STRAND END DEVICES - A woven, self-expanding stent device has one or more strands and is configured for insertion into an anatomical structure. The device includes a coupling structure secured to two different strand end portions that are substantially aligned with each other. The two different strand end portions include nickel and titanium. The coupling structure is not a strand of the device. | 2012-11-08 |
20120283819 | MEDICAL DEVICE SUITABLE FOR LOCATION IN A BODY LUMEN - A stent suitable for deployment in a blood vessel to support at least part of an internal wall of the blood vessel includes plurality of longitudinally spaced-apart annular elements, and a plurality of connecting elements to connect adjacent annular elements. Each connecting element is circumferentially offset from the previous connecting element. Upon application of a load to the stent, the stent moves from an unloaded configuration to a loaded configuration. In the loaded configuration the longitudinal axis of the stent is curved in three-dimensional space. The stent can be helically shaped. | 2012-11-08 |
20120283820 | ENDOVASCULAR PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT - A prosthetic aortic valve intended for native or valve-in-valve within bioprostheses includes an expandable support scaffold and valve leaflets disposed within an upper leaflet portion of the support scaffold. The valve leaflets within the upper portion may be located within the annulus (intravalvular), above the annulus, or above the native or prosthetic leaflets (supravalvular). The valve within a previously implanted degenerated heart valve such that a base or lower portion of the replacement valve is within the previously implanted valve and the upper portion is expanded within the aorta, the internal area of the valve can be increased and the hemodynamics of the valve improved. Alternatively, the valve may include separate upper and lower portions allowing the portions to be implanted sequentially and the length and other characteristics of the valve to be adjusted based on patient anatomy and condition. | 2012-11-08 |
20120283821 | Stent for Protecting Bifurcated Blood Vessels in Bifurcation Lesion - The present invention relates to a stent for protecting a branch blood vessel at a branch-point lesion. The stent is inserted into and widened in a main blood vessel having the branch blood vessel extending in a slant from the branch-point lesion, thereby simultaneously expanding the main blood vessel and providing a smooth flow of blood towards the branch blood vessel. As a result, it is possible to simultaneously expand the main blood vessel and to sufficiently secure a passage from the main blood vessel towards the branch blood vessel. As such, the flow of blood is kept smooth. Further, after the stent is inserted into the main blood vessel, another stent, a guide wire, and related tools and catheter can be inserted in the direction of the branch blood vessel in a more accurate manner. | 2012-11-08 |
20120283822 | ANTITHROMBOTIC AND ANTI-RESTENOTIC DRUG ELUTING STENT - An expandable medical device includes a plurality of elongated struts, forming a substantially cylindrical device which is expandable from a cylinder having a first diameter to a cylinder having a second diameter. A plurality of different beneficial agents may be loaded into different openings within the struts for delivery to the tissue. For treatment of conditions such as restenosis, different beneficial agents are loaded into different openings in the device to address different biological processes involved in restenosis and are delivered at different release kinetics matched to the biological process treated. The different beneficial agents may also be used to address different diseases, such as restenosis and acute myocardial infarction from the same drug delivery device. In addition, anti-thrombotic agents may be affixed to at least a portion of the surfaces of the medical device for the prevention of sub-acute thrombosis. | 2012-11-08 |
20120283823 | METHODS OF IMPLANTING AN IMPLANTATION DEVICE - The implant implantation unit ( | 2012-11-08 |
20120283824 | Heart Valve Stent - A heart valve stent having a section equipped to receive a heart valve implant and several proximally disposed anchoring elements, characterized by several anchoring threads, which with the one end thereof are fastened to the stent, and also with a brace fastening the anchoring threads with the other end thereof to the distal chamber wall to provide tension between the heart chamber wall and the proximally anchored anchoring elements. | 2012-11-08 |
20120283825 | INTRAOCULAR LENS. - The invention relates to an intraocular lens ( | 2012-11-08 |
20120283826 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MASTOPEXY - A mastopexy implant for maintaining the breast in an elevated and aesthetically pleasing position includes a lower pole support comprising end portions which may be affixed to the chest wall or to a previously installed upper suspension strut. The implant is loaded in an insertion device. The insertion device is inserted through a small incision and into a subcutaneous pocket created in an inferior half of the breast. The lower pole support may have various constructs and in one embodiment includes a unitary conformable mesh having a plurality of arm or band members which are attached across the breast parenchyma and to the chest wall. | 2012-11-08 |
20120283827 | Ossicular Prosthesis with Stabilizer and Method of Use with Intact Stapes - A system is provided for stabilized total ossicular replacement in a middle ear having an intact stapes with a capitulum and a footplate. The system includes an ossicular replacement prosthesis including with elongate shaft and a head coupled to the shaft, and a stabilizer that couples the prosthesis to the stapes. The stabilizer has a first portion with a first opening and a second portion with a second opening, said first opening sized to stably engage the shaft of the prosthesis, and said second opening sized to stably engage the capitulum. When the shaft and capitulum are engaged they are retained in an side-by side configuration. The stabilizer may be constructed of an elastic polymer, an elastic metal alloy, a plastic material or a shape memory material. | 2012-11-08 |
20120283828 | NON-WOVEN FABRIC FOR MEDICAL USE AND PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION THEREOF - Process for preparing a non-woven fabric for medical use, comprising the following steps: —performing a spraying process in which —a spray jet is generated from a polycarbonate urethane plastic solution having a viscosity of from 800 to 1500 Pa×s using a spraying unit from which the polycarbonate urethane plastic solution exits; —said spray jet includes at least one strand of a single microfiber that may have a diameter of from 1 to 15 μm, preferably a diameter of from 2 to 10 μm; —said at least one strand of the single microfiber is sprayed onto a support, wherein —the support is moved relative to the spraying unit, or the spraying unit is moved relative to the support; —the spraying process is repeated several times to form polycarbonate urethane microfiber layers; —whereby polycarbonate urethane microfibers formed from the individual spraying processes overlay each other and adhere to each other at the respective contact points; and —a non-woven fabric having a fibrillar microporous structure is formed; —and optionally detached from the support after the last spraying process. | 2012-11-08 |
20120283829 | FAN FOLDED FASCIA LATA FOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT SUBSTITUTION AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING THE SAME - Cruciate ligament substitutes are formed using fan-folded fascia lata grafts. Devices of making the same and methods of making and using the same are described herein. The fan-folded fascia lata cruciate ligament substitutes disclosed herein are used in a single-loop fashion and have surprisingly exhibited load to failure and stiffness values that compare favorably with conventional grafts, including tibialis anterior, tibialis posterior, peroneus longus, and bone-patellar tendon-bone (BPTB) half-patella specimens. It has been demonstrated that single-loop, fan-folded fascia lata sheets can exhibit mechanical properties that compare favorably with existing cruciate ligament grafts. An apparatus for handling a fascia lata sheet can include a first and a second removable anchoring member. A method of producing a cruciate ligament substitute can include providing a fascia lata sheet secured in a fan-folded orientation with at least one removable anchoring member, and securing the fan-folded fascia lata in a fan-folded orientation with at least one permanent anchoring member. | 2012-11-08 |
20120283830 | DOUBLE BUNDLE ACL REPAIR - A system for single tunnel, double bundle anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction includes implant constructs and instruments. The implant constructs provide a combination of cortical fixation and bone tunnel aperture fixation. The implant constructs separate a graft into distinct bundles. The instruments are used to prepare shaped bone tunnels to receive the implant constructs and graft bundles. Methods for reconstructing the antero-medial and postero-lateral bundles of the anterior cruciate ligament may rely on single femoral and tibial tunnels and a single strand of graft. | 2012-11-08 |
20120283831 | METHODS AND PROCEDURES FOR LIGAMENT REPAIR - Methods and devices for the repair of a ruptured ligament using a scaffold device are provided. Aspects of the invention, may include a scaffold attached by a suture to an anchor. In aspects of the invention, the anchor may be secured to a bone near or at the repair site. | 2012-11-08 |
20120283832 | Apparatus And Method For Tibial Fixation Of Soft Tissue - An apparatus and method for fixation of a soft tissue graft. The apparatus may include a member having a first surface and a second surface. Each of the surfaces extend a distance relative to one another. A member is operable to resist movement of the apparatus relative to an anatomical portion. An interference member may be provided to fixedly associate the apparatus with the anatomical structure. | 2012-11-08 |
20120283833 | ARTICULAR CARTILAGE TREATMENT METHOD - The present invention provides an method to alleviate a deteriorated condition at an articular joint site and for repair of damaged cartilage the method including the steps of imaging for the presence of osteonecrosis in the underlying bone, forming a cylindrical plug comprising articular cartilage and osteonecrotic bone using an endoscopic trephine, inspecting the removed cylindrical plug and the joint site for additional articular cartilage and osteonecrotic bone, selectively debriding osteonecrotic bone material associated with the bone cavity to achieve desired vascular characteristics for receiving a prepared bone graft material within the bone cavity, and overlying the received bone graft material with cartilage tissue at the cartilage tissue receiving surface. | 2012-11-08 |
20120283834 | Intervertebral body fusion implant device - An intervertebral body fusion implant device configured for being engaged between two adjacent vertebrae comprises an implant device body having an upper bone engaging portion and a lower bone engaging portion, a plurality of protrusions extending from each one of the upper and lower bone engaging portions, and a guide rail extending from each one of the bone engaging portions. A passage extends between the upper bone engaging portion and the lower bone engaging portion. The guide rail of each one of the bone engaging portions extends beyond a tip portion of each one of the protrusions thereof Each one of the guide rails extends substantially parallel with each other one of the guide rails. | 2012-11-08 |
20120283835 | TISSUE FIXATION AND REPAIR SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A system and method for securing an implantable medical device to an anatomical feature, such as bony structures and/or soft tissues near the spine. The system includes a tissue fixation device and a tissue fixation device delivery tool. The tissue fixation device includes at least one bone or tissue anchor and a connecting element coupled thereto. The tissue fixation device optionally includes a flexible anchoring strap for engaging the implantable medical device. The bone or tissue anchor are configured to be deployed into the anatomical feature, and the connecting element is tightened to secure the implantable medical device to the anatomical feature. | 2012-11-08 |
20120283836 | INTERBODY FUSION DEVICE - An interbody fusion device related to implants for orthopedic surgery has a hollow skeleton made of titanium alloy to hold nonstructural cancellous bone graft. The skeleton is a U-shaped plate, whose front wall is disposed with holes. The upper and the lower end of the bottom of the U-shaped plate have inclined holes of ladder shape. The bigger end of the inclined hole is placed on the bottom surface of the bottom of the U-shaped plate, and the smaller end of the inclined hole is placed on the corresponding surface of the bottom of the U-shaped plate; the inclined hole of the U-shaped plate is disposed with screw inside. The present invention has small volume and the vertebra is partial removal, so it is more reliable for interbody fusion. | 2012-11-08 |
20120283837 | INTERVERTEBRAL IMPLANT WITH INTEGRATED FIXATION - A surgical instrument and method for inserting a spinal implant in the intervertebral disc space between two adjacent vertebrae and an anchor engageable with the implant and an adjacent vertebra are provided. The instrument includes an inserter having an engagement portion including a distal engagement surface for interfacing with the implant and a handle portion. The engagement portion includes a track for slidably translating the anchor toward the engagement surface. A kit is provided including the inserter and a tamp to force the anchor into engagement with the implant and the adjacent vertebra. The kit may also include a cutter for piercing the adjacent vertebra. | 2012-11-08 |
20120283838 | INTERVERTEBRAL IMPLANT - A vertebral implant for fusing adjacent vertebrae or for replacing vertebral bodies is disclosed. The implant is a biocompatble metal resorbable or radiolucent implant conforming substantially in size and shape with an end plate of a vertebra. The implant preferably has a wedge-shaped profile to restore disc height and the natural curvature of the spine. The top and bottom surfaces of the implant have areas with a plurality of teeth to resist expulsion and provide initial stability and areas devoid of any protrusions to receive implantation instrumentation. The implant also has a stackability feature. The implant provides initial stability needed for fusion without stress shielding. | 2012-11-08 |
20120283839 | Dynamic Surgical Implant - A surgical implant device capable of conforming to a variety of surface topographies facilitates the growth and regeneration of site to which the device is applied. The device employs a plurality of elongate members supporting a column of discrete, rotatable elements in contact with each adjacent element. Anchor plates secure the respective ends of the elongate members, such anchor plates attachable to bone. The implant device provides and ordered array of individually rotatable elements to form a surface that permits bodily fluids to pass therethough. | 2012-11-08 |
20120283840 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR FAI SURGERIES - A partial rim implant for an acetabulum in a pelvic bone comprises a ridge, a bearing surface, and a fixation surface. The ridge is oriented to replace a labrum. The bearing surface is configured to align with the articulating surface of the acetabulum. The bearing surface extends from the ridge toward the apex of the acetabulum. The fixation surface is configured to fix the implant to a prepared bone surface of the pelvic bone. | 2012-11-08 |
20120283841 | Joint Prosthesis With Infinitely Positionable Head - A joint prosthesis includes a bone engaging portion having a first recess portion, and an internal wall defining a second recess portion, an articulating component, an insert component having (i) a first insert portion configured to snugly fit within said second recess portion in contact with the internal wall, and (ii) a projecting portion that fixedly projects from said first insert portion and is configured to snugly fit with the first recess portion so as to rotationally fix the first insert portion within the second recess portion, said insert component also having a first coupling portion, and a mating component configured to mate with said articulating component and having a second coupling portion configured to mate with the first coupling portion to form a fixed male/female couple at variable version and inclination angular orientations with respect to the insert component. | 2012-11-08 |
20120283842 | ESOPHAGEAL VALVE DEVICE FOR PLACING IN THE CARDIA - A luminal valve for placing in a body lumen comprises at least four valve leaflets. The valve has a normally closed configuration in which the leaflets are engaged and an open configuration in which the leaflets are open. The valve may be mounted to an esophageal support. | 2012-11-08 |
20120283843 | SYNTHETIC SEROUS MEMBRANES AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME - The present disclosure relates to casting-mold imprints and synthetic reproductions of serous membranes for tissue engineering and organogenesis. The imprints and synthetic membranes disclosed herein may be composed of distinct biocompatible polymers, which provide a mechanism for separation. Further disclosed herein are methods for making imprints and synthetic membranes that mimic natural scrous membranes. | 2012-11-08 |
20120283844 | IMPEDANCE SIMULATING MOTION CONTROLLER FOR ORTHOTIC AND PROSTHETIC APPLICATIONS - An impedance simulating motion controller for orthotic and prosthetic devices includes an equilibrium trajectory generator that receives locomotion data regarding the locomotion of a user, a dynamic trajectory compensator that generates one or more control parameters based on the locomotion data and one or more physiological characteristics of the user, and a dynamic gain tuner that adjusts the one or more control parameters based on a gain scaling factor that is calculated using a measured deflection point and an expected deflection point. The adjusted control parameters are used to control movement of an actuator of an orthotic or prosthetic device. | 2012-11-08 |
20120283845 | BIOMIMETIC JOINT ACTUATORS - In a powered actuator for supplying torque, joint equilibrium, and/or impedance to a joint, a motor is directly coupled to a low-reduction ratio transmission, e.g., a transmission having a gear ratio less than about 80 to 1. The motor has a low dissipation constant, e.g., less than about 50 W/(Nm) | 2012-11-08 |
20120283846 | ARTIFICIAL LIMB CASING AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF - The invention relates to an artificial limb casing ( | 2012-11-08 |
20120283847 | Method for Controlling Behavioral Intervention of a Submodule - A method for controlling behavioral intervention of a submodule, where a device model is used to model and operate an automation system, where the device model comprises an input/output device, a first module including at least one submodule and a first controller, a supervisory controller and a control module including at least one control submodule. The submodule is provided with a behavior identification code and behavior information in addition to interconnection information. A respective control submodule having a specific behavior identification code is addressed by the supervisory controller to control the intervention in the submodule, where the addressed control submodule thereupon issues a control command containing the specific behavior identification code to all other submodules, and where the other submodules having the specific behavior identification code are induced to adopt a behavioral change based on the behavior information. | 2012-11-08 |
20120283848 | METHOD FOR ASCERTAINING FUNCTIONAL PARAMETERS FOR A CONTROL UNIT - A method for ascertaining functional parameters for a control unit and to a control unit in which the provided method is carried out. The control unit is provided for controlling a technical system wherein, in the method, at least one target variable on a system response is specified and a variation of the functional parameters is carried out, from a response received to the functional parameters, a valuation being carried out of the set functional parameters while taking into account the at least one specified target variable. | 2012-11-08 |
20120283849 | SENSOR SYSTEM HAVING TIME LAG COMPENSATION - A sensor system for use with a machine is disclosed. The sensor system may have a sensor associated with the machine and configured to generate a signal indicative of an actual value for a parameter of the machine, and a controller in communication with the sensor. The controller may be configured to model behavior of the machine under particular conditions and responsively generate a first predicted value for the parameter, determine a time lag coefficient for the sensor based on the signal, model behavior of the sensor based on the time lag coefficient and the first predicted value, and responsively generate a second predicted value for the parameter. The controller may also be configured to determine an error value based on the actual value and the second predicted value, and determine a compensated value for the parameter based on the first predicted value and the error value. | 2012-11-08 |
20120283850 | EXTENDED ACTIVE DISTURBANCE REJECTION CONTROLLER - Multiple designs, systems, methods and processes for controlling a system or plant using an extended active disturbance rejection control (ADRC) based controller are presented. The extended ADRC controller accepts sensor information from the plant. The sensor information is used in conjunction with an extended state observer in combination with a predictor that estimates and predicts the current state of the plant and a co-joined estimate of the system disturbances and system dynamics. The extended state observer estimates and predictions are used in conjunction with a control law that generates an input to the system based in part on the extended state observer estimates and predictions as well as a desired trajectory for the plant to follow. | 2012-11-08 |
20120283851 | CONTROL PARAMETER ADJUSTMENT METHOD AND ADJUSTMENT DEVICE - A control parameter adjustment method and adjustment device automatically adjusts control parameters to appropriate values in response to aging-change of a movement mechanism. Included are a first processing step for notification of an adjustment-use NC program to a numeric control device and registration thereof; second processing step wherein the numeric control device executes the adjustment-use NC program and outputs an adjustment-use position instruction; third processing steps for obtaining a maximum error margin, and fourth processing steps for assessing whether or not the maximum error margin is less than or equal to a tolerance. If the maximum error margin is greater than the tolerance, the acceleration/deceleration time-constant is modified to a large value, and is output after modification to the numeric control device. In the fourth processing, until it is determined that the maximum error margin is less than or equal to the tolerance, the second to fourth processing steps are repeated. | 2012-11-08 |
20120283852 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM FOR DEVELOPMENT AND DEPLOYMENT OF SELF-DESCRIBING CONTROLLED DEVICE MODULES IN A CONTROL SYSTEM - A system, method, and computer-readable medium for configuring a controlled device in a control system are provided. A self-describing device Module associated with a controlled device provides capabilities of a controlled device both at runtime and before installation. The controlled device Module includes a capabilities component that provides a description of the controlled device's capabilities both as a capabilities object that can be queried at runtime and in a self-describing capabilities file implemented in a format prior to operational configuration of the Module or controlled device. The Module is configured to generate its runtime capabilities object and self-describing capabilities file. | 2012-11-08 |
20120283853 | Residential Environmental Management Control System with Automatic Adjustment - Automatic adjustment of the control and operation of residential environmental management systems is made based upon a time of year, a geographic location, or both. A controller receives input of the time of year or the geographic location of the residential environmental management system, or both. The controller then automatically adjusts one or more functions of the residential environmental management system based upon operational information associated with the time of year and/or geographic location. A user interface connected with the controller may be also used to select a mode of operation, input time or geographic location information, and/or adjust various parameters affecting the automatic seasonal or geographic adjustment of the residential environmental management system. | 2012-11-08 |
20120283854 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR MANAGEMENT OF ROPING CONTESTANT ENTRIES - A method is disclosed for collecting fees from, managing, and remunerating contestants in a livestock roping and/or rodeo competition. Contestants in a competition are remunerated after being eliminated in successive runs of the competition in accordance with a predetermined criteria. The remuneration may be monetary and based on total revenue generated, based on the entry price, based on the costs of travel, or in the form of commercial products, such as hardware, music productions, software and the like, as disclosed herein. The object of the present invention is to provide contestants with a way of mitigating the inherent risk of being eliminated from most roping competitions after one, two, or a short amount of runs and having to bear the complete loss of entry fees, travel, board and other incidental expenses. A further object of the present invention is to provide a way of recognizing the membership of contestants from multiple organizations in a single event provided they announce the intention of competing in an event open to all memberships before entering and winning qualifying competitions. | 2012-11-08 |
20120283855 | MONITORING FITNESS USING A MOBILE DEVICE - Athletic performance monitoring and tracking may provide multiple ways in which to track athletic movement and activity. Workouts may also be tagged with various parameters including mood, weather, terrain, athletic equipment, friends used and the like. Workout information may be shared to social messaging and networking outlets. Workout information shared may include map information including images of maps, interactive maps, links to maps, route information and the like and/or combinations thereof. Additionally or alternatively, an application may be configured to execute within a context of a social networking system to facilitate athletic activity data transfer and generation of workout entries in the social networking site. | 2012-11-08 |
20120283856 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COUNTING THE CHANGES IN DIRECTION OF A PERSON - A system for counting a basic displacement of a person includes a housing (BT) and a fixing device (EF) for securely mounting the housing (BT) on the person. Within the housing are a magnetometer for measuring the direction of the terrestrial magnetic field in the reference frame of the housing, a device for determining a quantity representative of the inclination of the measured magnetic field with respect to the vertical, and a device for detecting a change of orientation of an orthogonal projection of the direction of the terrestrial magnetic field in a horizontal planar reference frame having axes of constant directions and tied in translation to the person, on the basis of the measured direction of the magnetic field and of the quantity representative of the inclination of the magnetic field with respect to the vertical. | 2012-11-08 |
20120283857 | On a mathematical formulation of the concept of changing coalitions in many person differential games - A differential game is interpreted as a many person game where two coalitions are formed. A coalition change is defined and the time this happens, called c-time, is introduced. Various methods are introduced to obtain optimal c-times. The above are generalized to an arbitrary number of coalition changes, cases where players change values of parameters of a differential game and cases where players choose different strategies in a differential game than those obtained by the Isaacs solution. A broader coalition is introduced that allows players to cooperate though they might be opponents in a particular differential game. | 2012-11-08 |
20120283858 | COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING FANTASY SPORTS TEAM - The present invention is a computerized system and method for managing a fantasy sports team. The system and method includes a computer for processing league and player information, devices for inputting information, such as Internet connections for league and player information, devices for a user to add or modify league and player information and to initiate tasks for the system to perform such as a keyboard and mouse, and a display device or e-mail generation for conveying information as a result of the tasks. The system and method is able to measure and generate all possible team management decisions based on the impact to the probability of winning the league championship. | 2012-11-08 |
20120283859 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING AND PROVIDING POWER TO A MUSIC PLAYER - An application for a music system includes an enclosure and at least one cavity formed in the enclosure. The cavity(s) have side slots sized to interface with a hand of a person and have an opening towards the top. The opening towards the top of each of the cavities is sized to accept and hold a microphone. The cavities are used to carry the system and alternately hold one or more microphones. | 2012-11-08 |
20120283860 | ENERGY-SAVING CONTROL SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY TURNING ON/OFF ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An energy-saving control system for automatically turning on/off electronic device is disclosed. The control system includes at least one front end device for transmitting an A/V signal, a control device, and at least one back end device. The control device detects whether the at least one front end device transmits any A/V signal, and automatically controls on/off of power supply to an A/V control unit in the control device and/or the at least one back end device, so as to effective achieve energy saving. | 2012-11-08 |
20120283861 | METHOD AND COMPUTER SYSTEM FOR CHARACTERIZING A SHEET METAL PART - A method for the characterization of a sheet metal forming product uses the correlation of material flow data to a priori calculated or measured data. It determines whether the product falls within the acceptable production limits in terms of quality, areas of potential defects and an approximation of the process parameters prevailing during its production. The characterization is performed in real-time during production, tool deployment or try-out. The method includes the steps of: | 2012-11-08 |
20120283862 | PROCESSING PATH GENERATION METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SAME - In devices for generating a path of a tool of a processing machine by way of computer simulation, an NC program is created using a generated processing path. The NC program used to be corrected by verification of actually moving the processing machine. In contrast, the disclosed processing path generation device has been constituted to be provided with a means for calculating a closest distance and direction from a relationship of a position and posture between a tool and a work at an arbitrary point upon the processing path; a means for imparting a color determined by the closest distance and the direction calculated at the point upon the processing path; a means for panoramically displaying the color imparted to the work; and a means for correcting the relationship of the a position and posture between the tool and the work on the basis of information from a display device. | 2012-11-08 |
20120283863 | RESOURCE SCHEDULING AND ADAPTIVE CONTROL SOFTWARE FOR CUTTING ROOM OPERATIONS - A method and an apparatus are provided for the use of resource scheduling and adaptive control software to optimize the operations of a manufacturing floor environment, particularly the operations of fabric cutting operations. | 2012-11-08 |
20120283864 | AUTOMATED CAST COIL EVALUATION SYSTEM - A method for evaluating a sheet comprising the steps of casting a sheet and automatically determining characteristics relating to at least one of thickness or shape of the sheet during or immediately after the casting step. The method includes automatically determining chemical composition of the sheet. The method further includes receiving an order for the sheet and retrieving, from a database, specifications based upon the order. Finally, the method includes automatically comparing the determined characteristics to the retrieved specifications to determine the suitability of the sheet for use with the order. | 2012-11-08 |
20120283865 | METHODS OF IN-SITU MEASUREMENTS OF WAFER BOW - Various embodiments describe a method of quantifying bow in a wafer. In one embodiment, the method includes measuring a first plurality of distances from a first sensor to a first surface of the wafer to calculate the bow in the wafer. The first sensor is positioned outside of a set of process modules of the plasma processing system. A determination is made whether the calculated bow of the wafer is within a pre-determined range. If the calculated bow of the wafer is within the pre-determined range, the wafer is moved into a process module of the set of process modules for processing and a recipe for processing the wafer is adjusted based on the calculated bow of the wafer. If the calculated bow of the wafer is outside the pre-determined range, the wafer is removed from the plasma processing system. Other methods are described as well. | 2012-11-08 |
20120283866 | METHODS FOR PLACING AN IMPLANT ANALOG IN A PHYSICAL MODEL OF THE PATIENT'S MOUTH - A method of placing a dental implant analog in a physical model for use in creating a dental prosthesis is provided. The physical model, which is usually based on an impression of the patient's mouth or a scan of the patient's mouth, is prepared. The model is scanned. A three-dimensional computer model of the physical model is created and is used to develop the location of the dental implant. A robot then modifies the physical model to create an opening for the implant analog. The robot then places the implant analog within the opening at the location dictated by the three-dimensional computer model. | 2012-11-08 |
20120283867 | AUTOMATED, REFRIGERATED SPECIMEN INVENTORY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - An automated, refrigerated specimen management system (ARSIMS) to hold sealed and/or opened sample/specimen tubes and/or containers that can be in the pre-analytical, in-process, or post-analytical phase of processing. The ARSIMS ensures that each sample/specimen tube, whether it is sealed, capped, closed or open, can be stored at an ideal storage temperature according to the particular phase of processing and as appropriate for the combination of sample/specimen type and analyte(s) to be tested. | 2012-11-08 |
20120283868 | GENERATION OF PLANS FOR LOADING AND UNLOADING A CONTAINER - Generation of a plan for loading or unloading a variety of objects into a container. Such objects can comprise irregularly-shaped objects, regularly-shaped object, or a combination thereof. In one embodiment, a method enables such generation, wherein the method can comprise the steps of storing a model for each object of a plurality of objects, each model comprising a weight, a center of gravity, and a shape of the associated object, and storing a plurality of parameters associated with the container. The method can comprise the steps of selecting a set of one or more objects, from the plurality of objects, to be loaded into the container, and generating an optimized sequence for loading the set of one or more objects into the container, based on at least the weight, the center of gravity, the shape of each of the one or more objects, and the parameters associated with the container. | 2012-11-08 |
20120283869 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING AND PROCESSING MAIL USING AN IDENTIFICATION CODE - Apparatus and methods consistent with the present invention provide for identifying and processing mail using an identification code on a mailpiece as a redundant source of identification information in a mail sorting system. In one embodiment, this information is stored in a temporary database and used for the identification and processing of mail in a Remote Bar Code System (RBCS). In this embodiment, the identification code enables the automation of mail sorting and other processing tasks, reducing costs and delays in mail delivery services. In another embodiment, the identification and processing of mail occurs in and identification Code Sorting (ICS) system. In this embodiment, a long-term database allows for mail sorting and other processing tasks on a national or global level. | 2012-11-08 |
20120283870 | CONVEYOR SAFETY CONTROL - A conveyor system has a plurality of sensors coupled to a computer system, the computer system being programmed to check a number of safety functions greater than the number of sensors. A method of controlling the safety function of the conveyor comprises providing signals from a plurality of sensors disposed in relation to the conveyor to a computer system; operating the conveyor in a learn mode; during operation in the learn mode determining in the computer system the relationship between the sensor output signals and pre-stored logic in the computer system which describes the physical geometry of the possible conveyor types and permissible operating characteristics thereof and determining the relationship between the sensor output signals to establish the safety integrity of the sensors, and storing sensor signal patterns as a reference pattern; and subsequently operating the conveyor in a run mode in which safety functions are monitored; and during the run mode comparing in the computer system the pattern of sensor signals with the reference pattern and with the pre-stored logic so as to establish the safety integrity of the sensors, of the computer system and of the operation of the conveyor. | 2012-11-08 |