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20130289699 | AORTIC VALVE HOLDER WITH STENT PROTECTION AND/OR ABILITY TO DECREASE VALVE PROFILE - A valve holder is connectable to a prosthetic valve including a stent having a plurality of commissure posts. The valve includes a base, a plurality of legs extending from the base, and one of several mechanisms for deflecting the plurality of commissure posts radially inward so as to temporarily decrease the overall size of the prosthetic valve. | 10-31-2013 |
20140114409 | PROSTHETIC ANATOMICAL DEVICE WITH SEWING CUFF FLANGE AND ANTI-ROTATION FEATURE - A prosthetic anatomical device, such as, for example an annuloplasty prosthesis, is disclosed in which the prosthesis comprises a generally annular core and a cover surrounding the core, with at least a portion of the cover forming a cuff. In some embodiments, the cover may be particularly configured about the core to form the cuff. Various methods and structures for mitigating or retarding movement between the annular core and the fabric cover are also disclosed. | 04-24-2014 |
20140213918 | TISSUE SENSING DEVICE FOR SUTURELESS VALVE SELECTION - A sensing device for a collapsible prosthetic heart valve, the sensing device including an elongated shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, a sensing body coupled to the distal end of the shaft, the sensing body being adapted to fit within a native valve annulus and at least one microelectromechanical sensor attached to the sensing body, the at least one sensing body being capable of measuring a property of tissue. | 07-31-2014 |
20150209145 | AORTIC VALVE HOLDER WITH STENT PROTECTION AND/OR ABILITY TO DECREASE VALVE PROFILE - A valve holder is connectable to a prosthetic valve including a stent having a plurality of commissure posts. The valve includes a base, a plurality of legs extending from the base, and one of several mechanisms for deflecting the plurality of commissure posts radially inward so as to temporarily decrease the overall size of the prosthetic valve. | 07-30-2015 |
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20090081349 | AERATED CONFECTIONS CONTAINING NONHYDRATED STARCH AND METHODS OF PREPARATION - Disclosed are sugar reduced aerated confections. The confections essentially comprise a first heterogeneous continuous phase including a structured amorphous saccharide, a second discontinuous phase including a multiplicity of gas cells. The first heterogeneous continuous phase includes a multiplicity of crystals distributed evenly throughout also including about 1%-35% by dry weight basis of a non-hydrated polysaccharide filler ingredient preferably starch in the form of discrete particles evenly distributed through the continuous phase having a mean particle size distribution of preferably less than 150 microns. The confectionery food products find particular suitability for use as ingredients for reduced sugar children's RTE cereals. | 03-26-2009 |
20120003360 | REDUCED SUCROSE SUGAR COATINGS FOR CEREALS AND METHODS OF PREPARATION - Disclosed are improved sugar coatings for topically pre-sweetened food products that are sugar reduced whether in the form of a syrup or in the form of a dried coating. The syrup form is useful as an intermediate product in the preparation of pre-sweetened food products. In dry form, the present formulations can be a component part of a composite food product especially in the form of a topical coating or filling. The present invention is particularly suited for the preparation of R-T-E pre-sweetened cereals. The coating formulations comprise less than 70% sucrose, corn syrup and 1-20% non-hydrated integrated starch and preferably about 5-10% insoluble mineral salts each of particle size of about 50 microns. | 01-05-2012 |
20120141634 | Low Sugar Presweetened Coated Cereals and Method of Preparation - A ready to eat breakfast cereal is prepared by coating dried cereal base pieces with a low sugar sweetener such as a high conversion maltodextrin or low conversion corn syrup that includes a high potency sweetener. The low sugar coating has a sugars content of less than 10% yet provides taste, texture, appearance and bowl life that mimics presweetened RTE cereals having a sucrose based coating. | 06-07-2012 |
20130071523 | SWEETENED FOOD PRODUCT AND METHODS OF PREPARATION - Described are coated food products having a sugar (sucrose) coating, the coating exhibiting desirable levels of sucrose crystallinity and a desired sucrose ratio (total sucrose per total soluble solids), as well as methods or preparing such coated food products and coating. | 03-21-2013 |
20130071524 | COATED FOOD PRODUCT AND METHODS - Described are food products such as ready to eat cereal having a base and a coating; examples include a base, a slurry layer over the base produced by applying a slurry coating to the base, the slurry layer having less than about 80% sucrose on a dry weight basis, and a particulate layer on the slurry layer. The particulate layer can be produced by dry charging particulates onto the slurry coated base. Particulates include be one or more of pregel starch, high molecular weight dextrin, high molecular weight soluble fiber, partially soluble fiber, insoluble fiber, protein, low solubility non-sugar compound, or sucrose, for example. | 03-21-2013 |
20150289555 | SWEETENED FOOD PRODUCT AND METHOD OF PREPARATION - Described are coated food products having a sugar (sucrose) coating, the coating exhibiting desirable levels of sucrose crystallinity and a desired sucrose ratio (total sucrose per total soluble solids), as well as methods or preparing such coated food products and coating. | 10-15-2015 |
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20120271186 | THIRD HEART SOUND ACTIVITY INDEX FOR HEART FAILURE MONITORING - A cardiac rhythm management system provides for the trending of a third heart sound (S3) index. The S3 index is a ratio, or an estimate of the ratio, of the number of S3 beats to the number of all heart heats, where the S3 beats are each a heart beat during which an occurrence of S3 is detected. An implantable sensor such as an accelerometer or a microphone senses an acoustic signal indicative heart sounds including S3. An S3 detector detects occurrences of S3 from the acoustic signal. A heart sound processing system trends the S3 index on a periodic basis to allow continuous monitoring of the S3 activity level, which is indicative of conditions related to heart failure. | 10-25-2012 |
20130296728 | THIRD HEART SOUND ACTIVITY INDEX FOR HEART FAILURE MONITORING - A cardiac rhythm management system provides for the trending of a third heart sound (S3) index. The S3 index is a ratio, or an estimate of the ratio, of the number of S3 beats to the number of all heart beats, where the S3 beats are each a heart beat during which an occurrence of S3 is detected. An implantable sensor such as an accelerometer or a microphone senses an acoustic signal indicative heart sounds including S3. An S3 detector detects occurrences of S3 from the acoustic signal. A heart sound processing system trends the S3 index on a periodic basis to allow continuous monitoring of the S3 activity level, which is indicative of conditions related to heart failure. | 11-07-2013 |
20140350425 | THIRD HEART SOUND ACTIVITY INDEX FOR HEART FAILURE MONITORING - A cardiac rhythm management system provides for the trending of a third heart sound (S3) index. The S3 index is a ratio, or an estimate of the ratio, of the number of S3 beats to the number of all heart beats, where the S3 beats are each a heart beat during which an occurrence of S3 is detected. An implantable sensor such as an accelerometer or a microphone senses an acoustic signal indicative heart sounds including S3. An S3 detector detects occurrences of S3 from the acoustic signal. A heart sound processing system trends the S3 index on a periodic basis to allow continuous monitoring of the S3 activity level, which is indicative of conditions related to heart failure. | 11-27-2014 |
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20090097683 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A HEARING ASSISTANCE DEVICE USING MEMS SENSORS - The present subject application relates to hearing assistance systems and in particular to a method and apparatus for detecting user activities from within a hearing assistance system using micro electro-mechanical structure sensors. Such benefits include the reduction of the ampclusion effect and other excessive sound pressure buildup in the residual air volume of the ear canal for a person wearing a hearing assistance device with an earmold. | 04-16-2009 |
20100172523 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING USER ACTIVITIES FROM WITHIN A HEARING ASSISTANCE DEVICE USING A VIBRATION SENSOR - The present subject matter relates to method and apparatus for processing sound by a hearing assistance device. In one example, the present subject matter is an apparatus for processing sound for a hearing assistance device, comprising: a microphone adapted for reception of the sound and to create a sound signal relating to the sound; a transducer that produces an output voltage related to motion; a signal processor, connected to the microphone and the transducer, the signal processor adapted to process the sound signal and the output voltage, the signal processor performing a vibration detection algorithm adapted to adjust hearing assistance device settings for a detected activity; and a housing adapted to house the signal processor. | 07-08-2010 |
20100172529 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING USER ACTIVITIES FROM WITHIN A HEARING ASSISTANCE DEVICE USING A VIBRATION SENSOR - The present subject matter relates to method and apparatus for detecting user activities within a hearing assistance device, and among other things, apparatus including a microphone for reception of sound and to generate a sound signal; an electret vibration sensor adapted to measure mechanical vibration and to produce a vibration signal; a signal processor, connected to the microphone and in communication with the electret vibration sensor, the signal processor adapted to process the sound signal and to process the vibration signal; and a housing adapted to house the signal processor. Variations provide a housing, microphone, and receiver in different configurations. In some variations wireless electronics are included and are used to communicate different signals. In some examples, the design is embodied in a variety of hearing aid configurations. | 07-08-2010 |
20150043761 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING USER ACTIVITIES FROM WITHIN A HEARING ASSISTANCE DEVICE USING A VIBRATION SENSOR - The present subject matter relates to method and apparatus for processing sound by a hearing assistance device. In one example, the present subject matter is an apparatus for processing sound for a hearing assistance device, comprising: a microphone adapted for reception of the sound and to create a sound signal relating to the sound; a transducer that produces an output voltage related to motion; a signal processor, connected to the microphone and the transducer, the signal processor adapted to process the sound signal and the output voltage, the signal processor performing a vibration detection algorithm adapted to adjust hearing assistance device settings for a detected activity; and a housing adapted to house the signal processor. | 02-12-2015 |
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20090222026 | SURGICAL FASTENING CLIPS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROXIMATING TISSUE - A surgical fastener clip for proximating tissue, the clip providing an undeflected state in which the clip comprises a center portion, a first leg, and a second leg. The center portion has a perimeter defining a circle-like shape. The legs project outwardly relative to the perimeter from a point of departure to a tip. Extension of each of the legs relative to the perimeter defines an identical wind direction that is either clockwise or counterclockwise. The clip optionally includes a linear cross-member extending across the perimeter. The surgical clip can be formed by a wire that is partially wound onto itself in a spiral-like fashion, with the center portion and the legs being co-planar in the undeflected state. During use, the clip is rotated, drawing tissue into the center portion. Systems incorporating the clip are also provided. | 09-03-2009 |
20100274091 | Auto-Closure Apical Access Positioner Device and Method - A positioning device for providing access to a ventricle of a heart. In one embodiment, the device includes a cup positionable over an apex of the heart and at least a first access valve in the cup for accessing an entry point to the ventricle of the heart. | 10-28-2010 |
20110054466 | Paravalvular Leak Closure Devices and Methods - An ablation catheter including an inner tube having a length, a distal end and a longitudinal axis, a plurality of needles extending from the distal end of the inner tube and biased away from the longitudinal axis, an outer sheath slideably moveable relative to the inner tube to surround at least a portion of the length of the inner tube and its extending needles, and a radio frequency energy source electrically connected to the plurality of needles. | 03-03-2011 |
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20090222877 | UNIFIED NETWORK THREAT MANAGEMENT WITH RULE CLASSIFICATION - A computer network device comprises an intrusion prevention rule set comprising a plurality of rules, each of the plurality of rules associated with two or more rule classification parameters, and an intrusion prevention module that is operable to use two or more of the classification parameters associated with the plurality of intrusion protection rules to selectively apply the rules to provide network intrusion protection of network traffic | 09-03-2009 |
20090282471 | NAMED SOCKETS IN A FIREWALL - A proxy device such as a firewall uses an internal socket namespace such as a text string such that connection requests must be explicitly redirected to a listening socket in the alternate namespace in order to connect to a service. Because external connections cannot directly address the listening socket or service, greater security is provided than with traditional firewall or proxy devices. To receive a redirected proxy connection, a service process creates a listening socket and binds a name in an alternate namespace to the socket before listening for connections. | 11-12-2009 |
20130097658 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDIRECTED FIREWALL DISCOVERY IN A NETWORK ENVIRONMENT - A method is provided in one example embodiment that includes receiving metadata from a host over a metadata channel. The metadata may be correlated with a network flow and a network policy may be applied to the connection. In other embodiments, a network flow may be received from a host without metadata associated with the flow, and a discovery redirect may be sent to the host. Metadata may then be received and correlated with the flow to identify a network policy action to apply to the flow. | 04-18-2013 |
20130097692 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HOST-INITIATED FIREWALL DISCOVERY IN A NETWORK ENVIRONMENT - A method is provided in one example embodiment that includes intercepting a network flow to a destination node having a network address and sending a discovery query based on a discovery action associated with the network address in a firewall cache. A discovery result may be received and metadata associated with the flow may be sent to a firewall before releasing the network flow. In other embodiments, a discovery query may be received from a source node and a discovery result sent to the source node, wherein the discovery result identifies a firewall for managing a route to a destination node. Metadata may be received from the source node over a metadata channel. A network flow from the source node to the destination node may be intercepted, and the metadata may be correlated with the network flow to apply a network policy to the network flow. | 04-18-2013 |
20130268994 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING AND USING LOCAL REPUTATIONS OF USERS AND HOSTS TO PROTECT INFORMATION IN A NETWORK ENVIRONMENT - A method in an example embodiment includes correlating a first set of event data from a private network and determining a local reputation score of a host in the private network based on correlating the first set of event data. The method further includes providing the local reputation score of the host to a security node, which applies a policy, based on the local reputation score of the host, to a network communication associated with the host. In specific embodiments, the local reputation score of the host is mapped to a network address of the host. In further embodiments, the first set of event data includes one or more event indicators representing one or more events, respectively, in the private network. In more specific embodiments, the method includes determining a local reputation score of a user and providing the local reputation score of the user to the security node. | 10-10-2013 |
20140237584 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDIRECTED FIREWALL DISCOVERY IN A NETWORK ENVIRONMENT - A method is provided in one example embodiment that includes receiving metadata from a host over a metadata channel. The metadata may be correlated with a network flow and a network policy may be applied to the connection. In other embodiments, a network flow may be received from a host without metadata associated with the flow, and a discovery redirect may be sent to the host. Metadata may then be received and correlated with the flow to identify a network policy action to apply to the flow. | 08-21-2014 |
20150180903 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING AND USING LOCAL REPUTATIONS OF USERS AND HOSTS TO PROTECT INFORMATION IN A NETWORK ENVIRONMENT - A method in an example embodiment includes correlating a first set of event data from a private network and determining a local reputation score of a host in the private network based on correlating the first set of event data. The method further includes providing the local reputation score of the host to a security node, which applies a policy, based on the local reputation score of the host, to a network communication associated with the host. In specific embodiments, the local reputation score of the host is mapped to a network address of the host. In further embodiments, the first set of event data includes one or more event indicators representing one or more events, respectively, in the private network. In more specific embodiments, the method includes determining a local reputation score of a user and providing the local reputation score of the user to the security node. | 06-25-2015 |