10th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 51 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100063514 | Device and method for a medical intervention - The invention relates to a device and a method for a medical intervention on a patient. The device provided for carrying out the method comprises a medical instrument that is to be introduced into a moving body region of the patient, a robot which has a plurality of degrees of freedom of movement and on which the medical instrument can be disposed for guiding, and means for recording the movement of the body region, wherein the medical instrument can be introduced into the body region of the patient by means of the robot taking into account the movement of the body region and guided in the direction of a target tissue in the body of the patient. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063515 | ERGONOMIC NEEDLE WALDO AND METHOD - An ergonomic needle waldo may include a needle mounted in a needle head assembly coupled to a hinge assembly. The hinge assembly may be coupled to a tube body assembly and/or handle assembly. Additionally, a thumb wheel may be disposed between handle assembly and tube body assembly. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063516 | Trajectory Guide With Instrument Immobilizer - A trajectory guide assembly that guides an instrument relative to a patient includes a mounting seat configured to be supported by the patient. The assembly also includes a trajectory member moveably supported by the mounting seat. The trajectory member defines a trajectory passage. Also, the assembly includes a cap member moveably supported by the trajectory member. The cap member defines a cap opening, and the cap member is selectively moveable to a first position relative to the trajectory member to retain the instrument in both the cap opening and the trajectory passage. Additionally, the cap member is selectively moveable to a second position relative to the trajectory member to release the instrument. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063517 | Elastic band ligation device and method for treatment of hemorrhoids - An elastic band ligation device for treatment of hemorrhoids and method of treating hemorrhoidal tissue are provided including a plastic inner tubular member for retaining a stretched elastic band over the front end thereof. The inner tubular member has an arcuate configuration extending along at least a portion of the length thereof for a sufficient distance for insertion into the rectum of a patient. A plunger is provided in the tubular member with a handle to allow the operator to pull the plunger and generate a suction for drawing hemorrhoidal tissue into the inner tubular member through the opening at the front end. A plastic outer tubular pusher sleeve is provided having an arcuate configuration corresponding to the arcuate configuration of the inner tubular member to provide a limited friction fit over the inner tubular member. The pusher sleeve is provided with a thumb pusher for the operator to push the outer tubular pusher sleeve towards the front end of the inner tubular member and release the elastic band from the front end of the inner tubular member to engage hemorrhoidal tissue extending through the opening in the inner tubular member. The invention also provides a method of treating hemorrhoidal tissue and an elastic band fabricated from a non-latex material. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063518 | MEDICAL DEVICE FIXATION TOOL AND METHOD OF FIXATION OF A MEDICAL DEVICE - A device fixation tool and method of fixation of a medical device within a hollow organ or cavity through a natural orifice includes providing a needle driver and a shaft. The needle driver is adapted for use with at least one needle. At least a portion of the needle driver is positioned with the shaft at a hollow organ or cavity through the natural orifice. Sufficient force is transmitted with the needle driver to the at least one needle to penetrate mammalian tissue and a portion of the medical device. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063519 | SUTURE DEVICE FOR SURGICAL OPERATION - The present invention relates to a suture device for a surgical operation that makes it easy to suture a wound or an incision. A suture device for a surgical operation of the present invention includes: a suture needle that is curved with a needle eye at one end to be threaded with a first suture, and swings at an incision; a holder that supplies a second suture, rotates in one direction, and stops, corresponding to the swing of the suture needle to weave the first suture and the second suture and suture the incision; a first rotary member that is connected to a first shaft of the suture needle; a second rotary member that is connected to a second shaft of the holder; and a third rotary member that is provided between the first rotary member and the second rotary member, and connected to a third shaft to transmit torque to the second rotary member. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063520 | ANASTOMOTIC DEVICE - The present invention relates to an anastomotic device ( | 2010-03-11 |
20100063521 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY ANASTOMOSIS INCLUDING AN ANCHOR FOR ENGAGING A BODY VESSEL AND DEPLOYABLE SUTURES - A device for joining a first body vessel to a second body vessel including a cartridge having a distal end and defining a longitudinal axis, a radially expandable anchor disposed at the distal end of the cartridge for engaging the first body vessel, the expandable anchor having an initial condition and an expanded condition wherein the expandable anchor is radially larger than the expandable anchor in the initial condition, and a plurality of sutures disposed within the cartridge and being deployable therefrom so as to engage the second body vessel, the sutures being threaded through the expandable anchor. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063522 | Medical sheath for scalpel handle with retractable blade guard - A scalpel device has a metal shank having a blade carrier configured holding a scalpel blade. A sheath is configured for receiving the scalpel shank. The shank is rigidly coupled to the sheath. A retractable blade guard is movably coupled to the sheath. The blade guard is movable between retracted and extended positions wherein the scalpel blade is selectively covered or exposed. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063523 | Peroperative Sensing Head Adapted to be Coupled to an Ablation Tool - The invention concerns a preoperative probe ( | 2010-03-11 |
20100063524 | MEDICAL/SURGICAL POWERED HANDPIECE FOR ROTATING THE SHAFT OF A ACCESSORY, THE HANDPIECE HAVING A COUPLING ASSEMBLY THAT FACILITATES THE FINE OR COARSE ADJUSTMENT OF THE EXTENSION OF THE ACCESSORY SHAFT - A surgical tool system including a handpiece with a motor and a cutting accessory with a shaft that is rotated by the handpiece motor. The handpiece includes a coupling assembly with plural locking elements for holding the accessory shaft to an output drive shaft that is actuated by the handpiece motor. The locking elements are longitudinally spaced apart from each other. The accessory shaft is formed with retention features against which the handpiece locking elements engage. The shaft retention features are in columns. The retention features in adjacent retention features are longitudinally offset from each other. This allows the coarse or fine adjustment of the extent to which the accessory shaft extends forward from the handpiece coupling assembly. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063525 | Ultrasonic shears force limiting - The present invention relates to an improved arrangement for limiting the force applied to tissue by a mounted pivotal clamp arm of the present clamp coagulator apparatus and providing the appropriate amount of force to correctly positioned tissue. The arrangement is desirably economical in configuration, and cooperates with the associated pivotal clamp arm to position and maintain the clamp arm in substantial alignment with an associated end-effector, notwithstanding normal manufacturing tolerances of the components. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063526 | Jaw - The present invention relates generally to ultrasonic surgical devices, and more particularly to an ultrasonic surgical clamp coagulator apparatus for coagulating and/or cutting tissue, including an arrangement for pivotally mounting a clamp arm of the apparatus in order to form an improved jaw useful in manipulating tissue. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063527 | Tissue pad - The present invention relates generally to ultrasonic surgical devices, and more particularly to an ultrasonic surgical clamp coagulator apparatus for coagulating and/or cutting tissue, including an improved tissue pad for securing tissue within a clamp arm of a surgical clamp coagulator. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063528 | Ultrasonic shears actuating mechanism - The present invention is directed to an improved arrangement for mounting the pivotal clamp arm of the present clamp coagulator apparatus and providing the means to slideably engage the clamp arm via an outer actuating tube sliding over a non-actuating inner tube upon which the clamp arm is mounted. The arrangement is desirably economical in configuration, and cooperates with the associated pivotal clamp arm to position and maintain the clamp arm in substantial alignment with an associated end-effector, notwithstanding normal manufacturing tolerances of the components. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063529 | SAFETY-STOP DEVICE - A safety-stop device for use with a trochar which is adjustably attachable to the trochar tube to prevent inadvertent cuts being made to a patient. The safety-stop device has retention component for retaining it onto the trochar tube; a registration component for registering a pre-determined insertion point of the trochar; a stop component for preventing additional insertion of the trochar after the pre-determined insertion point has been attained; and a plurality wings with apertures on the base for securely suturing the safety-stop device to a patient by suturing through the apertures and into the patient. The base and wings are made of any thermoplastic material. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063530 | INTRA-GASTRIC BALLOON WITH DOUBLE-MEMBRANE VALVE AND CORRESPONDING KIT FOR SETTING SAME - The invention relates to an intra-gastric balloon comprising:
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20100063531 | Medical Device with Non-Circumferential Surface Portion - PCT A medical device ( | 2010-03-11 |
20100063532 | Nasal Dilation Device - A nasal dilation device comprises a pair of dilating frames for insertion into respective nasal passages. An external abutment member is joined between the pair of dilating frames to abut an external nasal valve. Each dilating frame comprises a frame member wound in a generally helical pattern about a longitudinal axis of the dilating frame to form a plurality of windings spaced from one another in a direction of the longitudinal axis. By providing a frame formed of a helical member, a resulting open frame design of a dilating frame is provided which is easy to manufacture, of simple structure, with substantially no protruding ends or edges so that the device can be easily and safely inserted into a nasal passage without tearing or causing harm to the soft internal tissues thereof. Outward dilating pressure applied to the internal nasal passage is also distributed over a larger area for comfort. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063533 | EMBOLUS BLOOD CLOT FILTER WITH FLOATING FILTER BASKET - A blood filter device for placement in a blood vessel including a plurality of anchor members disposed radially and extending angularly about a first hub. A filter basket is preferably positioned upstream from the anchor members. The anchor members each include a hook configured to penetrate the vessel wall to prevent longitudinal movement due to blood flow. The filter basket is made up of a number of filter members configured to retain blood clots within the basket without completely blocking blood flow or applying additional force to vessel walls. Portions of the filter members may project radially outward to position the basket near the vessel centerline, but the filter basket preferably does not include hooks or anchors for anchoring the filter basket to the blood vessel. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063534 | ENDOVASCULAR DEVICES AND METHODS FOR EXPLOITING INTRAMURAL SPACE - Devices and methods for exploiting intramural (e.g., subintimal) space of a vascular wall to facilitate the treatment of vascular disease, particularly total occlusions. For example, the devices and methods disclosed herein may be used to visually define the vessel wall boundary, protect the vessel wall boundary from perforation, bypass an occlusion, and/or remove an occlusion. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063535 | METHOD OF REMOVING A VEIN FILTER - A method of removing an implanted vessel filter by a femoral approach comprising the steps of providing a catheter with a curved tip, inserting a straightening device into the catheter to move the catheter tip from a curved position to a more straightened position, advancing the catheter tip through the femoral vein and past a cranial end of the filter, withdrawing the straightening device to enable the catheter tip to return to the curved condition, and inserting a filter grasping device though the catheter and a curved catheter tip to exit a distal portion to grasp the filter. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063536 | DOUBLE ENDED INTRAVASCULAR MEDICAL DEVICE - An intravascular medical device including an elongated member configured to be advanced along a vascular path of a patient, the elongated member having opposite first and second ends, the first end and second ends both being adapted for intravascular insertion, and the first end having a different structure than the second end. The elongated member has sufficient flexibility to be advanced through a human vasculature. Preferably, the first and second ends are adapted to have different operating characteristics. Depending on the operating characteristics needed for a particular procedure, a physician can insert either the first end portion or the second end portion of the elongated member into the patient's vasculature. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063537 | EMBOLIC PROTECTION SYSTEMS - An embolic protection device comprising an expandable structure and a catheter. The catheter has a distal region and a working channel dimensioned to slideably receive an interventional device. The expandable structure is attached to the distal region of the catheter. The expandable structure has an expandable working channel extension and a working channel opening, the expandable working channel extension has a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end of the working channel extension is attached to a distal end of the working channel, and the distal end of the working channel extension forms the working channel opening. The working channel opening is disposed proximate an exterior surface of the expandable structure when the expandable structure is expanded. The working channel, working channel extension, and the working channel opening form a continuous lumen. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063538 | SURGICAL GRASPING DEVICE - A surgical grasping device is disclosed. The surgical grasping device may comprise a clevis; a first jaw member pivotably coupled to the clevis; a second jaw member pivotably coupled to the clevis; and an actuating mechanism coupled to the clevis, the first jaw member and the second jaw member and a translating member coupled to and extending proximally from the actuating mechanism. The actuating mechanism may be configured to cause the first jaw member and the second jaw member to close in response to a first proximally directed force received via the translating member. The actuating mechanism may also be configured to cause the first jaw member and the second jaw member to open in response to a subsequent proximally directed force received via the translating member. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063539 | Acellular Matrix Glue - An acellular matrix glue and a method of making is disclosed. Specifically, an acellular matrix glue that is useful in preparing a reinforced acellular matrix for medical applications including tissue engineering and hernia repair. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063540 | TAPERED LOOPED SUTURE - A suture including a loop having a tapered surface is provided. The suture includes an elongate body including a proximal portion and a distal portion, wherein the distal portion includes first and second overlapping sections and a loop. A proximal end of the first overlapping section may be tapered with respect to a longitudinal axis of the elongate body. The first overlapping section may be secured to the second overlapping section proximal of the loop. The overlapping sections may be secured together by at least one method selected from the group consisting of glues, adhesives, epoxies, solvents, heat and ultrasonic energy. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063541 | OBLONG CROSS-SECTIONAL TISSUE FIXATION PEG - Disclosed are fixation devices that can be utilized to approximate and hold a soft tissue in, at, or near a bony insertion site. Disclosed devices can define an oblong cross-section, and can include ribs defining sharp edges on the periphery of one aspect of the cross section that can tightly fix the device to surrounding bone so as to avoid pull out of the device. Devices can also include ribs defining rounded ridges on the periphery of a second, perpendicular aspect of the cross section that can allow soft tissue or a portion of an approximation device, for instance a soft tissue graft or cellular scaffolding material, to be fixed within a bone without damage to the soft tissue. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063542 | KNOTLESS SUTURE ANCHOR FOR SOFT TISSUE REPAIR AND METHOD OF USE - A knotless suture anchor provides a method for securing soft tissue to a rigid structure such as bone. The anchor has an inner member that receives suture thread and rotates within an outer tubular member. As the inner member rotates, the suture thread is wrapped onto the inner member thereby increasing contact with the outer tubular member which applies pressure to the wrapped suture thread to retain it in position on the inner member while simultaneously and adjustably tensioning the suture thread. A ratchet prevents undesirable counter-rotation, although the ratchet can be released to permit loosening of the suture thread. Also described is a suture bridge and suture platform for providing further stabilization of a tendon. A method for repairing rotator cuff tears is also described. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063543 | Pacifier - Improved pacifiers are provided. Certain embodiments better accommodate the anatomy of the human oral cavity and throat, and can provide for improved airway patency, healthy jaw development, correct swallowing, and/or satisfy a user's inclination to suck and nibble. Certain embodiments include an upper ridge groove configured to receive a user's upper anterior ridge, and a lower ridge groove configured to receive the user's lower anterior ridge. The ridge grooves can be substantially vertically aligned, can span a user's anterior ridges, and can maintain vertical spacing between the user's anterior ridges. Certain embodiments include an anterior flange and a posterior flange, the upper ridge groove configured to receive the upper anterior ridge between the posterior flange and anterior flange, and the lower ridge groove configured to receive the lower anterior ridge between the posterior flange and anterior flange. Certain embodiments include a nipple projecting substantially vertically from the posterior flange. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063544 | Spinal Rod - A spine or spinal rod has a cross-section defining angled sides that cooperate with a spinal rod opening of a spinal rod holder. In one form, the spine rod has an essentially pentagonal cross-section that thus essentially defines angled sides or side surfaces that interact with the spinal rod holder opening to positively seat the spine rod into the spinal rod holder and prevent spine rod from rotation. In the pentagonal cross-section form, the spine rod has a top or posterior side/side surface, a bottom or anterior side/side surface, a first lateral side/side surface, a second lateral side/side surface, a first angled sub-lateral side/side surface and a second angled sub-lateral side/side surface. The first and second angled sub-lateral sides/side surfaces provide contact with angled sides of the spine rod holder opening. In another form, the spine rod has an essentially V-shaped cross-section that defines sides/side surfaces that interact with the spinal rod holder opening. Preferably, but not necessarily, the spine rod is formed of PEEK. Other bio-compatible materials, however, may be used. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063545 | POLYAXIAL SCREW ASSEMBLY - A polyaxial screw assembly includes an internal load dampening mechanism for sharing and dampening loads between at least one screw member and at least one rod member interconnected by the assembly. A method of interconnecting the orthopedic screw with the rod by dampening with a body member interconnecting the screw to the rod. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063546 | OFFSET VERTEBRAL ROD CONNECTOR - The present application is directed to connectors for attaching a vertebral rod to an anchor. The connectors may include a body with a first channel to receive the vertebral rod and a second channel to receive the anchor. A cradle may be positioned in the body to contact the vertebral rod. The cradle may be pivotally positioned in the body to accommodate a vertebral rod that is at various angular positions within a predetermined plane. A set screw may engage with the body to secure the vertebral rod to the body and the body to the anchor. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063547 | DYNAMIC MOTION SPINAL STABILIZATION SYSTEM AND DEVICE - A dynamic motion component for a spinal implant is provided, comprising a first rod coupled to an enclosure and a second end of a second rod captured in a cavity of the enclosure. A dampener unit surrounds a captured portion of the second end and is positioned between the first end and the second end. In response to pivotal or translational movement of the second rod relative to the first rod, the dampener unit is compressed against one or more inner surfaces of the cavity to provide for progressive resistance of movement of the second rod. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063548 | Spinal Correction Method Using Shape Memory Spinal Rod - Various methods and devices related to correcting a spinal deformity are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method is provided and can include attaching to at least a portion of a patient's spine a spinal correction template having a first configuration, which substantially corresponds to an uncorrected shape of a spine. The spinal correction template can be activated such that the template achieves a second configuration to cause the spine to assume an orientation substantially corresponding to the second configuration of the spinal correction template. The method can further include attaching a primary spinal rod to at least a portion of a spine after the spine achieves a corrected orientation, and removing the spinal correction template. In some embodiments, the method can include inserting a secondary spinal rod in place of the spinal correction template. In one embodiment, the spinal correction template can be formed of a shape-memory alloy such as nitinol. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063549 | Internal Joint Stabilizer Device, System, and Method of Use - A stabilization device is provided including an axle and a portion that can be affixed to a bone. The device is used to stabilize a joint while allowing motion of the joint along its natural trajectory and it is placed internally in order to prevent pin tract problems. Additionally, methods for using the device are provided that include, in various sequences, inserting the axle into a bone of a joint, adjusting the geometry of the device and attaching the fixable portion to another bone of the joint. The device can be provided as part of a system including an axis trajectory guide useful for locating the axis of rotation of the joint prior to insertion, adjustment and attachment of the device. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063550 | RADIOLUCENT SCREW WITH RADIOPAQUE MARKER - A bone screw includes an elongate shaft extending longitudinally between a proximal end and an opposing distal end, the shaft bounding a first passageway at least partially extending between the proximal end and the distal end, the shaft being comprised of a radiolucent material. A core is disposed within the first passageway of the shaft, the core being comprised of a radiopaque material. A rounded head or a substantially U-shaped collar is either integrally formed with or is rigidly attached to the proximal end of the shaft. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063551 | POLYAXIAL SCREW ASSEMBLY - A polyaxial screw assembly includes an internal load dampening mechanism for sharing and dampening loads between at least one screw member and at least one rod member interconnected by the assembly. A method of interconnecting the orthopedic screw with the rod includes dampening with a body member interconnecting the screw to the rod. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063552 | SPINAL SCREW ASSEMBLY AND SCREW INSERTION TOOL - A bone screw assembly includes a tulip-shaped seat, a bone fixation device, a ring-shaped washer, a rod and a cap. The tulip-shaped seat comprises a through opening dimensioned to receive the bone fixation device and a horizontal channel dimensioned to receive the rod. The washer is placed into the seat on top of the bone fixation device head and comprises first and second side tabs and a first pair of upward extending projections separated by a first gap and a second pair of upward extending projections separated by a second gap. The side tabs interface with a groove formed in the bottom portion of the seat. The rod is placed within the channel and positioned within a groove formed on the top surface of the washer. The cap includes first and second projections extending downward from its bottom surface and each of the first and second downward projections comprises first and second sidewise extending ridges. The first ridges of the first and second projections are aligned and placed within the first and second gaps of the washer, respectively, and interface with a first groove formed on the side portion of the seat and the second ridges interface with a second groove on the side portion of the seat when the cap is rotate. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063553 | BONE FIXATION METHOD - A tulip assembly configured to be coupled to a head of a bone fixation device includes at least one inner member configured to fix the tulip assembly to the head of a bone fixation device, and an outer member including at least one engagement surface configured to selectively fix a rod in the tulip assembly via rotation of the outer member. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063554 | Interbody fusion grafts and instrumentation - This invention relates to implants formed from donor bone for use in lumbar interbody fusion procedures and instruments for performing such procedures. The implants are formed to include a concave surface formed from a portion of the medullary canal of a long bone. The concave surface defines a recess in the implant that serves as a depot for osteogenic material. Specific instruments for inserting the implants prepared according to this invention and for preparing the intervertebral space to receive the implants are also provided. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063555 | ELECTRICAL CONTACT FOR IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE - A one-piece electrical contact ring for use in a lead receptacle of an implantable medical device includes (i) a tubular body defining a cavity extending through the body and (ii) a plurality of resiliently deflectable elements extending from the tubular body into the cavity. The deflectable elements have a lead contacting portion configured to contact the lead when received by the cavity. The lead contacting portions of the deflectable elements in a relaxed state are located in a plane that intersects the tubular body and are configured to deflect along the plane towards the tubular body as the lead is inserted in the contact ring. The contact ring may further include a plurality of stops, each configured to (i) engage a stop portion of the elements when the elements are sufficiently outwardly deflected and (ii) inhibit further outward deflection of the elements when the stops engage the stop portions. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063556 | DEVICE FOR THE MEDICAL CARE OF A PATIENT IN AN EMERGENCY | 2010-03-11 |
20100063557 | ENERGY HARVESTING MECHANISM - Embodiments of the invention provide an energy harvesting mechanism comprising a central conductive element and a plurality of transductive elements. Each transductive element is positioned to be in contact with a corresponding peripheral length segment of the central conductive element. Also each transductive element is deformable in a characteristic radial direction to convert its deformation into a corresponding electrical signal. The plurality of transductive elements are arranged so that any one of the plurality of transductive elements is capable of being deformed in the characteristic radial direction to trigger the corresponding electrical signal. Embodiments of the mechanism can be used for harvesting energy from a variety of bio-kinetic events such as a heartbeat, respiration, muscle contraction or other movement. Such embodiments can be used for powering a variety of implanted medical devices such as pacemakers, defibrillators and various monitoring devices. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063558 | Easy-to-use electrode and package - The invention presents techniques for making the operation of an automated external defibrillator easier to understand for an operator. The automated external defibrillator includes defibrillation electrodes packaged in a sealed, easy-to-open pouch. Visual cues such as instructive pictures show the operator how to open the pouch, retrieve the defibrillation electrodes and correctly position the electrodes on a patient's chest. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063559 | SINGLE-USE EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR - A single-use battery-powered external defibrillator comprises a sealed defibrillator housing | 2010-03-11 |
20100063560 | SAFETY PACING IN MULTI-SITE CRM DEVICES - Safety pacing in multi-site cardiac rhythm management (CRM) devices is provided. According to various method embodiments, a first cardiac signal from a first cardiac region and a second cardiac signal from a second cardiac region are sensed. The first cardiac region is paced to maintain at least a minimum cardiac rate, and the second cardiac region is paced to maintain at least the minimum cardiac rate when a pace in the first cardiac region is inhibited. Other aspects and embodiments are provided herein. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063561 | IMPLANTABLE CARDIAC STIMULATION DEVICES WITH SAFE-MODE OPERATION - A plurality of electrodes are implanted in, on or near the patient's heart and initially configured to define first circuits or vectors enabled for at least one of sensing and stimulating and second circuits or vectors which are idle for at least one of sensing and stimulating. Selected first circuits or second circuits are tested for fault indications related to one or both of sensing and stimulating and a status record is updated to indicate corresponding sensing fault indications and stimulating fault indications. If a sensing fault is found in one of the first circuits, the first circuit is redefined when enabled for sensing to include at least one electrode of a second circuit that does not have a record of a sensing fault indication. Likewise, if a stimulating fault is found in one of the first circuits, the first circuit is redefined when enabled for stimulating to include at least one electrode of a second circuit that does not have a record of a stimulating fault indication. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063562 | LEADLESS TISSUE STIMULATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Systems including an implantable receiver-stimulator and an implantable controller-transmitter are used for leadless electrical stimulation of body tissues. Cardiac pacing and arrhythmia control is accomplished with one or more implantable receiver-stimulators and an external or implantable controller-transmitter. Systems are implanted by testing external or implantable devices at different tissue sites, observing physiologic and device responses, and selecting sites with preferred performance for implanting the systems. In these systems, a controller-transmitter is activated at a remote tissue location to transmit/deliver acoustic energy through the body to a receiver-stimulator at a target tissue location. The receiver-stimulator converts the acoustic energy to electrical energy for electrical stimulation of the body tissue. The tissue locations(s) can be optimized by moving either or both of the controller-transmitter and the receiver-stimulator to determine the best patient and device responses. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063563 | MICROBURST ELECTRICAL STIMULATION OF CRANIAL NERVES FOR THE TREATMENT OF MEDICAL CONDITIONS - Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and apparatus for treating a medical condition in a patient using an implantable medical device by applying an electrical signal characterized by having a number of pulses per microburst, an interpulse interval, a microburst duration, and an interburst period to a portion of a cranial nerve of said patient, wherein at least one of the number of pulses per microburst, the interpulse interval, the microburst duration, or the interburst period is selected to enhance cranial nerve evoked potentials. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063564 | PHYSICAL CONDITIONING SYSTEM, DEVICE AND METHOD - Various system embodiments comprise a neural stimulator and a controller. The neural stimulator is adapted to generate a stimulation signal adapted to elicit sympathetic activity at a neural target. The controller is adapted to control the neural stimulator to provide a physical conditioning therapy. The controller is adapted to control the neural stimulator to intermittently elicit sympathetic activity at the neural target. Other aspects and embodiments are provided herein. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063565 | Skin Treatment Device - A skin treatment device for irradiating a skin area with electromagnetic radiation. The skin treatment device has an elastic at least partially hollow ring structure for leak-proof placement of the skin treatment device onto the skin. In another embodiment, the skin treatment device has a handle portion including a radiation source capable of emitting the electromagnetic radiation and a detachably mounted attachment having the elastic at least partially hollow ring structure for leak-proof placement of the skin treatment device onto the skin. As the device itself or the attachment has an at least partially hollow ring structure, it can adapt nicely even to strongly curved skin topologies. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063566 | LIGHT SOURCE, LIGHT SOURCE SYSTEM, AND ILLUMINATION DEVICE - A light source and an illumination device are provided for making it possible to adjust influence of light over a living body while keeping good brightness and color taste of illumination light. A conversion characteristic in the degree of effect indicative of a relationship in a light wavelength between a living body reaction characteristic and an isochromatic characteristic of the visual perception is derived out and the light emitting intensity of a plurality of light emitters with different wavelength characteristics is controlled in accordance with the conversion characteristic, so as to adjust influence of light over a living body while keeping brightness and color taste of illumination light. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063567 | Disposable chemiluminescent infrared therapy device - A therapeutic device has a first chamber that retains an oxalic ester solution, and a second chamber that retains a hydrogen peroxide and fluorescer solution. The therapeutic device is activated by causing the oxalic ester solution to mix with the hydrogen peroxide and fluorescer solution, which produces chemiluminescent light for treating a wound. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063568 | IMPLANTABLE ELECTRODE ARRAY ASSEMBLY WITH EXTRACTION SLEEVE/TETHER - An implantable electrode array including a carrier on which plural electrodes are disposed. Also disposed on the carrier is an array antenna over which signals are wirelessly received. A tether is connected to the carrier. A tether antenna is attached to the tether. After the electrode array is implanted, during a trial period instructions and power are transmitted to the array antenna over the tether antenna. If the trial is successful, the tether is disconnected from the electrode array. If the trial is not successful and extraction of the array is necessary, extraction is accomplished by pulling on the tether. Electrode array removal may be facilitated by the pulling of the array into an extraction tube disposed over the tether. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063569 | CONFORMAL ELECTRODES FOR SHAPED MEDICAL DEVICE LEAD BODY SEGMENTS - A medical lead includes a lead body having at least one conductor extending from a proximal end of the lead body to a distal end of the lead body. The proximal end is adapted to be connected to a pulse generator, and the distal end includes a curved portion. One or more electrodes are operatively connected to the at least one conductor and coupled to the curved portion of the lead body. At least a portion of each of the one or more electrodes includes an arrangement of interconnected, spaced-apart elements that are selectively configured to allow the one or more electrodes to conform to contours of the curved portion during and after implantation of the medical lead. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063570 | COATING ON A BALLOON COMPRISING A POLYMER AND A DRUG - A coating on a balloon of a medical device is provided. The coating comprises a drug and a polymer. Also provided are methods of forming and using the coating. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063571 | PRE-CRIMP BALLOON INFLATION - A method of crimping a stent onto a balloon of a stent delivery catheter is disclosed. The method includes pressurizing the balloon while the stent is being radially compressed onto the balloon with a crimping apparatus. Once the stent has reached its radially compressed configuration, the pressure within the balloon is released, while an inward crimping force exerted on the stent by the crimping apparatus is maintained. After a dwell time, the inward crimping force is discontinued, and the balloon and crimped stent are removed from the crimping apparatus. Resultant of the crimping process, balloon material extends radially outward through interstices of the stent to facilitate stent retention on the balloon while advancing the stent delivery catheter through a vessel lumen. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063572 | Composite detachment mechanisms - Described herein are composite detachment mechanisms for implantable devices and assemblies comprising these devices. Also provided are methods of using the detachment mechanisms and assemblies. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063573 | DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR ENDOLUMINAL IMPLANT - A delivery system for delivering an endoluminal implant to a distal deployment location inside a body lumen from a proximal access location outside the lumen. The system comprises the implant, a catheter, and a slidable sheath having an advanced position in which the sheath covers the implant and a retracted position in which the implant is exposed. The catheter comprises a stabilizer having a distal end adjacent the implant proximal end and/or a catheter tip attached to a central core slideably disposed relative to the implant and having a proximal end adjacent the implant distal end. The catheter tip proximal end and/or the stabilizer distal end comprises a docking section adapted to releasably engage a portion of the implant. Each docking section has an engagement geometry comprising a flared engagement surface that extends inside a short axial length of the implant or a pocket having a bottleneck geometry. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063574 | COMPRESSED INNER COVERING HINGED SEGMENTED STENT-GRAFT - An implantable prosthesis including a longitudinally compressed generally tubular substrate defining a longitudinal axis, a plurality of expandable segments disposed over the substrate and spaced apart along the longitudinal axis, and a graft member positioned over the segments. The graft member may include a lattice structure. Adjacent expandable segments may be connected by one or more filaments. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063575 | MULTI-COMPONENT EXPANDABLE SUPPORTIVE BIFURCATED ENDOLUMINAL GRAFTS AND METHODS FOR USING SAME - A multiple-component expandable endoluminal system for treating a lesion at a bifurcation including a self expandable tubular root member having a side-looking engagement aperture, a self expandable tubular trunk member comprising a substantially blood impervious polymeric liner secured therealong; both having a radially compressed state adapted for percutaneous intraluminal delivery and a radially expanded state adapted for endoluminal support. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063576 | Prosthesis with Moveable Fenestration - An endoluminal prosthesis with a moveable fenestration including a tubular graft body having a proximal end, a distal end, a surface plane at least one fenestration having a perimeter disposed in a sidewall of the tubular body between the proximal end and the distal end, a first biocompatible graft material, and a second biocompatible graft material adjacent to and surrounding the perimeter of the at least one fenestration. The second biocompatible graft material has at least one characteristic different from the first biocompatible graft material and is more flexible than the first biocompatible graft material and is movable relative to the surface plane of the tubular graft body. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063577 | METHOD OF IMPLANTING A PROSTHETIC VALVE - Methods of implanting a prosthetic valve in a body vessel are provided. A first expandable frame member is delivered to and deployed at a point of treatment in a body vessel. A second expandable frame member is delivered to the point of treatment. The second expandable frame member has an attached graft member that forms a valve adapted to permit fluid flow through the body vessel in a first direction and to substantially prevent fluid flow through the body vessel in a second, opposite direction. After deployment of the first expandable frame member, the second expandable frame member is deployed at the point of treatment such that the second frame member is positioned radially inward of the first frame member within said body vessel to form a prosthetic valve. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063578 | BIFURCATED MEDICAL DEVICE FOR TREATING A TARGET SITE AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - Embodiments of the present invention provide medical devices and methods for treating a target site within the body. For example, one embodiment provides a stent graft for treating a target site proximate to a bifurcated lumen, wherein the stent graft includes a first tubular structure having proximal and distal ends and a side wall extending therebetween. The first tubular structure includes an opening defined within the side wall and is configured to define a first portion having first and second ends and a second portion having first and second ends. The opening corresponds to the first ends of the first and second portions and the second ends of the first and second portions respectively correspond to the proximal and distal ends of the first tubular structure, and at least a portion of the first and second portions are configured to be positioned within respective branches of a bifurcated lumen. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063579 | STENT - The present invention discloses a stent that is designed to be easily removed from a lumen such as an esophagus, a blood vessel, or other organs of a human body without performing a surgical operation. The stent of the present invention includes an elastic body unit that is formed in a cylindrical shape and has an elastic force and a covering unit that is combined with or coated on the elastic body unit. The covering unit includes an extending portion that is separated from an end portion of the elastic body unit. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063580 | STENTS HAVING BIODEGRADABLE LAYERS - A method for preparing a laminate coronary stent comprising: providing a stent framework; and depositing a plurality of layers on said stent framework to form said laminate coronary stent; wherein at least one of said layers comprises a bioabsorbable polymer. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063581 | Endoprosthesis For Controlled Contraction And Expansion - An endoprosthesis that has a plurality of annular elements, each connected to an adjacent annular element at least one connection location. Each annular element includes an interconnected series of struts, selected strut members of which are each connected to adjacent strut members at a longitudinal apex. The selected strut members extend to a strut end portion at a location on the longitudinally opposite site of the annular element from the apex. At least one of the strut members includes a first end portion at a first end of the strut member, which is located at the strut end portion, an intermediate portion hingedly connected to the first end portion, and a second end portion hingedly connected to the intermediate portion and extending to the apex. The endoprosthesis has a delivery diameter when in a delivery condition and a deployed diameter when in a deployed condition. Some of the strut members can have a nesting feature that is configured for nestingly receiving another strut member when the endoprosthesis is in the delivery condition. A scaffolding body of the endoprosthesis can have an inner and outer component, each having a set of interconnected strut members. The interconnected strut members of one component overlap those of the other to define a cooperating cell pattern. Also, the body of the endoprosthesis can be configured to naturally tend to contract when the body is smaller than a predetermined diameter and naturally tend to expand when the body is larger than a predetermined diameter. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063582 | ENDOVASCULAR DEVICE - Embodiments of an endovascular device and of methods for treating an aneurysm therewith are described. In certain embodiments, an endovascular device includes a distal assembly coupled to a flow reducing member. In some embodiments, the distal assembly is composed of multiple engagement members that, when deployed within an aneurysm, engage an inner surface of the aneurysm. In certain embodiments, the engagements members are substantially parallel to a central axis of the distal assembly in a first position and shift away from the central axis to a second position, and the distal ends of some engagement members are substantially curled when in the second position. In certain embodiments, the flow-reducing member reduces blood flow from a blood vessel into the aneurysm. In certain embodiments the flow reducing member includes a membrane, which can include a porous section. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063583 | USE OF SOLUBLE EPOXIDE HYDROLASE INHIBITORS IN THE TREATMENT OF INFLAMMATORY VASCULAR DISEASES - Disclosed herein are compositions and methods for treating inflammatory vascular diseases. Examples of inflammatory vascular disease include, but are not limited to, in-stent stenosis, coronary arterial diseases (CAD), angina, acute myocardial infarction, acute coronary syndrome, chronic heart failure (CHF), peripheral arterial occlusive diseases (PAOD), critical limb ischemia (CLI), cardiac, kidney, liver and intestinal ischemia, renal failure, cardiac hypertrophy, atherosclerosis, abdominal aortic aneurysm, vasculitis, carotid artery stenosis. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063584 | ENDOPROSTHESES - Endoprosthesis assemblies and methods of making endoprosthesis assemblies are disclosed. For example, endoprosthesis assemblies are described that include an endoprosthesis body and a polymeric coating about the endoprosthesis body. The polymeric coatings are engaged tightly to the endoprosthesis wall through engageable features created on the surface of the polymeric coatings and the surface of the endoprosthesis wall prior to engaging the surfaces. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063585 | MANUFACTURE, METHOD AND USE OF ACTIVE SUBSTANCE-RELEASING MEDICAL PRODUCTS FOR PERMANENTLY KEEPING BLOOD VESSELS OPEN - The invention relates to stents and catheter balloons having optimized coatings for eluting rapamycin as well as methods for manufacturing these coatings. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063586 | SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR ALTERING THE GEOMETRY OF THE HEART | 2010-03-11 |
20100063587 | Metal lower eyelid pocket reducer - Metal lower eyelid pocket reducer is round metal concave disk that is worn at night to reduce the size of lower eyelid pocket. The lower temperature will decrease blood circulation to the tissue and to atrophy it. Metal is a good heat conductor and radiator. When lower eyelid pocket is covered with a metal lower eyelid pocket reducer the temperature and blood supply of lower eyelid will decrease and the subcutaneous fatty tissue of lower eyelid will atrophy. This is a painless non-surgical cosmetic procedure. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063588 | Intraocular Lens - Disclosed is an intraocular lens that is inserted inwardly into a capsular sac. One embodiment of the present invention provides an intraocular lens inserted inwardly into a capsular sac including an optic portion including a first optic body whose central region has a smaller thickness than a circumference of the central region and a second optic body coupled to the first optic body and whose central region has the same or higher thickness as/than the first optic body; and a haptic portion including a connection bar coupled to the optic portion and first support bar coupled to a circumference of the connection bar to be in contact with an inner surface of the capsular sac. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063589 | WEAR-REDUCING GEOMETRY OF ARTICULATIONS IN TOTAL JOINT REPLACEMENTS - The invention reduces wear in total joint articulations by modifications of the shape of either component of the kinematic pair, so as to result in an annular surface contact between the two components. Fluid trapped between the two components within the inner contour of the annular contact area is pressurized under load due to elastic deformation of the components and exuded out through inter-articular gap over the surface of contact, aiding in lubrication and reducing the wear. Reduced to practice for a total hip joint with UHMWPE-metal pair, the wear rate tested in a hip joint simulator up to five million cycles was reduced by factor seven to fifteen compared to conventionally shaped components. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063590 | LAMINOPLASTY IMPLANT - A hollow non-load-bearing spinal implant having a hollow body and an attachment device for attaching the implant. A method of inserting a non-load-bearing spinal implant by inserting the laminoplasty implant into a prepared space in a spine, positioning the implant within the prepared space and affixing the implant to the spine. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063591 | VERTEBRAL DISK PROSTHESIS AND SET OF ELEMENTS FOR THE CONSTITUTION OF A VERTEBRAL DISK PROSTHESIS - A prosthesis includes: an upper plate; a lower plate ( | 2010-03-11 |
20100063592 | INTERLOCKING MULTI-PIECE INTERVERTEBRAL DISC PROSTHESIS AND METHOD FOR IMPLANTING SAME - An interlocking intervertebral disc prosthesis is provided. The prosthesis can include a left prosthetic body and a right prosthetic body that interlock with one another. A kit for replacing an intervertebral disc with an interlocking intervertebral disc prosthesis is also provided. A method for surgically implanting an interlocking intervertebral disc prosthesis is also provided. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063593 | SHOULDER JOINT IMPLANT - A prosthetic implant comprising a head having a spherical pyrocarbon shell ( | 2010-03-11 |
20100063594 | FIXED-BEARING KNEE PROSTHESIS HAVING INTERCHANGEABLE COMPONENTS - A fixed-bearing prosthesis includes a femoral component having a medial condyle surface and a lateral condyle surface. The knee prosthesis also includes a bearing having a medial bearing surface configured to articulate with the medial condyle surface of the femoral component, and a lateral bearing surface configured to articulate with the lateral condyle surface of the femoral component. A tibial tray is secured to the bearing. The tibial tray has a platform with an elongated stem extending downwardly from a lower surface thereof. A posterior buttress extends along a posterior section of the perimeter of the tray's platform, and an anterior buttress extends along an anterior section of the perimeter of the tray's platform. Differently-sized tibial trays are interchangeable with differently-sized bearings. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063595 | ADJUSTABLE KNEE TIBIAL TRIAL INSERT - An adjustable tibial trial insert includes an upper plate having an upper articular surface and a lower plate. A height-adjustment mechanism of the insert is coupled to and positioned generally between the upper plate and the lower plate and is configured to move between a closed position where the upper and lower plates are adjacent each other and an opened position where the upper and lower plates are spaced-apart from each other in order to adjust a height or thickness of the insert. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063596 | JOINT SOCKET AND HIP ENDOPROSTHESIS HAVING THE SAME - Joint socket, especially for a hip endoprosthesis, having a socket shell ( | 2010-03-11 |
20100063597 | COTYLE COMPRISING A STERILE INTERFACE - A cotyle including a metallic insertion acetabular shell having an outer, essentially hemispherical, convex anchoring face formed in such a way as to be anchored in a cotyloid cavity of the pelvis of a patient, and a concave receiving face. The cotyle also includes a fixed definitive articular ceramic insert having an outer face engaging in the concave receiving face of the metallic insertion acetabular shell, and an inner receiving face including a concave, essentially hemispherical, articular surface for allowing the engagement and pivoting of a femoral prosthesis head or a mobile articular insert. The cotyle is packed in its assembled sterile state, with the definitive fixed articular ceramic insert engaged in the metallic insertion acetabular shell having a peripheral receiving structure that can receive means for fixing an impacter for positioning a cotyle and is designed in such a way that the impacter can be fixed to the cotyle in the presence of the definitive fixed articular ceramic insert. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063598 | BONE FILLING MATERIAL AND KIT FOR THE PREPARATION OF THE SAME - A bone filling material prepared from both a cement material for bone filling and a crimpled fibrous material, which is filled into an affected part in such a state that the crimpled fibrous material is dispersed in a cement base material consisting of the above cement material. It is preferable that the cement material contain calcium phosphate cement and the crimpled fibrous material have a mean diameter of 10 to 500 μm. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063599 | DEVICE FOR SOFT TISSUE REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT - Disclosed are composite implantable tissue attachment devices comprising a mechanical reinforcing component and a cellular scaffold component. Disclosed devices include a wide, relatively flat portion for supporting long term repair of tissue. Disclosed devices can include a tapered portion at the end of the wide portions that can lead into a narrower elongated extension for aiding in placement of the device during a surgical procedure. The wide portion of the device can provide tensile strength along the longitudinal axis of the device as well as porosity. The wide devices can cover a larger surface area of a delivery site than standard suture. Disclosed materials can be utilized in, e.g., soft tissue repair such as tendon and ligament reconstruction and repair. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063600 | Materials and Methods for Soft Tissue Augmentation - The subject invention provides materials and methods for soft tissue augmentation. The materials and methods of the subject invention can, advantageously, be used to correct defects such as velopharyngeal insufficiency after cleft palate repair. Other uses include treatments for gastroesophageal acid-reflux, urinary incontinence, wrinkles and contour abnormalities. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063601 | Motion assistive device and maintenance management system for motion assistive device - An operating status of a motor in a drive unit is analyzed to extend the life of the motor. A wearable motion assistive device | 2010-03-11 |
20100063602 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A BLOCK MODEL BASED FIELD DEVICE FOR A DISTRIBUTED AUTOMATION SYSTEM - In a method for operating a field device working according to the block model for a distributed automation system, which exchanges data via a fieldbus, a first function block application serving for process control is provided, which makes available to other system participants process data via a first virtual field device object. In addition, a second function block application is provided, which serves for plant monitoring and which makes available to other system participants plant monitoring data via a second virtual field device object, wherein the first and second function block applications are executed according to different schedules. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063603 | Adapting Move Constraints for Position Based Moves in a Trajectory Generator - Adapting move constraints for position based moves in a trajectory generator. Specification of a trajectory may be received. The specification may include a geometry of the trajectory, where the geometry specifies a desired trajectory length. A plurality of constraints for the trajectory may be received. The plurality of constraints may include one or more of a velocity, acceleration, or jerk constraint. A motion control profile may be generated based on the plurality of constraints. The method may include determining if a distance of the motion control profile exceeds the desired trajectory length. If the distance of the motion control profile exceeds the desired trajectory length, one or more values of the plurality of constraints may be decreased to make the distance of the motion control profile less than or equal to the desired trajectory length. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063604 | Method for the Secure Transmission of Data of a Field Device used in Process Automation Technology - In a method for safe transmission of data of a field device of process automation technology via a fieldbus, the transmission signal is registered as a check signal in the field device during the transmission. Analysis of the check signal, on the basis of data content or signal form, detects whether the desired data were transmitted properly. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063605 | METHOD FOR CARRYING OUT ONLINE PROGRAM CHANGES ON AN AUTOMATION SYSTEM - A method for performing online program changes on an automation system is provided. New program parts are loaded into a CPU of the automation system, while a user program is currently running, in order to provide a new user program. In order to avoid overloading of the CPU, switching is made to the new user program only after it is determined, by monitoring of the first processing of all the program cycles, that the CPU has not been overloaded. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063606 | AUTOMATED DERIVATION OF A LOGIC-CONTROLLER-BEHAVIOR-MODEL FROM A MECHANICAL-MACHINE-OPERATION-MODEL - An electrical logic controller behavior model of logic controller behavior is automatically or semi-automatically derived from a model of mechanical machine operation. To create the electrical model, an electrical step is created corresponding to each mechanical step of the mechanical model. For each mechanical transition on the mechanical step, a corresponding electrical transition is created on the corresponding electrical step. For each identified signal associated with an end position of the mechanical step, a condition is created for the associated signal on the corresponding electrical transition. The electrical logic controller behavior model is then used to generate PLC-specific software to control a machine or plant. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063607 | SPORTING EVENT STATISTICS TRACKING AND COMPUTATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A computerized tracking system including hardware, software and data collection devices used to deduce events and accumulate statistics about a sporting event. Events and statistics are accumulated based on tracking possession of the ball, or primary object of play. In addition to gathering statistics based on the possession of the ball, the system will also include a method of accumulating additional game statistics by logging specific game events. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063608 | Method and System for Programmable Numerical Control - A method of controlling a machine tool and other controlled devices, as well as a programmable numerical control (PNC) system, are disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the method of controlling includes receiving a first part program at a programmable logic controller (PLC), and storing the first part program in a string array library of a memory portion of the PLC. The method further includes communicating information between the PLC and an operator interface regarding the first part program, and providing a first signal from the PLC to a first port so as to cause the first machine tool to be operated in accordance with the first part program. Also, in at least some embodiments, the PNC system allows for control of multiple machine tools and/or other controlled devices, by way of one or more part programs, and/or for editing of a part program while that program is being executed. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063609 | Multi-Spindle Phase Controlled Machining - A method of controlling a multiple spindle machine includes measuring the motor currents provided to a first spindle and a second spindle over a period of time, establishing an amount of time between impacts on a workpiece of a cutting tooth of the first spindle relative to a cutting tooth of the second spindle based on the measured motor currents of the first spindle and the second spindle, determining an angle to shift the second spindle relative to the first spindle, and increasing or decreasing the amount of time between impacts to obtain the determined shift angle for the second spindle. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063610 | METHOD OF PROCESS MODULES PERFORMANCE MATCHING - A method and system employing said method for analyzing process module performance in semiconductor manufacturing. The method and system include process modules as part of a process tool. A process initiated in the process module includes steps. Each step includes specified performance parameters. A detection device detects at least one predetermined measurement in the process module. A program and processor generate data about the process module and steps and generates data about the steps and the process module. The program provides statistical analysis of the steps and the environment of the process module using the generated data and the performance parameters. The program determines variations between the process step performance parameters and the generated data about the process steps. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063611 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REAL TIME CLASSIFICATION AND PERFORMANCE MONITORING OF BATCH PROCESSES - Systems and methods ( | 2010-03-11 |
20100063612 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE ON-MACHINE 2-D CONTOUR MEASUREMENT - The present invention provides a system and method for the on-machine 2-D contour measurement, employing the contour measurement, coordinate system transformation, error identification, and image matching theory in image processing field to develop the on-machine measurement of X-Y-plan manufacturing error of a micro device manufactured by a high-precision micro-device machine tool, contour error, and trace error. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063613 | Manufacturing execution system for use in manufacturing baby formula - Manufacturing execution systems and methods thereof used to monitor and execute a baby formula manufacturing process are disclosed herein. Consequently, the methods and systems provide a means to perform validation and quality manufacturing on an integrated level whereby baby formula manufacturers can achieve data and product integrity and ultimately minimize cost. | 2010-03-11 |