11th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 51 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130066372 | SYSTEM CORRECTING SPINAL ORIENTATION THROUGH MUSCULAR BIO-ELECTRICAL SIGNAL ANALYSIS - A system for correcting spinal orientation through an analysis of bio-electrical signals of muscles is provided. The system includes: an electromyography (EMG) signal processing module measuring bio-electrical signals of muscles related to a spinal disease and analyzing the same; an HCl control module generating a control signal for controlling a spinal orientation correction module based on information received from the EMG signal processing module and delivering the generated control signal to the spinal orientation correction module; the spinal orientation correction module correcting a mal-aligned spine of a patient to its correct orientation according to the control signal; and an information display and feedback module receiving information from the EMG signal processing module in real time, displaying the received information, and delivering information received from a user to the HCl control module. | 2013-03-14 |
20130066373 | BODY HAULING MECHANISM - A body hauling mechanism includes a weight seat, a weight control assembly and a body hauling auxiliary part. The weight control assembly of the body hauling mechanism has an enclosure with a stretching mechanism configured inside. Said stretching mechanism is made up of a separating board, a gear unit, a cord rolling wheel, a back-stop mechanism and a driving wheel. The user can pull the two-way pulling cord to drive the stretching mechanism to control the weight control assembly hanged on the weight seat, so that the hauling cord of the weight control assembly can be retracted or released mildly, and can apply or release the hauling force smoothly. When using the body hauling mechanism to improve the symptoms caused by irritation or compression of the body nerves, secondary injury of the affected part can be avoided. | 2013-03-14 |
20130066374 | EXPANDABLE SPINAL PROSTHESIS - A device for insertion between spinous processes of adjacent vertebrae is provided and may include a rod having a first threaded portion and a second threaded portion. The first threaded portion may be coupled to the second threaded portion at a joint. A plurality of members may be movable between a compressed condition and an extended condition when the rod is rotated relative to the plurality of members. The first threaded portion and the second threaded portion may be uncoupled at the joint after the plurality of members are moved from the extended condition to the compressed condition. | 2013-03-14 |
20130066375 | MODULAR SYSTEM FOR THE STABILIZATION OF THE SPINAL COLUMN - A modular system for stabilization the spinal column or other bones includes a first stabilization element, a second stabilization element to be connected to the first stabilization element, and an outer connection element to connect the first stabilization element to the second stabilization element. An end portion of the first stabilization element and an end portion of the second stabilization element each include a structure engaging with a corresponding structure provided in the outer connection element to establish a form-fit connection. | 2013-03-14 |
20130066376 | POLYAXIAL BONE ANCHORING DEVICE - A polyaxial bone anchoring device includes
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20130066377 | Systems, Devices and Methods for the Correction of Spinal Deformities - Provided herein are systems, devices and methods for the correction of spinal deformities with the use one or more implantable rods configured to apply a corrective force to the spine. Methods of minimally invasive implantation of a corrective system are provided, such as where the corrective system is attached only to the spinous process of one or more vertebral bodies. Various corrective systems as well as components thereof are also provided. | 2013-03-14 |
20130066378 | Clavicle Fixation - A substantially rigid plate is secured to a medial portion of a clavicle relative to a fracture in the clavicle. The plate is positioned so that it extends at least partially over a distal portion of the clavicle relative to the fracture. The plate has surfaces that define a first opening through which a suture can pass. A hole is formed in the clavicle. A washer may be positioned at a side of the plate opposite the clavicle. Alternatively, the plate may include suture holes or edge features for securing a suture. A suture is secured to the washer, to at least one suture hole or to at least one edge feature, and extends through the first opening, through the hole in the clavicle and is secured to the coracoid process. | 2013-03-14 |
20130066379 | BONE SCREW RETAINING SYSTEM - A spinal implant has a bone plate with a bone contacting surface and an opposite upwardly facing surface and at least one opening with a groove formed around an inner circumference of the opening. The groove has an axially spaced upper and lower surface. A bone-anchor or bone screw is capable of being accommodated in the opening between the groove and the bone contacting surface. A split-ring is mounted in the groove. The split-ring is sized to expand upon insertion of the anchor element into the opening and to come into direct contact with a head of the bone anchor to hold the bone anchor in the opening. The split-ring has an upper surface and a lower surface for respectively engaging the upper and lower surface of said groove, wherein the split-ring has a variable width so as to optimize its flexibility. | 2013-03-14 |
20130066380 | TWO STEP LOCKING SCREW ASSEMBLY - A two step locking screw assembly includes a receiving member for receiving a fixation member and an anchor having an enlarged portion and a shank. The enlarged portion of the anchor may be seated in the receiving member. An insert may also extend inside the receiving member. An outer fastener may be positioned in the receiving member. The outer fastener may include a central opening and a pair of ramped flanges. An inner fastener may be disposed inside the central opening of the outer fastener. | 2013-03-14 |
20130066381 | BONE ANCHORING DEVICE - A bone anchoring device is provided that includes an anchoring element with a shank to be anchored in a bone or a vertebra, a connection element for connecting at least two anchoring elements, the connection element being made of an elastic material, a receiving part being connected to the shank for receiving the connection element and connecting the connection element to the shank, a seat for the connection element the seat being provided in the receiving part, and a locking element being engageable with the receiving part for fixation of the connection element in the seat. At least the portion of the connection element which is received in the recess has a substantially smooth-surface. The locking element has an engagement structure which contacts the surface of the connection element in such a way that a form-fit connection is provided. | 2013-03-14 |
20130066382 | BONE SCREW, IN PARTICULAR FOR OSTEOSYNTHESIS - A bone screw having a threaded proximal portion, a threaded median portion, and a threaded distal portion. The threaded proximal portion has a proximal thread with a constant diameter and a proximal pitch. The threaded median portion has a median thread with a constant diameter smaller than the diameter of the proximal thread and a median pitch that becomes increasingly smaller from a distal end of the threaded median portion towards a proximal end of the threaded median portion The threaded distal portion has a distal thread having a constant diameter that is smaller than the diameter of the median thread and a distal pitch that is larger than the median pitch at the distal end of the threaded median portion. | 2013-03-14 |
20130066383 | ARTHRODESIS IMPLANT AND BUTTRESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An arthrodesis anchor as a monolithic piece has prongs supporting barbs extending radially therefrom. A neck between the ends may be angled to accommodate final alignment of resected surfaces of joints to be bonded. The neck may receive a tool for buttressing a first inserted end against further penetration into a joint while the second inserted end is inserted into the other adjacent joint. The proximal and intermediate phalangeal joints may be trimmed and pilot drilled, and may be broached with or without a k-wire guide. A first end may be inserted by a tool, typically into the proximal joint, but the order may be reversed. The second end may then be inserted into a pilot in the base of the intermediate joint. | 2013-03-14 |
20130066384 | IMPLANTS FOR CREATING CONNECTIONS TO TISSUE PARTS, IN PARTICULAR TO SKELETAL PARTS, AS WELL AS DEVICE AND METHOD FOR IMPLANTATION THEREOF - Implants for forming a positive connection with human or animal parts include a material, such as thermoplastics and thixotropic materials, that can be liquefied by means of mechanical energy. The implants are brought into contact with the tissue part, are subjected to the action of ultrasonic energy while being pressed against the tissue part. The liquefiable material liquefies and is pressed into openings or surface asperities of the tissue part so that, once solidified, the implant is positively joined thereto. The implantation involves the use of an implantation device that includes a generator, an oscillating element, and a resonator. The generator causes the oscillating element to mechanically oscillate, and the element transmits the oscillations to the resonator. The resonator is used to press the implant against the tissue part to transmit oscillations to the implant. | 2013-03-14 |
20130066385 | CONNECTING ELEMENT REDUCTION INSTRUMENT AND METHODS FOR USING SAME - A reduction instrument is releasably engageable with a bone anchor and structured to reduce a connecting element into a receiving member of the bone anchor. The reduction instrument includes a first member, a second member pivotably coupled to the first member, an offset anchor engaging portion, and a reduction member axially displaceable relative to the first and second members. A passage may be positioned between the first and second members which includes a laterally enlarged portion positioned proximal to the anchor engaging portion. The reduction member may include a guide member movable along a first interior surface of the first member and facing the second member as the reduction member is axially displaced relative to the first and second members. Methods of use are disclosed. | 2013-03-14 |
20130066386 | TOOL FOR USE WITH A BONE ANCHOR, IN PARTICULAR FOR SPINAL SURGERY - A tool is provided for use with a bone anchor, wherein the bone anchor has an anchoring section and a receiving portion for receiving a rod to be connected to the anchoring section and a locking element, the tool comprising a tip portion for engaging the locking element; a mechanism to apply torque to the tip portion comprising a drive shaft and a driven shaft coupled by a gear unit, where the drive shaft has a different axis than the driven shaft, and where the driven shaft comprises an engagement portion configured to connect the driven shaft to the gear unit; and a counter-holding portion for engaging the receiving part, wherein the counter-holding portion is rotatable with respect to the tip portion. | 2013-03-14 |
20130066387 | ORTHOPAEDIC FIXATION SYSTEM, TARGETING DEVICE FOR SUCH A FIXATION SYSTEM AND ORTHOPAEDIC FIXATION METHOD - An orthopaedic fixation system includes an anchoring element, which can be anchored to a bone and can be connected to a further anchoring element by means of a stabilisation element. The anchoring element may include a stabilisation element seating, into which the stabilisation element can be guided. The orthopaedic fixation system may also include an extension device for the anchoring element having a longitudinal extent with a proximal section and a distal section. The distal section can be detachably fixed to the anchoring element. The fixation system may further include a holding device with a probe seating for an extracorporeal ultrasound probe and a coupling device for coupling the holding device to the proximal section of the extension device. A targeting device for a fixation system and an orthopaedic fixation method are also described. | 2013-03-14 |
20130066388 | ELECTRO STIMULATION TREATMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD - An electro stimulation system for providing signals to a subject including:
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20130066389 | PCB Blade Connector System and Method - The connector between the patient electrode pads and the base unit of an automatic external defibrillator (AED) system can be formed by capturing a printed circuit board (PCB) within a connector housing. The PCB can have conductive metal traces that serve as the contact points between the wires from the patient electrodes and the electronics within the AED base unit. The PCB in combination with the conductive metal traces can be shaped similar to a conventional two-prong or two-blade connector. Employing such a PCB-based connector may result in AED pads which are less complex and less costly to manufacture. The PCB can also support a configuration circuit that is positioned between the conductive metal traces and that allows the AED to read and store information about the attached pads. For example, the AED can use this data storage feature to check the expiration date of the pads. | 2013-03-14 |
20130066390 | Kits And Methods For Retrofitting And Adapting Common Notebooks, Laptop Computers, And Tablets, To Enable Each To Be Used As An Automated External Defibrillator (Aed), And As A Manual Defibrillator - A notebook, laptop computer or tablet computer having an automated external defibrillator (AED) capability, and methods of utilizing the notebook, laptop computer or tablet computer defibrillator to treat victims of sudden cardiac arrest. Kits and methods for converting, adapting or retrofitting a common notebook, laptop computer and tablet computer to enable each to be used as an AED to treat victims of sudden cardiac arrest. A kit including an adjustable case for receiving, encompassing, adapting and converting a common notebook, laptop computer or tablet computer to enable each to be used as an AED. A kit including a slave automated external defibrillator (AED) that is joined to a common notebook, laptop computer or tablet computer to adapt, convert and enable each to be used as an AED. | 2013-03-14 |
20130066391 | TECHNIQUES FOR SELECTING SIGNAL DELIVERY SITES AND OTHER PARAMETERS FOR TREATING DEPRESSION AND OTHER NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - The present disclosure is directed generally to techniques for selecting signal delivery sites and other signal delivery parameters for treating depression and other neurological disorders. A method in accordance with a particular embodiment includes obtaining first imaging information corresponding to a first region of a patient's brain, the first imaging information being based at least in part on functional characteristics of the first region. The method includes obtaining second imaging information corresponding to a second region of the patient's brain, the second region being a subset of the first region, the second imaging information being based at least in part on functional or structural characteristics of the second region. A target neural population is selected based in part on the second imaging information. The method still further includes applying an electromagnetic signal to the target neural population to improve a patient function. | 2013-03-14 |
20130066392 | NON-INVASIVE MAGNETIC OR ELECTRICAL NERVE STIMULATION TO TREAT OR PREVENT DEMENTIA - Devices, systems and methods are disclosed for treating or preventing dementia, such as Alzheimer's disease. The methods comprise transmitting impulses of energy non-invasively to selected nerve fibers, particularly those in a vagus nerve, that modulate the activity of a patient's locus ceruleus. The transmitted energy impulses, comprising magnetic and/or electrical energy, stimulate the selected nerve fibers to cause the locus ceruleus to release norepinephrine into regions of the brain that contain beta-amyloids. The norepinephrine counteracts neuroinflammation that would damage neurons in those regions and the locus ceruleus, thereby arresting or slowing the progression of the disease in the patient. | 2013-03-14 |
20130066393 | TIBIAL NERVE STIMULATION - A method is provided, including identifying a subject as suffering from pain in a first limb of the subject. In response to the identifying, treatment of the pain in the first limb is facilitated by implanting electrodes in a limb of the subject that is contralateral to the first limb. Other embodiments are also described. | 2013-03-14 |
20130066394 | Pain Management - A system including a processor configured to be coupled to an electrical lead that is configured to sense electrical activity in a patient, a memory coupled to the processor, the memory containing computer readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to detect a pain signature in the sensed electrical activity, determine a treatment protocol in response to the detected pain signature, and cause the treatment protocol to be delivered to the patient via the electrical lead. | 2013-03-14 |
20130066395 | NERVE STIMULATION METHODS FOR AVERTING IMMINENT ONSET OR EPISODE OF A DISEASE - Transcutaneous electrical and magnetic nerve stimulation devices are disclosed, along with methods of averting imminent medical attacks using energy that is delivered noninvasively by the devices. The attacks comprise asthma attack, epileptic seizure, attacks of migraine headache, transient ischemic attack or stroke, onset of atrial fibrillation, myocardial infarction, onset of ventricular fibrillation or tachycardia, panic attack, and attacks of acute depression. The imminence of an attack is forecasted using grey-box or black-box models as used in control theory. In preferred embodiments of the disclosed methods, a vagus nerve in the neck of a patient is stimulated noninvasively to avert the attack. | 2013-03-14 |
20130066396 | Method for treating an eye - In a method for treating at least one eye of a patient in need of such treatment with a pulsed electrical stimulation signal, first an individual parameter of the patient is determined, thereafter at least one stimulation parameter of the pulsed electrical stimulation signal is set depending on the at least one individual parameter, and then the pulsed electrical stimulation signal is applied to the at least one eye. | 2013-03-14 |
20130066397 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR STIMULATING RETINAL NERVE CELLS - A method and apparatus is described for electrically stimulating a patient's retina with an electrode array ( | 2013-03-14 |
20130066398 | External Button Processor with a Rechargeable Battery - An external processor device is described for a hearing implant system. An external processor housing has a generally planar skin contacting surface and a central axis perpendicular to the skin contacting surface. A signal processor is located within the processor housing for developing an implant data signal. The processor housing also contains a transmitter coil for coupling the implant data signal across the skin to the implantable prosthetic system. A battery container forms an annular compartment around the central axis and contains a battery arrangement to provide electrical power to the signal processor and the transmitter coil. | 2013-03-14 |
20130066399 | INTRA-PERICARDIAL MEDICAL DEVICE - An intra-pericardial medical device is provided that comprises a lead body having a proximal portion, a distal end portion, and an intermediate portion extending between the proximal portion and the distal end portions. An intra-pericardial medical device further includes the control logic housed with the lead body and an energy source housed within the lead body. A stimulus conductor is included and extends along the lead body. An electrode is joined to the stimulus conduct near the distal end portion, where the electrode configured to deliver stimulus pulses. A telemetry conductor is provided within the lead and extends from the proximal portion and along the intermediate portion of the lead body. The telemetry conductor is wound into a series of coil groups to form inductive loops for at least one of receiving and transmitting radio frequency (RF) energy. | 2013-03-14 |
20130066400 | MICROWAVE FIELD STIMULATOR - A system includes a controller module, which includes a storage device, a controller, a modulator, and one or more antennas. The storage device is stored with parameters defining a stimulation waveform. The controller is configured to generate, based on the stored parameters, an output signal that includes the stimulation waveform, wherein the output signal additionally includes polarity assignments for electrodes in an implantable, passive stimulation device. The modulator modulates a stimulus carrier signal with the output signal to generate a transmission signal. The one or more antennas transmit the transmission signal to the implantable, passive stimulation device such that the implantable, passive stimulation device uses energy in the transmission signal for operation, sets the polarities for the electrodes in the implantable, passive stimulation device based on the encoded polarity assignments, generates electrical pulses using the stimulation waveform, and applies the electrical pulses to excitable tissue. | 2013-03-14 |
20130066401 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATICALLY RESOLVING INTERACTION BETWEEN PROGRAMMABLE PARAMETERS - This document discusses, among other things, a system capable of resolving interactions between programmable parameters for operation of a medical device. Programming these devices is a difficult task when many parameters are involved. The disclosed systems and methods attempt to reduce and minimize constraint violations between interdependent parameters using an initial set of parameter values supplied by user (typically a physician) input or calculated automatically, and constraint violations describing invalid parameter values. If possible, a set of parameter values with less egregious constraint violations is generated and may be displayed to the user. A user is prompted to accept the set of parameter values and program the medical device. | 2013-03-14 |
20130066402 | ENGINEERED RED-SHIFTED CHANNELRHODOPSIN VARIANTS - The invention provides engineered red-shifted channelrhodopsin variants. In some embodiments, the channelrhodopsin variants are characterized by improved membrane trafficking, expression, and/or unique spectral and kinetic properties. | 2013-03-14 |
20130066403 | DEVICE FOR DERMATOLOGICAL TREATMENT USING A LASER BEAM - A dermatological treatment device using a light beam, includes: a laser source ( | 2013-03-14 |
20130066404 | Light therapy platform system - Phototherapy systems comprising a therapeutic lamp platform for radiant lamps such as LEDs disposed in an assembly comprising a first wall to which the lamps are affixed thereto and a second wall, closer to the patient, spaced from the first wall wherein the lamps are recessed relative thereto. The second wall comprises a reflective surface facing towards a patient and a plurality of light apertures substantially aligned with the LEDs on the first wall for communicating lamp radiation from the lamps to a user. The lamps and associated circuitry are disposed between the first and second wall so that the reflective surface is relatively smooth and seamless towards the patient. The walls have a malleable rigidity for flexible adjustability relative to the user. The device is mounted to the user with a frame comprising an eyeglass frame or goggles including lenses for shielding the user's eyes from lamp radiation. | 2013-03-14 |
20130066405 | TREATMENT OF SKIN CONDITIONS - This present invention provides methods of and apparatus for, treating skin conditions such as acne, psoriasis and dermatitis. The methods employ a combination of two anti-phased electromagnetic radiation wavebands having a first peak wavelength of between 1050 to 1085 nm and a second peak wavelength of between 405 to 425 nm, the two specified wavelengths act synergistically to provide improved treatments for chronic and acute skin conditions. | 2013-03-14 |
20130066406 | Method and Apparatus for Treating Subcutaneous Histological Features - A system and method for treating subcutaneous histological features without affecting adjacent tissues adversely employs microwave energy of selected power, frequency and duration to penetrate subcutaneous tissue and heat target areas with optimum doses to permanently affect the undesirable features. The frequency chosen preferentially interacts with the target as opposed to adjacent tissue, and the microwave energy is delivered as a short pulse causing minimal discomfort and side effects. By distributing microwave energy at the skin over an area and adjusting power and frequency, different conditions, such as hirsuitism and telangiectasia, can be effectively treated. | 2013-03-14 |
20130066407 | THERMOTHERAPY AND APPARATUS FOR THERMOTHERAPY - Disclosed is a thermotherapy in which a thermal gas such as hot vapor which is warm vapor is inhaled through a mouth or a nose, and the inhaled thermal gas spreads to every alveolus of lungs. Due to such a thermotherapy, the whole respiratory organ is warmed and, at the same time, heat energy is applied to blood through the alveoli of the lungs so that human body tissues are easily warmed within a short time by transferring the heat energy to whole parts of a human body by making use of the circulation of blood. Accordingly, not only a healthy person but also a patient can easily enjoy advantageous effects of a thermotherapy which is equal to or higher than advantageous effects of a sauna or hot spring. | 2013-03-14 |
20130066408 | THERAPEUTIC COOLING PILLOW - An apparatus and method of relieving hot flashes or body overheating or insomnia by applying to the body of a person in need of relief therefrom a cooled elongate flexible pillow filled with pellets having sufficient weight and flow properties to provide a comforting wrapping effect on the back of the neck. A preferred filler is wheat berries. In a particular embodiment, the pillow is draped over the stellate-ganglion area of the neck. | 2013-03-14 |
20130066409 | PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND APPAREL FOR PETS AND ANIMALS AND METHOD OF USE - Protective clothing and apparel for pets and animals, and method of using same, structured as a shirt and/or hat made of an ultraviolet protective rash guard material with at least on portion having cooling crystals integrated therein. In a first embodiment the clothing is directed to a pet shirt constructed having a top portion, bottom portion, and side portions arranged to form a generally tubular member having an opened torso end, two leg members, and a collar member. In a second embodiment the clothing is directed to a pet hat constructed having a top portion, side portions and a front portion having a visor member attached thereto, the side portions having a lower rim. Two ear members and securement means are integrated within the lower rim of the side portions. At least a portion of the shirt/hat comprises ultraviolet properties. Additionally, at least a portion of the shirt/hat comprises a cooling zone formed of a plurality of cooling crystals. Owing to the ultraviolet material and cooling crystals the pet clothing shields pets/dogs from harmful ultraviolet rays while keeping them cool and comfortable and mitigating heat exhaustion. | 2013-03-14 |
20130066410 | CRANIAL BURR HOLE PLUG WITH ANTI-SKEWING CLAMPING MECHANISM - A burr hole plug comprises a plug base configured for being mounted around a burr hole. The plug base includes an aperture through which an elongated medical device exiting the burr hole may pass. The plug base is configured to accommodate a variety of cranium forms without requiring deformation of the plug base. A plug base holding tool is used to secure the plug base to the cranium, wherein the tool aligns fasteners with the plug base for insertion through the plug base and into the cranium. The burr hole plug further comprises a retainer configured for being mounted within the aperture of the plug base to secure the medical device. The retainer includes a clamping mechanism that secures the elongated medical device in the burr hole plug, wherein the movement of the clamping mechanism is controlled to prevent skewing of the clamping mechanism. | 2013-03-14 |
20130066411 | SELECTIVE HIGH FREQUENCY SPINAL CORD MODULATION FOR INHIBITING PAIN, INCLUDING CEPHALIC AND/OR TOTAL BODY PAIN WITH REDUCED SIDE EFFECTS, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Selective high-frequency spinal chord modulation for inhibiting pain with reduced side affects and associated systems and methods are disclosed. In particular embodiments, high-frequency modulation in the range of from about 1.5 KHz to about 50 KHz may be applied to the patient's spinal cord region from an epidural, cervical location to address at least one of high back pain, mid-back pain, low back pain, and leg pain without creating paresthesia in the patient. | 2013-03-14 |
20130066412 | ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY WITH MAGNETIC CONNECTION - An electrode assembly that includes an electrode configured to provide electrical contact with a subject's skin through a subject contact surface. The electrode includes an electrode base pad having a first contact surface on a side of the electrode opposite the subject contact surface. The electrode also includes a connector assembly configured to electrically connect the electrode to an external electrical apparatus to transfer electrical signals between the subject's skin and the external electrical apparatus. The connector assembly includes a housing having a second contact surface. The second contact surface is configured to be magnetically and electrically coupled to the first contact surface of the electrode base pad. The connector assembly also includes an electrical connector configured to connect the second contact surface to the external electrical apparatus. | 2013-03-14 |
20130066413 | SURGICAL APPARATUS FOR ANEURYSMS - The present application discloses a surgical apparatus for aneurysms comprising: a stent, a delivery guide wire, an introducer sheath and a microcatheter, wherein: the stent is a self-expanding stent; the delivery guide wire outside of which the stent is restrained to is provided in a lumen of the introducer sheath; the introducer sheather is connected with the microcatheter, with lumnes communicating, to form a passageway through which the delivery guide wire and the stent are delivered into a human body. The surgical apparatus for aneurysms provided in the examples of the present application is able to deliver and release the stent which has high density and is super soft to a vascular lesion. A lattice structure of the stent is of high coverage at the vascular lesion such that the stent released into the vessel prodeces the same effects as healing of parent vessel, and thus improves the treatment of vascular aneurysms. | 2013-03-14 |
20130066414 | EVERTING STENT AND STENT DELIVERY SYSTEM - A stent delivery assembly is provided that includes a microcatheter, a delivery tube, a stent, and an elongate release member. The stent can have a first end that is (i) disposed within a delivery tube lumen and (ii) constrained by the delivery tube from radially expanding beyond a delivery tube lumen diameter. The stent can have a second end that is (i) disposed outside of a delivery tube distal end and (ii) substantially radially unconstrained by the delivery tube to expand beyond the delivery tube lumen diameter. The elongate release member can be moveable between first and second positions to engage or release the stent. | 2013-03-14 |
20130066415 | STENT - To provide a stent for enabling injuries to the wall of a lumen to be reduced, a stent | 2013-03-14 |
20130066416 | BIFURCATED ENDOLUMINAL PROSTHESIS - An endoluminal stent that can include, in various embodiments, perpendicular hoop members, each hoop member being formed of wire in a sinuous configuration, at least some of juxtaposed apices in neighboring hoops being secured to one another, such stents also being formed with axially aligned segments in straight stents, and segments of bifurcated stents. Certain embodiments of such stents also can include barbs, fabric covering, and radiopaque markers. | 2013-03-14 |
20130066417 | BIODEGRADABLE STENT - Degradable pure iron stent or iron alloy stent is provided. The stent is made containing 0.01 to 0.5 atom % of La, Ce or Sr. The stent is surface modified using ion implantation or plasma ion implantation to implant oxygen, nitrogen, La, Ce or Sr into the stent surface. The stent may also be manufactured by depositing a thin film of La, Ce, Sr, lanthana, ceria, strontia, iron or iron oxide onto the stent surface. The thickness of the deposited films is from 10 to 1000 nanometers with the grain size from 10 to 200 nanometers. The corrosion resistance of these stents is significantly increased, and the stents have good biocompatibility. The degradation of the stents is controllable. The stents can also provide sufficient support in blood vessel in 3-6 months after intervention and be degraded after 6 months. | 2013-03-14 |
20130066418 | PROSTHETIC TISSUE VALVE - A prosthetic tissue valve for aortic, pulmonary, mitral or tricuspid valve replacement is described herein. A sewing ring for use with the prosthetic tissue valve is also described. The valve can have a circumference that is a predetermined distance larger than the circumference of an annulus in a defective valve. The valve can be substantially planar in an unstressed position before attachment at the annulus and substantially non-planar upon attachment in a biased position at the annulus. The valve can have a multi-lobal shape in the unstressed position. Methods are provided for placing the valve as described herein in the biased position within the annulus of the defective valve. | 2013-03-14 |
20130066419 | HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT - A prosthetic heart valve includes a radially expandable stent and a plurality of leaflets. Each leaflet includes a coaptation portion, an arcuate edge, and a belly. The coaptation portion is movable relative to respective coaptation portions of the other leaflets. The acuate edge has a first end and a second end and is coupled to the stent. The belly extends from the arcuate edge to an axis defined by the first and second ends of the arcuate edge, wherein the ratio of the surface area of the belly to the outer cross-sectional area of the expanded stent is about 0.09 to about 0.16. | 2013-03-14 |
20130066420 | ADJUSTABLE IMPLANT SYSTEM - Systems and methods treat a heart valve using a magnetically adjustable annuloplasty ring attached to or near a cardiac valve annulus. A changing magnetic field may be used to selectively increase or decrease a circumference of, or otherwise modify the shape of, the implanted annuloplasty ring. The adjustable annuloplasty ring includes a tubular body member, one or more adjustable members, and an internal magnet within the tubular body member. The tubular body member and the one or more adjustable members form a ring shape. The internal magnet is configured to rotate in response to a rotating external magnetic field. The internal magnet is coupled to the one or more adjustable members to change a dimension of the ring shape as the internal magnet rotates. A system for treating a heart valve may include an external adjustment device having one or more external magnets to generate the rotating external magnetic field. | 2013-03-14 |
20130066421 | INTRAVASCULAR BLOOD PUMP AND METHOD OF IMPLANTATION - A blood pump is implantable within the vasculature, such as within the pulmonary artery. The pump may project through a native valve such as the pulmonary valve. In use, the pump opposes retrograde flow and thus acts as a replacement for the native valve. The pump may be an axial flow pump having a generally tubular housing adapted to fit within the space proximal to the bifurcation of the pulmonary artery while projecting only slightly proximally of the annulus of the native pulmonary valve. | 2013-03-14 |
20130066422 | HAPTIC DEVICE FOR SULCUS IMPLANT - An intraocular lens for implantation in the ciliary sulcus of the eye has an optical part, on the periphery of which are arranged at least two haptic struts in the form of closed loops arranged symmetrically on each side of the optical part. Each loop is formed by at least three segments interconnected by flexion points, an arched upper segment forming the part for contact with the sulcus of the eye, and two lower segments providing the join between the upper segment and the optical part of the lens, to which they are also connected by flexion points. The length of the upper segment is less than the sum of the lengths of the lower segments and of their spacing (D) in the area of their connection to the optical part. The spacing is such that the lower segments converge on each other in the direction of the optical part. | 2013-03-14 |
20130066423 | MINIMALLY INVASIVE TISSUE SUPPORT - Embodiments of apparatus and methods for tissue lifting, or for correcting a ptosis condition caused by tissue stretching, are described. In some embodiments a tissue is supported by a support member. In some embodiments, tension is applied to a support member through at least one suspension member. The described embodiments provide examples of methods and apparatus effective for use in lifting or otherwise applying tension to various tissues, including tissues of the breast, buttock, thigh, arm, abdomen, neck and face. | 2013-03-14 |
20130066424 | Vestibular Implant Parameter Fitting - A vestibular implant fitting system and method are described for fitting a vestibular implant to the implanted patient. A body response characteristic of the patient to a vestibular implant stimulus signal is determined during a response measurement period. Then an operating characteristic of the vestibular implant system is set based on the body response characteristic. | 2013-03-14 |
20130066425 | PROCESSING OF BIOCOMPATIBLE COATING ON POLYMERIC IMPLANTS - The present invention provides polymeric substrates comprising a biocompatible coating and methods of preparation thereof. In particular, the coating may be a ceramic material, especially a calcium phosphate material, which may be functionally graded. The invention provides the ability to apply high quality coatings to polymeric substrates without damaging the substrate (e.g., melting the polymeric material). The functionally graded coating can provide crystalline calcium phosphate near the coating interface with the substrate and provide amorphous calcium phosphate at the outer surface of the coating. | 2013-03-14 |
20130066426 | INSTRUMENTED ORTHOPEDIC AND OTHER MEDICAL IMPLANTS - Medical implants can comprise various instrumentation to impart desirable functionality to the implant. In some embodiments, the implants comprise functional structures, such as sensors, energy propagating transducers, drug delivery systems and the like. Additional instrumentation to facilitate the functionality of these devices can include, for example, microprocessors, communication systems, power sources or the like. Drug delivery systems can comprise, for example, an isolated reservoir with a control system to control the delivery of a biological agent from the reservoir. The implants can be orthopedic implants that are designed to interface with a patient's skeletal system wherein the orthopedic implant may itself embody sensors, processors, power supplies, memory and/or communication capability. | 2013-03-14 |
20130066427 | Devices and Methods for Tissue Engineering - A silicon nitride porous tissue engineering scaffold is fabricated from a silicon-based fiber that is converted to silicon nitride through a reaction at elevated temperatures in a nitrogen environment. Porosity in the form of interconnected pore space is provided by the pore space between the fiber material in a porous matrix. The silicon nitride porous tissue engineering scaffold can be formed from raw materials that are a precursor to silicon nitride. The silicon nitride porous tissue engineering scaffold supports tissue in-growth to provide osteoconductivity as a biocompatible tissue scaffold used as an implantable medical device for the repair of damaged and/or diseased bone tissue. | 2013-03-14 |
20130066428 | FIXATION DEVICE FOR BONES - A fixation device for bones includes a member which has at least one bore for receiving a bone screw, wherein the at least one bore comprises a first internal thread portion. The bone screw has a first shaft section provided with a first external thread portion arranged to cooperate with the internal thread portion of the at least one bore, and a head section having a diameter larger than that of the shaft section to provide a catch arranged to engage with a stop formed in the bore. The bone screw further has a second shaft section which includes a clearance groove extending between the catch of the head section and the external thread of the first shaft section. The clearance groove allows disengagement of the two thread portions, such that the bone screw is prevented from being unscrewed off the bore when it is loosened within the adjacent bone. | 2013-03-14 |
20130066429 | EXPANDING VERTEBRAL BODY IMPLANT - An expandable medical implant for supporting bone structures is disclosed. The implant may include an outer member and an inner member receivable in the outer member. One of the outer and inner members includes a tapered surface and the other of the outer and inner members includes a scalloped surface. The implant may also include a locking element disposed between the tapered surface and the scalloped surface. The tapered surface may be movable relative to the locking element to transversely shift the locking element into engagement with the scalloped surface to inhibit a decrease in the overall implant height. | 2013-03-14 |
20130066430 | CRANIAL BURR HOLE PLUG WITH ADAPTABLE MOUNTING SURFACE - A burr hole plug comprises a plug base configured for being mounted around a burr hole. The plug base includes an aperture through which an elongated medical device exiting the burr hole may pass. The plug base is configured to accommodate a variety of cranium forms without requiring deformation of the plug base. A plug base holding tool is used to secure the plug base to the cranium, wherein the tool aligns fasteners with the plug base for insertion through the plug base and into the cranium. The burr hole plug further comprises a retainer configured for being mounted within the aperture of the plug base to secure the medical device. The retainer includes a clamping mechanism that secures the elongated medical device in the burr hole plug, wherein the movement of the clamping mechanism is controlled to prevent skewing of the clamping mechanism. | 2013-03-14 |
20130066431 | FASTENER HOLDING TOOL FOR A CRANIAL BURR HOLE PLUG - A burr hole plug comprises a plug base configured for being mounted around a burr hole. The plug base includes an aperture through which an elongated medical device exiting the burr hole may pass. The plug base is configured to accommodate a variety of cranium forms without requiring deformation of the plug base. A plug base holding tool is used to secure the plug base to the cranium, wherein the tool aligns fasteners with the plug base for insertion through the plug base and into the cranium. The burr hole plug further comprises a retainer configured for being mounted within the aperture of the plug base to secure the medical device. The retainer includes a clamping mechanism that secures the elongated medical device in the burr hole plug, wherein the movement of the clamping mechanism is controlled to prevent skewing of the clamping mechanism. | 2013-03-14 |
20130066432 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR BALANCING A JOINT - An apparatus includes a first portion configured to be coupled to a first bony structure and a second portion configured to be coupled between the first portion and a second bony structure. The second bony structure is disposed opposite the first bony structure. The apparatus further includes a transducer coupled between the first portion and the second portion. | 2013-03-14 |
20130066433 | GLENOID SUPPORT FOR SHOULDER PROSTHESIS - Glenoid support for shoulder prostheses, able to be applied to the glenoid cavity ( | 2013-03-14 |
20130066434 | FEMORAL COMPONENT OF A KNEE PROSTHESIS HAVING AN ANGLED CEMENT POCKET - An implantable orthopaedic knee prosthesis includes a component that is configured to be coupled to a surgically-prepared bone. A fixation side of the component includes a fixation surface that has an angled cement pocket formed therein. | 2013-03-14 |
20130066435 | ARTHRODESIS IMPLANT - The invention relates to an implant ( | 2013-03-14 |
20130066436 | Implants and Methods of Making and Using the Same - Implants are disclosed. Methods of making and using implants are also disclosed. | 2013-03-14 |
20130066437 | REVISION HIP IMPLANTS AND PROSTHESIS SYSTEMS - Revision hip implants and prosthesis systems include femoral heads, cups, screws, bridges, and segmental prostheses for revision surgeries. | 2013-03-14 |
20130066438 | SYNTHETIC SCAFFOLDS AND ORGAN AND TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION - Articles, compositions, and methods for growing tissues and organs using bioreactors, including rotating bioreactors, are provided. Synthetic scaffolds for growing artificial tissue and organ transplants are also provided. | 2013-03-14 |
20130066439 | PROSTHETIC FOOT - A prosthetic foot comprises a ground engaging bottom resilient member, a resilient heel member, and a resilient toe member that collectively circumscribe an open volumetric space. The members resilient compress to absorb compressive force throughout the entire stride of an individual utilizing the foot. The prosthetic foot stores energy during a heel strike phase of a gait cycle, and releases energy during a toe-off phase of the gait cycle in order to assist forward movement of a user. During the gait cycle, a loading response during the heel strike phase compresses the heel member and the toe member, and causes a deflection of the rear portion of the bottom member. Furthermore, an upward deflection of at least one of the bottom member and the toe member stores energy during the transition from the heel strike phase to the toe-off phase of the gait cycle. | 2013-03-14 |
20130066440 | CENTRAL CONTROL DEVICE AND CENTRALIZED CONTROL METHOD - A central control device used in a manufacture work machine for performing a manufacture work to control, in a centralized manner, work-element performing apparatuses each configured to perform one of work elements that constitute the manufacture work, by sequentially transmitting motion commands each of which is a command for one motion to be performed by one of the work-element performing apparatuses, the central control device including: a source-data storage section configured to store source data in which is encoded a matter of each of the work elements to be performed by each of the work-element performing apparatuses to perform manufacture work; a motion-command generating section configured to generate motion commands on the basis of the source data; and a command-transmission processing section configured to preform transmission processing to transmit the motion commands generated by the motion-command generating section to the work-element performing apparatuses. | 2013-03-14 |
20130066441 | PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLER DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - Provided are a PLC device and a method for controlling the same. The method includes: receiving input data from an external; storing the received input data in an input area of a data input/output unit; reading the input data from the input area of the data input/output unit in order to perform a calculation operation; storing output data, which is a result of the calculation operation, in an output area of the data input/output unit; and transmitting the output data in the output area of the data input/output unit to an output circuit. | 2013-03-14 |
20130066442 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF PROGRAMMING AT LEAST ONE APPLIANCE TO CHANGE STATE UPON THE OCCURRENCE OF A TRIGGER EVENT - An automation system for programming appliances having programmable controllers, programmable devices and trigger devices that communicate over a communication link. The user programs the programmable devices by placing the programmable controller in its training mode, activating the trigger device to generate a trigger signed and places select programmable devices in their programmed state. After all of the desired programmable devices have been put in then programmed states, the user takes the programmable controller out of its training mode. When the programmable controller is out of its training mode, it monitors the communication link for the trigger event. Upon detecting the trigger event, the programmable controller sends messages to the selected programmable devices instructing them to go to their programmed state. | 2013-03-14 |
20130066443 | FIELDBUS DEVICE CONTROL SYSTEM - A fieldbus system is provided, having a plurality of fieldbus devices and a controller. The controller is in communication with the plurality of fieldbus devices though a fieldbus. The controller transmits a plurality of high priority Receive Process Data Objects (RPDOs) and a plurality of low priority RPDOs to the plurality of fieldbus devices through the fieldbus. The controller includes a control logic for sending each of the plurality of fieldbus devices one of the plurality of high priority RPDOs during a frame. The frame is the fastest rate at which the high priority RPDOs are transmitted. The controller includes a control logic for sending at least one of the plurality of fieldbus devices at least one of the plurality of low priority RPDOs. The low priority RPDOs are grouped by a minimum wait time. | 2013-03-14 |
20130066444 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USE IN RESPONDING TO FAULTS IN A UTILITY SYSTEM - Systems and methods for use in detecting and responding to fault conditions in a utility system. A first partition controller associated with a first partition detects a fault condition within the first partition. The first partition controller transmits a utility capacity request to one or more partition controllers other than the first partition controller. A second partition controller associated with a second partition receives the utility capacity request and determines an available utility capacity of the second partition. The second partition controller transmits a utility capacity response that includes the available utility capacity to the first partition controller. A utility connection is activated between the first partition and the second partition based on the available utility capacity. | 2013-03-14 |
20130066445 | DRILLING ADVISORY SYSTEMS AND METHODS WITH COMBINED GLOBAL SEARCH AND LOCAL SEARCH METHODS - Combined methods and systems for optimizing drilling related operations include global search engines and local search engines to find the optimal value for at least one controllable drilling parameter, and a data fusion module to combine or select the operational recommendations from global and local search engines. The operational recommendations are used to optimize the objective function, mitigate dysfunctions, and improve drilling efficiency. | 2013-03-14 |
20130066446 | Method And System For Controlling An Industrial Process - A method of monitoring and controlling an industrial process associated with a plurality of process variables by means of a control system including displaying a set of process related images which are user-selected on a display device of the control system, each process related image of the set of process related images being associated with a process variable of the plurality of process variables; receiving process variable data of the plurality of process variables while the step of displaying is carried out, and when process variable data is received indicating that a process variable has a status value outside a predetermined accepted range; and displaying, on the display device, a process related image which is associated with the process variable with the status value outside the predetermined accepted range, receiving an input command for controlling the process variable, and controlling the process variable based on the input command. | 2013-03-14 |
20130066447 | Numerical Control (NC) Program and Process for Simplified Reproduction on a Machine Tool - A computer-implemented method is described, comprising receiving data that represents a workpiece part type to be produced on a machine tool for machining flat starting materials. The method includes preparing a first numerical control program which is adapted for producing the workpiece part type from a flat starting material on the machine tool, and attaching one or more extractable data sets prepared from the received data to the first numerical control program, wherein the extractable data sets represent one or more parameters including the tools, tool steps and associated machining parameters for producing a single workpiece the workpiece part type on the machine tool. The method further includes extracting the extractable data sets from the attached first numerical control program for adjusting the one or more parameters, integrating the adjusted one or more parameters into a second numerical control program; and providing the second numerical control program to the machine tool. | 2013-03-14 |
20130066448 | SPORTS TELEMETRY SYSTEM FOR COLLECTING PERFORMANCE METRICS AND DATA - Systems and methods for collecting sports data include measuring, at one or more sensor modules mounted, affixed, or embedded on at least one sports participant, data corresponding to identification, movement, position, or condition of the at least one sports participant; measuring, at one or more sensor modules mounted, affixed, or embedded in a sports object, data corresponding to identification, movement, position, or condition of the sports object; and broadcasting, from one or more telemetry modules mounted, affixed, or embedded on the sports object or on the at least one sports participant, signals carrying the data corresponding to identification, movement, position, or condition of the sports object or signals carrying the data corresponding to identification, movement, position, or condition of the at least one sports participant. In one embodiment, predictive action cameras are controlled to aim at an anticipated or predicted position of a sports participant or sports object. | 2013-03-14 |
20130066449 | ATHLETE TRAINING SYSTEM - A system for training an athlete during a training period includes a digital system that is programmed to: receive a plurality of inputs regarding a current state of the athlete and a training goal for the athlete; employ an expert system to generate a training prescription for the athlete; and generate a plurality of control outputs that correspond to the listing of training activities. An exercise apparatus includes at least one activity device that is configured to: facilitate the athlete performing a predetermined exercise; receive the control output from the digital system and to adjust an exercise parameter so as to correspond to the training parameter indicated by the control output; and generate an electronic result output indicative of use by the athlete of the activity device wherein the result output is transmitted to the digital system. | 2013-03-14 |
20130066450 | DEVICE FOR REMOVING A PROTECTIVE FILM OFF A SHEET AND THE RELATED PROCESS FOR AUTOMATIC READING OF THE TICKET'S DATA - In a device for removing a protective film off a sheet such as game tickets or the like is described. The device has scraping means of the protective film and drawing means of the sheet, together with automatic reading means from which a winning ticket can be detected. The device also includes a recognition unit of the data read by the automatic reading means and warning or displaying means to signal or visualize information relating to a possible win of the ticket. | 2013-03-14 |
20130066451 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MITIGATING FREQUENCY MISMATCH IN A RECEIVER SYSTEM - One embodiment of the invention includes a receiver system. The system includes a receiver that generates digital data samples corresponding to an analog signal at a sampling frequency associated with a first frequency reference and a host codec that reads the digital data samples at a read frequency associated with a second frequency reference. The system also includes a first-in first-out (FIFO) buffer that buffers the digital data samples via write commands associated with the receiver and read commands associated with the host codec. The FIFO buffer can have a current pointer state that is based on the relative write and read commands. The system further includes a frequency controller that calculates a frequency offset between the sampling frequency and the read frequency based on a rate of drift of the current pointer state relative to a predetermined calibration threshold and adjusts the sampling frequency based on the frequency offset. | 2013-03-14 |
20130066452 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, ESTIMATOR GENERATING METHOD AND PROGRAM - Provided is an information processing device including a feature quantity vector calculation section that, when a plurality of pieces of learning data each configured including input data and an objective variable corresponding to the input data are given, inputs the input data into a plurality of basis functions to calculate feature quantity vectors which include output values from the respective basis functions as elements, a distribution adjustment section that adjusts a distribution of points which are specified by the feature quantity vectors in a feature quantity space so that the distribution of the points becomes closer to a predetermined distribution, and a function generation section that generates an estimation function which outputs an estimate value of the objective variable in accordance with input of the feature quantity vectors with respect to the plurality of pieces of learning data. | 2013-03-14 |
20130066453 | AUDIO SYSTEM EQUALIZATION FOR PORTABLE MEDIA PLAYBACK DEVICES - A method, an apparatus, a system, and instructions stored in a non-transitory computer-readable medium to instruct a processing system to carry out the method. The method includes applying corrective filters directly in a portable media device to correct, e.g., equalize for the overall system comprising the portable media device and the playback system to which it is attached. Also a method of determining the corrective filters by playing back one or more calibration signals on the playback system while recording the resulting sound field on the portable media device. | 2013-03-14 |
20130066454 | METHOD OF GENERATING A RECIPE FOR A MANUFACTURING TOOL AND SYSTEM THEREOF - A computer creates a recipe for a manufacturing tool based on design data. The computer obtains the design data, which includes basic elements and hierarchical levels corresponding to the basic elements. The computer selects one or more basic elements of interest and generates one or more sets of simple array cells corresponding to a level of interest. The computer uses the sets of simple array cells to identify periodical areas in level-of-interest coordinates to enable automated recipe creation. The periodical areas are identified with respect to one or more basic elements. | 2013-03-14 |
20130066455 | DEMAND-DRIVEN COLLABORATIVE SCHEDULING FOR JUST-IN-TIME MANUFACTURING - A schedule manager may include a chromosome comparator configured to compare a plurality of schedule chromosomes, each schedule chromosome including a potential schedule of use of manufacturing resources within one or more time intervals in producing one or more items, and configured to compare each of the plurality of schedule chromosomes relative to constraints, to thereby output a selected subset of the plurality of schedule chromosomes. The schedule manager may include a chromosome combiner configured to combine schedule chromosomes of the selected subset to obtain a next generation of schedule chromosomes for output to the chromosome comparator and for subsequent comparison therewith of the next generation of schedule chromosomes with respect to the constraints, as part of an evolutionary loop of the plurality of schedule chromosomes between the chromosome comparator and the chromosome combiner, and a scheduler configured to select a selected schedule chromosome therefrom. | 2013-03-14 |
20130066456 | METHODS FOR MACHINE EMULATION AND PROCESS RESPONSE PREDICTION - Methods for generating predicted product values of a product produced by a machine and for predicting a process of a machine are disclosed. A method for generating predicted product values of a product manufactured by a machine controlled by programmable logic control code includes presenting a machine input fields requesting parameters associated with actuators and mechanical elements, and presenting product input fields requesting desired product properties. The method further includes receiving parameters from the machine input fields, receiving desired product properties from the product input fields, and calculating output response data by an emulation of a mechanical operation of the machine using the parameters and the desired product properties. The output response data is provided to a product model that calculates predicted product values based on the output response data provided. The method further includes presenting the one or more predicted product values. | 2013-03-14 |
20130066457 | METHOD OF GENERATING A NUMERICAL CONTROL PROGRAM, APPARATUS FOR THE SAME, AND PROGRAM FOR CAUSING A COMPUTER TO EXECUTE THE METHOD - In a method of generating a numerical control program in which, based on sectional shape data of a product to which a relief processing is to be performed, a numerical control program for turning-processing the product is generated in order to recognize a groove shape data existing in the vicinity of a corner as a relief sectional shape, wherein groove shape data is extracted from the sectional shape data, an intersection of a line segment parallel to a turning axis and a line segment that is not parallel to the line segment is calculated as a corner of the sectional shape data, and the groove shape data is recognized as a relief sectional shape in a case where dimensions of a frame which includes from the corner to the groove shape data are within predetermined dimensions. | 2013-03-14 |
20130066458 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR APPROPRIATELY ALLOWING ORCHIDS TO WEATHER OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENTS DURING TRANSPORTATION THEREOF - An orchid caring system for properly enabling orchids to weather outdoor environments during transportation thereof is provided. The system comprises a plant holder that is configured to be tilted at different angles in order to receive optimal weathering conditions, a vehicle containing the plant holder, a sun blocker associated with the holder, a rain blocker associated with the holder, a sunlight detector associated with the holder, a rain detector associated with the holder, a location detecting device associated with the plant holder, a timer associated with the holder, a computing server providing location-based weather information to the plant holder, a processor associated with the holder, and a device containing memory associated with the holder. The memory causes the processor to execute a method for adjusting the removing/applying of the sun blocker and rain blocker, as well as the tilt direction & angle of the plant holder. | 2013-03-14 |
20130066459 | TACTILE WAFER LIFTER AND METHODS FOR OPERATING THE SAME - A tactile wafer lifting apparatus includes a pedestal and a vertical drive connected to the pedestal. The vertical drive is defined to provide controlled upward and downward movement of the pedestal. The tactile wafer lifting apparatus also includes a wafer support member disposed over the pedestal. A tactile switch is disposed between the wafer support member and the pedestal such that sufficient downward force on the wafer support member causes activation of the tactile switch. The tactile switch is connected to the vertical drive so as to interrupt upward movement of the pedestal and wafer support member disposed thereover upon activation of the tactile switch. | 2013-03-14 |
20130066460 | AUTOMATED DESTACKING DEVICE AND METHOD - An automated destacking device is used to remove a single flat item or sheet from the top of a stack, and to then transport the item from the stack so that it may be used in an assembly line, manufacturing process, or the like. The stacked items are placed into a hopper, and an elevator drives the hopper upwardly until the top item in the stack contacts the underside of a horizontally movable carriage. The underside of the carriage includes an adhesive element, which engages the top item, and then the carriage moves in a horizontal direction away from the stack, carrying the top item from the stack to a position separately from the stack. | 2013-03-14 |
20130066461 | Apparatus for Analysing a Security Document - We provide an apparatus and method for analysing a security document. An x-ray source is adapted to illuminate at least one inspection region of the security document when located at an inspection position. An x-ray detector adapted to receive x-rays from the at least one inspection region of the document and to generate a corresponding detector response. A processor analyses the detector response and generates an output signal indicative of the structure of the document in the at least one inspection region. | 2013-03-14 |
20130066462 | ADJUSTABLE SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR USE WITH A CONVEYOR AND A READER - An adjustable speed control system includes a reader, databases, processors and a conveyor controller. The databases store data concerning conveyor stops and failed attempts by the reader to identify conveyed items. Based on the failed attempts and the conveyor stops, the processors calculate an optimal speed of the conveyor. The controller adjusts the conveyor speed towards the optimal speed to increase the conveyed items successfully identified by the reader. Also disclosed are a corresponding method and computer readable medium on which is stored instructions to, upon execution, adjustably control the conveyor speed. | 2013-03-14 |
20130066463 | PACKAGING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Systems and methods are provided for delivering single-dose packages sequentially from a substantially continuous strip having a first dispensing end and a second end, e.g., contained within a cassette or other dispenser. The strip includes a cover layer attached to a base layer to define a plurality of blisters therebetween that have one or more medications therein. The blisters are aligned in single file generally along the longitudinal axis between the first and second ends and/or otherwise arranged in single-dose packages adjacent one another, e.g., at least some of the single-dose packages including a plurality of blisters having different types of medications therein. A first single-dose package at the first dispensing end may be separable from a second adjacent single-dose package such that individual single-dose packages may be removed successively from the first dispensing end. | 2013-03-14 |
20130066464 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SUBSTITUTING A MEDIA ARTICLE WITH ALTERNATIVE MEDIA - A method of substituting digital alternative media for a physical media article at an article dispensing machine to a customer is provided. The method includes receiving a request related to the media article through a user interface from the customer, identifying an associated content provider, and determining the alternative media selection at the associated content provider that corresponds to the media article. The method also includes receiving a unique customer identifier and identifying the associated content provider based on the unique customer identifier. The method further includes mapping the media article to the alternative media selection based on metadata. The media article may be available at the article dispensing machine or may be unavailable due to being out-of-stock or reserved to another customer. The associated content provider may be linked to the customer based on a subscription. The digital alternative media selection may be accessed by an audio/visual display interface. | 2013-03-14 |
20130066465 | Automated device for a biologic drug distribution - The present disclosure relates to an apparatus for dispensing biologic drug compositions. The apparatus includes an automated device that can store a biologic drug under the desired conditions. When authorized, the automated device can process the stored biologic drug by performing the desired processing steps to prepare the biologic drug for administration to a patient. The automated device may include a computing system to transmit patient information to a remote location and receive authorization from a remote location. | 2013-03-14 |
20130066466 | APPLIANCE HAVING A USER INTERFACE PANEL AND A BEVERAGE DISPENSER - An appliance including a housing, a dispenser, and a water supply mechanism. The appliance includes a drink supply mechanism configured to removably hold a plurality of drink supply containers, a user interface panel, and a computer. The computer is configured to: cause the user interface panel to display a plurality of different images, each image associated with a different one of a plurality of different beverages which correspond to a drink supply in at least one of the plurality of drink supply containers held by the drink supply mechanism, enable the user interface panel to receive an input from a user of a selected one of the plurality of different displayed images, and after receiving the input from the user of the selected one of the plurality of different displayed images, cause the dispenser to dispense the beverage corresponding to the selected image. | 2013-03-14 |
20130066467 | SERVICE SCENARIO EDITING APPARATUS FOR AN INTELLIGENT ROBOT, METHOD FOR SAME, INTELLIGENT ROBOT APPARATUS AND SERVICE-PROVIDING METHOD FOR AN INTELLIGENT ROBOT - The present invention relates to a service scenario editing apparatus for an intelligent robot, to a method for same, to an intelligent robot apparatus and to a service providing method for an intelligent robot. More particularly, the service scenario editing apparatus comprises: an event editing unit which enables an inputted event and a service providing action to correspond to one another in consideration of a variety of environments, users, states or the like, in order to set states, and interconnects the set states with each other such that the event being inputted to the intelligent robot is edited to enable the intelligent robot to provide a service in accordance with the scenario established by a user, an action editing unit which edits an action of the intelligent robot for providing a service; a state editing unit which interconnects the event edited by the event editing unit and the action edited by the action editing unit; and a scenario editing unit which interconnects the states edited by the state editing unit to edit a service scenario for an intelligent robot apparatus. | 2013-03-14 |
20130066468 | TELEPRESENCE ROBOT, TELEPRESENCE SYSTEM COMPRISING THE SAME AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A telepresence robot may include a manual navigation unit configured to move the telepresence robot according to navigation information received from a user device; an autonomous navigation unit configured to detect environment of the telepresence robot and control the movement of the telepresence robot using the detected result; a motion control unit comprising a database related to at least one motion, the motion control unit configured to receive selection information on the motion of the database and actuate the telepresence robot according to the selection information; and an output unit configured to receive expression information of a user from the user device and output the expression information. The telepresence robot may be applied to various fields such as language education by a native speaking teacher, medical diagnoses, teleconferences, or remote factory tours. | 2013-03-14 |
20130066469 | MOBILE VIDEOCONFERENCING ROBOT SYSTEM WITH NETWORK ADAPTIVE DRIVING - A remote control station that controls a robot through a network. The remote control station transmits a robot control command that includes information to move the robot. The remote control station monitors at least one network parameter and scales the robot control command as a function of the network parameter. For example, the remote control station can monitor network latency and scale the robot control command to slow down the robot with an increase in the latency of the network. Such an approach can reduce the amount of overshoot or overcorrection by a user driving the robot. | 2013-03-14 |
20130066470 | AUTOMATED BUILDING MONITORING SYSTEM - An automated building monitoring system for monitoring a plurality of apparatuses in a building, includes: a plurality of controllers for controlling the plurality of apparatuses; a controlling platform for providing control-setting information; and a controlling server connected to the controllers and the controlling platform for receiving and storing the control-setting information provided by the controlling platform, and obtaining real-time data of the controllers or real-time data of the apparatuses via the controllers, the controlling server controlling the controllers to control the apparatuses based on the control-setting information and the real-time data of the controllers or the apparatuses. When the controlling platform is abnormal or is abnormally connected to the controlling server, the controlling server continuously monitors the apparatuses in the building based on the stored real-time data of the controllers or the apparatuses. | 2013-03-14 |
20130066471 | DRILLING ADVISORY SYSTEMS AND METHODS WITH DECISION TREES FOR LEARNING AND APPLICATION MODES - Integrated methods and systems for optimizing drilling related operations include global search engines and local search engines to find an optimal value for at least one controllable drilling parameter, and decision trees to select algorithms such as between learning mode algorithms and application mode algorithms for generating operational recommendations based on the results from global and local search engines. The operational recommendations are used to optimize the objective function, mitigate dysfunctions, and improve drilling efficiency. | 2013-03-14 |