24th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 62 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100152788 | PEDICLE SCREW SYSTEM WITH PROVISIONAL LOCKING ASPECTS - 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, wherein the fixation of the tulip assembly to the head of the bone fixation device is independent of the fixation of a rod in the tulip assembly. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152789 | Skin-Bone Clamp - A bone clamping device, comprises first and second arms pivotally connected to one another, the first arm including a distal end configured to directly contact a portion of bone to be clamped and the second arm including a distal end comprising a substantially spherical tip and an insert configured for attachment to the spherical tip of the second arm, the insert comprising a first face having an opening for receiving the spherical distal tip of the second arm and a second face opposite the first face, the second face having a contour selected to match a contour of a portion of skin against which the insert is to be positioned when in an operative configuration. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152790 | Spinal Stabilization Installation Instrumentation and Methods - A system for installing a vertebral stabilization system. The system includes an installation tool including a handle portion and a shaft extending distally from the handle portion. The shaft includes a conduit and a staple mechanism. The system also includes a flexible implant member extending along the conduit configured to be advanced out from a distal end of the shaft, and a staple housed in the staple mechanism. The staple is configured to secure the flexible implant member to a vertebra. The handle portion is configured to selectively advance the flexible implant member from the shaft and to selectively actuate the staple mechanism. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152791 | Minimally invasive instruments and methods for preparing vertebral endplates - Instruments and methods for treating vertebral endplates are disclosed. The instrument includes one or more treatment members movable from a reduced profile position for insertion to the operative site to a deployed position for providing treatment to the vertebral endplates. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152792 | INSERTION TOOL FOR USE WITH INTERVERTEBRAL SPACERS - An instrument for holding an intervertebral spacer, the instrument comprising a shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end forming a handle and the distal end forming a spacer engaging subassembly, the spacer engaging subassembly comprising at least one selectively expanding and contracting enclosure into which at least a portion of the spacer is introduced when the engaging subassembly is expanded and an actuating mechanism, extending from the proximal end to the distal end, by which the spacer member engaging subassembly may be selectively expanded and contracted. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152793 | TRANSCORPOREAL SPINAL DECOMPRESSION AND REPAIR SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODS - A system and method are provided for making an access channel through a vertebral body to access a site of neural compression, decompressing it, and repairing the channel to restore vertebral integrity. System elements include an implantable vertebral plate, a guidance device for orienting bone cutting tools and controlling the path of a cutting tool, a bone cutting tool to make a channel in the vertebral body, a tool for opening or partially-resecting the posterior longitudinal ligament of the spine, a tool for retrieving a herniated disc, an implantable device with osteogenic material to fill the access channel, and a retention device that lockably-engages the bone plate to retain it in position after insertion. System elements may be included in a surgery to decompress an individual nerve root, the spinal cord, or the cauda equina when compressed, for example, by any of a herniated disc, an osteophyte, a thickened ligament arising from degenerative changes within the spine, a hematoma, or a tumor. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152794 | Apparatus for providing nerve stimulation and related methods - An apparatus comprises an optically transparent electrode configured to provide transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation to a user contacting a portion of an exterior surface of said apparatus proximal to said optically transparent electrode. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152795 | IDENTIFICATION OF DYSYNCHRONY USING INTRACARDIAC ELECTROGRAM DATA - Implantable stimulation devices can provide intracardiac electrograms (EGMs) and impedance measurements to detect changes in electrical, mechanical, and electromechanical activation of the heart. Many patients with congestive heart failure have conventional intracardiac devices implanted that are not capable of resynchronization therapy and these patients could benefit from resynchronization, but are not candidates based on current criteria. These patient populations can be identified through analyses of intracardiac electrogram data that is available through implantable stimulation devices comprising at least one lead for providing electrical stimulation to the heart of a patient, at least one sensor that detects electrical signals indicative of the depolarization of the heart of the patient, and a controller that is adapted to be implanted within the patient. The controller receives signals from the at least one sensor and further induces the lead to provide therapeutic electrical stimulation to the heart of the patient. The controller periodically evaluates the signals from the sensor and determines if at least one parameter of the signal is indicative of the patient being potentially subject to heart dysynchrony. The controller, upon determining that the parameter of the signal indicates that the patient is potentially subject to heart dysynchrony, records an indication thereof for subsequent communication to treating medical personnel. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152796 | MECHANICAL INDICATORS FOR INDIVIDUALLY ADAPTING THERAPY IN AN IMPLANTABLE CARDIAC THERAPY DEVICE - A system with an implantable cardiac stimulation device having an implantable stimulation generator, at least one implantable lead adapted for connection to the implantable stimulation generator and further adapted for at least one of sensing physiologic activity and delivery of therapy, memory, and a controller in communication with the memory and with the at least one implantable lead and stimulation generator. The controller is configured to automatically evaluate a patient's physiologic status and selectively induce delivery of therapeutic stimulation under variable timing parameters. The system also has a measurement system adapted to measure at least one of strain and velocity of myocardial tissue and is adapted to evaluate strain and/or velocity measures and adjust the variable timing parameters of the implantable stimulation device to increase mechanical synchrony of the myocardial tissue. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152797 | ACTIVE IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE HAVING ANTITACHYCARDIA ATRIAL AND ANTIBRADYCARDIA VENTRICULAR PACING - An active implantable medical device of the cardiac prosthesis type, including antitachycardia atrial pacing and antibradycardia ventricular pacing therapies. The device includes circuits and control logic for detecting electrical atrial and ventricular spontaneous events (R), delivering low energy antitachycardia atrial pacing, and antibradycardia ventricular pacing, and able to deliver a ventricular pacing (V) in the absence of a detected spontaneous ventricular event (R) after a calculated ventricular escape interval (IE). The device includes a sensor delivering an endocardiac acceleration signal (EA) representative of the movements produced by the contractions of the ventricle. The ventricular sensing switches from detection of an electric potential of spontaneous ventricular depolarization (R), to detection of an endocardiac acceleration peak (PEA | 2010-06-17 |
20100152798 | Electrode Spacing in a Subcutaneous Implantable Cardiac Stimulus Device - Methods and implantable cardiac stimulus devices that include leads designed to avoid post-shock afterpotentials. Some examples are directed toward lead-electrode designs that reduce the impact of an applied stimulus on sensing attributes. These examples may find particular use in systems that provide both sensing and therapy delivery from subcutaneous location | 2010-06-17 |
20100152799 | Implantable Defibrillator Systems and Methods with Mitigations for Saturation Avoidance and Accommodation - Methods and implantable devices that address response to, or avoidance of, likely non-cardiac voltages including afterpotentials from external or internal stimulus. Some examples are directed toward methods of operation in implantable medical devices, the methods configured for identifying saturation of input circuitry and mitigating the effects of such saturation. Some examples are directed toward implantable cardiac stimulus or monitoring devices that include methods for identifying saturated conditions and mitigating the effects of such saturation. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152800 | CPR TIME INDICATOR FOR A DEFIBRILLATOR DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A system is disclosed wherein patient data, such as an electrocardiogram (“ECG”) signal or a chest impedance measurement signal, collected by a defibrillator device during a resuscitation event is analyzed and processed by a computing device to provide an assessment of CPR administered during the event. The CPR assessment results in one or more CPR figures of merit that relate to temporal characteristics of the CPR relative to the duration of the event. In one embodiment, the CPR figure of merit represents a percentage of the event period during which chest compressions were administered to the patient. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152801 | Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Optimization Using Vector Measurements Obtained from Realtime Electrode Position Tracking - An exemplary method includes selecting multiple electrodes located in a patient; acquiring position information during one or more cardiac cycles for the multiple electrodes where the acquiring includes using each of the electrodes for measuring one or more electrical potentials in an electrical localization field established in the patient; calculating one or more vector metrics based on the acquired position information for one or more vectors, each vector defined by two of the multiple electrodes; and analyzing the one or more vector metrics to assess cardiac performance during the one or more cardiac cycles. Various other methods, devices, systems, etc., are also disclosed. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152802 | System and Method for Monitoring Patient Condition Using Atrial Timing Characteristics - A system and method for using an implantable cardiac stimulation device to monitor a patient for the progress of an existing condition and/or early detection of an emerging condition based, at least in part, on measuring and evaluating the timing characteristics of the patient's atrial activity. The atrial timing characteristics are used as indicators or predictors of conditions of interest, such as heart failure (HF) and atrial fibrillation (AF). In certain implementations, the system can determine discriminating indicators of a predominant underlying cause of a condition, such as between vagal and non-vagal AF, as an indicator of a suggested therapy. The system can store data corresponding to the observed atrial timing for trending analysis as well as transmit data for offline analysis, such as via an external device. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152803 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING NON-SUSTAINING VENTRICULAR TACHYARRHYTHMIA - An implantable medical device controls an anti-tachyarrhythmia therapy by detecting a tachyarrhythmia episode from a cardiac signal and analyzing the detected tachyarrhythmia episode in a tachyarrhythmia detection and analysis process to determine whether the anti-tachyarrhythmia therapy needs to be delivered. The tachyarrhythmia detection and classification process includes detection of inhibitory events each indicating that the tachyarrhythmia episode is of a type not to be treated by the anti-tachyarrhythmia therapy or that the tachyarrhythmia episode is not sustaining. The detection of each of the inhibitory events causes the tachyarrhythmia detection and classification process to be restarted or extended, or the delivery of the anti-tachyarrhythmia therapy to be withheld. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152804 | SECURE AND EFFICACIOUS THERAPY DELIVERY FOR A PACING ENGINE - The above-described methods and apparatus are believed to be of particular benefit for patients suffering heart failure including cardiac dysfunction, chronic HF, and the like and all variants as described herein and including those known to those of skill in the art to which the invention is directed. It will understood that the present invention offers the possibility of monitoring and therapy of a wide variety of acute and chronic cardiac dysfunctions. The current invention provides systems and methods for delivering therapy for cardiac hemodynamic dysfunction via the innervated myocardial substrate receives one or more discrete pulses of electrical stimulation during the refractory period of said innervated myocardial substrate. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152805 | MEDICAL DEVICE SENSING AND DETECTION DURING MRI - A medical device includes a sensor for sensing for an MRI gradient magnetic field and a microprocessor for responding to the detected gradient magnetic field by switching from a first electrical signal processing mode to a second electrical signal processing mode, such that electrical signals induced by the gradient magnetic field and an associated RF burst are not counted as cardiac events. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152806 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPERATING AN IMPLANTABLE DEVICE FOR MEDICAL PROCEDURES - When a medical procedure is performed on a patient in whom an implantable medical device is implanted, the medical procedure may have undesired effects on the medical device, such as triggering a response that initiates therapy by the device that is unnecessary and potentially dangerous to the patient. Systems and methods may facilitate performing of such medical procedures on such patients by temporarily reprogramming the medical device, monitoring for one or more detectable characteristics associated with the medical procedure to be performed, and restoring normal programming of the device based on detection and/or lack of detection of the detectable characteristic(s). | 2010-06-17 |
20100152807 | Non-regular electrical stimulation patterns for treating neurological disorders - Systems and methods for stimulation of neurological tissue generate stimulation trains with temporal patterns of stimulation, in which the interval between electrical pulses (the inter-pulse intervals) changes or varies over time. Compared to conventional continuous, high rate pulse trains having regular (i.e., constant) inter-pulse intervals, the non-regular (i.e., not constant) pulse patterns or trains that embody features of the invention provide a lower average frequency. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152808 | Systems and methods to place one or more leads in tissue to electrically stimulate nerves of passage to treat pain - It has been discovered that pain felt in a given region of the body can be treated, not by motor point stimulation of muscle in the local region where pain is felt, but by stimulating muscle close to a “nerve of passage” in a region that is superior (i.e., cranial or upstream toward the spinal column) to the region where pain is felt. Spinal nerves such as the intercostal nerves or nerves passing through a nerve plexus, which comprise trunks that divide by divisions and/or cords into branches, comprise “nerves of passage.” | 2010-06-17 |
20100152809 | Systems and methods to place one or more leads in tissue for providing functional and/or therapeutic stimulation - Systems and methods make possible the placement of one or more electrode leads in a tissue region for providing functional and/or therapeutic stimulation to tissue. The systems and methods are adapted to provide the relief of pain. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152810 | Facial stimulation apparatus - The invention relates to facial stimulation apparatus configured to be worn in a generally horizontal orientation on a user's head, and which uses the ear ( | 2010-06-17 |
20100152811 | NERVE REGENERATION SYSTEM AND LEAD DEVICES ASSOCIATED THEREWITH - Various systems and methods for promoting nerve regeneration are disclosed. The system may include an elongated lead configured to be implanted within a patient's body. The system may also include a plurality of electrodes disposed along the elongated lead and configured to deliver electric stimulation to an area of a patient's body. The plurality of electrodes may comprise at least one transmitting electrode in communication with the controller, wherein the at least one transmitting electrode is configured to transmit an electric signal to one or more other electrodes. The controller may be configured to control operation of the at least one transmitting electrode. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152812 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROMOTING NERVE RECOGNITION - Various exemplary systems and methods for promoting nerve regeneration are disclosed. In certain exemplary embodiments, a nerve regeneration system may include a lead configured to be placed in a body proximate a damaged nerve, a portion of the lead being configured to stimulate the damaged nerve. The system may also include a control module configured to monitor a signal indicative of the nerve's response to the stimulation and adjust a parameter of the stimulation in response to the monitored signal. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152813 | USING A GENETIC ALGORITHM TO FIT A MEDICAL IMPLANT SYSTEM TO A PATIENT - Apparatus and method for at least partially fitting a medical implant system to a patient is described. These apparatuses and methods comprise executing a genetic algorithm to select a set of parameter values for the medical implant system. This genetic algorithm may comprise executing a tabu search wherein value sets that are determined to be bad are added to a tabu list that may be consulted to exclude tabu value sets from successive generations of the genetic algorithm. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152814 | Artifact Cancellation In Hybrid Audio Prostheses - A system and method are described for determining an estimated neural response in a hybrid acoustic-electrical audio prosthesis. Target nerve tissue such as remaining hair cells and cochlear nerve tissue receive synchronized electric and acoustic stimulation signals which are recorded and processed to determine an artifact canceled estimated neural response. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152815 | Remote Scheduling for Management of an Implantable Medical Device - A method and system for remotely programming a medical device that includes generating a remote monitoring schedule; establishing a communication link between a centralized programming instrument and an external medical device; and transferring the remote monitoring schedule to the external medical device via the communication link. The remote monitoring schedule is transmitted to an implantable medical device via an established telemetry link between the implantable medical device and the external medical device. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152816 | TELEMETRY DUTY CYCLE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE - An implantable medical device comprising a far field RF transmitter and receiver, a controller circuit communicatively coupled to the RF transmitter and receiver, and a wakeup timer circuit integral to, or communicatively coupled to, the controller. The controller is configured to initiate power up of the RF transmitter and receiver during a wakeup interval defined by the wakeup timer circuit, detect a digital key received from a second device during the wakeup interval, transmit a response using the RF transmitter when the digital key is received, and receive a communication from the second device and resynchronize the wake-up timer according to a time of the communication. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152817 | Array Stimulator - An array stimulator has a plurality of electrodes in an array ( | 2010-06-17 |
20100152818 | NON-LINEAR ELECTRODE ARRAY - A system for stimulation includes an implantable pulse generator, a lead, and conductors. The lead includes an array body disposed at a distal end of the lead and electrodes concentrically arranged on the array body. A center electrode may also be disposed on the array body. The electrodes may be arranged in more than one concentric ring. A method of using an implantable stimulator includes implanting an implantable stimulator and providing an electrical signal to at least one electrode of the implantable stimulator to stimulate a tissue. The electrical signal may be provided between diametrically opposed electrodes or between electrodes that are not diametrically opposed. If the implantable stimulator has a center electrode, the electrical signal may be provided between the center electrode and at least one concentrically arranged electrode. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152819 | METHOD FOR ENHANCING BLOOD AND LYMPH FLOW IN THE EXTREMITIES - Methods for enhancing blood and lymph flow in the extremities of a human subject are disclosed. In one aspect, the methods rely on a stimulus effective to displace the skin of a plantar or palmer surface of the subject, thereby enhancing blood and lymph flow in the extremity associated with the stimulated plantar or palmer surface. In another aspect, the methods rely on an electrical stimulus to directly stimulate cutaneous receptors in a plantar or palmer surface of the subject, thereby enhancing blood and lymph flow in the extremity associated with the stimulated cutaneous receptors. Apparatus for enhancing blood and lymph flow in the extremities of a human subject according to the methods of the present invention are also disclosed. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152820 | METHOD FOR TREATING A PATIENT HAVING A SPINAL CORD INJURY USING PHOTOTHERAPY - A method of treating spinal cord injury (SCI) includes transcutaneously irradiating at least a portion of a spinal environment of the patient with light having a power density of at least about 0.01 mW/cm | 2010-06-17 |
20100152821 | PORTABLE PATIENT TEMPERATURE ADJUSTMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD - Embodiments of the invention provide devices and methods for the in situ or in transit adjustment of the core body temperature of a patient. Devices according to some embodiments include a control unit and pressure chamber adapted to apply a pulsating negative pressure to a limb of the patient. An adjustment temperature applied during the application of the pulsating pressure can heat or cool the patient as necessary. Devices and methods disclosed herein can provide for efficient heating and/or cooling of a patient. In addition, devices and methods provide such functionality in a portable device that can be manually carried by an individual. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152822 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING AND CONTROLLING CORE BODY TEMPERATURE - Systems and methods for accurate temperature modification of a patient, or selected regions thereof, including inducing hypothermia. The temperature modification is accomplished using an in-dwelling heat exchange catheter within which a fluid heat exchange medium circulates. A heat exchange cassette attached to the circulatory flow lines of the catheter, the heat exchange cassette being sized to engage a cavity within a control unit. A temperature measurement scheme for obtaining body core temperature is provided, including methods of obtaining and analyzing temperature data to provide feedback to the control unit for use in controlling the heating and cooling of the heat exchange medium so as to heat or cool a patient to a desired target temperature. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152823 | THERAPY APPARATUS - A therapy apparatus may include: a chamber portion; a first strap portion configured for disposal about a waist of a user; and a second strap portion configured for disposal about a leg of a user. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152824 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS WITH INTERRUPT/RESUME CAPABILITIES FOR TREATING SUBCUTANEOUS LIPID-RICH CELLS - Systems for removing heat from a subject's subcutaneous lipid-rich regions, such as tissue, organs, cells, and so forth, are described herein. In various embodiments, the system includes a treatment device and a controller for controlling a treatment process. The controller is configured to detect and compensate for an interruption in the treatment process. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152825 | Absorbable Pacing Lead Assemblies - An absorbable pacing lead assembly may comprise a core, a conductive coating surrounding the core, and an insulator surrounding the conductive coating along a middle portion of the assembly. In some aspects, a distal end of the assembly may comprise a barb. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152826 | MYOCARDIAL ELECTRODE - Two through holes are formed in a first electrode part | 2010-06-17 |
20100152827 | BIOLOGICAL ELECTRODE - A bioelectrode comprising a skin-side, electrically conducting adhesive layer ( | 2010-06-17 |
20100152828 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR ACCESSING AND TREATING AN ANEURYSM - Devices for treating aneurysms are disclosed. The devices are adapted and configured to modify blood flow at the aneurysm. More specifically, the invention discloses devices for treating cerebral aneurysms using devices adapted and configured to be delivered to a blood vessel in the brain on a distal tip of a microcatheter. The aneurysm devices comprise: a device adapted to be delivered to a blood vessel aneurysm on a distal tip of a catheter and further adapted to modify blood flow at the aneurysm. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152829 | EMBOLIC FILTER DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHOD - The disclosure pertains to a medical device deployment system comprising a restraint member which holds the embolic protection filter in a restrained, or partially collapsed, state for insertion into a lumen and transit to a desired deployment site. The restraint member comprises two or more portions which differ in their mechanical ability to resist the radial forces exerted by various portions of the medical device when it is in a restrained, or partially collapsed, state. The restraint member is maintained in a restraint configuration by an actuation member which engages portions of the restraint member lying on opposite sides of a generally axial gap until deployment of the medical device is desired. Withdrawal of the actuation member allows the restraint member to release the medical device which may then return to a deployed state. The invention also provides a method for assembling a medical device deployment system. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152830 | Single Wire Stent Delivery System - A stent delivery system for deployment at a bifurcated vessel includes a catheter and a balloon. The length of the balloon is defined by a proximal balloon region and a distal balloon region. The proximal balloon region is disposed about a first longitudinal axis and the distal balloon region is disposed about a second longitudinal axis. The balloon has an unexpanded state and an expanded state, and a bend along its length. The proximal balloon region intersects the distal balloon region at the bend. In both the unexpanded state and the expanded state, at least one of the first longitudinal axis and the second longitudinal axis define an oblique angle relative to the main vessel longitudinal axis. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152831 | Implantable Medical Devices Having Multiblock Copolymers - Provided herein are implantable medical devices comprising a biodegradable multiblock copolymer comprising at least three blocks; wherein the at least three blocks includes at least one inner block and two end blocks; further wherein each of the at least one inner block comprises monomers selected from the group consisting of e-caprolactone, r-butylactone, trimethylene carbonate, caprolactone derivatives, P-Dioxanone, and combinations thereof; and further wherein each of the end blocks comprises monomers selected from the group consisting of l-lactide, D-lactide, glycolide, L,D-lactide, and combinations thereof. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152832 | Apparatus and Methods for Treatment of Aneurysms With Fibrin Derived Peptide B-Beta - Disclosed herein are methods and stent grafts related to the treatment of aneurysms through the local administration of at least one fibrin derived peptide B-beta. The at least one fibrin derived peptide B-beta can be locally administered by one or more of placing them directly onto a stent graft, incorporating them into a coating found on a stent graft, including them in a delivery device that is associated with a stent graft and/or injecting them through delivery and/or injection catheters at or near the time of stent graft deployment. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152833 | STENT-GRAFT WITH BIOABORBABLE STRUCTURAL SUPPORT - The invention relates to a stent-graft with a bioabsorbable structure and a permanent graft for luminal support and ‘treatment of arterial fistulas, occlusive disease, and aneurysms. The bioabsorbable structure is formed from braided filaments of materials such as PLA, PLLA, PDLA, and PGA and the graft is formed from materials such as PET, ePTFE, PCU or PU. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152834 | IMPLANT FOR INFLUENCING BLOOD FLOW - The invention relates to an implant for blood vessels, in particular to influence the flow of blood in the area of arteriovenous malformations, with said implant having a wall comprising individual filaments combined so as to form a circular braiding, said circular braiding being positioned in elongated form and with a reduced diameter in an insertion catheter and expanding at the placement site thus adapting to the vessel diameter and increasing its braiding density. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152835 | Tapered Stent and Flexible Prosthesis - The disclosure relates to a tapered stent and flexible prosthesis. The stent has a first longitudinal region and a second longitudinal region. The second region is substantially parallel to and spaced axially apart from the first region. A plurality of struts is disposed intermediate the first region and the second region and circumferentially connects the first region and the second region. The first region has a longitudinal length that is greater than the second region longitudinal length. The struts have varying longitudinal lengths that gradually decrease from the first region to the second region. The flexible prosthesis comprises at least two alternating tapered stents. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152836 | Intraluminar perforated radially expandable drug delivery prosthesis and a method for the production thereof - A radially expandable prosthesis for implantation in a lumen comprises a tubular wall having an inner surface and an outer surface. The tubular wall is provided with cuts to form solid struts which have a thickness and which enables the prosthesis to expand. The solid struts have reservoirs made therethrough in the form of perforating holes for containing a therapeutic agent. The perforating holes each have an inner opening and an outer opening of substantially the same size. The prosthesis, including said perforating holes, has a smooth electrochemically polished surface. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152837 | RADIOPAQUE SUPER-ELASTIC INTRAVASCULAR STENT - The intravascular stent is formed from a composite wire includes an inner core of radiopaque metal, a polymer layer coaxially disposed about the inner core, and an outer metal layer coaxially disposed about the polymer layer. The intermediary polymer layer acts as a barrier material between the inner core and the outer sheath, so that the inner core and outer sheath may be made of dissimilar metallic layers, and the intermediary polymer layer will prevent a galvanic reaction between the inner core and the peripheral metal layer. The intravascular stent has ends flared radially outwardly to prevent radially and longitudinally inward deformation of the ends of the stent when the stent is disposed in a desired location in a patient's vasculature. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152838 | Implantable Valvular Prosthesis - An implantable valvular prosthesis is adapted for replacement of an anatomic valve that controls passage of blood flowing from an atrium to a ventricle in a patient's heart. The implantable valvular prosthesis includes a tubular stent body, at least one valve flap member, and a graft member. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152839 | Shape Memory Polymer Prosthetic Medical Device - A prosthetic medical device is formed by the combination of a biological tissue a shape memory polymer structure. The biological tissue provides an in-situ physiological function of the device. The shape memory polymer provides a capability for minimizing the device profile during insertion and then deploying after placement into a memory shape that achieves suitable mechanical structure and stability within an anatomical lumen or cavity. This configuration may be applied to form various prosthetic devices including aortic, mitral, and tricuspid valves in the heart; venous valves; anti-reflux valves for the lower esophageal sphincter; and other biological valve structures. Alternatively, an entirely non-biologic implementation using only shape memory polymer-based structures may be used as a prosthetic valve device. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152840 | Prosthetic Valve for Transluminal Delivery - A prosthetic valve assembly for use in replacing a deficient native valve comprises a replacement valve supported on an expandable valve support. If desired, one or more anchor may be used. The valve support, which entirely supports the valve annulus, valve leaflets, and valve commissure points, is configured to be collapsible for transluminal delivery and expandable to contact the anatomical annulus of the native valve when the assembly is properly positioned. The anchor engages the lumen wall when expanded and prevents substantial migration of the valve assembly when positioned in place. The prosthetic valve assembly is compressible about a catheter, and restrained from expanding by an outer sheath. The catheter may be inserted inside a lumen within the body, such as the femoral artery, and delivered to a desired location, such as the heart. When the outer sheath is retracted, the prosthetic valve assembly expands to an expanded position such that the valve and valve support expand within the deficient native valve, and the anchor engages the lumen wall. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152841 | ADHESION PROMOTING PRIMER FOR COATED SURFACES - An expandable medical device includes a plurality of elongated struts, forming a substantially cylindrical device which is expandable from a first diameter to a second diameter. A plurality of different beneficial agents may be loaded into different openings within the struts for delivery to the tissue. For treatment of conditions such as restenosis, different agents are loaded into different openings in the device to address different biological processes involved in restenosis and are delivered at different release kinetics matched to the biological process treated. The different agents may also be used to address different diseases from the same drug delivery device. In addition, anti-thrombotic agents may be affixed to at least a portion of the surfaces of the medical device for the prevention of sub-acute thrombosis. To ensure that the different agents remain affixed to the device as well as to each other, primer layers may be utilized. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152842 | Implant Comprising a Biotoxic Coating and Method for the Production Thereof - Disclosed is a method for producing an implant coating that has a defined toxicity. The method is characterized by the following steps: i. a sol is produced from a biotoxic solution containing precious metal ions and a precursor solution for a titanium oxide; ii. an implant is coated by applying the sol in a sol-gel process; iii. the coating is pyrolyzed and sintered without admitting any light, the precious metal ion concentration in the dried coating ranging from 10 to 60 percent relative to the total weight of the dried coating; and iv. at least subareas of the coating produced without admitting any light are illuminated in order to reduce the toxicity of the dried coating to a predetermined measure. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152843 | Percutaneous Methods for Creating Native Tissue Venous Valves - Percutaneous methods of forming a venous valve from autologous tissue are disclosed. The methods include percutaneously creating one or two subintimal dissections for forming one or two flaps of intimal tissue. In one method, a puncture element is delivered by a catheter based delivery system to a treatment site where a new venous valve is to be created. The puncture element is deployed to gain access to a subintimal layer of the vein wall. A dilation balloon is than positioned and inflated within the subintimal layer to create a flap and corresponding pocket/sinus in the vein, which than acts as a one-way monocuspid valve in the manner of a native venous valve. In a similar manner, methods of forming new bicuspid venous valves by subintimal dissections are also disclosed. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152844 | ANNULOPLASTY RING WITH DIRECTIONAL FLEXIBILITIES AND RIGIDITIES TO ASSIST THE MITRAL ANNULUS DYNAMICS - A prosthetic ring with directional flexibilities and rigidities for use in minimally invasive or standard mitral valve repair includes an anterior segment, a posterior segment, a left lateral segment, and a right lateral segment. The anterior and posterior segments each have an arch, and the arch of the posterior segment is more pronounced than the arch of the anterior segment. The prosthetic ring is formed in a continuous D shape, with an inner body that generally comprises a flexible or semi-flexible material, such as polyethylene or nitinol or other biocompatible material. The inner core, when made of a plastic material, may be reinforced by arched strips of nitinol in the anterior and posterior segments. The lateral segments are thin and fully flexible to allow passive deformation that follows the normal physiological dynamics of the native annulus during the cardiac cycle. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152845 | Annuloplasty Device Having Shape-Adjusting Tension Filaments - A system for treating mitral valve regurgitation includes a tensioning device having a flexible annuloplasty ring, a plurality of anchoring members and a tensioning filament attached to the flexible ring. One embodiment of the invention includes a method for attaching a flexible annuloplasty ring to the annulus of a mitral valve, and adjusting the lengths of segments of the tension filament attached to the flexible ring in order to exert force vectors on the annulus, thereby reshaping the mitral valve annulus so that the anterior and posterior leaflets of the mitral valve close completely during ventricular contraction. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152846 | Intraocular Lens and Method of Making an Intraocular Lens - In a first aspect, the invention provides an IOL having an optic with a peripheral section including one or more visually observable markers formed on the optic peripheral section and located within the visually observable zone of a surgeon viewing the IOL in the implanted condition through the pupil. In a second aspect of the invention, the IOL peripheral section includes an edge provided with a plunger engagement segment configured to inhibit off-axis movement of a plunger tip when engaged therewith. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152847 | OPTICAL ANGULAR MEASUREMENT SYSTEM FOR OPHTHALMIC APPLICATIONS AND METHOD FOR POSITIONING OF A TORIC INTRAOCULAR LENS WITH INCREASED ACCURACY - An ophthalmic system for use in performing angular measurements in relation to a patient's eye. The ophthalmic system can include an optical angular measurement device that can provide angular indicia by, for example, projecting an image of an angular measurement reticle onto a patient's eye or by superimposing an image of an angular measurement reticle onto an image of the patient's eye. The ophthalmic system can include an optical refractive power measurement device for providing desired angular orientations for ocular implants or for incisions. The ophthalmic system can be used, for example, to align a toric intraocular lens to a desired angular orientation. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152848 | ARTIFICIAL INTRAOCULAR LENS, ALTERED NATURAL CRYSTALLINE LENS, OR REFILLED NATURAL CRYSTALLINE LENS CAPSULE WITH ONE OR MORE SCLERAL PROSTHESES FOR IMPROVED PERFORMANCE - A system includes an intraocular lens configured to replace a natural crystalline lens of an eye. The system also includes one or more scleral prostheses configured to be inserted into scleral tissue of the eye. The one or more scleral prostheses are configured to modify a structure of the eye to improve an accommodative ability of the eye with the intraocular lens. The intraocular lens could represent an accommodating intraocular lens, and the one or more scleral prostheses could be configured to increase an amount of accommodation achievable using the accommodating intraocular lens. The intraocular lens could also represent a non-accommodating intraocular lens, and the one or more scleral prostheses could be configured to provide an amount of accommodation achievable using the non-accommodating intraocular lens. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152849 | RETINAL PROSTHETIC DEVICES - A retinal prosthetic device comprises image capture means ( | 2010-06-17 |
20100152850 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MATERIAL FIXATION - Devices, systems and methods for fixation of tendon to bone are described. An exemplary surgical implant is a modified bone anchor that is able to grasp the tendon and hold it firmly in a bone tunnel. Once deployed, the anchor delivers lateral compression to the tendon, providing direct tendon to bone compression to facilitate healing. The anchor has different versions which allow it to be attached to the tendon prior to insertion into the bone tunnel, or be inserted between tendon arms when the surgical procedure dictates. The resulting tendon to bone compression allows for the firm fixation in a manner markedly simpler than traditional techniques. A modification of this anchor can also allow the anchor to grasp and hold suture. This variation facilitates the technique for knotless rotator cuff repair. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152851 | ARTIFICIAL LIGAMENTS FOR JOINT APPLICATIONS AND INCLUDING CROSSWISE EXTENDING LIGAMENTS BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND BONES - A ligament incorporated into a prosthetic joint exhibiting a plasticized, elongated and deformable material. A fibrous material is internally disposed within the deformable material, the fibrous material terminating in first and second enlarged bead portions arranged in proximity to enlarged pocket defined ends associated with the deformable materials. First and second bones define a joint region therebetween, the deformable end pockets and bead portions being inserted through associated holes defined in joint proximate locations associated with the bones, so that actuation of a projection location of the fibrous material causes the bead portions to outwardly deflect the end pockets, resulting in the ligaments being anchored in place between the bones. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152852 | PREPARATION OF TISSUE FOR MENISCAL IMPLANTATION - The present invention relates to a method of preparing a tissue matrix and its subsequent use in the replacement and/or repair of a damaged or defective meniscus. The invention also provides meniscal tissue that is substantially decellularised. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152853 | PROSTHETIC IMPLANT WITH BIPLANAR ANGULATION AND COMPOUND ANGLES - A prosthetic implant, and more particularly, with a prosthetic implant having biplanar angulation and that can be inserted into a disk area generally straight using a posterolateral approach. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152854 | Methods and Devices for Expanding A Spinal Canal Using Balloons - An in-situ formed laminoplasty implant comprising an expandable bag containing a flowable, hardenable composition, wherein the implant may be shaped to act as a laminoplasty strut and be rigidly connected to a prepared lamina space. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152855 | EXPANDABLE POROUS MESH BAG DEVICE AND METHODS OF USE FOR REDUCTION, FILLING, FIXATION AND SUPPORTING OF BONE - A method of treating a compression fracture in a bone comprising the steps of forming a transverse cavity within said bone defined by at least one substantially flat surface lying substantially in a transverse plane formed by and communicating with said transverse cavity, the transverse cavity having a substantially uniform transverse extent and a maximum height, the maximum height being less than said transverse extent and applying a force within said transverse cavity generally normal to said surface to displace said surface and restore said bone to its substantially normal anatomic position. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152856 | FULL-METAL DAMPENING INTERVERTEBRAL IMPLANT - A flexible element that may be configured, among various uses, as an intervertebral implant for insertion into an intervertebral disc space between adjacent vertebral bodies or between two bone portions. The flexible element includes one or more struts extending from superior and inferior endplates and bending towards one another for connection with one or more internal beams. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152857 | Asymmetric Disc Distracting Cage - An inter-vertebral cage with a wedge shape eccentrically located on the leading end of the cage. The ectopically shaped leading edge of this embodiment facilitates easier interbody spacer placement with less risk of nerve injury, as well as with likely decreased risk of destruction of the end plate during the distraction process when the interbody cage is impacted. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152858 | Structure improvement of orthopaedic implant - A structure improvement of orthopaedic implant includes a tibial baseplate, a tibial insert, and a reinforcement. The tibial baseplate forms a recess having a bottom that has a central portion defining a through hole extending through the tibial baseplate. The through hole has a top circumference that defines a circumferential groove extending outward. The tibial insert has a bottom forming a projection corresponding to the recess of the tibial baseplate for press-fitting to the tibial baseplate. A support is formed on at a central portion of a top of the tibial insert and defines a bore that extends through the tibial insert. The tibial insert forms two curved surfaces on opposite sides of the support to support contact and rolling. The reinforcement is inset in the tibial insert and includes a sleeve and a bolt. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152859 | Femoral Implant For Hip Arthroplasty - A prosthetic femoral implant for use in hip arthroplasty comprises an elongate femoral stem. In addition, the femoral implant comprises a femoral neck having a central axis, a first end integral with the femoral stem, and a second end distal the femoral stem. A transverse cross-section of the femoral neck includes a medial-lateral axis and an anterior-posterior axis. Moreover, a reference circle bisected by the medial-lateral axis and passing through the medial-most point and the lateral-most point has a diameter equal to a maximum medial-lateral width W | 2010-06-17 |
20100152860 | ASSEMBLY FOR USE IN A HIP JOINT REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE - An assembly for use in a hip joint replacement procedure which comprises a stem part for location in the intramedullary cavity of a femur, having a tapered spigot at one end, and a head part having a bearing surface defined by a part of a sphere, and a tapered bore formed in it in which the spigot is a snug fit so that the tapered surfaces of the spigot and the socket are in surface to surface contact. The distance from (i) the point on the tapered surface of the spigot at or towards its free end at which the tapered surface thereof no longer contacts the tapered surface of the bore, to (ii) the centre of the sphere which is defined by the bearing surface measured from the said point on the spigot parallel to the axis of the spigot towards the intramedullary cavity, when the spigot is received in the bore in the head part, is at least about 5 mm, with the said point on the tapered surface of the spigot being located between the centre of the sphere and the bearing surface of the head part. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152861 | Ureteral Stent - A ureteral stent comprising a short renal coil made of a pliable material and a wick portion made of a material having a hydrophilicity or hydrophobicity different from that of the renal coil and extending from a ureteropelvic junction to a bladder so as to assist in the transfer of urine out of a kidney and into the bladder and to improve patient comfort. Due to increased hydrophilicity or hydrophobicity, wick may be significantly smaller in diameter than renal coil, resulting in less reflux of urine into the kidney and further decreasing patient discomfort. The stent may further comprise one or more couplers between the renal coil and wick portion, such as clamps, couplers, sutures, adhesives or receiving ends of the renal coil, and the wick portion may further comprise a sheath surrounding an elastic core to prevent kinking and enhance the ability of the wick portion to move with the patient. A novel method of ureteral stent placement is also disclosed. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152863 | Bioactive Grafts and Composites - Disclosed are various bioactive grafts and methods of making the same. In one embodiment, bone material is harvested from a donor. The harvested bone material is exposed to a lysing agent, the lysing agent configured to release growth factors and bioactive materials from cellular material of the harvested bone material. The harvested bone material is then rinsed with a rinsing agent. The pH of the harvested bone material is substantially neutralized. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152864 | OSSEOINTEGRATED IMPLANT WITH ELECTRICAL STIMULATION - An osseointegrated implant for an amputee includes a surgically implanted post-shaped orthopedic implant rigidly supported by patient bone, wherein the implant protrudes through overlying stump tissue to an external location for suitable attachment to a prosthetic limb or the like. A non-invasive electrical stimulation system provides controlled electrical stimulation at the implant-bone interface for achieving rapid and secure fixation by osseointegration in a significantly reduced rehabilitation time. The electrical stimulation system utilizes at least one and preferably multiple electrodes mounted externally onto the patient in close proximity to the implant-bone interface, with an external portion of the implant providing a second electrode. In one preferred form, the implant comprises a base structure of titanium or titanium alloy or the like, coated with a thin film of a highly conductive substance such as gold for improved electrical conductivity. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152865 | NOISE REDUCTION DEVICE FOR ARTICULATING JOINT, AND A LIMB SUPPORT DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - An articulating connection or joint for a limb support device having a first support member and a second support member pivotably couples together the first support member and the second support member. The articulating connection can include one or more first articulating connection member, or load-bearing pin, and one or more second articulating connection member, or bushing, disposed about the first and second support members. The load-bearing pin is coupled to one of the support members and the bushing is coupled to another of the support members. The bushing is configured to rotatingly receive the load-bearing pin and interacts with an actuation member configured to apply a force on the load-bearing pin to eccentrically align the load-bearing pin relative to the bushing so that the load-bearing pin continuously follows and contacts a bearing surface of the bushing during use of the limb support device, thereby inhibiting noise generation from the interaction of the bushing and load-bearing pin. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152866 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM HAVING AN INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM - An information processing system includes an information processing apparatus and a system controller. The information processing apparatus includes an information storage that stores function specifying information identifying a processing function on a second processor corresponding to a process which is to be executed by a first processor and a information transfer section that transfers a processing information including the function specifying information to the system controller. The system controller includes a function storage that stores the processing function corresponding to the process which is included in the processes to be executed by the first processor as a provided function and a result transfer section that executes a process using the processing function and corresponding to the function specifying information included in the processing information and that transfers a result of execution of the process to the information processing apparatus. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152867 | UNIQUE IDENTIFICATION OF AUTOMATION COMPONENTS - The invention relates to a method for the explicit identification of at least one component of an automation system. The aim of the invention is to propose a method for the explicit identification of automation components that prevents the disadvantages of the known solutions and simplifies project planning. This aim is attained using a method for the worldwide explicit identification of at least one component of an automation system, wherein the component is associated in a one-to-one fashion with location information by means of multidimensional coordinates, said information designating a point inside the component and being transmitted to the automation system and/or being provided for the automation system. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152868 | MOTION CONTROL SERVO LOOP APPARATUS - A motion control servo loop apparatus, comprising: a feed-forward control module, and a proportional-integral-derivative (PID) control loop and a compensation adder. The feed-forward control module is capable of generating a feed-forward compensation. The PID control loop further comprises: a proportional control module, an integral control module and a derivative control module. The proportional control module is capable of generating a proportional compensation. The derivative control module is capable of generating a derivative compensation. The integral control module uses a digital differential analyzer (DDA) algorithm to perform integration for accumulated errors with respect to each sampling clock at each DDA pulse and thus output an accumulated error, which is then processed to generate an integral compensation. Thereafter, the compensation adder receives the feed-forward compensation, the proportional compensation, the integral compensation and the derivative compensation to calculate a position error compensation for a motor driver. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152869 | PHASED ACCEPTANCE OF A PRODUCT - System(s) and method(s) are provided to enable phased acceptance of a product as part of an acquisition contract. Phased acceptance establishes a set of one or more phases of product acceptance, each directed to grant approval of a set of specific aspects of the product based at least in part on one of quality of operation or functional performance. Operational and functional performance metrics that determine acceptance thresholds in each acceptance phase are negotiated between a vendor and a client. To protect investment, phased acceptance can include remedies as part of each phase of acceptance based at least on one of product operational or functional failures, or unavailable features vendor committed to during negotiation of performance metrics; the remedies include at least one corrective measures or liquidated damages. A Final acceptance phase is the last approval from client to vendor, and can be employed to close out the acquisition contract. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152870 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING ROBOTS FOR WELDING WORKPIECES - The invention relates to a method for controlling robots for welding three-dimensional workpieces, comprising the following steps: positioning and tacking profiles to a plate in order to form the workpiece to be welded, depicting the workpiece by means of a three-dimensional imaging system in the form of three-dimensional pixels, determining the geometric data of the plate and profiles, including the allocation of cutouts and final cutting shapes from the three-dimensional pixels, determining the weld seam data from the geometric data while considering the profile placement lines and the contact lines of profiles, allocating the weld seam data to parameterizable specifications for the weld plan into stored predefined movement patterns of the robot, and into commands for the control of the welding process. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152871 | LOCAL ENFORCEMENT OF ACCURACY IN FABRICATED MODELS - The systems and methods disclosed herein employ a combination of digital three-dimensional modeling and rapid fabrication technologies to provide pre-indexed, pre-registered, and/or precut components for articulated dental models. Dental articulators and components of dental models as described herein use a positioning key to encode positional information for components of the dental model, and/or a reference grid on mounting surfaces to enforce local accuracy of fabricated parts against a fixed reference array. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152872 | LOCAL ENFORCEMENT OF ACCURACY IN FABRICATED MODELS - The systems and methods disclosed herein employ a combination of digital three-dimensional modeling and rapid fabrication technologies to provide pre-indexed, pre-registered, and/or precut components for articulated dental models. Dental articulators and components of dental models as described herein use a positioning key to encode positional information for components of the dental model, and/or a reference grid on mounting surfaces to enforce local accuracy of fabricated parts against a fixed reference array. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152873 | LOCAL ENFORCEMENT OF ACCURACY IN FABRICATED MODELS - The systems and methods disclosed herein employ a combination of digital three-dimensional modeling and rapid fabrication technologies to provide pre-indexed, pre-registered, and/or precut components for articulated dental models. Dental articulators and components of dental models as described herein use a positioning key to encode positional information for components of the dental model, and/or a reference grid on mounting surfaces to enforce local accuracy of fabricated parts against a fixed reference array. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152874 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR INTEGRATED MASTERING SYSTEM - A method for controlling handling of a plurality of substrates to be processed in an integrated mastering system and an integrated mastering system for performing the method of the invention is provided. The system comprises various treating stations to be passed through by the substrates in a predetermined order, a buffer for temporarily storing the substrates and a handler for moving the substrates between the buffer and the treating stations. According to the method each one of the plurality of substrates is moved to the buffer upon completion of processing in each one of said treating stations. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152875 | ESTIMATION APPARATUS AND ESTIMATION METHOD - An estimation apparatus for estimating a formation of a plurality of wiring layers for an integrated circuit to be manufactured by laminating the wiring layers each formed through a deposition process of a wiring material on a substrate and subsequently polishing the deposited wiring material, the apparatus includes a deposition estimator, a polishing estimator, and an adjuster. The apparatus includes an optimizer configured to optimize distribution of the height of the wiring material for each of the wiring layers within an acceptable range by controlling the adjuster to generate various combinations of adjusted patterns of the wiring layers and by controlling the deposition estimator and the polishing estimator to perform estimation of distribution of deposition height of the wiring material and distribution of the wiring material to be remained after polishing for each of the wiring layers, respectively, for each of the combinations of the adjusted patterns. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152876 | Method for generating layout pattern of semiconductor device and layout pattern generating apparatus - In a layout pattern generating method, a specific rework cell used for edition is specified among rework cells and fill cells which are arranged in a semiconductor chip area and a specific pattern of a predetermined shape is generated in a wiring layer for the specific rework cell. A dummy wiring pattern is arranged in at least a part of the wiring layer of and the fill cell and un-specific rework cells among the rework cell other than the specific rework cell. The specific pattern is deleted from the wiring layer for the specifying rework cell. A wiring pattern is arranged in the wiring layer for the specific rework cell by wiring the specific rework cell as a logic cell. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152877 | COMPONENT MOUNTING METHOD, COMPONENT MOUNTING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR DETERMINING MOUNTING CONDITIONS, AND APPARATUS AND PROGRAM FOR DETERMINING MOUNTING CONDITIONS - A component mounting method for mounting a component on a substrate is used by a component mounter including: a mounting head mounting the component on the substrate; and an inspection head inspecting a surface status of the substrate. The component mounting method includes: repeatedly mounting a component to be mounted on a predetermined substrate by the mounting head; determining whether or not the component to be mounted is a predetermined component; and when the determination is made that the component to be mounted is the predetermined component, performing at least one of (i) inspecting a mounting status of the predetermined component after mounting the predetermined component and (ii) inspecting a status of a mounting surface on which the predetermined component is to be mounted, before mounting the predetermined component. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152878 | SYSTEM FOR MAINTAINING AND ANALYZING MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT AND METHOD THEREOF - A system and a method are used for maintaining and analyzing manufacturing equipment. The system includes an embedded forecast device (EFD) configured in the manufacturing equipment and a server in communication with the EFD. The EFD is built in with a feature extraction (FE) algorithm and a forecast model (FM), so as to obtain a real time data of the manufacturing equipment and carry out forecasts on the manufacturing equipment to generate a forecast result. The server has various types of FE algorithms and modeling algorithms, which are selected and combined by a user for training and building a required FM and setting related parameters. The embedded forecast device also has a novelty detection model (NDM), which is capable of informing the server to retrain the models when the manufacturing equipment fails and then to update the FM and the NDM of the embedded forecast device. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152879 | PROCESSING INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IN A PLASMA PROCESSING TOOL - A plasma-processing tool for processing a substrate using at least a first process recipe and a second process recipe is provided. The plasma-processing tool includes transducers configured to collect process data streams, each process data stream pertaining to a process parameter being monitored during recipe execution. The tool also includes a logic circuitry configured for receiving a set of meta-data wherein each meta-data includes identification data about the substrate and the process recipe being executed. The logic circuitry is also configured for receiving a set of process data streams, each of which being associated with a specific process recipe. The logic circuitry further includes storing the meta-data and the process data streams associated with the first process recipe as a first file and the meta-data and the process data streams associated with the second process recipe as a second file. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152880 | Systems, devices, and methods for making or administering frozen particles - Certain embodiments disclosed herein relate to compositions, methods, devices, systems, and products regarding frozen particles. In certain embodiments, the frozen particles include materials at low temperatures. In certain embodiments, the frozen particles provide vehicles for delivery of particular agents. In certain embodiments, the frozen particles are administered to at least one substrate. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152881 | THERMAL ERROR COMPENSATION METHOD FOR MACHINE TOOLS - A thermal error compensation method for machine tools is disclosed, which comprises the steps of: disposing at least a thermal sensor at positions neighboring to the at least one heat source of a machine tool; driving the machine tool to operate under a specific operation condition for enabling the at least one heat source to generate heat; generating a thermal signal according to the temperature detected by the at least one thermal sensor; using a heat conducting calculation unit to access the thermal signal and the information relating to the specific operation condition to be used in a calculation for obtaining and thus outputting at least a node temperature; and using an error compensation unit to access the at least one node temperature to be used in a calculation for obtaining thermal error compensation values for the machine tool. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152882 | MACHINE TOOL MONITORING DEVICE - The invention relates to a machine tool monitoring device with an identification unit for identifying the operating situation of a machine tool. According to the invention, the identification unit is designed to identify an operating situation using at least one distance variable. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152883 | APPARATUS FOR FURNISHING ARTICLES AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE APPARATUS - An apparatus and a method for controlling an apparatus for furnishing articles is disclosed. A conveyor unit is used to convey the articles. At least one exchangeable furnishing unit is designed to exchange identification data and/or control information during connection to the apparatus with the apparatus and/or with the conveyor unit. At least one storage area is provided, wherein the storage area stores at least two furnishing units. An automatically controlled feeding and withdrawing unit is used to operatively connect the storage area with the apparatus. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152884 | AUTOMATED PRESCRIPTION FILLING SYSTEM/METHOD WITH AUTOMATED LABELING AND PACKAGING SYSTEM/METHOD AND AUTOMATED ORDER CONSOLIDATION SYSTEM/METHOD - Computer assisted systems, methods and mediums for filling one or more orders. One embodiment of the present invention is a system that includes an order consolidation station configured to receive at least one bottle containing pills individually counted and/or at least one package containing pharmaceutical products without having been designated for any of the orders when the package was created and/or at least one literature pack optionally including patient specific information. The order consolidation station is further configured to combine automatically the received bottle and/or package and/or literature pack into a container to be sent to a recipient including, for example, mail order pharmacies, wholesalers and/or central fill dealers for subsequent distribution or sale including retailer distribution or sale. The bottle is specifically designated for the order, and the order generally includes at least one prescription for the package. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152885 | AUTOMATED DIAGNOSTIC KIOSK FOR DIAGNOSING DISEASES - An automated and autonomous diagnostic apparatus that is capable of dispensing collection vials and collections kits to users interesting in collecting a biological sample and submitting their collected sample contained within a collection vial into the apparatus for automated diagnostic services. The user communicates with the apparatus through a touch-screen monitor. A user is able to enter personnel information into the apparatus including medical history, insurance information, co-payment, and answer a series of questions regarding their illness, which is used to determine the assay most likely to yield a positive result. Remotely-located physicians can communicate with users of the apparatus using video tele-medicine and request specific assays to be performed. The apparatus archives submitted samples for additional testing. Users may receive their assay results electronically. Users may allow the uploading of their diagnoses into a central databank for disease surveillance purposes. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152886 | RECIRCULATING SORTING SYSTEM - The apparatus is for sorting a range of machine-identifiable items received in random order such as meat products or cuts produced at an abattoir. In one example, the items are allocated into high, medium and low priority types (total 205 types). High priority items are allowed a smaller range of types than are low-priority items. Items are recirculated automatically for re-sorting once, twice or three times respectively into fully sorted sets of products. Preferably a freezing chamber surrounds the sorting apparatus so that the items become chilled or frozen while being sorted. | 2010-06-17 |
20100152887 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND DISPLAY METHOD FOR SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS - During a carrying operation, the position, transportation origin, and transportation destination of a carrier or a boat can be easily checked. A carrying system is configured to carry a substrate, a manipulation unit is configured to display an operation state of the carrying system on a manipulation screen, and a control unit is configured to control an operation of the carrying system. The manipulation unit displays a carrying system icon indicating the carrying system which is a carrying target object and a carrying-out icon at predetermined positions of the manipulation screen corresponding to a transportation origin of the carrying system, and a carrying-in icon at a predetermined position of the manipulation screen corresponding to the transportation destination of the carrying system, | 2010-06-17 |
20100152888 | ARRANGEMENTS FOR CREATING WAFER MOVEMENT CONTROL MACROS - An arrangement for creating a set of wafer transfer instructions configured to transfer a wafer between an origination wafer-holding location and a destination wafer-holding location in a plasma cluster tool is provided. The arrangement includes means for receiving a first user-provided location indicator and a second user-provided location indicator on an on-screen graphical representation of the plasma cluster tool. The arrangement also includes means for ascertaining data pertaining to a set of paths between the first user-provided location indicator and the second user-provided location indicator. The arrangement further includes means for forming the set of wafer transfer instructions responsive to the data pertaining to the set of paths, the set of wafer transfer instructions being configured to transfer the wafer along a set of wafer-holding locations associated with one of the set of paths. | 2010-06-17 |