| 44th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights (10-29-09/10-29-09_52) part 52 |
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| 20090270926 | ROTOLOCK CERVICAL PLATE LOCKING MECHANISM - An orthopedic plate contains a thru-bore with an oval shaped rim and an internal groove underneath that rim. A compressible retention member is designed with an upper plane and a lower plane. The upper plane being oval shaped and smaller in diameter than the lower plane. The lower plane is designed to extend into the internal groove cut into the orthopedic device. After the screw has been inserted, the compressible retention member is rotated, squeezing the larger dimension of the oval shaped ring into the smaller dimension of the oval shaped rim. This reduces the diameter of the compressible retention member. The compressible retention member has an overhang section that when compressed, covers up part of the top edge of the screw to prevent it from backing out. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090270927 | Bone Plate System - A bone plate system is provided that includes bone plates and bone anchor assemblies for being inserted into bone plate bores to secure the bone plates to one or more bones. In one aspect, the bone plate system includes a bone anchor assembly having a locking cap and a locking fastener connected to a head portion of a bone anchor. The bone anchor assembly is driven into a bone plate bore before the locking fastener is shifted to expand the locking cap and fix the bone anchor assembly within the bore. In another aspect, the bone plate system includes a bone anchor assembly having a locking cap that deflects radially inward due to contact with the bone plate at large bone anchor assembly insertion angles. In addition, a bone anchor assembly having a preassembled condition with a locking cap resisting back out of a locking fastener. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090270928 | NAVIGATION TRACKER FIXATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR USE THEREOF - A navigation tracker fixation device system is provided that comprises a plate that is placed at a generally longitudinal axis of a patient's bone and having at least one hole and operable to receive a member for coupling the plate to the bone. A post is provided that is coupled to the plate and operable to extend beyond a surgical site. A tracker component may be coupled to the plate, the post or both the plate and the post, and the post enables the tracker component to be positioned within the surgical site while remaining away from an articular surface resection area of the bone. The tracker component remains within the surgical site during resection of the bone. Preferably, the surgical tracking system is provided to verify bone resection or knee kinematics, without a need to remove or replace the tracker component from the surgical site, during the procedure. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090270929 | Facet joint fixation device - A device for fixing the positions of proximate bone elements including an inter-bone implant adapted to be implanted between suitably prepared proximate bone elements, the inter-bone implant having an internally threaded aperture, a bone fixation apparatus including a base having an eyelet and a means connected to the base for mechanically fixing the positions of the proximate bone elements relative to each other, the eyelet being substantially aligned with the internally threaded aperture, and a screw having a head and a threaded shaft extending therefrom, wherein the shaft is operatively arranged to extend through the eyelet and threadingly engage the internally threaded aperture, and the screw is operatively arranged to secure the bone fixation apparatus to the inter-bone implant. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090270930 | External Defibrillator With Adaptive Protocols - A method and apparatus for a defibrillating system is disclosed that monitors the patient during treatment and then uses the information it gathers to adjust treatment protocols during treatment based on the patient's response. The protocols may include adaptive rhythm analysis intervals, adaptive CPR intervals, and adaptive shock stacks. A method of operating a defibrillator may include the steps of: obtaining a data set on at least one physiological parameter of a patient in a first data gathering interval; performing an analysis of the data set; and determining a time interval between the analysis of the first data set and a second data set, or the duration of a CPR interval, or the number of shocks in a shock stack, based on the result of the analysis of the data set. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090270931 | METHOD, MOBILE TERMINAL, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR FACILITATING RESUSCITATION - A method for facilitating resuscitation comprising starting an automatic resuscitation sequence, wherein the automatic resuscitation sequence comprises at least one from the group of: emitting audible instructions, displaying text instructions, displaying images, displaying animations, emitting metronome signals, emitting inflation sounds, displaying a clock showing elapsed time since starting the automatic resuscitation sequence, wherein the displaying of animations is associated with the metronome signals, wherein the displaying of animations is associated with the emitting of blowing sounds. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090270932 | Methods and Implantable Devices for Inducing Fibrillation by Alternating Constant Current - The present invention is directed toward methods for inducing fibrillation in a patient using a controlled current AC signal applied via an implanted ICD. In some embodiments, the AC signal is applied as a series of alternating constant current pulses. Some embodiments make use of a specialized H-bridge circuit for applying the AC signal. A low-side current controlling portion of an ICD's circuitry may make up part of the specialized H-bridge circuit. Further embodiments include devices embodying these methods. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090270933 | Pressure and Impedance Based Discrimination of Hemodynamic Stability - An implantable cardioverter defibrillator evaluates the hemodynamic stability of an arrhythmia to determine whether or not to defibrillate. The device obtains cardiac pressure and cardiac impedance data and evaluates a phase relationship between these parameters. Hemodynamically stable rhythms will result in an out of phase relationship. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090270934 | Pressure and Impedance Based Discrimination of Hemodynamic Stability - An implantable cardioverter defibrillator evaluates the hemodynamic stability of an arrhythmia to determine whether or not to defibrillate. The device obtains cardiac pressure and cardiac impedance data and evaluates a phase relationship between these parameters. Hemodynamically stable rhythms will result in an out of phase relationship. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090270935 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SELECTIVELY STIMULATING NERVE ROOTS - Various system embodiments comprise an implantable lead, an implantable housing, a neural stimulation circuit in the housing, and a controller in the housing and connected to the neural stimulation circuit. The lead has a proximal end and a distal end. The distal end is adapted to deliver neural stimulation pulses to the ventral nerve root and the dorsal nerve root. The proximal end of the lead is adapted to connect to the housing. The neural stimulation circuit is adapted to generate neural stimulation pulses to stimulate the ventral nerve root or the dorsal nerve root using the implantable lead. The controller is adapted to control the neural stimulation circuit to deliver a neural stimulation treatment. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090270936 | IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE WITH COORDINATED VENTRICULAR OVERDRIVE AND TRIGGER MODE PACING - A method and system are provided for providing coordinated ventricular overdrive and triggered pacing through an implantable system. A lead senses signals from a heart to obtain sensed signals representative of tachycardia occurring in at least one chamber of the heart. The lead includes an electrode. A control module detects tachycardia in at least one chamber of the heart and based thereon, initiates an overdrive pacing mode and a triggered pacing mode. The control module controls delivery of overdrive pacing pulses through the electrode to a first chamber of the heart in accordance with the overdrive pacing mode. The control module controls delivery of a triggered pacing pulse through the electrode to the first chamber of the heart in accordance with the triggered pacing mode. The triggered pacing pulse is temporally interspersed with the overdrive pacing pulses. The triggered pacing pulse may be delivered at a time that is independent of, and unrelated to, the timing of the overdrive pacing pulses. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090270937 | MORPHOLOGY-BASED OPTIMIZATION OF CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY - A method and apparatus for delivering cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) in which an evoked response electrogram is recorded during one or more cardiac cycles and used to aid in the selection of resynchronization pacing parameters and/or to monitor the effectiveness of resynchronization therapy. The morphology of an evoked response electrogram may be recorded and analyzed to determine if and when intrinsic activation of one ventricle is occurring in order to optimally adjust the programmed atrio-ventricular (AV) delay interval for ventricular resynchronization pacing of a patient with intact AV node conduction. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090270938 | CAPTURE THRESHOLD AND LEAD CONDITION ANALYSIS - An exemplary method includes performing a capture threshold assessment using a bipolar electrode configuration, deciding if capture occurred for a maximum energy value of the capture threshold assessment and, if capture did not occur, then performing a lead impedance test for the lead associated with the bipolar electrode configuration. Such a test may aim to detect an insulation defect and/or a conductor defect. Other exemplary methods, devices, systems, etc., are also disclosed. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090270939 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING ATRIAL FIBRILLATION - Detection of atrial fibrillation involves detecting a plurality of ventricular events and obtaining a series of probabilities of AF, each corresponding to a probability of AF for a different beat window having a plurality of ventricular events. AF onset is detected when one or each of a plurality of consecutive AF probabilities satisfies an AF trigger threshold. AF termination is detected when one or each of a plurality of consecutive AF probabilities does not satisfy the AF trigger threshold. Upon detection of AF onset, ventricular events are processed to detect for a sudden onset of irregularity of the ventricular events. AF onset is confirmed when sudden onset is detected and overturned when sudden onset is not detected. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090270940 | LEAD RETENTION ASSEMBLY FOR IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE - A lead retention assembly for an implantable medical device includes (i) a conductive set screw and (ii) a housing defining an opening for receiving at least a portion of the set screw. The assembly further includes a block disposed within the housing. The block defines a lead receiving bore and a second bore extending generally perpendicular to and intersecting with the lead receiving bore. The assembly further includes a conductive lead engagement member having a lead engagement feature. The lead engagement feature is disposed within and movable within the second bore such that advancement of the set screw causes the lead engagement feature to move within the second bore towards the lead receiving bore. The set screw is electrically isolated from the conductive lead engagement member. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090270941 | HEMOSTASIS VALVE AND GUIDEWIRE PACING SYSTEM - Systems and methods for temporarily pacing a patient's heart are provided. One system includes a hemostasis valve with an adjustable electrical connection, the adjustable electrical connection having one or more adjustable contacts. The adjustable contacts have a first, radially expanded configuration and a second, radially constricted configuration. In the radially constricted configuration, the adjustable contacts are configured to pierce through a layer of an elongate medical device that is disposed in the hemostasis valve. The elongate medical device has a distal electrode and a conductor extending along a portion of the elongate medical device. The adjustable contacts pierce through a make contact with the conductor, providing an electrical pathway to the distal electrode. Also provided are vascular access systems including a hemostasis valve and a guide catheter, guide wire torquers with adjustable contacts and methods of temporarily pacing a patient's heart. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090270942 | COLLECTING ACTIVITY INFORMATION TO EVALUATE THERAPY - A medical device delivers a therapy to a patient. The medical device may periodically determine an activity level of the patient, and associate each determined activity level with a current therapy parameter set. A value of at least one activity metric is determined for each of a plurality of therapy parameter sets based on the activity levels associated with that therapy parameter set. A list of the therapy parameter sets is presented to a user, such as a clinician, for evaluation of the relative efficacy of the therapy parameter sets. The list may be ordered according to the one or more activity metric values to aid in evaluation of the therapy parameter sets. Where values are determined for a plurality of activity metrics, the list may be ordered according to the one of the activity metrics selected by the user. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090270943 | Blocking Exogenous Action Potentials by an Implantable Medical Device - I disclose an implantable medical device (IMD) to treat a medical condition in a patient, comprising an electrical signal generator; a cathode and an anode operatively coupled to the electrical signal generator and a cranial nerve of the patient; and a third electrode operatively coupled to the electrical signal generator and implanted within the patient's body; wherein the electrical signal generator is capable of generating and delivering at least one electrical signal effective at the anode to block at least a sufficient portion of action potentials induced by the at least one electrical signal in the cranial nerve proximate the cathode to reduce a side effect of said induced action potentials. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090270944 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TREATING A PSYCHOTIC DISORDER - Methods of treating a psychotic disorder include applying at least one stimulus to a stimulation site within a patient with an implanted stimulator in accordance with one or more stimulation parameters configured to treat the psychotic disorder. Systems for treating a psychotic disorder include a stimulator configured to apply at least one stimulus to a stimulation site within a patient in accordance with one or more stimulation parameters configured to treat the psychotic disorder. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090270945 | Portable Applicator for Collagen Stimulation - A portable applicator for pulsating signal therapy comprises a support body ( | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090270946 | Therapeutic Light System - A non-thermal low dose light emitting diode (LED) array provides for the application of therapeutically specific radiation is provided. The array delivers radiation to the intended target surface at a controlled intensity. The intensity is controlled with a specific sequence of pulsing by pulse driving a matrix-arrayed LED. The modulation of the therapeutically specific radiation is at a frequency outside the user's visually perceptive range, but with a visually perceptible cycle. The cycle is initiated by a strobe rate very slow and perceptible to the user and then ramp up rapidly to over 30 cycles per second for the dosage period. The cycle is terminated by ramping down the strobe rate from above 30 cycles per second to a slower, visually perceptible level at the end of the dosage period. The instant abstract is neither intended to define the invention disclosed in this specification nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090270947 | CONFIGURING STIMULATION THERAPY USING STIMULATION INTENSITY - Techniques for configuring electrical stimulation therapy utilizing one or more stimulation intensity values are described. In one example, a method includes receiving a stimulation intensity value that corresponds to an equal intensity function; determining a pulse width value and a pulse amplitude value based on the equal intensity function; and controlling delivery of electrical stimulation pulses with the determined pulse width value and amplitude value to a patient. A stimulation intensity value may correspond to a plurality of paired pulse width and amplitude values having substantially the same intensity. For example, the plurality of paired pulse width and amplitude values may activate a substantially equal volume of tissue when a stimulation pulse with the paired values is delivered. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090270948 | ANTENNA ARRANGEMENTS FOR IMPLANTABLE THERAPY DEVICE - Embodiments of an implantable medical device includes a loop antenna wound about an inner housing. The loop antenna may form a partial winding, a complete winding, or multiple windings about the inner housing. One or more additional antennae may be capacitively coupled to the loop antenna external to the inner housing to increase efficiency and decrease Return Loss Response of the implantable device. The additional antenna may be balanced or unbalanced antennae. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090270949 | EXTERNAL STIMULUS FOR ESTABLISHING COMMUNICATION WITH IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE - The present invention relates to systems, devices and methods for accessing an implantable medical device when the security key is not known. The systems, methods and devices help to access an implantable medical device through a back door to permit non-secure communications. The systems, devices, and methods require short range external stimulus to indicate to the implantable medical device that a valid communication is about to be received. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090270950 | Adaptive Interference Reduction During Telemetry - An implantable medical device has a first module for performing telemetry communications with another device and a second module for delivering a high voltage therapy to a patient. The first module is configured to detect a communication error, and the second module is configured to determine a need for the therapy and to charge a capacitor in response to the need for the therapy. The second module is configured to suspend the capacitor charging in response to receiving a notification from the first module corresponding to detecting a communication error. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090270951 | RECHARGE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DEEP OR ANGLED DEVICES - Techniques are disclosed for recharging an Implantable Medical Device (IMD). In one embodiment, a first external coil is positioned on one side of a patient's body, such as on a front side of the torso in proximity to the IMD. A second external coil is positioned on an opposite side of the patient's body, such as on the back of the torso. A recharging device generates a current in each of the coils, inductively coupling the first and the second coils to the secondary recharge coil of the IMD. According to another aspect, each of the two external coils may wrap around a portion of the patient's body, such as the torso or head, and are positioned such that the IMD lies between the coils. According to this aspect, current generated in the coils inductively couples to a second recharge coil that is angled within the patient's body. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090270952 | System for analyzing and treating abnormality of human and animal tissues - A patient treatment unit for analyzing and treating abnormality of human or animal tissues, includes a display; a pulse generator circuit that outputs a sequence of electrical pulses at a pulse frequency, the electrical pulses having a pulse width, the pulse generator controlling the pulse frequency and the pulse width of the electrical pulses; a pair of probes for contacting a body of a patient and electrically coupled to the pulse generator; and a voltage and current sensing circuit that senses a voltage or a current via the probes when contacting the body of the patient. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090270953 | Optical Device - A reflectance-type optical sensor includes one or more photodiodes formed in a semiconductor substrate. A well having sidewalls and a bottom is formed in the top surface of the substrate, and a reflective layer is formed on the sidewalls and bottom. A light-emitting diode (LED) is mounted in the well, so that light emitted laterally and rearwardly from the LED strikes the sidewalls or bottom and is redirected in a direction generally perpendicular to the top surface of the substrate. The optical sensor can be fabricated using microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) fabrication techniques. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090270954 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PREDICTIVELY CONTROLLING THE TEMPERATURE OF A COOLANT DELIVERED TO A TREATMENT DEVICE - Apparatus and methods for predictively controlling the temperature of a coolant delivered to a treatment apparatus configured to non-invasively treat a patient's tissue with doses of electromagnetic energy. The treatment apparatus includes a closed-loop cooling system connected with an energy delivery device used to deliver the electromagnetic energy to the patient's tissue. Coolant is pumped from a reservoir to the energy delivery device in the closed-loop cooling system. The control temperature of the coolant in the reservoir is adjusted based upon the specific room air temperature. This predictive adjustment promotes better control over the coolant temperature at the energy delivery device by lessening the effects of heat gain in transit from the reservoir to the energy delivery device. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090270955 | THERAPEUTIC HEATING AND COOLING VIA TEMPERATURE MANAGEMENT OF A COLON-INSERTED DUAL BALLOON - Methods and apparatus are provided for heating or cooling a patient's whole body or a selected portion of a patient's body. In one embodiment, the method begins by inserting a catheter having a dual balloon system into the large intestine of a patient. A heated or chilled liquid is conducted through a supply tube of the catheter and into the inner balloon. The liquid is evacuated from the inner balloon through a return lumen of the catheter. The outer balloon conducts heat transfer between the patient's tissues and the inner balloon, and further provides a degree of safety against rupture of the inner balloon. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090270956 | IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL LEAD CONFIGURED FOR IMPROVED MRI SAFETY - Disclosed herein is an implantable medical lead for coupling to an implantable pulse generator and configured for improved MRI safety. In one embodiment, the lead includes a tubular body, an electrode, an electrical conductor, and a shield layer. The tubular body includes a proximal end and a distal end. The electrode is operably coupled to the tubular body near the distal end. The electrical conductor extends distally through the body from the proximal end and electrically connects to the electrode. The shield layer extends through the tubular body between the proximal and distal ends. The shield layer is configured to reduce an amount of current induced in the electrical conductor when present in an electromagnetic field as compared to the current that would be induced in the electrical conductor absent the shield layer. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090270957 | STIMULATION SYSTEM WITH PERCUTANEOUSLY DELIVERABLE PADDLE LEAD AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING - An implantable lead includes an expandable paddle body and a plurality of electrodes disposed on the paddle body. The electrodes are configured and arranged to provide electrical stimulation to adjacent tissue when implanted and the lead is coupled to a control module. The paddle body is configured for percutaneous implantation through an introducer followed by expansion of a volume of the paddle body by at least 10%. Alternatively, the paddle body is configured for percutaneous implantation and when implanted the lead is configured and arranged so that a position or orientation of the plurality of electrodes relative to the paddle body can be altered. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090270958 | Simply Supported Neural Stimulation Electrode Array for Applying Pressure on Neural Tissue - The present invention is an electrode array for neural stimulation suitable to be attached to neural tissue such that the attachment point acts as a fulcrum like point and contact with an end of the array body presses the other end of the array body into the neural tissue to be stimulated. This invention is particularly useful in a retinal electrode array for a visual prosthesis. By curving an electrode portion of an array body to approximate but not exceed (never more tightly curved) the curvature of the retina and applying force to the array by external means at the fulcrum like point, approximately even pressure across all electrodes is achieved. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090270959 | LEAD CONDITION ASSESSMENT FOR AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE - A method, system, and apparatus for performing a lead condition assessment and/or a lead orientation determination associated with an implantable medical device (IMD). A first impedance is determined. The first impedance relates to the impedance relative to a first electrode and a portion of the IMD. A second impedance is determined. The second impedance relates to the impedance relative to a second electrode and the portion of the IMD. The first impedance is compared with the second impedance to determine an impedance difference. A determination is made whether the impedance difference is outside a predetermined tolerance range. Furthermore, artifact measured during impedance measurements or test pulses may be compared to assess lead orientation. An indication of a lead condition error is provided in response to determining that the impedance difference is outside the predetermined tolerance range. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090270960 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DELIVERING ELECTRIC CURRENT FOR SPINAL CORD STIMULATION - Various system embodiments comprise a lead having a distal end and a proximal end. The distal end includes a plurality of electrodes. The lead is configured to be fed into a dorsal epidural space of a human to a desired region of a spinal column and to be fed laterally to at least partially encircle a spinal cord in the desired region to place at least one stimulation electrode in position to stimulate a dorsal nerve root and at least another stimulation electrode in position to stimulate a ventral nerve root. The desired region may include cervical vertebrae, thoracic vertebrae, or lumbar vertebrae. Some embodiments stimulate the spinal cord in the T1-T5 region. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090270961 | TERMINAL HOUSING FOR AN ELECTROMEDICAL IMPLANT - A terminal housing ( | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090270962 | PASSIVE FIXATION MEDICAL ELECTRICAL LEAD - An implantable passive fixation lead is disclosed. The passive fixation lead comprises an elongate lead body having at least one elongate conductive element. The lead body includes a proximal end and a distal end. A support member has a first surface and a second surface. The second surface is coupled to the distal end of the lead body. A linking material is coupled to the first surface of the support member. A bioadhesive material is coupled to the linking material. A removable cover is placed over the bioadhesive material. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090270963 | MEDICAL PROBE - A probe system for electro-stimulation and bio-feedback training of muscles in the pelvic floor region, in particular for pelvic floor physiotherapy and diagnosis, includes a probe having a probe body which is insertable into a vagina or a rectum, and a plurality of electrodes which are positioned at several locations along the length and around the circumference on the outer surface of the probe, the probe system further includes a control unit, operationally coupled to the probe, adapted for receiving EMG signals from each of the electrodes and for processing each of the signals for mapping the response of the muscles in the pelvic floor region. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090270964 | Toroidal balloon system and method of use - A toroidal balloon system apparatus and method for use in a vessel includes a catheter defining an inflation lumen and having an inflation port in communication with the inflation lumen; and a toroidal balloon attached to the catheter. The toroidal balloon defines a balloon lumen in communication with the inflation port to inflate the balloon and a central lumen which allows fluid flow through the balloon and the vessel when the toroidal balloon is inflated. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090270965 | Endovascular Prosthesis for Ascending Aorta - An endoluminal prosthesis for treating a diseased portion of the ascending aorta includes a tubular graft material having an outer surface and an inner surface and a support structure coupled to the graft material. An anchoring device is coupled to the proximal end of the support structure to engage the sinotubular junction or the sinuses adjacent the sinotubular junction. The anchoring device may be a stent ring with barbs on an outer surface to engage the sinotubular junction, a plurality of anchors extending into the sinuses including hooks to engage the sinuses, a plurality of bent stents with distally facing shoulders extending into the sinuses and engaging a distal edge of the sinuses, or a series of progressively larger diameter stent rings extending into the sinuses to engage the distal edge of the sinuses. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090270966 | Stent Graft System and Method of Use - A stent graft system and method of use includes a stent graft for fixation at an attachment site with graft material defining at least one opening having an opening perimeter; a support attached to the graft material; a guide rail attached around the opening perimeter; and a helical anchor having a plurality of coils with a point at one end. The plurality of coils are rotatable around the guide rail to cause the pointed end of the coils to penetrate the graft material and the adjacent tissue in contact with the stent graft to sew the stent graft to the attachment site. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090270967 | STENT ATTACHMENT AND DEPLOYMENT MECHANISM - A stent attachment and deployment mechanism is utilized to prevent the distal end of an endoprosthesis comprising fixation barbs or other fixation mechanism from deploying prior to the remaining sections of the fixation device. With this stent attachment and deployment mechanism accurate deployment may be achieved. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090270968 | Stent for Branched Vessel and Balloon Catheter Unit having the Same - A stent for branched vessel by which a stent for main vessel can be inserted in the main vessel easily without interference with the stent for branched vessel that was already installed is disclosed. The stent for branched vessel of the present invention for expanding a constricted branched vessel is characterized in that a plurality of wave-form modules make a net shape so that a connectionless slit is formed lengthwise at the one end portion of the stent. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090270969 | DELIVERY SYSTEM HAVING A RELEASE MECHANISM FOR RELEASING AN OBJECT CARRIED BY A CATHETER AS WELL AS A RELEASE MECHANISM OF A DELIVERY SYSTEM - A delivery system having a release mechanism ( | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090270970 | IMPLANTABLE INTRALUMINAL DEVICE AND METHOD OF USING SAME IN TREATING ANEURYSMS - A method and apparatus for reducing blood flow to an aneurysm proximate to a bifurcation having a source blood vessel a first branch vessel and a second branch vessel, the method comprising: providing a first mesh-like tube of bio-compatible material, the first mesh-like tube exhibiting a porosity index pre-selected to skew blood flow about the bifurcation away from the aneurysm; inserting the first mesh-like tube into the source blood vessel and the first branch vessel; and securing the first mesh-like tube to at least one of the source blood vessel and the first branch vessel, whereby blood flowing from the source blood vessel flows without undue impedance to the first branch vessel and the second branch vessel while being skewed away from the aneurysm. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090270971 | Prosthesis Fixation Apparatus and Methods - A tubular prosthesis comprises a tubular graft; and an undulating stent having a plurality of apexes, a first end defined at least in part by a first group of the apexes, and a second end defined at least in part by a second group of the apexes, the first group of apexes being pivotally attached to the tubular graft so as to form a plurality of circumferentially arranged hinges about which the stent can pivot so that the second group of apexes can move between a position where they are inside the tubular graft and a position where they are outside the tubular graft. In one embodiment a tubular prosthesis comprises a tubular graft having a first end margin, a second end margin and a central portion therebetween; and an undulating stent having a plurality of apexes, a first end defined at least in part by a first group of the apexes, and a second end defined at least in part by a second group of the apexes, the undulating stent being secured to the tubular graft in a manner such that it can be inverted to extend generally in the same direction as the tubular graft with one end thereof forming an end of said tubular prosthesis and pointing away from the central portion of the tubular graft. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090270972 | ENDOVENOUS VALVE TRANSFER STENT - An endovenous valve transfer stent ( | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090270973 | STENT ASSEMBLY FOR THE TREATMENT OF VULNERABLE PLAQUE - An intravascular stent assembly for implantation in a body lumen, such as a coronary artery, is designed to treat a lesion with vulnerable plaque by reducing the fibrous cap stresses. A polymeric sleeve having first and second ends interconnects a first metallic stent and a second metallic stent. The first end is bonded to a distal end region of the first stent and the second end to a proximal end region of the second stent. The polymeric sleeve can be loaded with a therapeutic drug or agent to further control local thrombosis and/or induce healing if the plaque fibrous cap ruptures during or after implantation. Methods of making an intravascular stent assembly for the treatment of vulnerable plaque are also provided. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090270974 | VASCULAR STENTING FOR ANEURYSMS - Described herein are flexible implantable occluding devices that can, for example, navigate the tortuous vessels of the neurovasculature. The occluding devices can also conform to the shape of the tortuous vessels of the vasculature. In some embodiments, the occluding devices can direct blood flow within a vessel away from an aneurysm or limit blood flow to the aneurysm. Some embodiments describe methods and apparatus for adjusting, along a length of the device, the porosity of the occluding device. In some embodiments, the occluding devices allows adequate blood flow to be provided to adjacent structures such that those structures, whether they are branch vessels or oxygen-demanding tissues, are not deprived of the necessary blood flow. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090270975 | Methods and devices for protecting a passageway in a body when advancing devices through the passageway - A liner is advanced through a narrowed region in a vessel such as the internal carotid artery. The liner is advanced through the narrowed region in a collapsed position. A stent is then advanced through the liner and expanded to open the narrowed region. The liner may also have an anchor which expands an end of the liner before the stent is introduced. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090270976 | Stent Graft Fixation System and Method of Use - A stent graft fixation system and method of use includes a stent graft system for fixation to a vessel wall, the system having a helical anchor and a stent graft. The helical anchor has a number of coils with a point at one end and a helical anchor axis, and the stent graft has a stent graft axis. The coils are operable to sew the stent graft to the vessel wall with the helical anchor axis generally parallel to the stent graft axis. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090270977 | STENT FIXATION SYSTEM - A stent fixation system | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090270978 | COATED EMBOLIZATION DEVICE - Described are embolization devices having unique bioactive coatings, as well as methods for their manufacture and use. An illustrative embolization device of the invention comprises an embolic body and a coating material comprising biotropic extracellular matrix material immobilized on a surface of the embolic body. The biotropic extracellular matrix material comprises a network of self-assembled collagen fibrils, and comprises at least one bioactive agent retained in the extracellular matrix material, wherein the bioactive agent is selected from the group consisting of a proteoglycan, a growth factor, a glycoprotein, and a glycosaminoglycan. In certain forms, such an extracellular matrix material comprises a remodelable, angiogenic extracellular matrix material, for example, a submucosa material such as but not limited to porcine small intestinal submucosa. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090270979 | BIODEGRADABLE METALLIC STENT - A biodegradable metal stent having delayed degradation after implantation, the stent comprising a stent material coated with at least one wax material, Also provided is a method for manufacturing and use of such a stent. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090270980 | Methods and Devices for Improving Mitral Valve Function - The various aspects of the invention pertain to devices and related methods for treating heart conditions, including, for example, dilatation, valve incompetencies, including mitral valve leakage, and other similar heart failure conditions. The devices and related methods of the present invention operate to assist in the apposition of heart valve leaflets to improve valve function. According to one aspect of the invention, a method improves the function of a valve of a heart by placing an elongate member transverse a heart chamber so that each end of the elongate member extends through a wall of the heart, and placing first and second anchoring members external the chamber. The first and second anchoring members are attached to first and second ends of the elongate member to fix the elongate member in a position across the chamber so as to reposition papillary muscles within the chamber. Also described herein is a method for placing a splint assembly transverse a heart chamber by advancing an elongate member through vasculature structure and into the heart chamber. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090270981 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PNEUMATICALLY DRIVING AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE - A driver is disclosed for powering a pneumatically operated implantable device, such as an artificial heart with a left and a right ventricle. The driver includes a pair of compressors that each has a first and a second compression chamber. In a first mode of operation, both the first and the second compressor power the left and right ventricle of the artificial heart. In the event of a malfunction in the second compressor, the left and right ventricles of the artificial heart may be powered by the first compressor. Similarly, if a malfunction occurs in the first compressor, the artificial heart may be fully powered by the second compressor. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090270982 | DEVICE TO STORE AND INJECT CORNEAL GRAFT - Devices and methods for storing and injecting a corneal tissue graft are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a tissue container and an adaptor configured to be coupled to the tissue container. The tissue container defines an interior region configured to receive a precut corneal tissue graft therein. The tissue container is also configured to be coupled to an injector assembly that can be used to move the corneal tissue graft out of the interior region of the tissue container and into an anterior chamber of a recipient's eye. The adaptor can be configured to prevent the tissue graft from migrating out of the tissue container and/or can be configured to be coupled to the injector assembly. The tissue graft can remain within the tissue container during storage, transport and during the implantation procedure until it is injected into the patient's eye. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090270983 | Intraocular Lens - The invention concerns an intraocular lens with negative spherical aberration and a method of determining the refractive power of intraocular lenses. In the environment of immersion medium the intraocular lens refracts an incoming wave with an elliptically oblongly curved wave front into an outgoing wave with a substantially spherical wave front. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090270984 | INTRAOCULAR LENS - An intraocular lens in which deterioration in contrast is suppressed even when the optical axis of the intraocular lens is decentred from the optical axis of the eyeball when the intraocular lens is inserted into the eye while the advantage of a conventional aberration reduction type intraocular lens that the image is seen clearly is sustained by employing such a power distribution as respectively having at least one positive power deviation region (E | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090270985 | Flush Patch For Elastomeric Implant Shell - An elastomeric prosthetic implant having a shell and a patch providing a reinforced access region on the shell for introduction of manufacturing implements, such as a gel-filling tool. The shell may cover the entire inner face of the patch, or a substantial part thereof, and a peripheral edge of the patch and the shell cooperate to form a flush interface with no sudden surface steps on both interior and exterior surfaces of the implant. The removal of any surface steps eliminates undesirable tactile discontinuities and stress points that may cause the shell wall to wear or may irritate the surrounding tissues. The prosthetic implant may be a breast implant formed of a silicone elastomer. The patch may be the same material or a liquid silicone rubber, but at least has similar material properties such as elastic modulus, durometer and elongation. The patch may include a channel used for introducing silicone to the mold to form the shell, for venting the mold cavity during the mold process, and/or for introducing the silicone gel into the hollow prosthesis. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090270986 | Disc Implant - A problem with total disc implant surgery appears to be the positioning of the implant which if not correct may lead to pain and eventually new surgery. The present invention relates to an improved disc implant ( | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090270987 | Expandable vertebral implants and methods of use - Illustrative embodiments disclosed herein are directed to vertebral implants and methods of use. In one embodiment, the implant includes first and second end members with an intermediate cage. The cage may be inflatable such that the implant is positionable between a collapsed state with a first reduced height to facilitate insertion between the first and second vertebral members, and an extended state with a second height greater than the first height that positions the first end member against the first vertebral member and the second end member against the second vertebral member to maintain an intervertebral axial space. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090270988 | ARTIFICIAL SPINAL DISC IMPLANT - An artificial spinal disc implant is provided that may be implanted between adjacent vertebrae in the spine to replace, repair or augment a natural spinal disc. The spinal disc implant may be characterized by one or more biomechanical properties that approximate those of a natural spinal disc. The implant is also designed to be sufficiently secured to the vertebrae so that it may function in the body for long time periods. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090270989 | SPINAL IMPLANTS AND METHODS - Spinal implants are disclosed that can be used for annular repair, facet unloading, disc height preservation, disc decompression, or for sealing a portal through which a nucleus implant was placed. In some embodiments, an implant is placed within the intervertebral disc space, primarily within the region of the annulus fibrosus. In some embodiments, the implant is expandable. In some embodiments, the implant has a sealing tail structure comprising a tail flange and a linkage. In some embodiments, the sealing tail structure limits the extrusion or expulsion of disc material, either annulus fibrosus or nucleus, into the posterior region of the spine where it could impinge on nerves. In some embodiments, the tail structure is retained in place within the annulus fibrosus by means of an anchor. In some embodiments, the anchor is constructed from multiple components. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090270990 | Vertebral Cage Device With Modular Fixation - Intervertebral arthrodesis for insertion in an intervertebral space separating opposite faces of two adjacent vertebrae has a ring shaped intervertebral cage having a bar that extends perpendicular to the axis of the spine. The bar has a height less than the rest of the cage. A surface of the cage contacting the vertebrae has an undulating shape for limiting sliding of the cage in a plane parallel to the vertebrae faces. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090270991 | Spinal fusion implant with bone screws - An interbody spinal fusion implant made of a material other than bone adapted for placement across an intervertebral space formed across the height of a disc space between two adjacent vertebral bodies. The implant has a leading end that is curved to form a portion of a circle from side to side, sides that are at least in part straight, and a trailing end with a bone screw receiving hole for receiving at least one bone screw to engage the vertebral bodies. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090270992 | ARTIFICIAL INTERVERTEBRAL DISC IMPLANT - The invention relates to an artificial intervertebral disc for placement between adjacent vertebrae. The artificial intervertebral disc is preferably designed to restore disc height and natural disc curvature, allow for a natural range of motion, absorb shock and provide resistance to motion and axial compression. Furthermore, the intervertebral disc may be used in the cervical, the thoracic, or the lumbar regions of the spine. The artificial intervertebral disc may include either singularly or in combination: an interior including at least one spring member preferably incorporating an arcuate surface member, a flexible core, the flexible core preferably being a slotted core, a ring spring, a winged leaf spring, a leaf spring, or the articulating member preferably being attached to one of the endplate by an intermediate shock absorbing element. Moreover, the interior may include a fluid; a valve for injecting fluid into the interior of the disk; a central region having a stiffness that is preferably greater than the stiffness of the outer regions thus enabling the disc to pivot about the central region. The central pivot may be formed by a center opening, a central chamber, an inner core or a central cable. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090270993 | ORIENTATION FEATURE ON ECCENTRIC GLENOSPHERE - A convex bearing head having a fixation hole is provided. The bearing head is eccentric about an axis defined by the fixation hole and configured to be secured to a mounting plate attached to a bone surface. The unsecured bearing head is rotatable upon the mounting plate about the fixation hole. The bearing head has an orientation formation indicating a radial direction of maximum eccentricity, the orientation formation being engageable by an orientation guide such that the bearing head can be rotated upon the mounting plate to a predetermined orientation. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090270994 | Medial and lateral femoral implants for single-compartment knee prosthesis - A single-compartment knee prosthesis provides different femoral implants for the medial and lateral compartments. Both femoral implants feature distinct bends and slight twists following the anatomical shape of the corresponding compartment, of about 22° for the medial implant ( | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090270995 | TIBIAL INSERT AND ASSOCIATED SURGICAL METHOD - A tibial insert includes a platform defining an upper bearing surface and a bottom surface. A keel of the tibial insert is coupled to the bottom surface of the platform. A surgical method for knee anthroplasty is also disclosed. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090270996 | MODULAR ORTHOPAEDIC COMPONENTS - Modular neck components for hip implants having independent variables associated with physical characteristics of the implant, including leg length, offset, and anteversion. During surgery, the surgeon may be confronted with a need to change a preoperatively-chosen modular neck. For example, the surgeon may desire a change in at least one of the variables, e.g., leg length, offset, and/or anteversion. The present disclosure allows the surgeon to quickly and easily select a different modular neck based on an evaluation of one of the variables without requiring reevaluation of the other variables. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090270997 | USE OF NANOMATERIALS BASED ON TITANIUM DIOXIDE AND ZIRCONIUM DIOZIDE AS COATINGS FOR OSTEOINTEGRATED BIOMEDICAL PROSTHESES, AND OSTEOINTEGRATED BIOMEDICAL PROSTHESES PREPARED THEREWITH - The present invention proposes novel materials and methods, for preparation of coatings based on titanium dioxide for osteointegrated biomedical prostheses. The coatings are realized with nanomaterials having antibacterial properties, and have the purpose of: promoting osteointegration of the implants, and, at the same time, reducing reaction attributable to inflammatory processes which derive from infections which may develop in the neighborhood of the implants. In particular, the present invention relates to an endo-osseous implant comprised of biocompatible metallic materials; characterized in that said implant comprises a coating comprised of nanocrystalline material comprising nanoparticles of formula (I) AO | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090270998 | Artificial Bone and Method for Producing the Same - An artificial bone which is excellent in the ability to form bone in a living body, reliably thereof, and has high mechanical strength. The process comprises the steps of: mixing granules, composed of a titanium or a titanium alloy powder and an organic binder, with a particulate pore-forming material, pressure-molding the mixture to obtain a molded body, firing the molded body at 1200° C. to obtain a porous body, bringing the porous body into contact with an aqueous alkali solution, subsequently with water of 35° C. or higher for a period longer than that of contacting with the aqueous alkali solution and then heating the porous body at 100 to 650° C., preferably 200 to 600° C. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090270999 | PATCH FOR ENDOSCOPIC REPAIR OF HERNIAS - In some embodiments, a method of repairing a hernia may include one or more of the following steps: (a) introducing a patch prosthesis into a patient, (b) positioning the patch prosthesis over the hernia, (c) removing a wire frame from the patch prosthesis and the patient, (d) wrapping the patch prosthesis, (e) allowing the patch prosthesis to unwrap, (f) removing a removable stitch coupling the wire frame and a prosthetic fabric, and (g) securing the prosthetic fabric to the patient. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271000 | DYNAMIC SUPPORT APPARATUS - A dynamic support apparatus having a frame, a dynamic interface, a temperature control mechanism, and a control system. The dynamic interface is capable of changing its geometry and is disposed on the top surface of the frame. The control system is operably connected to the dynamic interface and controls the changing geometry of the dynamic interface. There is also a temperature control mechanism disposed on the top surface of the frame for maintaining a comfortable temperature and moisture environment between the apparatus and the user's body. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271001 | BACnet Protocol MS/TP Automatic MAC Addressing - A Building Automation System (BAS) includes at least one Direct Digital Control (DDC) controller operating as a BACnet MS/TP master considered to be an “Anchor”. The Anchor operates an algorithm or method which automatically assigns BACnet Protocol MS/TP Media Access Control (MAC) addresses to other BAS components (considered Nomads) being installed into the network. The Anchor gathers MAC addresses existing on the MS/TP network, and issues an available MAC Pool Announcement. Each Nomad randomly picks a temporary MAC address. When the Anchor verifies singular communication at the temporary MAC address, the Anchor assigns a permanent MAC address to the Nomad, which can later be locked into flash memory. Using the preferred algorithm and method, Nomad devices are automatically assigned unused MAC addresses to join the MS/TP network in a non-conflicting, orderly way, with all communications occurring within the confines of BACnet MS/TP Protocol. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271002 | System and Method for Remotely Controlling Electronic Devices - A system and method for monitoring and controlling electric devices and electronic devices connected to an automation system in a first location from a different and remote location. The system can include at least one electric or electronic device connected to an automation system, the automation system being communicatively linked to a computer. The computer can be connected to a server via a communications network. An access device can be used by a user to submit control instructions for the electric or electronic device to the server via the communications network. The server can transmit the control instructions to the computer, which can use control software to translate the control instructions into a form that is readable by the automation system, thereby controlling one or more features of the electric or electronic device. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271003 | INTEGRATED LIGHT AND FRAGRANCE SYSTEM - An integrated light and fragrance system automatically controls ( | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271004 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RANGING DETECTION OF GESTURES - In order for a user to control a machine using hand gestures, free of any contact with the machine, an apparatus generates one or more electromagnetic field, employing receivers to measure an electromagnetic signature caused by gestures of a person's hand within the electromagnetic field. The gestures include variations of hand position, proximity, configuration, and movement. For each measured signature, the apparatus cross-references the electromagnetic signature in a predetermined library to identify a corresponding predefined machine-readable input. Ultimately, the apparatus controls a designated machine pursuant to the person's hand gestures by transmitting the identified input to the machine. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271005 | CONTROL SYSTEM - A control system is provided for controlling a transducer array. The control system includes a plurality of sparse filters and integrators. The control system can be used to separate signals from a plurality of sources or to generate complex signal patterns that combine and map to different spatial regions. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271006 | Method for synchronizing two control devices, and redundantly designed automation system - A method for synchronizing a first control device and a second control device of a redundantly structured automation device that controls a technical process is provided. The first control device and the second control device are connected to each other. The first and second devices include functional components which implement the functions that control the technical process. The first control device performs the functions in the functional components for controlling the technical process in cycles, thus creating internal states of the functional components. During control of the technical process by the first control device, information about the internal states of the functional components is transferred, distributed over several cycles, to the second control device. The second control device assigns the transmitted information about the internal states to the functional components. In addition, a corresponding redundantly structured automation device is provided. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271007 | MOTION CONTROL SYSTEMS - A system for debugging motion control software used to communicate with a motion control system, comprising a set of hardware motion control attributes, a set of common motion control attributes a motion control device, a set of software drivers, a software application, and a motion component. A selected software driver is capable of causing debug information to be sent to a debug target and converting a common motion control attribute to a hardware motion control attribute. The software application calls a motion component function to cause the motion component function to call a driver function. The called driver function causes the selected software driver to convert a common motion control attribute to a hardware motion control attribute, exchange a hardware motion control attribute with the motion control device, and cause debug information to be sent to the debug target. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271008 | Combination treatment modification methods and systems - Methods, computer program products, and systems are described that include accepting at least one indication of bioactive agent use by an individual and/or modifying an artificial sensory experience to alter at least one effect of the bioactive agent. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271009 | Combination treatment modification methods and systems - Methods, computer program products, and systems are described that include accepting at least one indication of bioactive agent use by an individual and/or modifying an artificial sensory experience to alter at least one effect of the bioactive agent. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271010 | Combination treatment alteration methods and systems - Methods, computer program products, and systems are described that include detecting at least one indication of bioactive agent use by an individual and/or altering an artificial sensory experience to modify at least one effect of the bioactive agent. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271011 | Methods and systems for monitoring bioactive agent use - Methods, computer program products, and systems are described that include accepting at least one indication of a bioactive agent use by an individual and/or assigning an artificial sensory experience to monitor at least one desired effect of the bioactive agent on the individual. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271012 | Method or System for Displaying an Internet Page on a Visualization Device of an Industrial Automation Device - There is described a method for displaying an Internet page an/or an intranet page on a visualization device of an industrial automation device, wherein the method relates to data of the Internet page and/or intranet page which are stored in a first data format on a server. In this case, the industrial automation device can be unburdened of tasks for displaying the page. The data of the Internet page and/or intranet page can be transmitted to a data processing device via the Internet and/or an intranet and can be received by the data processing device, after which the data processing device converts the data of the Internet page and or intranet page, which are in the first data format, into a second data format, after which these converted data are transmitted to the industrial automation device and/or to the visualization device of the industrial automation device. Following this, the page can be fully or partially displayed on the visualization device of the industrial automation device. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271013 | Monitor socket, monitor system and control method thereof - The present invention provides a control method for a monitor system that can monitor and control electrical equipment from a host. The method comprising the steps of: first, providing a monitor socket which connects the electrical equipment to use a power line to connect to the host via internet; then, the monitor socket detecting the status of the electrical equipment to generate a status information and transmitting it to the host; then the host generating a control information and transmitting it to the monitor socket; finally, the monitor socket controlling the status of the electrical equipment according to the control information. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271014 | METHOD AND RELATED APPARATUS FOR SELECTING AN AUDIO DATA SOURCE FOR A MULTIMEDIA DEVICE - A method for selecting an audio data source for a multimedia device includes detecting an error state of audio data for generating a detection result, wherein the audio data is generated by a digital source of the multimedia device, generating an initial counting value, generating a counting result according to the detection result and the initial counting value, confining the counting result within a boundary for generating a limit result, and comparing the limit result with a threshold for generating a comparison result, for selecting the audio data source of the multimedia device. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271015 | METHOD AND AN APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING AN AUDIO SIGNAL - An apparatus for processing an audio signal and method thereof are disclosed. The preset invention includes receiving object information and a downmix signal including at least one object, the object information comprising data type information and at least one of object gain and object gain ratio; determining whether preset information to render the object is included in the extension region of the object information, based on the data type information; generating initial preset information to render the object by using at least one of the object gain and the object gain ration, if the preset information is not included in the object information; and rendering the object being included the downmix signal by using the initial preset information. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271016 | RECONFIGURABLE NUMERICAL CONTROL FOR MULTI LEVEL MODULAR MACHINE - A control system for a modular reconfigurable numerically controlled machine comprising at least one memory storage device associated with each of a plurality of detachable modular components to store kinematic and connection information about the modular component. The information in the memory storage devices is read and processed by a main processing unit when the modular component is attached to a primary structure of the numerically controlled machine. The control system further comprises a plurality of component actuators, which receive control signals from the main processing unit, to actuate the modular components attached to the numerically controlled machine. A hardware component connector may provide at least one of a physical, electrical, communications, and pneumatic connection between the primary structure of the numerically controlled machine and the modular components. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271017 | MACHINE TOOL AND ITS PROGRAM CONVERSION METHOD - In a machine tool which executes a plurality of programs simultaneously to perform machining, whether or not a precision machining operation period exists in each of the programs is analyzed before machining. If the precision machining operation period exists as a result of the analysis, the start timing and end timing of an ordered precision machining is recognized. Also, at least one of the speed, acceleration, and jerk of a general operation from start timing to end timing in a program for which the precision machining operation period is not specified is lowered. Accordingly, it is possible to provide a machine tool and its program conversion method, capable of performing precision machining with high precision without receiving an adverse effect from other operations, and capable of obtaining good machining efficiency. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271018 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MODELING A BATCH MANUFACTURING FACILITY - A system and method for the modeling of biopharmaceutical batch process manufacturing facilities uses process time lines. The system employs an eleven-field delimited string code which specifies the unit identifier code and the iteration value for each of the ten levels of nested scheduling cycles of the biopharmaceutical drug production process being modeled. The method includes generating a process time line using operational parameters, a block flow diagram, and a set of scheduling cycles for each of a sequence of unit operations. The process time line is used as a tool for batch processing and facility design. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271019 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DEMAND AND CAPACITY MANAGEMENT - Systems of demand and capacity management with machine-time accuracy are provided. The system includes an allocation planning module, an order management module, a capacity model, and a capacity management module. The allocation planning module receives a demand plan for a product. The capacity management module transforms the demand plan into a machine-time-based plan according to the capacity model, and reserves capacity according to the machine-time-based plan for the demand plan. The capacity management module further transforms a purchase order received by the order management module before a cutoff date for the product into a machine-time-based order, accepts the machine-time-based order and decreases the reservation capacity depending on the machine-time-based plan. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271020 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING PERFORMANCE OF AN INDUSTRIAL ROBOT - A computing system is communicated with a metal fabrication device for analyzing performance of an industrial robot. The metal fabrication device includes the industrial robot, and a plate bender. The computing system is operable to generate an analysis report of the performance of the industrial robot by providing section model creating function, bending point obtainting function, bending operation monitoring function, workpiece modeling function for the metal fabrication device. The quality of a finished workpiece bent by the industrial robot from a metal plate may be analyzed from the analysis report generated by the computing system. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271021 | Execution system for the monitoring and execution of insulin manufacture - Execution systems and methods thereof used to monitor and execute an insulin manufacturing process are disclosed herein. Consequently, the methods and systems provide a means to perform validation and quality manufacturing on an integrated level whereby insulin manufacturers can achieve data and product integrity and ultimately minimize cost. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271022 | MANUFACTURING SYSTEM AND CONTROLLER, CONTROLLING METHOD, CONTROLLING SYSTEM, AND CONTROL PROGRAM FOR THE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM - A manufacturing system, located at a manufacturing system site, includes a discharger for discharging a liquid material having fluidity onto a substrate, communication means for transmitting and receiving data through a communication line, and monitoring means for monitoring the state of the discharger and for outputting data obtained by the monitoring through the communication means. The communication means provides communication between the monitoring means at the manufacturing system site and a server located outside of the manufacturing system site. The monitoring means receives a control command from the server through the communication means. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271023 | AUTOMATED SYSTEM FOR MANUFACTURING PART OF FUEL CELL STACK - The present invention realizes an automated system which automatically performs all processes including an inputting process, a bonding process, and a punching process using a robot in manufacturing an integrated part of an MEA and GDLs. Accordingly, with the automated system, it is possible to improve productivity and ensure consistent product quality. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271024 | Cutting Apparatus - A cutting apparatus ( | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271025 | Control of a Machining Tool - The invention relates to a method for distributed control of a machining tool ( | 10-29-2009 |
