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20090076592 | Stent with Protruding Branch Portion for Bifurcated Vessels - The present invention is directed to a stent for use in a bifurcated body lumen having a main branch and a side branch. The stent comprises a radially expandable generally tubular stent body having proximal and distal opposing ends with a body wall having a surface extending therebetween. The surface has a geometrical configuration defining a first pattern, and the first pattern has first pattern struts and connectors arranged in a predetermined configuration. The stent also comprises a branch portion comprised of a second pattern, wherein the branch portion is at least partially detachable from the stent body. | 03-19-2009 |
20090132028 | Extendible Stent Apparatus and Method for Deploying the Same - An imagable extendable stent apparatus for insertion into a bifurcating vessel or a vessel opening. The stent apparatus comprises a main stent and a flared stent, which may used individually or in combination with each other. The flared stent may be interlocked with the main stent to provide stent coverage over the entire region of a bifurcation. The main stent of the apparatus may be deployed at the bifurcation point of a vessel, allowing unimpeded future access to the side branch of the bifurcated vessel. The flared stent may be employed at vessel openings. Also disclosed and claimed are methods for implanting the extendable stent apparatus into the bifurcation point or the ostium of a subject vessel. | 05-21-2009 |
20090240321 | Extendible Stent Apparatus - The present invention concerns novel stent apparatuses for use in treating lesions at or near the bifurcation point in bifurcated cardiac, coronary, renal, peripheral vascular, gastrointestinal, pulmonary, urinary and neurovascular vessels and brain vessels. More particularly, the invention concerns a stent apparatus with at least one side opening which may further comprise an extendable stent portion laterally extending from the side opening and at least partly in registry with the wall of the side opening. Devices constructed in accordance with the invention include, singularly or in combination, a main expandable stent comprising at least one substantially circular side opening located between its proximal and distal end openings, which side opening may further comprise an expandable portion extending radially outward from the edges of the side opening; and a branch stent comprising proximal and distal end openings and which may further comprise a contacting portion at its proximal end, and which may optionally be constructed to form either a perpendicular branch or a non-perpendicular branch when inserted through a side opening of the main stent. The stents of the invention are marked with, or at least partially constructed of, a material which is imageable during intraluminal catheterization techniques, most preferably but not limited to ultrasound and x-ray. | 09-24-2009 |
20110153002 | Extendible Stent Apparatus - The present invention concerns novel stent apparatuses for use in treating lesions at or near the bifurcation point in bifurcated cardiac, coronary, renal, peripheral vascular, gastrointestinal, pulmonary, urinary and neurovascular vessels and brain vessels. More particularly, the invention concerns a stent apparatus with at least one side opening which may further comprise an extendable stent portion laterally extending from the side opening and at least partly in registry with the wall of the side opening. Devices constructed in accordance with the invention include, singularly or in combination, a main expandable stent comprising at least one substantially circular side opening located between its proximal and distal end openings, which side opening may further comprise an expandable portion extending radially outward from the edges of the side opening; and a branch stent comprising proximal and distal end openings and which may further comprise a contacting portion at its proximal end, and which may optionally be constructed to form either a perpendicular branch or a non-perpendicular branch when inserted through a side opening of the main stent. The stents of the invention are marked with, or at least partially constructed of, a material which is imageable during intraluminal catheterization techniques, most preferably but not limited to ultrasound and x-ray. | 06-23-2011 |
20120277851 | Catheter With Attached Flexible Side Sheath - A method of positioning a main stent at a vessel bifurcation includes positioning a main guidewire in the main vessel; and advancing a stent delivery system to a position proximate the bifurcation. The stent delivery system includes a catheter with a flexible side sheath attached thereto and a main stent positioned over the catheter. The flexible side sheath is positioned to pass through the side opening in the main stent. The method also includes advancing a branch guidewire through the flexible side sheath and into the branch vessel; and subsequently, advancing the catheter over the main guidewire while advancing the flexible side sheath over the branch guidewire while viewing relative movement of a marker positioned on the flexible side sheath with respect to at least one marker positioned on the catheter. | 11-01-2012 |
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20140324657 | CROSS BORDER COMPETENCIES TOOL - According to one embodiment, an apparatus may comprise a memory, a network interface, and a processor communicatively coupled to the memory and to the network interface. The memory may store information associated with a previous loan. The network interface may receive a request associated with a loan. The processor may determine, based at least in part upon the information, that the previous loan is related to the loan, and predict, in response to the determination that the previous loan is related to the loan, information associated with the loan based at least in part upon the stored information associated with the previous loan. The network interface may further communicate a message indicating the predicted information. | 10-30-2014 |
20140324670 | CROSS BORDER COMPETENCIES TOOL - According to one embodiment, an apparatus may comprise a memory, a network interface, and a processor communicatively coupled to the memory and to the network interface. The memory may store at least one location-based rule, and store a template. The network interface may receive a message indicating a location associated with a loan. The processor may determine, based at least in part upon the location, at least one location-based rule, and modify the template based at least in part upon the at least one location-based rule to form a second template. The network interface may further communicate a second message comprising the second template in order to provide information associated with the loan. | 10-30-2014 |
20140324671 | Cross Border Competencies Tool - According to one embodiment, an apparatus may comprise a memory, a network interface, and a processor communicatively coupled to the memory and the network interface. The memory may store contact information associated with a plurality of lenders. The network interface may receive a request for a loan, wherein a portion of the loan is to be funded by a first lender, and receive a second request indicating a second lender selected from the plurality of lenders. The processor may determine an offer for a second portion of the loan to be funded by the second lender. The network interface may further communicate the offer based at least in part upon the contact information associated with the second lender. The second portion may not funded by the first lender. | 10-30-2014 |
20140324672 | CROSS BORDER COMPETENCIES TOOL - According to one embodiment, an apparatus may comprise a memory, a network interface, and a processor communicatively coupled to the memory and the network interface. The memory may store information associated with a loan, the information comprising a first date on which the information was generated and a plurality of previous dates associated with a previous loan. The processor may determine, based at least in part upon the first date and the plurality of previous dates, a second date on which the loan is estimated to close, and determine, based at least in part upon the first date and the plurality of previous dates, a third date on which a task associated with the loan should be completed in order for the loan to close by the second date. The network interface may communicate a message indicating the first date, the second date, the third date, and the task. | 10-30-2014 |
20140324673 | Cross Border Competencies Tool - According to one embodiment, an apparatus may comprise a memory, a network interface, and a processor communicatively coupled to the memory and to the network interface. The memory may store information associated with a first loan, the information comprising a competitor product selected to fund the first loan. The network interface may receive a request associated with a second loan. The processor may determine that the first loan is similar to the second loan. The network interface may further communicate, in response to the processor determining that the first loan is similar to the second loan, a message indicating that the competitor product should be offered to fund the second loan. | 10-30-2014 |
20140324715 | CROSS BORDER COMPETENCIES TOOL - According to one embodiment, an apparatus may comprise a memory, a network interface, and a processor communicatively coupled to the memory and to the network interface. The memory may store a regulation subscription associated with a loan regulation and a tax subscription associated with a tax regulation. The network interface may receive a regulation feed and a tax feed. The processor may determine, based at least in part upon the regulation feed and the tax feed, that at least one of the loan regulation and the tax regulation has changed. The network interface may further communicate, in response to the determination that at least one of the loan regulation and tax regulation has changed and based at least in part upon at least one of the regulation subscription and the tax subscription, a message indicating that at least one of the loan regulation and the tax regulation has changed. | 10-30-2014 |
20150066724 | CROSS BORDER COMPETENCIES TOOL - According to one embodiment, an apparatus may comprise a memory, a network interface, and a processor communicatively coupled to the memory and to the network interface. The memory may store a name of a foreign country where a previous loan occurred. The network interface may receive a request for a currency exchange rate for a loan in the foreign country. The processor may determine that the previous loan occurred in the foreign country. The processor may determine a competitor for the requested loan and an employee available to service the requested loan. The processor may determine a currency exchange rate for the previous loan and the currency exchange rate for the requested loan. The network interface may communicate a message indicating the currency exchange rate for the requested loan. The currency exchange rate for the requested loan is used to determine whether to apply for the requested loan. | 03-05-2015 |
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20080234388 | Integrin Modulators and Methods for their Use - 1,5-Dithiaocta-2,7-diene-5-oxide-1-yl (DODOyl) compounds and derivatives thereof, referred to collectively as DODOyl-derived compounds (DDCs), and chiral enantiomers and derivatives thereof, are described, which are integrin modulators that modulate integrin-mediated functions and/or processes. Pharmaceutical compositions containing integrin modulators and chiral enantiomers thereof, and methods for using integrin modulators and chiral enantiomers thereof are further described. | 09-25-2008 |
20090049958 | TOOLS FOR DETACHABLY ENGAGING TOOL ATTACHMENTS - Tools for detachably engaging a tool attachment are described that include a drive element and a mechanism for altering engagement forces between the tool attachment and the drive element. The mechanism includes a locking element and an actuating element coupled to the locking element. | 02-26-2009 |
20090173191 | UNIVERSAL JOINT WITH COUPLING MECHANISM FOR DETACHABLY ENGAGING TOOL ATTACHMENTS - A universal joint includes first and second parts interconnected by a coupling element, and a coupling mechanism for detachably engaging tool attachments such as sockets. The disclosed coupling mechanisms include an engaging element and an actuating element. The engaging element can include a pin, and the pin can be oriented either obliquely or longitudinally in the drive stud of the universal joint. The actuating element can include a collar and a central portion that crosses the central longitudinal axis of the drive stud. The central portion can be offset along the longitudinal axis toward the coupling element, and the actuating element can be configured to extend into an aperture formed by the coupling element and the second part of the universal joint. | 07-09-2009 |
20090255381 | Coupling mechanisms for detachably engaging tool attachments - Coupling mechanisms for engaging and releasing a tool attachment such as a socket from a drive element include an engaging element and an actuating element. The actuating element can include a collar or other manually-accessible part, and various features allow for a relatively small outside diameter for the collar or other part. These features include configuring the actuating element to contact the engaging element within the drive element, placing the biasing elements within the drive element, and forming guides for parts of the actuating element within the drive element Also, the engaging element can move along a direction that is oriented at an oblique angle to the longitudinal axis of the drive element, in whole or in part. The engaging element can have a first part that moves obliquely in the drive element and a second part that moves radially in the drive element to engage the tool attachment. | 10-15-2009 |
20100099917 | Integrin modulators and methods for their use - 1,5-Dithiaocta-2,7-diene-5-oxide-1-yl(DODOyl) compounds and derivatives thereof, referred to collectively as DODOyl-derived compounds (DDCs), and chiral enantiomers and derivatives thereof, are described, which are integrin modulators that modulate integrin-mediated functions and/or processes. Pharmaceutical compositions containing integrin modulators and chiral enantiomers thereof, and methods for using integrin modulators and chiral enantiomers thereof are further described. | 04-22-2010 |
20110296962 | Coupling Mechanisms for Detachable Engaging Tool Attachments - Coupling mechanisms for engaging and releasing a tool attachment such as a socket from a drive element include an engaging element and an actuating element. The actuating element can include a collar or other manually-accessible part, and various features allow for a relatively small outside diameter for the collar or other part. These features include configuring the actuating element to contact the engaging element within the drive element, placing the biasing elements within the drive element, and forming guides for parts of the actuating element within the drive element. Also, the engaging element can move along a direction that is oriented at an oblique angle to the longitudinal axis of the drive element, in whole or in part. The engaging element can have a first part that moves obliquely in the drive element and a second part that moves radially in the drive element to engage the tool attachment. | 12-08-2011 |
20120036969 | Universal Joint Coupling Mechanism for Detachably Engaging Tool Attachments - A universal joint includes first and second parts interconnected by a coupling element, and a coupling mechanism for detachably engaging tool attachments such as sockets. The disclosed coupling mechanisms include an engaging element and an actuating element. The engaging element can include a pin, and the pin can be oriented either obliquely or longitudinally in the drive stud of the universal joint. The actuating element can include a collar and a central portion that crosses the central longitudinal axis of the drive stud. The central portion can be offset along the longitudinal axis toward the coupling element, and the actuating element can be configured to extend into an aperture formed by the coupling element and the second part of the universal joint. | 02-16-2012 |
20120149940 | Integrin Modulators and Methods for Their Use - 1,5-Dithiaocta-2,7-diene-5-oxide-1-yl (DODOyl) compounds and derivatives thereof, referred to collectively as DODOyl-derived compounds (DDCs), and chiral enantiomers and derivatives thereof, are described, which are integrin modulators that modulate integrin-mediated functions and/or processes. Pharmaceutical compositions containing integrin modulators and chiral enantiomers thereof, and methods for using integrin modulators and chiral enantiomers thereof are further described. | 06-14-2012 |
20130160614 | Tool Release Mechanism with Spring-Receiving Guided Element - Coupling mechanisms for engaging and releasing a tool attachment such as a socket from a drive element include an engaging element and an actuating element. The actuating element can include a collar or other manually-accessible part, and various features allow for a relatively small outside diameter for the collar or other part. These features include configuring the actuating element to contact the engaging element within the drive element, placing the biasing elements within the drive element, and forming guides for parts of the actuating element within the drive element. A guided element is coupled between the engaging element and a biasing element and is arranged to partially overlap the biasing element. | 06-27-2013 |
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20120185462 | MANAGING COMPUTING RESOURCES - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for managing computing resources. In one aspect, a method includes filtering a first plurality of requests based on one or more criteria to generate first filtered requests, the first plurality of requests being associated with a first query plan that is associated with a first instance, identifying a first application associated with at least a portion of the first filtered requests, and determining a quantity of cores used by the first application based at least in part on the portion of the first filtered requests associated with the first application. | 07-19-2012 |
20120191698 | QUERY PLAN ENHANCEMENT - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for analyzing and enhancing query plans. In one aspect, a method includes receiving a query plan, automatically identifying, by one or more computers, one or more operations included within the query plan that may degrade the performance of a query, and providing a report that identifies the identified operations as performance degrading operations. | 07-26-2012 |
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20130095179 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING, REVERSING, INHIBITING OR PREVENTING RESISTANCE TO ANTIPLATELET THERAPY - Methods of identifying subjects who are resistant to antiplatelet therapy, such as therapy with clopidogrel, are presented. The methods comprise determining is whether the subject is an efficient converter of medium chain polyunsaturated fatty acids to long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids. Also provided are methods of treating resistance to antiplatelet therapy in subjects who are efficient converters of medium chain polyunsaturated fatty acids to long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids, comprising adjunctively administering to the subject an effective amount of a composition comprising omega-3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids. Improved methods of antiplatelet therapy are provided, wherein the improvement comprises adjunctive administration of a composition comprising omega-3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in free acid form. Dosage forms comprising at least one antiplatelet agent and compositions comprising omega-3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids, including compositions comprising omega-3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in free acid form, are provided. | 04-18-2013 |
20130177643 | DPA-ENRICHED COMPOSITIONS OF OMEGA-3 POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS IN FREE ACID FORM - DPA-enriched pharmaceutical compositions of polyunsaturated fatty acids in free acid form, therapeutic methods for their use, and processes for refining the compositions from fish oil are presented. | 07-11-2013 |
20130209556 | DPA-ENRICHED COMPOSITIONS OF OMEGA-3 POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS IN FREE ACID FORM - DPA-enriched pharmaceutical compositions of polyunsaturated fatty acids in free acid form, therapeutic methods for their use, and processes for refining the compositions from fish oil are presented. | 08-15-2013 |
20130295173 | COMPOSITIONS OF STATINS AND OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS - The present disclosure provides pharmaceutical compositions of statins and polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), in which the statins are dissolved in the PUFAs, the PUFA species being present substantially in the free acid form. Also provided are oral unit dosage forms of the disclosed pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treating blood lipid disorders using the compositions and oral unit dosage forms. | 11-07-2013 |
20140316003 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING OR PREVENTING ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER - The present disclosure relates to methods of identifying subjects who are suffering from, or are susceptible to developing, ADHD. The methods comprise determining whether the subject is an efficient converter of medium chain polyunsaturated fatty acids to long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids. Also provided are methods of treating ADHD in a subject, comprising administering to the subject an effective amount of a composition comprising long chain omega-3 fatty acids. | 10-23-2014 |
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20100179845 | System and Method for Creating, Managing, Evaluating, Optimizing Creating Business Partnership Standards and Creating Reuseable Knowledge and Business Intelligence for Business Partnerships and Alliances - A system and method for determining business partner value by creating weighted metrics for identifying, evaluating and selecting a business partner for a company; creating a business agreement and weighted metrics for evaluating the agreement; creating weighted metrics for ongoing management of the partner; and managing the partner by ongoing periodic evaluation of the weighted metrics for partner selection, agreement, and management. Both company and partners may participate in the evaluation on an ongoing basis (e.g., once per month or once per quarter) rather than an annual review. In one embodiment, weighted metrics of partner selection, agreement, and management are reported, charted and graphed providing for visual evaluation and side-by-side comparison of the perceptions of company and partner for optimization of the business relationship and prediction of future performance. | 07-15-2010 |
20120330704 | Creating, Managing, Evaluating, Optimizing Creating Business Partnership Standards and Creating Reuseable Knowledge and Business Intelligence for Business Partnerships and Alliances - A system and method for determining business partner value by creating weighted metrics for identifying, evaluating and selecting a business partner for a company; creating a business agreement and weighted metrics for evaluating the agreement; creating weighted metrics for ongoing management of the partner; and managing the partner by ongoing periodic evaluation of the weighted metrics for partner selection, agreement, and management. Both company and partners may participate in the evaluation on an ongoing basis (e.g., once per month or once per quarter) rather than an annual review. In one embodiment, weighted metrics of partner selection, agreement, and management are reported, charted and graphed providing for visual evaluation and side-by-side comparison of the perceptions of company and partner for optimization of the business relationship and prediction of future performance. | 12-27-2012 |