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20130079818 | KNOTLESS SUTURE ANCHOR - A suture anchor comprises a shell and an anchor member. The shell comprises a body having a distal end, a proximal end and sidewalls therebetween defining an axial cannulation therethrough. The anchor member comprises a body having a distal end and a proximal end which is sized to fit within the cannulation. The sidewalls define a lateral cut-out such that with the anchor member received within the cannulation a first lateral portion of the anchor member is exposed laterally and a second, laterally opposite, lateral portion of the anchor member is enclosed by the sidewalls. A friction enhancement on the first lateral portion frictionally engages a bone surface when the suture anchor is disposed within a bone tunnel defined by the bone surface. Suture is trapped between the shell and the anchor and also between the anchor and the bone surface. | 03-28-2013 |
20130325064 | KNOTLESS SUTURE ANCHOR - A suture anchor comprises a shell and an anchor member. The shell comprises a body having a distal end, a proximal end and sidewalls therebetween defining an axial cannulation therethrough. The anchor member comprises a body having a distal end and a proximal end which is sized to fit within the cannulation. The sidewalls define a lateral cut-out such that with the anchor member received within the cannulation a first lateral portion of the anchor member is exposed laterally and a second, laterally opposite, lateral portion of the anchor member is enclosed by the sidewalls. A friction enhancement on the first lateral portion frictionally engages a bone surface when the suture anchor is disposed within a bone tunnel defined by the bone surface. Suture is trapped between the shell and the anchor and also between the anchor and the bone surface. | 12-05-2013 |
20140324099 | Devices, Systems, and Methods for Suture Management - Devices, systems, and methods are provided for managing suture filament during a tissue repair procedure. One exemplary embodiment of an anchor insertion tool includes a handle, an elongate shaft extending distally from the handle, and a ring disposed around the elongate shaft. The ring can be configured to slide along a length of the shaft, and can be configured to engage a filament extending from an anchor removably coupled to the shaft's distal end during a suture anchor insertion procedure. In some embodiments, the ring can include one or more slots for receiving a filament and maintaining a tension applied to the filament. The ring can also include features that prevent it from rotating with respect to the shaft, such as a boss formed on a ring's central opening that engages a slot formed in the shaft. Other devices, systems, and methods for suture anchor insertion are also provided. | 10-30-2014 |
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20080215945 | System and method for system-on-chip interconnect verification - A system and method for verifying system-on-chip interconnect includes a first linear feedback shift register coupled to an output interface of a first system-on-chip component, a second linear feedback shift register instantiated in a second system-on-chip component, and a comparator coupled to the second linear feedback shift register and the input interface of the second system-on-chip. Another method for verifying includes generating a pseudo-random number sequence with the first linear feedback shift register and the second linear feedback shift register using an identical first initial state, and comparing an output of the first linear feedback shift register with an output of the second linear feedback shift register and reporting a miss-compare. | 09-04-2008 |
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20110016326 | Chip Lockout Protection Scheme for Integrated Circuit Devices and Insertion Thereof - A system for implementing a chip lockout protection scheme for an IC device includes an on-chip password register that stores a password externally input by a user; an on-chip security block that generates a chip unlock signal, depending on whether the externally input password matches a correct password; an on-chip false data generator; an input protection scheme configured to gate the external data inputs to functional chip circuitry upon entry of the correct password; and an output protection scheme in communication configured to steer true chip data to external outputs of the IC device upon entry of the correct password, and to steer false data generated by the false data generator to the external outputs upon entry of an incorrect password. The false generated by the false data generator is deterministic and based upon external data inputs, thereby obfuscating whether or not the correct password has been entered. | 01-20-2011 |
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20080226467 | IMPELLER WITH ANTI-VAPOR LOCK MECHANISM - An impeller for preventing air-lock in a pump, the impeller in its basic embodiment includes a top plate, the top plate having a center axis and a peripheral edge, a plurality of vanes, each vane attached to the top plate, at least one small protrusion projecting from the periphery of the top plate, and at least one ventilation channel having an outlet located near the protrusion, and an inlet located near the center axis of the top plate. The present invention also contemplates a centrifuge pump and an aerator device having the impeller of the present invention. | 09-18-2008 |
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