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20140146542 | LIGHT FIXTURE ASSEMBLY WITH PIVOTING REFLECTOR ASSEMBLY AND LENS ASSEMBLY - A light fixture assembly includes a housing having an interior surface, a ballast mounted on the interior surface of the housing, a first reflector releasably coupled to the interior surface of the housing, the ballast being substantially enclosed between the housing and the first reflector when the first reflector is in a first, closed position and being exposed when the first reflector is in a second, open position spaced from at least a portion of the interior surface, a lens releasably coupled to the housing, the first reflector being substantially enclosed between the lens and the housing when the lens is in a first, closed position and substantially exposed when the lens is in a second, open position. This construction provides relatively easy and quick access to the ballast for replacement and from below the fixture if it is mounted in or on the ceiling. | 05-29-2014 |
20140268828 | RETRO-FITTABLE POWER ASSEMBLY FOR CONVERSION OF RECESSED LIGHTING FIXTURE TO LED - A retro-fitting power door, kits, and methods for using the same to convert existing light fixtures to accommodate new lighting technologies. The retro-fitting door is sized and configured to be used in place of an existing power door, such as those found on recessed HID lighting fixtures. The retro-fitting door includes the necessary electrical components to replace those removed with the removal of the existing power door. In retro-fitting a recessed HID lighting fixture, the retro-fit door includes a power door assembly comprising a top panel and a side panel configured to substantially match the size and shape of a removable HID power door; an LED board secured to an inside face of said top panel; an LED heat sink positioned on an outside face of said top panel and adapted to dissipate heat generated with said LED board; an LED driver housing secured to an outside face of said side panel; and an electrical cable secured to an inside face of said side panel and connecting said LED board and said LED driver housing. | 09-18-2014 |
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20120253263 | Two-Part Electrotransport Device - A switch operated therapeutic agent delivery device is described. The device comprises two parts, which are assembled by a user prior to use. A first part contains a power supply and circuitry for the device; and a second part comprises electrodes and reservoirs containing the therapeutic agent to be delivered. The action of combining the two parts of the device causes the two parts to be irreversibly coupled together, completes an electrical connection between the two parts, and closes one or more switches, thereby connecting a power source, such as a battery, into the device's circuitry, thereby powering the device on so that it is ready for use. The device can then be attached to a patient, who can operate the device by pressing a button in a proper sequence. | 10-04-2012 |
20140115882 | TWO-PART ELECTROTRANSPORT DEVICE - A switch operated therapeutic agent delivery device is described. The device comprises two parts, which are assembled by a user prior to use. A first part contains a power supply and circuitry for the device; and a second part comprises electrodes and reservoirs containing the therapeutic agent to be delivered. The action of combining the two parts of the device causes the two parts to be irreversibly coupled together, completes an electrical connection between the two parts, and closes one or more switches, thereby connecting a power source, such as a battery, into the device's circuitry, thereby powering the device on so that it is ready for use. The device can then be attached to a patient, who can operate the device by pressing a button in a proper sequence. | 05-01-2014 |
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20090156947 | Knowledgebased image informatics system and method - The present invention is a system and method for analyzing medical images and image-derived data. Before the medical image procedure is accomplished, the present invention analyzes and reports on the appropriateness of the proposed procedure based upon known client data. After image and image-derived data is received from an image acquisition device, the present invention validates the data against data validation rules. Once the data is validated, it is analyzed against a knowledgebase to create a proposed diagnosis based on the validated data. The knowledgebase is preferably embodied in a binary cascade system. | 06-18-2009 |
20100094648 | AUTOMATED MANAGEMENT OF MEDICAL DATA USING EXPERT KNOWLEDGE AND APPLIED COMPLEXITY SCIENCE FOR RISK ASSESSMENT AND DIAGNOSES - A knowledgebase comprising a plurality of feature-sets is created using complexity science. The knowledgebase is accessible through a network to a computer, a system, and a computer program code that receives and analyzes medical data to determine the existence of a disease state. The medical data is input and correlated to features within the knowledgebase to identify feature-sets, each feature-set indicating a particular medical condition. After one or more feature-sets have been selected, associative algorithms consider the magnitudes or values of the medical data and, with the values of features in the feature-sets, assess the risk burden of the medical condition associated with the feature-set. An output is generated that may include diagnoses of one or more medical conditions, the risk burden of the medical condition(s), possible treatment options and prevention techniques. | 04-15-2010 |
20100217094 | POINT-OF-CARE ENACTIVE MEDICAL SYSTEM AND METHOD - A diagnostic enactive medical system that guides a user during acquisition and analyses of medical data for diagnosis and risk assessment. A method of using data-centric analysis and interpretation of acquired medical data in conjunction with metadata management in the point-of-care enactive medical system transforms raw medical data to generate feature-sets of a small number of closely related features associated with a particular medical or physiological state. Medical data from the point-of-care enactive medical system converges onto one or more feature-sets, interacts with the user to provide commentary or request additional information or data concerning a patient. Using an expert knowledgebase, the point-of-care enactive medical system learns from the medical data and then provides the user of tasks suitable for dynamic construction of point-of-care enactive medical knowledge, diagnoses, and recommendations for risk and/or treatment. | 08-26-2010 |
20130066643 | CONFIGURABLE MEDICAL FINDING PREDICTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A reconfigurable medical decision support system for processing medical data of a patient includes a data processing system that receives the medical data of the patient and accesses a knowledge-base. The knowledge-base includes a feature set relating to a pathophysiological condition. The feature set has a plurality of associated features, each feature having a plurality of validated quantifiable stages, each assigned a score. The medical data is associated with features of the feature-set. A medical risk value is determined based on the modified validated quantifiable stage and the assigned score. A medical finding is determined from the knowledge base corresponding to the medical risk value. An output statement stored in the knowledge-base and associated with the medical finding is provided. The user is able to modify values of the validated quantifiable stages and modify the output statements. | 03-14-2013 |
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20090149039 | System and method for interconnecting circuit boards - A connector system is provided. The system includes a substantially circular interconnecting hub, and a plurality of circuit board bays configured substantially radially around the substantially circular interconnecting hub. Each circuit board bay has a plurality of aligned connectors configured to receive a circuit board. The interconnecting circuit hub has, for each individual circuit board bay, a direct data pathway connecting the individual circuit board bay to all remaining circuit board bays of the plurality of circuit board bays. Each of the plurality of circuit board bays can directly communicate through the interconnecting hub with each of the remaining circuit boards bays. | 06-11-2009 |
20100213976 | Hierarchical FPGA configuration - A system for configuring programmable logic devices includes a serial data bus, a first device to fan-out data signals on the serial data bus, a second device to fan-in data signals on the serial data bus, and a control device that uses the first device and the second device to configure the serial data bus. The system configures a set of programmable logic devices by using the control device to configure the serial data bus such that the set of programmable logic devices are in communication with the serial data bus, and by sending configuration information to the set of programmable logic devices. A method for configuring programmable logic devices includes configuring a first programmable logic device such that the first programmable logic device includes signaling logic to fan-out configuration information, and using the first programmable logic device to configure at least two secondary programmable logic devices in parallel using the signaling logic to fan-out configuration information. | 08-26-2010 |
20110168375 | Expandable fluid cooling structure - A connector system is provided. The system includes a substantially circular interconnecting hub, and a plurality of circuit board bays configured substantially radially around the substantially circular interconnecting hub. Each circuit board bay has a plurality of aligned connectors configured to receive a circuit board. The interconnecting circuit hub has, for each individual circuit board bay, a direct data pathway connecting the individual circuit board bay to all remaining circuit board bays of the plurality of circuit board bays. Each of the plurality of circuit board bays can directly communicate through the interconnecting hub with each of the remaining circuit boards bays. | 07-14-2011 |
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20130174435 | NONWOVEN MATERIAL AND DRYER WITH NONWOVEN MATERIAL - A non-woven fabric includes flame retardant fibers and binding fibers mixed with the flame retardant fibers. The binding fibers set a thickness of the fabric. Application of a flame to the fabric causes the binding fibers to degrade and the flame retardant fibers to expand such that the thickness of the fabric increases, for example by a factor of two or more. The non-woven fabric can be used in a wide variety of different applications. For example, the non-woven fabric may be used to make seals of a drier, heat shields, fire barriers, and/or vents. | 07-11-2013 |
20130266787 | NONWOVEN MATERIAL AND DRYER WITH NONWOVEN MATERIAL - A non-woven fabric includes flame retardant fibers and binding fibers mixed with the flame retardant fibers. The binding fibers set a thickness of the fabric. Application of a flame to the fabric causes the binding fibers to degrade and the flame retardant fibers to expand such that the thickness of the fabric increases, for example by a factor of two or more. The non-woven fabric can be used in a wide variety of different applications. For example, the non-woven fabric may be used to make seals of a drier, heat shields, fire barriers, and/or vents. | 10-10-2013 |
20130337205 | NONWOVEN MATERIAL AND DRYER WITH NONWOVEN MATERIAL - A non-woven fabric includes flame retardant fibers and binding material mixed with the flame retardant fibers. The binding material sets a thickness of the fabric. Application of a flame to the fabric causes the binding material to degrade and the flame retardant fibers to expand to prevent a flame from passing through a hole in a wall of an appliance, a building, or an appliance and/or to protect wiring of an appliance, a building, or an appliance. | 12-19-2013 |
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20080228136 | DUAL MODULUS BALLOON FOR INTERVENTIONAL PROCEDURES - A device for interventional surgical or medical procedures is presented. The device is generally in the form of a balloon and is used to position itself or other working elements up against or through lumen walls in the body. The balloon is comprised of at least two materials of different elastic modulus, which allows for a flexible but relatively non-distensible, unfolding component of the balloon as well as an elastomeric, inflatable component of the balloon. The elastomeric component is fixedly attached to the flexible but relatively non-distensible component and together they form a pressure vessel that can be inflated within the lumens of the body. | 09-18-2008 |
20090142306 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TREATING ISCHEMIC TISSUES - Methods and systems for regenerating damaged tissue rely on direct injection of selected therapeutic cells into a tissue at or near the site of tissue damage. Direct injection is accomplished using an intravascular catheter having a deployable needle, and injection is usually targeted into the adventitial and peri-adventitial tissues surrounding the blood vessel from which the needle is deployed. | 06-04-2009 |
20100145307 | DUAL MODULUS BALLOON FOR INTERVENTIONAL PROCEDURES - A device for interventional surgical or medical procedures is presented. The device is generally in the form of a balloon and is used to position itself or other working elements up against or through lumen walls in the body. The balloon is comprised of at least two materials of different elastic modulus, which allows for a flexible but relatively non-distensible, unfolding component of the balloon as well as an elastomeric, inflatable component of the balloon. The elastomeric component is fixedly attached to the flexible but relatively non-distensible component and together they form a pressure vessel that can be inflated within the lumens of the body. | 06-10-2010 |
20110104060 | TREATMENT OF HYPERTENSION BY RENAL VASCULAR DELIVERY OF GUANETHIDINE - Sympathetic nerves run through the adventitia surrounding renal arteries and are critical in the modulation of systemic hypertension. Hyperactivity of these nerves can cause renal hypertension, a disease prevalent in 30-40% of the adult population. Hypertension can be treated with neuromodulating agents (such as angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors, angiotensin II inhibitors, or aldosterone receptor blockers), but requires adherence to strict regimens and often does not reach target blood pressure threshold to reduce risk of major cardiovascular events. A minimally invasive solution is presented here to reduce the activity of the sympathetic nerves surrounding the renal artery by locally delivering neurotoxic or sympathetic nerve-blocking agents into the adventitia. Extended elution of these agents may also be accomplished in order to tailor the therapy to the patient. | 05-05-2011 |
20110104061 | TREATMENT OF RENAL HYPERTENSION OR CAROTID SINUS SYNDROME WITH ADVENTITIAL PHARMACEUTICAL SYMPATHETIC DENERVATION OR NEUROMODULATION - Sympathetic nerves run through the adventitia surrounding renal arteries and are critical in the modulation of systemic hypertension. Hyperactivity of these nerves can cause renal hypertension, a disease prevalent in 30-40% of the adult population. Hypertension can be treated with neuromodulating agents (such as angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors, angiotensin II inhibitors, or aldosterone receptor blockers), but requires adherence to strict medication regimens and often does not reach target blood pressure threshold to reduce risk of major cardiovascular events. A minimally invasive solution is presented here to reduce the activity of the sympathetic nerves surrounding the renal artery by locally delivering neurotoxic or nerve-blocking agents into the adventitia. Extended elution of these agents may also be accomplished in order to tailor the therapy to the patient. | 05-05-2011 |
20110313353 | DUAL MODULUS BALLOON FOR INTERVENTIONAL PROCEDURES - A device for interventional surgical or medical procedures is presented. The device is generally in the form of a balloon and is used to position itself or other working elements up against or through lumen walls in the body. The balloon is comprised of at least two materials of different elastic modulus, which allows for a flexible but relatively non-distensible, unfolding component of the balloon as well as an elastomeric, inflatable component of the balloon. The elastomeric component is fixedly attached to the flexible but relatively non-distensible component and together they form a pressure vessel that can be inflated within the lumens of the body. | 12-22-2011 |
20130204131 | TREATMENT OF HYPERTENSION BY RENAL VASCULAR DELIVERY OF GUANETHIDINE - Sympathetic nerves run through the adventitia surrounding renal arteries and are critical in the modulation of systemic hypertension. Hyperactivity of these nerves can cause renal hypertension, a disease prevalent in 30-40% of the adult population. Hypertension can be treated with neuromodulating agents (such as angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors, angiotensin II inhibitors, or aldosterone receptor blockers), but requires adherence to strict regimens and often does not reach target blood pressure threshold to reduce risk of major cardiovascular events. A minimally invasive solution is presented here to reduce the activity of the sympathetic nerves surrounding the renal artery by locally delivering neurotoxic or sympathetic nerve-blocking agents into the adventitia. Extended elution of these agents may also be accomplished in order to tailor the therapy to the patient. | 08-08-2013 |
20130287698 | TREATMENT OF RENAL HYPERTENSION OR CAROTID SINUS SYNDROME WITH ADVENTITIAL PHARMACEUTICAL SYMPATHETIC DENERVATION OR NEUROMODULATION - Sympathetic nerves run through the adventitia surrounding renal arteries and are critical in the modulation of systemic hypertension. Hyperactivity of these nerves can cause renal hypertension, a disease prevalent in 30-40% of the adult population. Hypertension can be treated with neuromodulating agents (such as angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors, angiotensin II inhibitors, or aldosterone receptor blockers), but requires adherence to strict medication regimens and often does not reach target blood pressure threshold to reduce risk of major cardiovascular events. A minimally invasive solution is presented here to reduce the activity of the sympathetic nerves surrounding the renal artery by locally delivering neurotoxic or nerve-blocking agents into the adventitia. Extended elution of these agents may also be accomplished in order to tailor the therapy to the patient. | 10-31-2013 |
20140107478 | Dual Modulus Balloon for Interventional Procedures - A device for interventional surgical or medical procedures is presented. The device is generally in the form of a balloon and is used to position itself or other working elements up against or through lumen walls in the body. The balloon is comprised of at least two materials of different elastic modulus, which allows for a flexible but relatively non-distensible, unfolding component of the balloon as well as an elastomeric, inflatable component of the balloon. The elastomeric component is fixedly attached to the flexible but relatively non-distensible component and together they form a pressure vessel that can be inflated within the lumens of the body. | 04-17-2014 |
20150119850 | Maintenance of Bronchial Patency by Local Delivery of Cytotoxic, Cytostatic, or Anti-Neoplastic Agent - Methods for maintaining patency in a bronchus of a patient are presented. A catheter is positioned within the bronchus. A target region of one or more of a bronchial wall, submucosa, media, and adventitia is punctured at or adjacent a location of a debulked bronchial carcinoma with an injection needle disposed on a distal end of the catheter. Such puncturing is achieved by expanding a balloon disposed on the distal end of the catheter. The balloon is comprised of at least two materials of different elastic modulus, which allows for a flexible but relatively non-distensible, unfolding component of the balloon as well as an elastomeric, inflatable component of the balloon. Through the injection needle, an amount of cytotoxic, cytostatic, or anti-neoplastic agent is delivered to the target region. The delivered amount is effective to limit by a therapeutically beneficial amount recurrent bronchial occlusion due to recurrence of the bronchial carcinoma. | 04-30-2015 |