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| 20110078595 | Methods and Systems for Preventing Unauthorized Access to Patient Information - An exemplary method includes displaying a graphical user interface configured to include a patient list displayed therein, receiving user input representative of a search term comprising one or more characters selected to identify a particular patient included within a plurality of patients, dynamically updating the patient list in response to the received user input to only include a plurality of entries that contain the search term, each of the entries comprising patient information associated with a distinct one of the patients, and preventing one or more non-search term characters contained within each of the entries of the patient list from being displayed within the graphical user interface. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20120029593 | Methods and Systems for Fitting a Sound Processor to a Patient Using a Plurality of Pre-Loaded Sound Processing Programs - An exemplary method of fitting a sound processor to a cochlear implant patient includes pre-loading program data representative of a plurality of sound processing programs onto a sound processor during a data transfer session and selectively using, after completion of the data transfer session, one or more of the pre-loaded sound processing programs to fit the sound processor to the patient. Corresponding methods and systems are also described. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120029594 | Methods and Systems for Fitting a Bilateral Cochlear Implant Patient Using a Single Sound Processor - An exemplary method of fitting a bilateral cochlear implant patient using a single sound processor includes a fitting subsystem using a first sound processor associated with a first cochlear implant to selectively fit the first cochlear implant and a second cochlear implant to a cochlear implant patient, automatically segregating fitting data generated during the fitting of the first cochlear implant from fitting data generated during the fitting of the second cochlear implant, and transmitting the fitting data generated during the fitting of the second cochlear implant to a second sound processor associated with the second cochlear implant after the fitting of the second cochlear implant to the cochlear implant patient is completed. Corresponding methods and systems are also described. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120029595 | Bilateral Sound Processor Systems and Methods - An exemplary sound processor includes a storage facility configured to maintain data representative of a first program set associated with a first cochlear implant and data representative of a second program set associated with a second cochlear implant, a detection facility configured to detect when the sound processor is communicatively coupled to the first cochlear implant and to detect when the sound processor is communicatively coupled to the second cochlear implant, and an operation facility configured to operate in accordance with the first program set in response to a detection that the sound processor is communicatively coupled to the first cochlear implant and to operate in accordance with the second program set in response to a detection that the sound processor is communicatively coupled to the second cochlear implant. Corresponding methods and systems are also described. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120029930 | Methods and Systems for Importing Data into a Database Associated with a Cochlear Implant Fitting Software Product - A method includes a fitting subsystem maintaining patient data in a primary database associated with a primary schema, receiving an export file representative of additional patient data extracted from a source database associated with a source schema and maintained by another fitting subsystem, importing the additional patient data represented by the export file into a database partition associated with the source schema, upgrading, in response to the importing, the database partition to be associated with the primary schema, and merging the additional patient data included in the upgraded database partition with the patient data in the primary database. Corresponding methods and systems are also described. | 02-02-2012 |
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| 20100242788 | Coatings and Methods for Corrosion Detection and/or Reduction - Coatings and methods are provided. An embodiment of the coating includes microcapsules that contain at least one of a corrosion inhibitor, a film-forming compound, and an indicator. The microcapsules are dispersed in a coating vehicle. A shell of each microcapsule breaks down in the presence of an alkaline condition, resulting from corrosion. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100305234 | Hydrophobic-Core Microcapsules and their Formation - Hydrophobic-core microcapsules and methods of their formation are provided. A hydrophobic-core microcapsule may include a shell that encapsulates a hydrophobic substance with a core substance, such as dye, corrosion indicator, corrosion inhibitor, and/or healing agent, dissolved or dispersed therein. The hydrophobic-core microcapsules may be formed from an emulsion having hydrophobic-phase droplets, e.g., containing the core substance and shell-forming compound, dispersed in a hydrophilic phase. The shells of the microcapsules may be capable of being broken down in response to being contacted by an alkali, e.g., produced during corrosion, contacting the shell. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100320421 | Hydrophilic-Core Microcapsules and their Formation - Hydrophilic-core microcapsules and methods of their formation are provided. A hydrophilic-core microcapsule may include a shell that encapsulates water with the core substance dissolved or dispersed therein. The hydrophilic-core microcapsules may be formed from an emulsion having hydrophilic-phase droplets dispersed in a hydrophobic phase, with shell-forming compound contained in the hydrophilic phase or the hydrophobic phase and the core substance contained in the hydrophilic phase. The shells of the microcapsules may be capable of being broken down in response to being contacted by an alkali, e.g., produced during corrosion, contacting the shell. | 12-23-2010 |
