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20130005163 | ELECTRICAL CONTACT ARRANGEMENT - The invention relates to an electrical contact arrangement of a spring contact element ( | 01-03-2013 |
20130192874 | CONNECTING CONTACT - A connecting contact for SM D-components includes a metal material and the metal material at least partially comprises a coating with a different metal material. The connecting contact has a substantially laminar contact area for solderable contact to a board and comprises edge regions. At least one segment of the edge region is at a distance from the laminar contact area, so that a soldered fillet is formed for a soldered contact to a board. Also, a method for producing connecting contacts for SM D-components for solderably contacting a board includes the steps of punching metal strips, bending the metal strips so that a conducting region and a laminar contact area are produced, and forming the edge areas at the laminar contact area. At least one segment of the edge area is at a distance from the laminar contact area. | 08-01-2013 |
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20120182924 | Medical Device Wireless Network Architectures - An architecture for networked communications between a series of medical devices and a remote monitoring device. An interface circuit coupled to each medical device communicates with one of a plurality of relay modules via a wireless relay network. The relay modules communicate with the remote monitoring device over an internet-accessible wireless communication network. Each relay module includes a receiver coupled to the wireless relay network, a first transmitter coupled to the wireless relay network, a second transmitter coupled to the internet-accessible wireless communications network; and a controller. The controller determines a status of the internet-accessible wireless communications network. When the status indicates that the internet-accessible wireless communications network is accessible to the wireless relay module, the second transmitter is selected for transmitting medical device data. When the internet-accessible wireless communications network is not accessible, the first transmitter is selected for transmitting the data to another wireless relay module. | 07-19-2012 |
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20130083823 | ELECTRONIC THERMOMETER WITH IMAGE SENSOR AND DISPLAY - A thermometer for measuring a temperature of a subject. The thermometer includes a probe for insertion into an orifice of the subject. An electromagnetic radiation sensor at the probe senses electromagnetic radiation within the orifice of the subject. The electromagnetic radiation sensor generates data indicative of both the temperature of the subject and one or more anatomical images of the subject. A controller receives the data from the electromagnetic radiation sensor. The controller generates a temperature image on the display indicative of the computed temperature of the subject and one or more anatomical images of the subject on the display. | 04-04-2013 |
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20150093307 | Certification Cassette and Related Methods - A certification cassette for testing a pumping apparatus including at least one identification reader. The cassette comprises a housing configured for releasable attachment to the pumping apparatus in an aligned position. A space defined within the housing is configured to receive a rotor of the pumping apparatus therein when the housing is in the aligned position. The space is free of fluid carrying conduits disposed for engaging the rotor. An identification member is positioned in the housing. The identification member is operable to induce an expected identification reader response when the identification reader is functioning properly. The cassette is arranged to operatively align the identification member with the identification reader when the housing is in the aligned position. | 04-02-2015 |
20150148603 | Imaging Catheter with Thermal Management Assembly - An imaging catheter assembly that includes an elongate body having a first body end, and an opposite second body end; an imaging assembly secured to the first body end, the imaging assembly having a first imaging assembly end remote from the first body end and a second imaging assembly end adjacent the first body end, the imaging assembly including a flex circuit having an electronic component mounting portion, a camera mounting portion adjacent the first imaging assembly end, and a light mounting portion adjacent the first imaging assembly end; a camera mounted on the camera mounting portion, the camera having a field of view, a light source mounted on the light mounting portion for illuminating at least a portion of the field of view of the camera; and at least one temperature sensor mounted on the flex circuit for measuring a temperature of the light source and a temperature of an ambient environment of the imaging assembly; and a control circuit in communication with the light source and the at least one temperature sensor, the control circuit controlling an output of the light source to control a difference between the temperature of the ambient environment and the temperature of the light source. The control circuit controls the difference between the temperature of the ambient environment and the temperature of the illumination source to a predetermined amount. | 05-28-2015 |
20150342835 | Enteral Feeding Pump Certification - A method of performing a certification on an enteral feeding pump based on at least one operating parameter of the pump includes communicating certification information between the pump and a certification application remote from the pump. The at least one operating parameter is compared to a specified operating metric to verify that the at least one operating parameter of the pump is within the specified operating metric. | 12-03-2015 |