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Abdul Ibrahim, Marietta, GA US
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| 20090286967 | Protein precipitation method and kit - A method and kit for precipitating protein from an aqueous solution consists of a quaternary ammonium cationic surfactant and a chaotropic salt, used in combination to reversibly precipitate proteins from the aqueous solution. Precipitation separates proteins that are entrapped, non-specifically, in the quaternary ammonium cationic surfactant:chaotropic salt complex as a pellet. The precipitated protein pellet is purified further by washing with an organic solvent to remove the surfactant:chaotrope complex, leaving behind pure, concentrated proteins that can be washed to purify further the protein and/or re-dissolved in whatever buffer is most suited for any successive procedure, such as analysis. | 11-19-2009 |
Emad Ibrahim, Arlington, VA US
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| 20100063395 | Telemedicine platform for standardized interpretation of vascular data using vascular analysis - A system and method, for obtaining and analyzing vascular data and generating results, that uses vascular test data to determine the state of the vessel. The data and the determinations can be used to generate reports, render diagnoses or identifying ailments, and may do so remotely. The system includes a telemedicine server and may include a number of other modules such as work stations, review tools, data storage modules, etc. The invention allows rapid and efficient analysis of the data, and provides mechanisms for comparing patient data to know or measured normative data sets, remotely if desired, and provides more accurate and less invasive diagnoses based on vascular conditions. The invention permits remote receipt, processing and distribution of the data and diagnoses. | 03-11-2010 |
Faroog Abdel-Kareem Ibrahim, Dearborn Heights, MI US
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| 20080239698 | PREDICTIVE ADAPTIVE FRONT LIGHTING ALGORITHM FOR BRANCHING ROAD GEOMETRY - A system for predictive front lighting of a vehicle. The system includes at least two headlamps, at least two swivel mechanisms and a controller. The first and second headlamps project a beam pattern for illumination of the vehicle path. The controller receives vehicle position data, as well as, data regarding a most likely path and a secondary path of the vehicle. The controller then calculates the desired swivel angle of the headlamps based on the most likely path of the vehicle and the secondary path of the vehicle, and the swivel mechanisms respectively manipulate each of the headlamps to accordingly change alignment of the headlamps based on the swivel angle for each of the of the headlamps. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080239734 | SINGLE PATH ROAD GEOMETRY PREDICTIVE ADAPTIVE FRONT LIGHTING ALGORITHM USING VEHCILE POSITIONING AND MAP DATA - A system for predictive front lighting of a vehicle. The system includes a first and second headlamps, a first and second swivel mechanisms and a controller. The first and second headlamps project a beam pattern for illumination of the vehicle path. The controller receives vehicle position data, for example from a GPS system, and accesses a map database to identify a map location of the vehicle. The controller further analyzes the map to determine a most likely path of the vehicle based on the map location and other vehicle heading parameters. The controller then calculates the desired swivel angle of the first and second headlamps based on the most likely path of the vehicle, and the first and second swivel mechanisms manipulate the first and second headlamps to accordingly change the swivel angle of the headlamps. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20090005948 | LOW SPEED FOLLOW OPERATION AND CONTROL STRATEGY - A system for the low speed following of a target vehicle. The system includes a sensor to detect data on the target vehicle and a controller to adjust operational parameters of the host vehicle in a low speed following mode. The sensor is configured to detect the target vehicle and determine the distance and/or speed of the target vehicle. Based on the detected data, the controller may adjust host vehicle's operating parameters, such as acceleration. This is done if the host vehicle speed is below a predefined vehicle speed and the distance to the target vehicle is below a predefined upper limit. The controller may be configured to maintain a predefined following distance from the target vehicle based on the host vehicle speed and the distance to the target vehicle. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20100121518 | MAP ENHANCED POSITIONING SENSOR SYSTEM - An enhanced positioning system includes a vehicle positioning system adapted to transmit an output representing at least one of a current position, a future position, and a path of a vehicle and at least one module in communication with the vehicle positioning system, wherein the at least one module obtains data and information related to at least one of a road attribute, a vehicle dynamics, and a vehicle position, analyzes the data and information, and modifies the output of the vehicle positioning system in response to the analysis of the data and information. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100125386 | FALSE ALARM MANAGEMENT IN DAS AND CSW SYSTEM USING FALSE ALARM DATABASE AND MAP DATABASE SENSOR - A management system for a vehicle including a database adapted to store a plurality of records, wherein each of the records represents an output of a vehicle system and a processor in communication with the database and the vehicle system, wherein the processor receives the output of the vehicle system, analyzes the output, manages the records in the database in response to the analysis of the output, and controls the transmission of the output to a driver of the vehicle in response to at least one of the analysis of the output of the vehicle system and the records in the database. | 05-20-2010 |
| 20110098922 | Path Predictive System And Method For Vehicles - A system that uses a map database as a predictive sensor and more specifically to a system and method of using a map database as a path predictive vehicle sensor or input with the additional ability to identify system related point of interests, or detect and internally correct for errors in the map database that are found during operation of the vehicle as well as preemptively identifying problematic errors in the database that may create false negatives, or sometimes false positives when combined with a warning system such as a form of a stability system, crash avoidance system, or crash warning system. | 04-28-2011 |
Khalid M. Ibrahim, Blue Bell, PA US
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| 20090312988 | Automatic Set-Up For Instrument Functions - Machine-implemented methods and apparatuses to automatically set-up a signal processing system are described. The signal processing system is set to a first bandwidth. A sampling frequency of the signal processing system is set to a first sampling frequency. Next, first samples of first signals are received at the first bandwidth and the first sampling frequency. First parameters of the first signals based on the first samples are determined. Next, a second sampling frequency is determined based on the first parameters to sample second samples. The first parameters of the first signals may be a mean transit time, a minimum transit time, a mean frequency of the signals, and a standard deviation of the frequency of the signals. Next, a mixer frequency is determined based on the first parameters. A low pass filter is set based on the mixer frequency. | 12-17-2009 |
Mamdouh Ibrahim, Rochester Hills, MI US
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| 20100205662 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO SUPPORT IDENTITY THEFT PROTECTION AS PART OF A DISTRIBUTED SERVICE ORIENTED ECOSYSTEM - A system and method to support identity theft protection and, in particular, to a system and method for supporting identity theft protection as part of a distributed service oriented ecosystem in information management systems (IMS) and non-IMS networks. The system includes an identity session initiation protocol (SIP) application server configured to act as a security assertion markup language (SAML) bridge, which allows an SIP enabled device or a non-SIP enabled device to attach to a telecommunications service provider network. A user may accept or reject an authorization request using the SIP enabled device or non-SIP enabled device. | 08-12-2010 |
Marcelle S. Ibrahim, Bedford, MA US
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| 20110048489 | Combined thermoelectric/photovoltaic device for high heat flux applications and method of making the same - A combined thermoelectric/photovoltaic device features a photovoltaic cell with a common electrode, an electrically insulative, thermally conductive layer applied to the common electrode, and an array of thermoelectric couples each including a p-type semiconductor element and an n-type semiconductor element. There is an electrically conductive bridge for each thermoelectric couple formed on the electrically insulative thermally conductive layer. Methods of making such a hybrid device also including a heat sink are also disclosed. | 03-03-2011 |
Meina Ibrahim, East Hanover, NJ US
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| 20100108630 | Tray Insert Movable Between Collapsed And Erected Positions - A collapsible insert includes a series of adjacent cells. Each cell may include a support surface capable raised to an elevated position above the bottom of the tray by a pair of legs. Each leg may have a lower portion and an upper portion. The lower portion of each leg extends below the support surface and can rest on the bottom of the tray, and functions to raise the support surface to the elevated position. The upper portion of each leg extends above the support surface and is used to divide each cell and partially constrain food product within a cell while the insert is in the erected position and disposed within a tray. | 05-06-2010 |
Mohamed A. Ibrahim, Oxford, MS US
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| 20100273726 | METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS ACTIVE METABOLITES ISOLATED FROM LAURUS NOBILIS AND COMBINATIONS THEREOF - This present provides kaempferol-3-(2-E,3-Z-di-p-coumaroyl)-rhamnoside, kaempferol-3-(2-Z-3-E-di-p-coumaroyl)-rhamnoside, and kaempferol-3-(2,3-di-Z-p-coumaroyl)-rhamnoside compounds useful as a new class of anti-bacterial agents. These compounds are extracted from | 10-28-2010 |
Mohammad K. Ibrahim US
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| 20090210349 | VIRTUAL ACCOUNT BASED NEW DIGITAL CASH PROTOCOLS - Virtual account based digital cash protocols employ two pairs of private and public keys. Each public key is certified separately and the protocols do not use any blind signature schemes. As a result, the virtual account based digital cash protocols provide strong protection of the user privacy by using two certified public keys instead of a blind signature. One pair of certified keys consists of one master user private key and one master user public key. A second pair of certified keys consists of one pseudonym user private key and one pseudonym user public key. The use of a master key pair and a pseudonym key pair circumvents the need for blind signatures. As a result, the proposed protocols do not require blind signatures and do not add additional overhead and security requirements necessitated by conventional blind signature schemes. The protocols use public key protocols, digital signatures and symmetric key protocols, which may be readily implemented in standard information security based systems based on cryptographic constructs. In addition, the protocols may be deployed in mobile, off-line, and on-line settings. | 08-20-2009 |
Osama Ibrahim, Bellingham, MA US
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| 20120003131 | INTEGRATED DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER AND ELECTRIC LOAD BANK - An apparatus for dissipating energy into the exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine includes a container for confining a flow path for exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine where the container has an inlet and an outlet. A porous, electrically conductive mesh is placed in the container such that exhaust gas can flow through the conductive mesh. At least two electrical terminals are in permanent electrical contact with the conductive mesh. An electrical power supply completes an electrical circuit through the conductive mesh with the power supply having two or more electrical outputs electrically connected to an equal number of electrical terminals on the conductive mesh. The apparatus provides a filter, heater, electrical load and silencer. | 01-05-2012 |
Randolph A. Ibrahim, Sedalia, CO US
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| 20090015207 | Multi-Cell Charger with Individual Cell Control - The present invention discloses a battery charger and a method for charging a plurality of batteries. The battery charger includes: a current source for supplying a source current which has a charge current portion and a diverted current portion; bypass sections; voltage clamp sections; sense sections; a feedback section for processing information from the sense sections; and a controller for modifying the source current based on the information from the feedback section. Each bypass section is connected to a battery for diverting the diverted current. Each voltage clamp section is connected to the bypass section for clamping a voltage across the battery when the voltage increases to a predetermined level. Each sense section is connected to the bypass section for determining the diverted current and/or the charge current. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090072790 | LOW SIDE N-CHANNEL FET PROTECTION CIRCUIT - The present invention relates to a battery protection circuit for protecting a plurality of batteries connected in series. The battery protection circuit includes: a controller for monitoring the batteries and outputting control signals based on predetermined conditions associated with the batteries; a first N-channel MOSFET and a second N-channel MOSFET coupled in a common-drain configuration in a low-side path, wherein at least one of the first and second N-channel MOSFETs turns off in response to the control signal received from the controller when at least one of the predetermined conditions is detected; and a gate protection circuit for preventing gate-to-source voltages of the first and second N-channel MOSFETs from exceeding a predetermined gate-to-source voltage level. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090079397 | ANTI-SWELL PROTECTION CIRCUIT FOR BATTERY CELLS - The present invention provides a protection circuit and method for preventing a battery from swelling in one embodiment. The protection circuit includes: a voltage monitoring circuit that monitors a voltage across the battery; a control circuit that receives voltage information from the voltage monitoring circuit; and a discharge circuit that turns on to discharge the battery upon receiving a signal from the control circuit. The control circuit includes: a timer that sets predetermined time periods; a signaling section that outputs the signal to the discharge circuit after a first predetermined time period if the voltage stays above a first predetermined voltage threshold without charging or discharging to a load for the first predetermined time period; a sleep mode applying section that applies a sleep mode when the voltage falls below a second predetermined voltage threshold; and a load disconnecting section that disconnects the load if a wake-up command is not issued during the sleep mode for a third predetermined time period. Alternatively, the protection circuit may include a swell monitoring device that monitors a swell associated with the battery; a control circuit that receives swell information from the swell monitoring device; and a discharge circuit that turns on to discharge the battery upon receiving a signal from the control circuit. | 03-26-2009 |
Rouba Ibrahim, New York, NY US
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| 20110235798 | Method for Predicting Call Waiting Times - A method is provided for the production produce accurate waiting time estimates based on at least one of (i) a queue arrival rate and (ii) estimated queue length. In a first embodiment of the present invention, the waiting time for a caller is determined on the basis of a queue arrival rate. In a second embodiment of the present invention, the waiting time for a caller is determined on the basis of a queue length estimate. The queue length estimate is a prediction of the size of the queue at a given time instant. | 09-29-2011 |
Samir Ibrahim, Silver Spring, MD US
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| 20110176697 | Hearing Aids, Computing Devices, and Methods for Hearing Aid Profile Update - A method includes receiving a data at a hearing aid during operation of the hearing aid and selectively updating a hearing aid profile in response to receiving the data to produce a modified hearing aid profile. The method further includes applying the modified hearing aid profile using a processor of the hearing aid to shape an audio output. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110200214 | HEARING AID AND COMPUTING DEVICE FOR PROVIDING AUDIO LABELS - A hearing aid includes a microphone to convert audible sounds into sound-related electrical signals and a memory configured to store a plurality of hearing aid profiles. Each hearing aid profile has an associated audio label. The hearing aid further includes a processor coupled to the microphone and to the memory and configured to select one of the plurality of hearing aid profiles. The processor applies the one of the plurality of hearing aid profiles to the sound-related electrical signals to produce a shaped output signal to compensate for a hearing impairment of a user. The processor is configured to insert the associated audio label into the shaped output signal. The hearing aid also includes a speaker coupled to the processor and configured to convert the shaped output signal into an audible sound. | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110280422 | Devices and Methods for Collecting Acoustic Data - A device includes a network interface to communicate with a communication network and a microphone to convert sounds into an electrical signal. The device further includes a processor coupled to the microphone and the network interface. The processor is configured to process the electrical signal to generate acoustic data based on the electrical signal and to provide the acoustic data to the network interface for transmission to a data storage device. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110293123 | Data Storage System, Hearing Aid, and Method of Selectively Applying Sound Filters - A data storage system includes a network interface configurable to couple to a network for receiving data related to an acoustic environment from a device and a memory for storing a plurality of environmental filters. The data storage system further includes a processor coupled to the memory and the network interface, the processor configurable to analyze the data and selectively provide one or more of the plurality of environmental filters to the device based on the analysis of the data. | 12-01-2011 |
Sanaa A. Ibrahim, Baton Rouge, LA US
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| 20080206294 | Naphthalene Derivatives as Termite Repellents and Toxicants - Several derivatives of naphthalene, including 1′-acetonaphthone, 2′-acetonaphthone, 1-methoxynaphthalene, and 2-methoxynaphthalene, were discovered to be effective toxicants and repellents of termites, and resulted in significant reduction in termite feeding activity. For example, 2′-acetonaphthone was found to be an effective repellent and feeding deterrent of termites. Termites exposed to concentrations as low as 8 mg/kg sand exhibited a significant reduction in tunneling and feeding activity. Moreover, some of the dead termites had symptoms indicative of a failure to molt. At concentrations ≧20 μg/cm | 08-28-2008 |
Sayed Ibrahim, Somerset, NJ US
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| 20080242571 | Oil Containing Starch Granules For Delivering Benefit-Additives to a Substrate - An oil containing starch granule is provided comprising: | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080242578 | Oil Containing Starch Granules For Delivering Benefit-Additives to a Substrate - An oil containing starch granule is provided comprising: | 10-02-2008 |
| 20110293539 | FILM CONTAINING COMPOSITIONS - An oral care, personal care or cleansing composition with a carrier comprising a functional material and at least two polymers. One polymer has a greater solubility in water than the other polymer; one of the polymers may be water-soluble and the other polymer water-insoluble. The polymers are selected and apportioned to provide at least one of the following: (1) a desired stability of the film in the composition, (2) a desired rate of disintegration of the film during use of the composition, and (3) a desired rate of delivery of the functional material during use of the composition. | 12-01-2011 |
Sharif M. Ibrahim, Smithtown, NY US
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| 20090172373 | Ethernet based Automotive Infotainment Power Controller - An Automotive Infotainment Power Controller. It utilizes a PIC Micro-Controller, TCP/IP Stack, and a 10 Mbit Ethernet connection as an industry-standard interface by which the Automotive Infotainment Power Controller is connected to any number of Personal Computers. This infrastructure allows custom FW to be developed for the Power Controller that can interact with PC drivers. It also opens the door for bi-directional communication between multiple Personal Computers and the Power Controller. Any number of protocols can be chosen or developed to facilitate this communication over standard Ethernet TCP/IP packets. Having this Ethernet-based communication pipeline between the Power Controller and PCs allows the system to be configured, provide diagnostic/status information, communicate with, and individually Start-Up/Shut-Down PCs connected to the system. | 07-02-2009 |
Sharly Ibrahim, Tucson, AZ US
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| 20100144510 | Production of sintered three-dimensional ceramic bodies - A freeze-forging method for producing sintered three-dimensional ceramic bodies, particularly magnesium aluminate spinel domes. The method comprises forming a ceramic mix of a ready-to-sinter ceramic powder and a nonaqueous liquefied sublimable vehicle having a solidification temperature from room temperature to below 200° C.; reducing the temperature of the ceramic mix to below the vehicle's solidification temperature to freeze the mix; crushing the frozen mix into powdered form; cold forging the frozen powder in a mold to form a solidified green body of the desired three-dimensional shape; and densifying the green body into a sintered three-dimensional ceramic body. | 06-10-2010 |
Shereen Ibrahim, Cambridge, MA US
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| 20110213161 | Preparation of Protected Alpha-Keto Beta-Amino Esters and Amides - The invention provides β-sulfonamide α-keto esters and amides in which the α-keto is protected as a 1,3-dithiolane derivative. Also provided are methods for preparing such esters and amides and for incorporating them into peptides. | 09-01-2011 |
| 20110294849 | AMINOPYRAZOLE TRIAZOLOTHIADIAZOLE INHIBITOR OF C-MET PROTEIN KINASE - The present invention relates to anhydrous and hydrated forms of Compound 1, which qre useful in the inhibition of c-Met protein kinase. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising compounds of formula I and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of proliferative disorders. | 12-01-2011 |
Sherif Ibrahim, Old Bridge, NJ US
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| 20110268803 | LUNG TARGETING DUAL DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM - The American Cancer Society estimated that in 2009, 1,479,350 new cancer cases would be diagnosed in the United States of which 219,440 would be lung and bronchus related. The standard treatments for NSCLC include surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, laser and photodynamic therapy, all with various success rates depending on the stage of the cancer. National Cancer Institute assesses, however, that results of standard treatment are generally poor with only a 15 percent 5-year survival rate for combined cancer stages. Challenges facing the current chemotherapy drugs include excessive toxicity to healthy tissues and limited ability to prevent metastases. A dual drug delivery system described herein selectively targets the lung to deliver anti-cancer drugs and inhibit the formation of metastases. | 11-03-2011 |
Syed Ibrahim, Somerset, NJ US
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| 20080233058 | ORAL CARE COMPOSITIONS WITH FILM FORMING POLYMERS - Oral care compositions comprising: | 09-25-2008 |
Yehia M. Ibrahim, Richland, WA US
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| 20090294662 | Ion funnel ion trap and process - An ion funnel trap is described that includes a inlet portion, a trapping portion, and a outlet portion that couples, in normal operation, with an ion funnel. The ion trap operates efficiently at a pressure of ˜1 Torr and provides for: 1) removal of low mass-to-charge (m/z) ion species, 2) ion accumulation efficiency of up to 80%, 3) charge capacity of ˜10,000,000 elementary charges, 4) ion ejection time of 40 to 200 μs, and 5) optimized variable ion accumulation times. Ion accumulation with low concentration peptide mixtures has shown an increase in analyte signal-to-noise ratios (SNR) of a factor of 30, and a greater than 10-fold improvement in SNR for multiply charged analytes. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20110127417 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COLLISIONAL ACTIVATION OF CHARGED PARTICLES - A collision cell is disclosed that provides ion activation in various selective modes. Ion activation is performed inside selected segments of a segmented quadrupole that provides maximum optimum capture and collection of fragmentation products. The invention provides collisional cooling of precursor ions as well as product fragments and further allows effective transmission of ions through a high pressure interface into a coupled mass analysis instrument. | 06-02-2011 |
Zaki G. Ibrahim, Greenwood Village, CO US
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| 20100082029 | Static Compression Device - A Static Compression Device (SC device) for active, measurable compression of a fusion graft by the surgeon at the time of surgery is disclosed. The SC device is attachable to adjacent vertebral bodies or other pieces of bone and has a device that applies compressive force to the adjacent vertebral bodies or pieces of bone to assist fusion according to Wolffs law. The SC device has a locking mechanism that maintains the compression applied at surgery, but prevents further compression (settling) from occurring after surgery. The SC device allows the surgeon the ability to compress a segment, measure the applied compression, and lock the segment in the compressed position. In one embodiment of the invention, the pressure is applied to the SC device through a compression device that applies a desired and measurable amount of force. In this embodiment, the combination of the SC device with a pressure applying and measuring device allows the surgeon more control over the force applied to a cervical, thoracic or lumbar implant than has previously been available. In the preferred embodiment, the SC device compresses two or more adjacent vertebrae across an adjacent bone graft to facilitate fusion of these vertebrae to treat pain produced by pressure from the disks between such vertebrae bulging and resulting in contact with and pressure on the spinal cord and adjacent nerve roots. In other embodiments, the SC device may be used to apply measurable compression across any type of bony interface (e.g. fractures) to facilitate union. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100114176 | Static Compression Device - A Static Compression Device (SC device) for active, measurable compression of a fusion graft by the surgeon at the time of surgery is disclosed. The SC device is attachable to adjacent vertebral bodies or other pieces of bone and has a device that applies compressive force to the adjacent vertebral bodies or pieces of bone to assist fusion according to Wolff's law. The SC device has a locking mechanism that maintains the compression applied at surgery, but prevents further compression (settling) from occurring after surgery. The SC device allows the surgeon the ability to compress a segment, measure the applied compression, and lock the segment in the compressed position. In one embodiment of the invention, the pressure is applied to the SC device through a compression device that applies a desired and measurable amount of force. In this embodiment, the combination of the SC device with a pressure applying and measuring device allows the surgeon more control over the force applied to a cervical, thoracic or lumbar implant than has previously been available. In the preferred embodiment, the SC device compresses two or more adjacent vertebrae across an adjacent bone graft to facilitate fusion of these vertebrae to treat pain produced by pressure from the disks between such vertebrae bulging and resulting in contact with and pressure on the spinal cord and adjacent nerve roots. In other embodiments, the SC device may be used to apply measurable compression across any type of bony interface (e.g. fractures) to facilitate union. | 05-06-2010 |