Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080254944 | Monitoring of a Wearable Athletic Device - An athletic system for monitoring the condition of a wearable athletic device includes the wearable athletic device, first and second input parameters, a computer readable memory, and a microprocessor. At least one of the parameters may be provided a measurement device that may also be part of the athletic system or may be separate therefrom. The first parameter comprises at least one of an event count and a travel distance, while the second parameter comprises at least one of an athletic footwear device identifier, a physical property of the athletic footwear device, a physiological condition, an environmental condition, an event rate, a velocity, and an acceleration. The computer readable memory contains instructions for calculating a condition of the athletic footwear device. The microprocessor is configured to perform the instructions in order to calculate the condition of the athletic footwear device, the calculation being based at least in part on the parameters. | 10-16-2008 |
20080294087 | Systems and Methods for Transverse Phacoemulisification - The invention is generally directed to phacoemulsification systems and methods, and more particularly to systems and methods for providing transverse phacoemulsification. In accordance with one embodiment, a phacoemulsification system is provided having a handpiece with a needle, wherein the phacoemulsification system is configured to vibrate the distal end of the needle in both an effective transverse direction and an effective longitudinal direction when power, having a single effective operating frequency is applied to the handpiece. | 11-27-2008 |
20100004605 | PERCUTANEOUS SAFETY NEEDLE INSERTER - An infusion device comprises an elongate housing member and a slider member. The housing member comprises a hollow cavity extending therethrough and a front plate secured to a first end of the housing. The slider member is positioned within the hollow cavity of the housing so as to be axially slidable therein. The slider member comprises a needle extending from a first end and through an aperture in the front plate. The slider is configured to slide in a direction away from the front plate to a position in which the needle is retained within the housing member. The needle is configured to be inserted into a patient to infuse fluids to the patient. The needle can be subsequently removed from the patient either before or while holding the housing member stationary and moving the slider member rearwards until the sharp tip of the needle is completely retracted within the housing. | 01-07-2010 |
20100010447 | FLUSH ENTRANCE HEMOSTASIS VALVE WITH UNOBSTRUCTED PASSAGEWAY - A method of placing a catheter into a patient while preventing disadvantageous escape of fluid from the patient comprises providing a catheter secured to a valve hosing. The catheter has a proximal end, a distal end and an interior lumen. The valve housing has a first port, a second port, and a fluid path running between the first and second ports. The catheter and the valve housing have a hollow needle extending therethrough. The method further comprises piercing the patient's skin, thereby inserting the catheter into the patient. The method further comprises holding the catheter and valve housing in place while removing the hollow needle through the catheter and valve housing. The hollow needle passes through the first and second ports of the valve housing. | 01-14-2010 |
20120123340 | FLUSH ENTRANCE HEMOSTASIS VALVE WITH UNOBSTRUCTED PASSAGEWAY - A method of placing a catheter into a patient while preventing disadvantageous escape of fluid from the patient comprises providing a catheter secured to a valve hosing. The catheter has a proximal end, a distal end and an interior lumen. The valve housing has a first port, a second port, and a fluid path running between the first and second ports. The catheter and the valve housing have a hollow needle extending therethrough. The method further comprises piercing the patient's skin, thereby inserting the catheter into the patient. The method further comprises holding the catheter and valve housing in place while removing the hollow needle through the catheter and valve housing. The hollow needle passes through the first and second ports of the valve housing. | 05-17-2012 |
20130304026 | FLUSH ENTRANCE HEMOSTASIS VALVE WITH UNOBSTRUCTED PASSAGEWAY - A method of placing a catheter into a patient while preventing disadvantageous escape of fluid from the patient comprises providing a catheter secured to a valve hosing. The catheter has a proximal end, a distal end and an interior lumen. The valve housing has a first port, a second port, and a fluid path running between the first and second ports. The catheter and the valve housing have a hollow needle extending therethrough. The method further comprises piercing the patient's skin, thereby inserting the catheter into the patient. The method further comprises holding the catheter and valve housing in place while removing the hollow needle through the catheter and valve housing. The hollow needle passes through the first and second ports of the valve housing. | 11-14-2013 |
20150088095 | FLUSH ENTRANCE HEMOSTASIS VALVE WITH UNOBSTRUCTED PASSAGEWAY - A method of placing a catheter into a patient while preventing disadvantageous escape of fluid from the patient comprises providing a catheter secured to a valve hosing. The catheter has a proximal end, a distal end and an interior lumen. The valve housing has a first port, a second port, and a fluid path running between the first and second ports. The catheter and the valve housing have a hollow needle extending therethrough. The method further comprises piercing the patient's skin, thereby inserting the catheter into the patient. The method further comprises holding the catheter and valve housing in place while removing the hollow needle through the catheter and valve housing. The hollow needle passes through the first and second ports of the valve housing. | 03-26-2015 |
20150335796 | FLUIDICS CASSETTE FOR OCULAR SURGICAL SYSTEM - Methods, devices, and systems for laser eye surgery generally make use of a console that interchangeably accepts multiple types of eye treatment cassettes. The cassettes enable one or both of displacement-based or vacuum-based aspiration. The console and the cassette may communicate to establish the functionality of the installed cassette by utilizing a component indigenous to the operation of the cassette. A dual-mode cassette may include a separable holding tank for enabling vacuum-based aspiration. A displacement-based pump may be provided to drain the holding tank while the vacuum system continues to aspirate fluids. A vacuum sensor for controlling the flow of aspirated fluids may have three ports for communicating with a handpiece, a displacement-based pump, a vacuum-based pump, or an irrigation source. The handpiece may be vented during vacuum-based aspiration by opening a vent valve interposed between the handpiece and the vacuum source. | 11-26-2015 |
20150335797 | FLUIDICS CASSETTE FOR OCULAR SURGICAL SYSTEM - Methods, devices, and systems for laser eye surgery generally make use of a console that interchangeably accepts multiple types of eye treatment cassettes. The cassettes enable one or both of displacement-based or vacuum-based aspiration. The console and the cassette may communicate to establish the functionality of the installed cassette by utilizing a component indigenous to the operation of the cassette. A dual-mode cassette may include a separable holding tank for enabling vacuum-based aspiration. A displacement-based pump may be provided to drain the holding tank while the vacuum system continues to aspirate fluids. A vacuum sensor for controlling the flow of aspirated fluids may have three ports for communicating with a handpiece, a displacement-based pump, a vacuum-based pump, or an irrigation source. The handpiece may be vented during vacuum-based aspiration by opening a vent valve interposed between the handpiece and the vacuum source. | 11-26-2015 |