Swanstrom
Frederick M. Swanstrom, Burien, WA US
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20100320325 | Skin Panel Joint for Improved Airflow - An apparatus may comprise a first skin panel having a first surface, a second skin panel having a second surface, a first flange located at an end of the first skin panel, a second flange located at an end of the second skin panel, and a strip having a third surface. The first skin panel may be located adjacent to the second skin panel such that the first flange and the second flange form a channel. The strip may be bonded in the channel. Fluid flow over the third surface of the strip, the first surface of the first skin panel, and the second surface of the second skin panel may have a desired state. | 12-23-2010 |
20130000821 | Skin Panel Joint for Improved Airflow - An apparatus may comprise a first skin panel having a first surface, a second skin panel having a second surface, a first flange located at an end of the first skin panel, a second flange located at an end of the second skin panel, and a strip having a third surface. The first skin panel may be located adjacent to the second skin panel such that the first flange and the second flange form a channel. The strip may be bonded in the channel. Fluid flow over the third surface of the strip, the first surface of the first skin panel, and the second surface of the second skin panel may have a desired state. | 01-03-2013 |
Jesica Anne Swanstrom, Morrisville, NC US
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20140271712 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR NOROVIRUS BLOCKADE EPITOPES - The present invention provides methods and compositions comprising a chimeric norovirus capsid protein comprising a norovirus VP1 major capsid protein backbone comprising a norovirus epitope selected from the group consisting of: a) Epitope A; b) Epitope B; c) Epitope C; d) Epitope D; e) Epitope E; f) Epitope F; and g) any combination of (a) through (f) above, wherein the norovirus epitope is from a norovirus strain that is different from the norovirus VP1 major capsid protein backbone. | 09-18-2014 |
Joseph A. Swanstrom, Lexington, SC US
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20130162999 | Classification Using Multivariate Optical Computing - Methods for in situ detection and classification of analyte within a fluid sample are provided. In one embodiment, the method can include: (a) continuously flowing the fluid sample through a multivariate optical computing device, wherein the multivariate optical computing device illuminates an area of the fluid sample as it flows through the multivariate optical computing device to elicit a continuous series of spectral responses; (b) continuously measuring the series of multivariate spectral responses as the fluid sample flows through the multivariate optical computing device; (c) detecting an analyte (e.g., phytoplankton) in the sample based on an multivariate spectral response of the plurality of spectral responses; and (d) classifying the analyte based on the multivariate spectral response generated by the analyte. | 06-27-2013 |
Lee Swanstrom, San Clemente, CA US
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20140257351 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR REVISION OF OBESITY PROCEDURES - Methods and apparatus for the endoluminal revision of previously performed obesity procedures which have failed are described. One or more endoluminal instruments may be advanced per-orally into the previously formed failed pouch where a number of different procedures can be performed. One or more tissue folds can be formed and secured to reduce the size of the pouch, or the stoma connecting the pouch to the intestinal tract can be reduced in size using endoluminally deployed tissue anchors. These procedures can be performed entirely from within the pouch lumen or upon the exterior surface of the pouch via transgastric entry of the instruments into the peritoneal cavity of a patient. Alternatively, the interior tissue within the pouch can be injured or sclerosed to shrink the pouch lumen. In another alternative, a length of the Roux limb can be shortened endoluminally to create a malabsorptive region. | 09-11-2014 |
Lee L. Swanstrom, Portland, OR US
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20090209984 | METHODS FOR PERFORMING GASTROPLASTY - Methods for performing gastroplasty include reducing the effective volume or cross-sectional area of the stomach via approximation of gastric tissue. Such reduction preferably is achieved endoluminally, either with or without laparoscopic ports. In one variation, a sleeve, pouch, Magenstrasse and Mill, Vertical Banded Gastroplasty (“VBG”), etc., is formed within the stomach by approximating opposing anterior and posterior segments or ridges of the stomach wall at locations inferior to the gastroesophageal junction. In another variation, opposing walls of the stomach are approximated at a plurality of substantially random locations to reduce an effective volume of the stomach. In yet another variation, both a sleeve and random approximations are formed, the random approximations preferably disposed in a portion of the stomach excluded by the sleeve. In still another variation, opposing walls of the stomach are approximated over significant lengths at random or specified locations. | 08-20-2009 |
20090270856 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING MUCOSECTOMY - Apparatus and methods are provided for performing mucosectomy, such as to map out gastrointestinal surgery, including endoluminal gastric reduction. In one variation, tie apparatus comprises a separating element and an integrated resection element. In one variation, the apparatus is configured to simultaneously separate mucosal tissue from underlying muscularis tissue and to resect the separated mucosal tissue. Methods of using the apparatus are provided. | 10-29-2009 |
20120265218 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR LAPAROSCOPIC HERNIA REPAIR - Devices and methods for laparoscopically repairing a hernia are described. In some embodiments, a laparoscopic instrument is used to deploy one or more tissue anchor assemblies into the edges of the fascia tissue surrounding or adjacent to the hernia defect. The tissue anchor assemblies are used to cause the fascia tissue to be approximated to facilitate the repair procedure, to improve healing, and to reduce the incidence of recurrence. | 10-18-2012 |
20140163318 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSHIATAL ESOPHAGECTOMY - Embodiments include a method of performing a medical procedure in a patient. The method includes creating an incision in an abdominal wall of the patient, inserting a flexible guide tube into the incision, and advancing a flexible instrument through the guide tube. The method also includes positioning a distal tip of the guide tube adjacent to a gastroesophageal junction and passing the instrument through an esophageal hiatus. | 06-12-2014 |
20140163327 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REMOTE THYROIDECTOMY AND PARATHYROIDECTOMY - Embodiments include a method of performing a medical procedure in a patient. The method includes creating an incision in the patient and inserting a flexible guide tube into the incision. The method also includes locating a flexible instrument and a flexible optical device within the guide tube, tunneling the distal tip of the guide tube through the incision to a sternal notch or a position proximate the sternal notch, and dissecting at least part of a thyroid using the instrument. | 06-12-2014 |
20150272499 | Method and system for detecting leaks and/or verifying adequate closure following a medical procedure - Method for detecting leaks and/or verifying adequate closure following a medical procedure, on a hollow or tubular organ of a subject, wherein a leak test is performed by injecting or insufflating, in the concerned organ, a specific test gas which is not commonly produced or naturally present within the body of the subject, or which is present or produced in a precisely known amount or concentration, and by analyzing percutaneously the gas or gas mixture present locally within the body cavity in which the organ is situated, and then verifying the presence, and preferably determining the concentration, of the injected or insufflated test gas in the local gas or gas mixture of the body cavity and indicating whether the concerned organ or a lumen defined by the latter is leak-free or not. | 10-01-2015 |
Ron Swanstrom, Chapel Hill, NC US
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20100104596 | ACUTTE TRANSMITTED HIV ENVELOPE SIGNATURES - The present invention relates, in general, to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and, in particular, to a method of inducing an immune response to HIV in a patient and to immunogens suitable for use in such a method. The invention also relates to diagnostic test kits and methods of using same. | 04-29-2010 |
Ronald Swanstrom, Chapel Hill, NC US
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20090270488 | Process for the Selection of HIV-1 Subtype C Isolates, Selected HIV-1 Subtype Isolates, Their Genes and Modifications and Derivatives Thereof - Embodiments of the invention provide processes for the selection of HIV-1 subtype (clade) C isolates, selected HIV-1 subtype C isolates, their genes and modifications and derivatives thereof for use in prophylactic and therapeutic vaccines to produce proteins and polypeptides for the purpose of eliciting protection against HIV infection or disease. A process for the selection of HIV subtype isolates comprises the steps of isolating viruses from recently infected subjects; generating a consensus sequence for at least part of at least one HIV gene by identifying the most common codon or amino acid among the isolated viruses; and selecting the isolated virus or viruses with a high sequence identity to the consensus sequence. HIV-1 subtype C isolates, designated Du422, Du 151 and Du 179 (assigned Accession Numbers 01032114, 00072724 and 00072725, respectively, by the European Collection of Cell Cultures) are also provided. | 10-29-2009 |
20140248301 | METHOD OF INDUCING THE PRODUCTION OF PROTECTIVE ANTI-HIV-1 ANTIBODIES - The present invention relates, in general, to an immunogen for HIV vaccination and, in particular, to a method of inducing the production of protective anti-HIV antibodies by targeting B cell germline and clone intermediates using a combination of HIV envelope and non-HIV immunogens. The invention also relates to compositions suitable for use in such a method. | 09-04-2014 |
Ronald I. Swanstrom, Chapel Hill, NC US
Todd Swanstrom, Boise, ID US
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20100237647 | CLAMPING SIDE POST FOR CURTAIN SIDE TRAILER - A post assembly is suitable for use with a curtain side trailer having a side rail and a top rail disposed above the side rail. The post assembly has a post and a clamping assembly for selectively coupling the lower end of the post to the side rail. The clamp assembly includes first and second clamp fittings. The first clamp fitting is coupled to the post to engage a lower surface of the side rail. The second clamp fitting slidably coupled to the post and to engage an upper surface of the side rail. A linkage is coupled to the post and to the second clamp fitting. Movement of the linkage reciprocates the second clamp fitting between a clamped position and an unclamped position. In the clamped position, the second clamp fitting and the first clamp fitting cooperate to apply a clamping force to the side rail. | 09-23-2010 |