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Active bed mount for surgical robot

A robotic surgical system incorporating a surgical robot attached to a patient's bone by an attachment member, such that motion of the bone induces corresponding motion of the robot, maintaining the robot / bone positional relationship. The robot is supported on a mechanical mounting member attached through a controlled joint to a bed-mounted base element. The controlled joint can alternatively enable the mechanical mounting member to move freely relative to the base element, or its position can be controlled by signal inputs adapted to prevent excessive force being applied in the system. Two modes of operation are available (i) free motion in which the control system is decoupled from the mounting member, which rides freely with patient bone motion, and (ii) servo-controlled motion, in which drive mechanisms control the joint motion to prevent application of excessive force on the patient bone or attachment member.
Owner:MAZOR ROBOTICS

Integrated device for diagnostic purposes

ActiveUS20070219572A1Easy to operatePainless punctureCatheterSensorsBlood collectionElectricity
The present invention provides an integrated measuring device that includes a blood collection system for collecting blood for diagnostic purposes. The blood collection system comprises an electric motor which provides energy for propelling a lancet. The blood collection system comprises a mechanical energy store in which the electric energy that is converted by the motor is stored in the form of mechanical energy. The use of a mechanical energy store allows the use of known mechanical drive elements. The blood collection system can also be electrically activated and is thus easy to use for the operator. The motor can also be coupled to another system component, such as a test strip or lancet drum, to operate it.
Owner:ROCHE DIABETES CARE INC

Instrumentation for stabilizing certain vertebrae of the spine

The instrumentation includes a spinal stabilizing longitudinal element (1) that is adapted to be placed in a generally parallel relationship with the portion of the spine (A) to be treated, a connector (6) having an opening (7) therethrough, a mechanism (10) is adapted to affix said bone-anchoring element (2) in the opening (7); the connector (6) has a hook portion (11) adapted to cooperate with a support (32) of the bone-anchoring element (2) for clamping the longitudinal element (1); the hook portion (11) has at its bottom side a recess (12) for receiving the longitudinal element (1); the longitudinal element (1) is clamped against said support (32), so that the force of the support (32) on the longitudinal element (1) is approximately parallel to the axis (D) of the bone-anchoring element (2).
Owner:LIGNE

Medical robotic system adapted to inhibit motions resulting in excessive end effector forces

A medical robotic system includes a surgical instrument, a robotic arm assembly, an input device, and a processor. The surgical instrument has an end effector and a sensor for sensing a force exerted by the end effector, and is operatively mounted on the robotic arm assembly. The processor is configured to receive commanded movement of the end effector from the input device, receive information of the force from the sensor, determine a reduced velocity of the commanded movement that would inhibit damage causing motion of the end effector, and control robotic manipulation of the surgical instrument in response to the commanded movement of the end effector while restricting the velocity of the commanded movement to the reduced velocity.
Owner:INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS INC

Highly Adjustable Lumbar Support And Methods

InactiveUS20090192425A1More forceIncrease mechanical advantage ratioOrthopedic corsetsEngineeringPear shaped
A body brace for a wearer has a combination of adjustment mechanisms and fasteners to help fit the body brace to a wearer. A wearer first fastens the body brace about his abdomen and lumbar regions to generally fit the body brace around the wearer's waist. The wearer then adjusts one set of adjustment mechanisms that adjust an upper and lower circumference of the brace to allow the brace to fit both straight and pear-shaped bodies. Lastly, the wearer adjusts a second set of adjustment mechanisms that tighten a rear panel of the body brace against a lumbar region of the wearer. Preferably, the adjustment mechanism that is used to tighten the rear panel is an advantaged adjustment mechanism to allow for fine-tuning and a snug fit.
Owner:CARSAR

Nasal dilator with means to direct resilient properties

ActiveUS8062329B2Great delaminating tendencyReduce forceRespiratorsBreathing masksNasal passageNasal passages
A nasal dilator comprises a laminate of vertical layers each consisting of one or more members or components. The laminated layers form a unitary, or single body, truss featuring horizontal regions adapted to engage outer wall tissues of first and second nasal passages and to traverse the bridge of a nose therebetween. When in use the dilator acts to stabilize and / or expand the nasal outer wall tissues and prevent said tissues from drawing inward during breathing. The dilator includes means to direct its resilient properties comprising one or more interior or exterior material separations, or discontinuity of shape of material, formed in at least one region of the truss and extending through at least one layer of the dilator. Said material separation or discontinuity of shape may comprise an opening, relief cut, slit or notch, and which may be configured to separate or vertically protrude, in part, from the truss when the dilator is in use on the nose of a wearer. Said separation or vertical protrusion changes the angle of focused delaminating spring biasing forces generated by the resilient layer, transforming said forces, at least in part, from primarily peel forces into primarily shear forces, and further redistributing or imparting said transformed forces to tissue engaging surface areas extending outward and beyond said material separation.
Owner:HORIZON IP TECH LLC

Nasal dilator with means to direct resilient properties

ActiveUS20080257341A1Extend and increase tissue engaging surface areaPrevent and more material separation separatingRespiratorsBreathing masksMaterial SeparationNasal dilators
A nasal dilator comprises a laminate of vertical layers each consisting of one or more members or components. The laminated layers form a unitary, or single body, truss featuring horizontal regions adapted to engage outer wall tissues of first and second nasal passages and to traverse the bridge of a nose therebetween. When in use the dilator acts to stabilize and / or expand the nasal outer wall tissues and prevent said tissues from drawing inward during breathing. The dilator includes means to direct its resilient properties comprising one or more interior or exterior material separations, or discontinuity of shape of material, formed in at least one region of the truss and extending through at least one layer of the dilator. Said material separation or discontinuity of shape may comprise an opening, relief cut, slit or notch, and which may be configured to separate or vertically protrude, in part, from the truss when the dilator is in use on the nose of a wearer. Said separation or vertical protrusion changes the angle of focused delaminating spring biasing forces generated by the resilient layer, transforming said forces, at least in part, from primarily peel forces into primarily shear forces, and further redistributing or imparting said transformed forces to tissue engaging surface areas extending outward and beyond said material separation.
Owner:HORIZON IP TECH LLC

Jaw Movement Mechanism and Method for a Surgical Tool

ActiveUS20120022584A1Reduce the amount requiredEnhances mechanical force transferring capabilitySurgical instrument detailsSurgical forcepsRange of motionEngineering
A jaw movement mechanism for surgical tools has improved mechanical efficiency and other advantages. The jaw movement mechanism controls the orientation and position of a movable jaw relative to a fixed jaw through a range of movement of the movable jaw. The jaws maintain a parallel orientation throughout a portion of the range of movement of the movable jaw. The jaws maintain an angular relationship throughout a portion of the range of movement of the movable jaw.
Owner:CONMED CORP

Hydraulic suction fuse for swimming pools

A hydraulic suction fuse is mounted in a conventional debris collection trap of a swimming pool, spa or the like, to significantly reduce or eliminate any suction force on the bottom or side wall mounted drain of the swimming pool, spa or the like, as a result of the drain becoming essentially wholly covered by a body part of a person or other drain clogging article. Alternatively, the hydraulic suction fuse may be mounted in a compartment in line between the drain and a suction pump of a swimming pool, spa or the like. Thereby, a person captured by the suction force at the drain will be released and the person is free to move away from the drain essentially instantaneously upon contact with the drain. In one embodiment, the hydraulic suction fuse is self resetting once inflow through the drain is no longer restricted. In another embodiment of the hydraulic suction fuse, the hydraulic suction fuse may be easily manually reset.
Owner:HAYWARD IND INC

Hydraulic suction fuse for swimming pools

A hydraulic suction fuse is mounted in a conventional debris collection trap of a swimming pool, spa or the like, to significantly reduce or eliminate any suction force on the bottom or side wall mounted drain of the swimming pool, spa or the like, as a result of the drain becoming essentially wholly covered by a body part of a person or other drain clogging article. Alternatively, the hydraulic suction fuse may be mounted in a compartment in line between the drain and a suction pump of a swimming pool, spa or the like. Thereby, a person captured by the suction force at the drain will be released and the person is free to move away from the drain essentially instantaneously upon contact with the drain. In one embodiment, the hydraulic suction fuse is self resetting once inflow through the drain is no longer restricted. In another embodiment of the hydraulic suction fuse, the hydraulic suction fuse may be easily manually reset.
Owner:HAYWARD IND INC

Remotely operated underwater vehicle

A system for communicating with a remotely operated underwater vehicle (ROV) includes a winged ROV coupled to a surface buoy by a tether. A controller on a support ship is coupled to the tether and the control signals are then transmitted through the tether to the ROV. Feedback and sensor signals are transmitted from the ROV through the wireless transceivers to the controller. The wings of the ROV produce negative lift which is greater than the buoyant force of the ROV and the vertical tension forces on the tether.
Owner:BLUEFIN ROBOTICS

Contacts of board-to-board connector

An electrical connector assembly includes a socket connector soldered on one circuit board and a plug connector soldered on another circuit board. The socket connector includes an insulating socket base and a plurality of first terminals received in the first terminal-receiving slots of the insulating socket base. Each first terminal successively extends to form a first terminal lead, a first inverted U-shaped portion, a base U-shaped portion and an auxiliary-clamping portion. One leg of the base U-shaped portion includes a first elastic-contact portion. The plug connector includes an insulating plug base and a plurality of second terminals received in the second terminal-receiving slots of the insulating plug base. Each second terminal successively extends to form a second terminal lead and a second inverted U-shaped portion having a second elastic-contact portion. The second inverted U-shaped portion of the second terminal is inserted into the base U-shaped portion of the first terminal, and the first elastic-contact portion contacts the second elastic-contact portion when mating. The invention can provide stable mating and electrical connection and is in compliance with recent downsizing trends.
Owner:MOLEX INC

Damping valve

ActiveUS20160025178A1Preventing excessive damping forceLack of damping forceOperating means/releasing devices for valvesSpringsEngineeringMechanical engineering
A damping valve includes a valve seat member having a port and a first valve seat surrounding the port, a main valve body seated on or unseated from the first valve seat, the main valve body having a second valve seat oppositely to the valve seat member, a subsidiary valve body seated on or unseated from the second valve seat, a valve-body intermediate chamber provided between the main valve body and the subsidiary valve body in an inner circumferential side of the second valve seat, a restrictive passage that causes the port and the valve-body intermediate chamber to communicate with each other, the restrictive passage being configured to apply resistance to a flow of fluid passing therethrough, and a subsidiary valve body biasing means configured to bias the subsidiary valve body toward the main valve body.
Owner:KYB CORP

Woven retention devices, systems and methods

A woven retention device for interfacing with a bone surface includes interwoven filaments forming a tubular lattice with protuberances distributed on interior and exterior surfaces of the lattice at a predetermined spatial relationship. The protuberances are formed by intersecting interwoven filaments. The retention device receives and surrounds a fastener. In a first, relaxed state, the retention device has multiple combinations of filament cross-section geometries at the intersection points, and the multiple combinations of filament cross-section geometries form multiple protuberance thicknesses. In a second state when surrounding at least a portion of the fastener, the retention device distributes pressure from the fastener to multiple points of contact on the exterior surface of the retention device such that a spatial relationship of the protuberances changes as a function of bone density of the bone surface and as a function of an interfacing surface shape of the fastener.
Owner:WOVEN ORTHOPEDIC TECH

Machine to Human Interfaces for Communication from a Lower Extremity Orthotic

ActiveUS20160250094A1Undue discomfortUndue awkwardnessChiropractic devicesCrutchesThighHuman–machine interface
A lower extremity orthosis is configured to be coupled to across at least one joint of a person for gait assistance and can incorporate knee, thigh, hip and ankle / foot assistive orthotic devices which can be used in various combinations to aid in the rehabilitation and restoration of muscular function in patients with impaired muscular function or control.
Owner:EKSO BIONICS

Nasal Dilator With Means To Direct Resilient Properties

InactiveUS20150250637A1Great delaminating tendencyReduce forceNon-surgical orthopedic devicesNasal passageNasal passages
A nasal dilator comprises a laminate of vertical layers that form a unitary, or single body, truss having horizontal regions adapted to engage outer wall tissues of first and second nasal passages and to traverse the bridge of a nose therebetween. When in use the dilator acts to stabilize and / or expand the nasal outer wall tissues and prevent said tissues from drawing inward during breathing. The dilator includes multiple parallel resilient members or a resilient member having a plurality of component spring fingers extending from a common center. The dilator may further include material separations, or discontinuity of shape of material, formed in at least one region of the truss and extending through at least one layer of the dilator.
Owner:CORBETT LAIR INC

Electric toothbrushes having flexible necks

An electric toothbrush is disclosed having a flexible neck. Particular degrees of lateral, rearward, and forward flexibility of a brush head with respect to the handle of the toothbrush are achieved by utilizing polymer blends.
Owner:THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY

Shoe with elastic sole

A shoe with elastic sole is disclosed. The shoe comprises an inner sole, an outer sole, an upper, and an elastic sole comprising a U-shaped cavity that has openings at the two lateral sides of the sole and a U-shaped spring pad made of carbon fiber plate provided in the cavity and between the inner sole and outer sole forming a highly elastic sole structure. A U-shaped spring tab is added to the core of the U-shaped portion of the U-shaped spring pad. Alternatively, the openings of the cavity at the two lateral sides of the sole can be closed, forming a totally enclosed cavity structure. Additionally, another U-shaped cavity with a U-shaped spring pad can be provided in the anterior portion of the sole, thus forming a sole structure with U-shaped spring pads both in the anterior and heel portion of the sole. A ventilation structure is provided between the inner sole and the outer sole. The vent structure comprises ventilation holes in the lateral and rear sides of the U-shaped cavity with check intake valves provided therein, and a ventilation hole in the front side of the U-shaped cavity with a check exhaust valve provided therein. The shoe has the advantages of large deformation and high elasticity during use that can provide comforts and forced ventilation with its simple structure that is suitable for manufacture by the footwear industry.
Owner:WANG GUOHUA

Hydraulic shock absorber

A hydraulic shock absorber in which the flow of hydraulic fluid induced in each of extension and compression hydraulic fluid passages, by sliding movement of a piston, is controlled by a main disk valve to generate damping force. The valve opening pressure of the main disk valve is adjusted by the pressure in a back-pressure chamber. In a low piston speed region, the main disk valve closes a back-pressure chamber inlet passage. Therefore, the pressure in the backpressure chamber will not rise, and sufficiently small damping force is obtained. When the main disk valve opens, the backpressure chamber inlet passage opens simultaneously. Consequently, the pressure in the backpressure chamber rises, and the damping force increases.
Owner:NISSAN MOTOR CO LTD +1

Cup carrier

A cup carrier for holding beverage cups within a range of shapes and sizes is provided. The carrier has a cup-holding socket that has stabilizing shoulders and stabilizing walls extending inwardly and downwardly therefrom. The stabilizing walls include an upper portion having a relatively shallow angle and lower portions having a steeper angle. This extends the stabilizing wall further into an upper region of the socket, thereby enabling the stabilizing wall to contact smaller diameter cups at a higher point in order to increase stability. The upper portion contacts larger cups inserted into the socket. Because the upper portion initially has a relatively shallow angle, it exerts a desirable gripping force on the cups when it is deflected outwardly by the cup's sidewall. The carrier also includes a stepped center cavity for increased strength and rigidity.
Owner:HUHTAMAKI INC

Door closer

A door closer with an electric motor-assisted closing feature, that may generate its own power to assist in closing, and controls the speed of opening and closing of the door during generation is disclosed. Embodiments of the present disclosure are realized by a motorized door closer that electrically creates a latch boost force for a closing door. The door closer includes a motor disposed to operatively connect to a door so that the door will moved toward closed when the motor moves, and a position sensor to determine a position of the door. A processor is programmed to exert a closing force on the door in the latch boost region or when it otherwise detects that a motor assist is needed.
Owner:ASSA ABLOY ACCESSORIES & DOOR CONTROLS GRP INC

Assembly for the hinged connection of a rear view mirror

InactiveUS20050168855A1Easy to handleCut downs final cost of assemblyMountingsOptical viewingPlastic materialsEngineering
It comprises a swivel pin (1) coaxially inserted through a holed element connected to the frame of said mirror, said swivel pin having at a first end (1a) a flange (4) and at a second end (1b) at least a retaining configuration (3) adapted for being fixed on a corresponding retaining configuration of a base connected to a vehicle, an elastic member being arranged between said flange (4) and a support of said holed element. Said elastic member comprises a hollow cylinder (5) of moulded plastic material arranged as a skirt, from the peripheral edge (4) towards said second end (1b) of the swivel pin (1), coaxially to it, said hollow cylinder (5) being provided with at least one opening (6) defining at least one helical strip (7) suitable to provide the hollow cylinder (5) with an elastic property.
Owner:FICO MIRRORS SA

Hydraulic shock absorber

In the disclosed hydraulic shock absorber, the flow of hydraulic fluid induced in each of extension and compression hydraulic fluid passages by sliding movement of a piston is controlled by a main disk valve to generate damping force. The valve opening pressure of the main disk valve is adjusted by the pressure in a back-pressure chamber. In a low piston speed region, the main disk valve closes a back-pressure chamber inlet passage. Therefore, the pressure in the back-pressure chamber will not rise, and sufficiently small damping force is obtained. When the main disk valve opens, the back-pressure chamber inlet passage opens simultaneously. Consequently, the pressure in the back-pressure chamber rises, and the damping force increases.
Owner:NISSAN MOTOR CO LTD +1

Remotely operated underwater vehicle

A system for communicating with a remotely operated underwater vehicle (ROV) includes an ROV coupled to a surface buoy by a tether. A controller is coupled to a first wireless transceiver and a second wireless transceiver is attached to the surface buoy. Control signals are transmitted from the controller through the first wireless transceiver the second wireless transceiver on the surface buoy. The control signals are then transmitted through the tether to the ROV. Feedback and sensor signals are transmitted from the ROV through the wireless transceivers to the controller.
Owner:BLUEFIN ROBOTICS
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