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The invention features a glenoid (shoulder socket) implant prosthesis, a humeral implant prosthesis, devices for implanting glenoid and humeral implant prostheses, and methods of their use for the treatment an injured or damaged shoulder.

An apparatus and method for treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia is disclosed wherein the apparatus includes an applicator having a probe having proximal and distal probe sections wherein the proximal and distal probe sections each define an axis and wherein the axes are not collinear.

The present invention provides devices and methods for the treatment of atrial fibrillation. In one embodiment method for treatment of atrial fibrillation is provided that includes positioning a sheath catheter having a deflectable distal end segment in the left atrium of a heart, orienting said sheath catheter such that an ablation instrument can be delivered through the sheath catheter to a position proximal to a first pulmonary vein, activating the ablation instrument to form a circumferential lesion around the first pulmonary vein, repositioning the sheath catheter by deflecting the distal end segment to another orientation, and activating the ablation instrument to form a circumferential lesion around at least one additional pulmonary vein.

The invention is a joint cover assembly for covering a gap adjacent an edge of a panel that covers a sub-surface, and a method of covering such a gap. The assembly includes a molding having a foot, a first arm, and a second arm. The foot is positioned along a longitudinal axis, and the first arm extends generally perpendicularly from the foot. The second arm extends generally perpendicularly from the foot. A tab depends generally perpendicularly from the first panel engaging surface. At least one of the tab and the foot engage the edge in order to tightly fit within the gap. The method includes the steps of placing the foot in the gap, pressing the respective panel engaging surfaces into contact with respective panels, and configuring at least one of the tab and the foot to cooperate to retain the molding in the gap when the assembly is in an installed condition.

A medical monitor includes a lanyard and an electronic package supported in the manner of a pendant. The lanyard includes integral electrodes or other sensors for making physiological measurements, auxiliary components and connectors for electrically connecting the electrodes or sensors to the electronic package. The physiological measurements may be stored in the monitor for later readout, or may be transmitted, before or after processing, to a remote location.

An improved osteotomy guide and retraction device for use during the performance of bunionectomies, whereby the improved device provides a self-supporting instrument that does not require independent fastening means to secure the device in the desired position at the surgical site, and a method of use of the device.

A universal laptop computer mount for mounting a laptop thereon includes a mounting surface member and at least one hold down member which is pivotably mounted, slidably mounted or both pivotably and slidably mounted on the mounting surface member for securing the laptop computer to the mounting surface member. The at least one hold down member may include at least first and second clips located on opposite sides, front and rear portions or on all sides of the mounting surface to secure the laptop in place. The mounting surface member may include first and second mounting surface members wherein the second mounting surface member is slidable with respect to the first mounting surface member. The method of assembly of the mount and of securing a laptop or other object to the mount is also disclosed.

The present invention relates to a tissue clamp, a tool for grasping the clamp and a method of using the clamp for surgical procedures. The clamp has a fixture or fixtures positioned on the proximal end of the arms of the clamp so that a tool can be used by the surgeon to securely grasp the clamp during placement thereof on the vasculature or other tissue of the patient. The fixture can have a plurality of channels so that the user can select the angular orientation of the tool relative to the damp.

A medical device is provided comprising a cannula (771, 861) having a distal end portion adapted to be arranged through the skin of the subject and having a distal opening, and a needle (761, 861) arranged coaxially with and being axially moveable relative to the cannula, the needle comprising a pointed distal end, wherein the device is adapted for advancing the cannula with the distal end of the needle projecting there from through the dermis of the subject, and further advancing the cannula into the subcutis of the subject with the distal end of the cannula projecting relative to the needle.

An eye shield attachment can be used in combination with a safety helmet. The helmet has a front brim continuous with a rim extending along each opposite side of the safety helmet adjacent to a pair of rim slots in the rim of the safety helmet. The eye shield attachment has a lens and a right and a left structure. Each of the right and left structures has (a) a side frame adapted to be suspended below the rim and to extend toward the front brim, and (b) at least one tong adapted to be removably and dependently attached from below to a corresponding one of the rim slots in the helmet for supporting the side frame. The lens is attached distally between the right and the left structures and can pivot under the front brim between a lowered and a raised position and still remain subjacent to the front brim. The right and left structures are adjustable to provide an adjustable orientation of the lens while in the lowered position.

A golf aid that prevents a user from leaving a golf club too far behind on a golf course. When a golf club is too distanced from the user, the user is alerted to retrieve the lost club. Preferably, a GPS system assists in guiding the user to the location of the lost club. Several golf clubs can be activated to be monitored, so that the user can choose only the clubs that the user is actually playing with, to be monitored in case of loss.

The invention relates to embedding auxiliary data in the form of a multibit payload in a host signal, and encrypting the associated detection key. Moreover, the invention relates to extracting the auxiliary data in the form of the multibit payload from a data signal. Auxiliary data is embedded in a host signal by the following steps. First a reference watermark is provided, subsequently an encrypted detection key associated only with the reference watermark is generated. The encrypted detection key may be a scrambled version of the watermark. In a further step, the multibit watermark is generated and a multibit payload is encoded into the reference watermark. Finally, the multibit watermark is embedded into the host signal.

In a rack-mount power supply device, a plurality of battery packs are removably placed in a rack main body. In each battery pack, a battery including a plurality of unit cells is housed in an outer case, and positive and negative output terminals are provided so as to come out on a back surface of the outer case. The rack main body includes a plurality of housing spaces housing the battery packs, respectively, and includes input terminals on a facing surface which is an inner surface of each housing space and which faces output terminals, the output terminals being to be electrically connected to the input terminals in a fitting state. In the rack main body, the input terminals are wired in a predetermined connection state on the back sides of the respective facing surfaces. In the rack-mount power supply device, the plurality of battery packs are connected to each other in a predetermined connection state, with the plurality of battery packs guided into the housing spaces of the rack main body and the output terminals connected to the input terminals.

A device for determining the position of a sleeve, on the one hand in the vertical direction in relation to a fixture dummy in or on a model of a bone, and on the other hand in the transverse direction in relation to the longitudinal axis of the fixture dummy. An expansion spacer cooperates with the fixture dummy and the sleeve. An expansion screw is designed in such a way that, when acted upon, it in turn acts upon the expansion spacer so that the latter determined the position of the sleeve and thus of the template relative to the jaw bone and the fixture.