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Devices and methods are disclosed for achieving chest drainage in humans or other animals. Chest drainage is often required following traumatic injury or surgery. The devices and methods disclosed herein are especially useful in the emergency, trauma surgery or military setting. The devices utilize a chest tube with a cutting distal end and a central blunt trocar. The blunt trocar or obturator shields the sharp cutting distal end of the chest tube until controllably retracted. Once the blunt trocar or obturator is retracted, the chest tube is advanced out through its sterile, protective package and into the patient. The blunt trocar is advanced back into its position to shield the sharp tip of the chest tube during patient insertion. The chest tube also includes a hold-down mechanism that is created by an adhesive seal to the patient's chest and ribbons or straps that are wrapped around the chest tube once it is correctly positioned. The straps include adhesive ends to grip the chest tube once the straps are in place.

System for determining the occupancy of a seat in a vehicle using pattern recognition technologies and techniques that apply to any combination of transducers that provide information about seat occupancy, for example, weight sensors, capacitive sensors, inductive sensors, ultrasonic, optical, electromagnetic, motion, infrared and radar sensors. A processor is coupled to the transducers for receiving data therefrom and processes the data to obtain an output indicative of the seat's current occupancy state. A combination neural network is resident in the processor and is created from data sets, each representing a different occupancy state of the seat and being formed from data from the transducers while the seat is in that occupancy state. The combination neural network produces the output indicative of the current occupancy state of the seat upon inputting a data set representing the current occupancy state of the seat and being formed from data from the transducers.

System for determining the occupancy of a seat in a vehicle using a variety of transducers and pattern recognition technologies and techniques that applies to any combination of transducers that provide information about seat occupancy. These include weight sensors, capacitive sensors, inductive sensors, ultrasonic, optical, electromagnetic, motion, infrared, and radar among others. The system includes a processor coupled to the transducers for receiving the data from the transducers and processing the data to obtain an output indicative of the current occupancy state of the seat. An algorithm is resident in the processor and is created from a plurality of data sets, each representing a different occupancy state of the seat and being formed from data from the transducers while the seat is in that occupancy state. The algorithm produces the output indicative of the current occupancy state of the seat upon inputting a data set representing the current occupancy state of the seat and being formed from data from the transducers. The algorithm may be a neural network or neural fuzzy algorithm generated by an appropriate algorithm-generating program.

A method for determining the location of an object in a passenger compartment of a vehicle in which ultrasonic waves are transmitted from a first transducer into the passenger compartment, waves reflected off an object in the passenger compartment are received by the first transducer and a first distance from the first transducer to the object is calculated based on the time difference between the transmitted waves and reflected waves when received by the first transducer. Further, different ultrasonic waves are transmitted from a second transducer into the passenger compartment which then receives reflected waves off the object and a second distance from the second transducer to the object is calculated based on the time difference between the transmitted waves and reflected waves when received by the second transducer. The approximate location of the object in the passenger compartment is determined based on the first distance and the second distance.

A system for controlled deployment of a prosthesis, in which a sheath is retracted from a prosthesis in a body vessel or duct. The system includes a handle for deploying the prosthesis, the handle comprises a base member fixed to a catheter, and a slide member for sliding past the base member, the slide member being attached to an end of a retraction member. The base member includes an opening having the general shape of a rectangular wave for interacting with the slide member, whereby, repeated manipulation of the slide member causes the sheath to be retracted.

An enhanced overhead airbag assembly is provided. The overhead airbag assembly has an airbag module designed to be attached to the roof of a vehicle, rearward of the header. The airbag module is concealed from vehicle occupants via a headliner assembly that includes a headliner, header trim, central console, and sun visors. The header trim covers at least a portion of the header and overlaps the forward edge of the headliner on the passenger's side. The passenger's side headliner is shaped to form a deployment door to permit emergence of the inflating airbag cushion. The headliner is tethered to the roof via a frangible fastener so that the headliner does not interfere with inflation or strike the occupant.

A vehicle airbag device included: an airbag that is disposed at an inner side of an instrument panel, that receives a supply of gas from an inflator and inflates and deploys to an outer side of the instrument panel, and that comprises a first bag that inflates and deploys at a vehicle front side of an occupant, and a second bag that inflates and deploys at a vehicle width direction center side of the first bag; and a recess that is formed at a lower face of the second bag when inflated and deployed, that is open toward a vehicle lower side, and that covers an interior component installed at a vehicle width direction central portion of the instrument panel from a vehicle upper side

A vehicle occupant detection system for acquiring digital images of a region containing a vehicle seat and applying processing of the images to detect the occupant status of the seat, wherein the images are photographed by infra-red light using a camera and infra-red light projection apparatus each located above and ahead of the seat location, whereby the images are unaffected by sunlight, vehicle headlights, or street lights, etc., enabling accurate status detection results to be acquired.

A glove box airbag system is disclosed that may be used to protect the knees and / or legs of a vehicle occupant during a crash. The airbag assembly includes a glove box and a housing that encases a knee airbag. The housing is positioned below the glove box. The entirety of the housing may be positioned below the entirety of the glove box. The airbag assembly also has a front member that covers the glove box and the housing. The front member may include a glove box door that covers the glove box and an airbag door that covers the housing. Alternatively, the front member may be a glove box door that covers both the housing and the glove box. Further, the front member may include a glove box door that covers the glove box and an aperture that is positioned in front of the housing. A hinge and / or a latch mechanism that allow the glove box door to move between a closed position and an open position may also be added.

A technique protects against the failure of a border router between two domains in a computer network using Fast Reroute and backup tunnels. According to the technique, the protected border router advertises a list of all its adjacent next-hop routers (i.e., its “neighbors”). A neighbor in the first domain that is immediately upstream to the protected border router and that is configured to protect the border router (i.e., the “protecting router”) selects a neighbor in a second domain (i.e., a “next-next-hop,” NNHOP) to act as a “merge point” of all the NNHOPs of that domain. The protecting router calculates a backup tunnel to the merge point that excludes the protected border router and associates the backup tunnel with all “protected prefixes.” The merge point then “stitches” additional backup tunnels onto the backup tunnel to provide a stitched tunnel to each remaining NNHOP. When the protected border router fails, Fast Reroute is triggered, and all protected prefix traffic is rerouted onto the backup tunnel to the merge point, which either forwards the traffic to its reachable prefixes or to a corresponding stitched tunnel.

Disclosed is a system for improving applications based on location information of objects. The system includes a receiver module configured to receive the location information of the objects from at least one location database in a communication network. The objects are associated with corresponding location-aware devices. Each location-aware device of the location-aware devices includes the location information of at least one object of the objects. Further, a processing module included in the system is configured to generate at least one of behavioral and trending information of the objects and vehicular traffic information based on the location information of the objects. Furthermore, a transmitter module included in the system is configured to transmit at least one of the behavioral and trending information of the objects and the vehicular traffic information to at least one information database through the communication network. A method and a computer program product are also disclosed.

Apparatus and methods for sealing a puncture through tissue includes an introducer sheath sized for introduction into a puncture, cartridge sized for insertion into the introducer carrying a sealant, and a locking element for coupling the introducer sheath to the cartridge. When the cartridge is advanced into the introducer sheath, the locking element couples the introducer sheath to the cartridge such that subsequent retraction of the cartridge causes the introducer sheath to retract, thereby deploying the sealant from the cartridge within the puncture beyond the introducer sheath.

A tricuspid insufficiency treatment device includes a vena cava member (12) implantable in a vena cava of a patient. The vena cava member (12) is formed with a fenestration (14) and further includes a blocking member (16) arranged to block and unblock the fenestration (14).

A luminal occlusion device comprises a tension member, an elongate shaft, and a flat film having an axial receptacle which is received over a distal portion of the tension member. The flat film has proximal and distal ends which are attached to the distal ends of the tension member and the elongate shaft, respectively. Thus, distal advancement of the tension member relative to the shaft will cause the flat film to assume a low profile configuration, while proximal retraction of the tension member relative to the elongate shaft will cause the flat film to assume a foreshortened, compacted configuration. The film usually includes one or more radioopaque markers which help shape the compacted film.

A dispensing pump includes a spring assembly and a locking arrangement to prevent the dispensing head from being deployed and / or actuated during shipment, stocking and pre-purchase handling. The dispensing pump includes a pump base, and a dispensing head having a piston stem. The spring assembly includes a slotted tubular spring element and first and second loading cones received at opposing ends of the slotted tubular spring element. Various locking arrangements may include interacting rotatable lugs provided between the dispensing head and the pump base, snap beads to retain the piston and dispensing head in a secured shipping position, and recyclable locking rings disposed between the dispensing head and pump base which prevent an active dispensing head from being actuated.

The invention relates to a complete network middleware operation support platform which can be used for integrating a plurality of conventional mainstream middleware technologies, and a method for integrating a heterogeneous middleware member on the platform. The platform disclosed by the invention comprises a microkernel integration frame, a communication service layer, a public service layer, a member container layer and a service engine layer, wherein the microkernel integration frame provides upper-level service integration interface specifications of a life cycle management and command interface, an interoperation interface and a deployer interface needed for deploying specific components, for the four categories of service layers. According to the invention, deep integration of mainstream middleware technologies, such as JEE (Java Enterprise Edition), Web service, CORBA (Common Object Request Broker Architecture), COM / DCOM (Component Object Model / Distributed Component Object Model), and the like, is realized. The complete network middleware operation support platform and the integration method of the heterogeneous middleware can be widely applied to integration of different application service technology systems.

An advanced restraint system for a vehicle comprises a weight-sensing unit mounted to one or more seats positioned between the seat mounting frame and the floor means of the vehicle for sensing the weight of a sitting occupant and classifying the occupant accordingly, a computerized system for calculating an operating weight value corresponding to classified weight value, and an airbag system comprising one or more airbags and a deployment unit configured to inflate the airbags with a deployment force acceleration proportionate to the operating weight value when a sufficient collision force is sensed above a predetermined collision force value by a collision sensor.

Method and system for controlling deployment of an airbag in which the position of an occupant to be protected by deployment of the airbag is determined, the probability that a crash requiring deployment of the airbag is occurring is assessed and deployment of the airbag enabled in consideration of the determined position of the occupant and the assessed probability that a crash is occurring. Deployment of the airbag may be enabled by analyzing the assessed probability relative to a pre-determined threshold whereby deployment of the airbag is enabled only when the assessed probability is greater than the threshold. The threshold may be adjusted based on the determined position of the occupant.

The invention involves a process for artificially triggering an avalanche. The invention process includes a first step of filling at least one flexible envelope with an explosive fluid and a second step of triggering an explosion of the aforesaid fluid within each envelope, each envelope being destroyed by the explosion of the fluid. The destruction of the envelope allows for propagation of an aerial spherical overpressure wave which will affect an optimal area of the blanket of snow to be removed and will shake the aforesaid area and trigger an avalanche. The invention also involves a device for applying this process, the aforesaid device including at least one envelope to contain the explosive fluid, and means to trigger the explosion of this fluid within each envelope.

The invention characterizes a seat occupant. Sensors in the seat determine the position of a seat occupant relative to the seat. The position of the seat relative to the vehicle combined with the position of the seat occupant relative to the seat determines the location of the seat occupant relative to the vehicle. The seat occupant is characterized by the magnitude and Q of capacitance between electrodes in the seat and other indications. Situations wherein airbag deployment is not desired are identified. The position of the occupant relative to the seat, the weight of the seat occupant, whether the seat belt is latched, the track position and recline angle of the vehicle seat and vehicle deceleration during a crash are combined with capacitance and other measurements to estimate the position of the occupant relative to a possible deploying airbag as the occupant moves toward the airbag during a crash.

The embodiment of the invention provides an application arrangement and deployment method and device based on kubernetes. The method comprises the following steps: subscribing an operation event for an application, which is correspondingly generated after an application server component receives an operation request for the application triggered by a user; if it is monitored that the application server component generates an operation event for the application, obtaining an application template pre-stored under a file directory of an application store as a resource type under the application,and deploying resources under the application; and obtaining the dependency relationship of the resources under the application from the application template, and orderly synchronizing the resources under the application to the kubernetes cluster according to the dependency relationship of the resources under the application, thereby finishing the deployment of the application. According to the method, the application can be quickly deployed in multiple running environments by using the pre-stored application template, strong application arrangement and templating capabilities are provided, the complex application can be templated, the dependence of the complex application during running can be solved, and the complex application can be automatically deployed, operated and maintained.

Embodiments of the present invention provide a locking device (20) operable to prevent accidental deployment of a pivot door thrust reverser. The locking device (20) generally comprises a pin lock receiver (32) operable to fixedly couple with a pivot door (18), a housing (34) operable to be coupled with a nacelle (14), and a piston (36) having a pin lock (38). The piston (36) is at least partially positioned within the housing (34) and is operable to be actuated between a locked position and an unlocked position. In the locked position the pin lock (38) is operable to mate with the pin lock receiver (32) and in the unlocked position the pin lock (38) is detached from the pin lock receiver (32) to allow deployment of the pivot door (18). Such a configuration allows pivot door thrust reversers to be locked without requiring the use of heavy and cumbersome parts.

A multifunction, retractable sun shielding apparatus. A retractable screen, a housing configured to receive and contain the retractable screen upon retracting the screen, and a drive mechanism attached to longitudinal edges of the screen, and configured to drive the screen in directions of retraction and deployment. A power switch may be provided that is actuatable by an operator to drive the drive mechanism to deploy or retract the retractable screen. An interlock automatically stops deployment of the retractable screen at a first predefined position where the screen functions as a visor with regard to an adjacent windshield, and a second predefined position where the screen fully covers the adjacent windshield.

The invention discloses a method and apparatus for creating a driving fleet. The method comprises: a communication terminal installed on a vehicle receives spectrum resource information that can be used for communication between vehicles from an LTE base station; a communication terminal installed on the vehicle, by using a spectrum indicated by the spectrum resource information that can be used for communication between the vehicles, broadcasts the vehicle travel information of the vehicle and receives the vehicle travel information broadcasted by neighboring vehicles; when receiving an instruction to join a driving fleet where the neighboring vehicles are located, the communication terminal determines driving direction, driving speed and acceleration required when the vehicle where the communication terminal is located joins the driving fleet according to the vehicle travel information of the vehicle and the received vehicle travel information broadcasted by neighboring vehicles. The method and device for creating a driving fleet are used to solve high cost, inflexible bandwidth usage, and poor transmission performance of DSRC technology such as IEEE 802.11p and the like in the conventional driving safety field.

A firearm sight, optionally having a 45° offset mount, including a sight element selectively configurable in upright position and down positions, and a moveable plunger configurable in a locking mode in which a head of the plunger protrudes from it such that upon rotation of the sight element about a pivot axis, the head engages a plunger wall of the mount to arrest such rotation to thereby maintain the sight element substantially in the upright position, the plunger alternatively configurable in a free mode in which the head is retracted into the sight element so the head clears the plunger wall and the sight element can move to the down position. The mount can include an extension stop wall adjacent the head so the head cannot be deployed from the sight element to maintain it in the down position. The plunger can be actuated ambidextrously. A related method is provided.