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Several methods and apparatus are available for treating patients that suffer from both gastro-esophageal reflux disorder and hiatal hernias. In order to treat these patients, an endoscopic probe may be used to push the herniated stomach below the diaphragm. In some embodiments, a two-part stent comprising a funnel stent and a reverse stent may be deployed to prevent a future re-herniation of the stomach and to reduce the annulus of the lower esophageal sphincter. In some embodiments, a reverse stent with perforating barbs may be deployed, in which the barbs penetrate the esophageal wall and attach to the diaphragm. In some embodiments, the crus muscles may be sutured together to reduce the hiatus size and a reverse stent may be deployed to reduce the annulus of the lower esophageal sphincter.

The systems, methods and related software products which enable users to temporarily store and subsequently retrieve information are disclosed. The system includes a plurality of input devices, client computers (each having a user-specific personal finance application) and a web-site server with a database. The input devices, client computers and server are communicatively linked via a communication network so that a plurality of users can temporarily store and/or manipulate financial transaction information on the server from any of the input devices. Each user can also transmit financial profile information to the server. This information enables the server to replicate the unique profile characteristics for each of the finance applications. This, in turn, simplifies remote entry of information, subsequent download of that information and integration of such information into each user's personal finance application.

A primary stent-graft is deployed into a primary vessel to exclude an aneurysm. To maintain perfusion to a branch vessel covered by the primary stent-graft, a gutter filling stent-graft is deployed in parallel to the primary stent-graft. The gutter filling stent-graft includes a balloon that is pressurized and inflated by the patient's own blood thereby sealing any gutters formed around the gutter filling stent-graft. By sealing the gutters, the chance of type I endoleaks, migrations, and overall failure to exclude the aneurysm is minimized.

An autonomous unmanned space flight system and planetary lander executes a discrete landing sequence including performing an initial velocity braking maneuver to remove velocity at altitude, coasting during which the planet surface is imaged and correlated to reference maps to estimate cross-track and along-track navigation errors and one or more lateral braking maneuvers are performed to reduce cross-track navigation error, and performing a terminal velocity braking maneuver(s) to reduce the along-track braking maneuver and remove the remainder of the velocity just prior to landing. A bi-propellant propulsion system provides a very high T/M ratio, at least 15:1 per nozzle. Short, high T/M divert maneuvers provide the capability to remove cross-track navigation error efficiently up to the maximum resolution of the reference maps. Short, high T/M terminal velocity braking maneuver(s) provide the capability to remove along-track navigation error to a similar resolution and remove the remaining velocity in a very short time window, approximately 3-15 seconds prior to touchdown. The propulsive efficiency frees up mass which can be allocated to a fuel to remove the unknown navigation errors, perform hazard avoidance and/or relocate the lander by flying it to another site or be allocated to additional payload.

Users can conduct financial transactions in a secure manner without the need to use any traditional financial instrument, such as credit card, debit card, ATM card, gift card, stored value card, prepaid card, cash, check, coupon, token, ticket, voucher, certificate, note, security, etc. In addition, users' identities are kept confidential in the transactions without violating the Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorist Financing requirements.

A method of prevention and treatment of microbial infections that occur on, or just below, the skin and nails consisting of the application of electromagnetic radiation to an infected area of skin or nails for a time and at a proximity and intensity sufficient to render the microbes substantially inactivated and incapable of reproducing.

The invention discloses an intelligent video analyzing method for pedestrians crossing zebra stripes. The intelligent video analyzing method comprises the following steps that (1) a video analyzing system is arranged near the zebra stripes and is started regularly at preset time points, and cameras collect video information data in real time and transmit the video information data to a video analyzer; (2) the video analyzer analyzes the video information data and judges states of traffic lights, the intruder alarming function of an intelligent alarming module is started if the red light is turned on, and the prompt information playing function of the intelligent alarming module is started if the green light or the yellow light is turned on; (3) the video analyzing system is closed at preset time points, and the video information data of the day are stored before the video analyzing system is closed. By means of the scheme, the unique intelligent video analyzing method for the urban zebra stripe traffic lights and the moving pedestrians is achieved, the intrusion on the pedestrians crossing the zebra stripes is detected when the red light is turned on, and intelligent audio and video alarming is conducted according to detecting results.

An ink delivery system for an ink cartridge comprises an ink reservoir bag of flexible, plastic sheet material, an ink cartridge and flexible tubing connecting the bag and cartridge in flow communication with one another. The bag is constructed of two sheets of plastic material having peripheral edges bonded together to provide an ink chamber therebetween and has separate fill and exit ports opening into the chamber and respectively defined by a fill tube and an exit tube bonded to the bag between the peripheral edges thereof. The flexible tubing is connected to the exit port through a check valve interposed between the port and tubing, and a lure lock is interconnected with the fill tube to provide an injection sight for filling the bag. The bag is enclosed in a container having openings through which the fill and exit ports extend. An ell fitting provides connection for the tubing to the top wall of the cartridge and clamping and strain relief arrangements are provided for respectively opening and closing the tubing to the flow of ink therethrough and removing the strain from the tubing at the connection to the cartridge.

A magnetic circuit design comprises a shaft assembly (10) consisting of a moveable shaft (12) and a series of washers (14) and magnets (16) mounted axially along the length of the shaft (12). The magnets (16) are positioned between the washers (14) with like magnetic poles facing each other. Additional washers (14) and magnets (16) may be stacked axially along the shaft (12). A cylinder assembly (20) consists of a cylinder (22) with housings (24A) and (24B) in each end. The shaft assembly (10) is positioned concentrically inside cylinder assembly (20) and is relatively rotatable to cylinder assembly (20) by means of bearings (26A) and (26B) inserted into housings (24A) and (24B). A fine magnetic powder (30) fills the air gap (28) created between the shaft (10) and the cylinder (20) assemblies.

An animal training apparatus including an electrical conductor embedded within a flexible member, and a housing having a through-opening for receiving the electrical conductor therethrough. The flexible member is molded around the electrical conductor and the antenna, while the electrical conductor is positioned such that it extends into the housing through the through-opening. As a result of the molding process, the flexible member shields the housing through-opening, discouraging substances such as water from accessing the interior of the housing via the through-opening.

A method for measurement of a film cooling effect is disclosed. Film cooling is a technique developed to protect gas turbine engine components from the extremely high temperatures created during its operation. A controlled air pressure is ducted into the hollow interior of the component and the mass rate of air flowing through the plurality of film cooling features or openings is measured. A coolant is then injected into the hollow interior of the component and allowed to flow out of a film cooling feature onto the heated outer surface of the component. The resulting infrared signature is a measure of the relative cooling effect generated by the individual film cool feature. The film cooling effect for an individual feature is quantified as the proportion of mass rate of airflow contributed by its relative individual cooling effect. The area, location and shape of the cooling effect are further classified to determine the degree of conformance to its design intent.

Associative Data Management and Knowledge Operating System using a Data Instance centric architecture, where Data Instances are typically atomic. Each Data Instance can be at the center with all its associations. The base structures encapsulate the Data Instances and can generally be identical in form and function, and application independent. Encapsulate references can include references to all other directly related independently encapsulated Data Instances. The encapsulated references can be both unique identifiers for each and every associated Data Instance and also logical indexes that encode the abstracted location of each Data Instance, making it possible to both identify and locate any Data Instance using the same reference key.

Infusion sets for insertion into an insertion site for preventing misalignment of the base and cap or fluid connector by providing one or more alignment features between each, and in alternative embodiments, provide one or more features to secure the cap or fluid connector to the base in anyone of a number of rotational positions and having release features to allow the cap or fluid connector to be rotatable with respect to the base portion of the infusion set, and yet easily removed and inserted. Further embodiments provide infusion sets wherein the user can easily see the insertion site of the catheter and the skin, to determine if infections have occurred at an earlier stage than was possible using prior art infusion sets and with substantially less difficulty.