2544results about How to "Free from damage" patented technology

A flat interface nerve electrode is provided along with a method for its use. The electrode provides a plurality of conductive elements embedded in a non-conductive cuff structure, which acts to gently and non-evasively redefine the geometry of a nerve through the application of a force so as to apply pressure to a nerve in a defined range, namely from 2 to 40 mmHG and more preferably from 15 to 30 mmHG and most preferably from 15 mmHG to 20 MMHG. This range is selected to minimize the reduction of blood flow within the tissue, which preferably is at least 70% of the initial value, more preferably 90% of the initial value. The cuff has an opening, which is elongated relative to the diameter of the nerve to which it is applied. Preferably, the cuff is constructed from an elastic bio-compatible material having top and bottom beam members configured to define a nerve opening. The cuff is open at one side and has a connection at the other side which results in a spring force being applied through the surfaces of the nerve opening to the subject nerve. During implantation the open sides of the cuff are closed so as to capture the nerve in the cuff. As the nerve is reshaped, specific nerve axons become more easily addressed through the epineurium by the embedded conductive elements.

Compositions, methods, devices and kits utilizing water-based hydrophilic coating formulations on medical implements. The composition for applying a coating comprises a sulfonated polyester, water, and a surface active agent. Methods for coating a medical implement comprise providing an aqueous dispersion comprising sulfonated polyester and surface active agent, contacting the medical implement with the aqueous dispersion, and drying the medical implement. Methods for acquiring a sample of bodily fluid from a patient comprise coating a needle with a sulfonated polyester, penetrating the needle into the patient, and drawing bodily fluid through the needle.

A monolithic ferrule / endcap / optical fiber structure is provided wherein an optical fiber is terminated in a ferrule and bonded by fusion to form a monolithic unit which minimizes optical loss and is typically capable of transmitting high power laser radiation, preferably on the order of 500 W and higher, without damage to the optical fiber and ferrule. Ferrule, endcap, optical fiber and fusible powder are composed of material of substantially the same physical characteristics such that, when all are fused together, the structure so formed is monolithic and the optical path is transparent.

A cutting instrument configured as scissors has a housing formed as a handle with a functional unit disposed therein; supported in the functional unit is a probe configured as a hollow needle which co-axially supports a rod projecting from the probe in axial direction and which comprises at its distal end a cutting device and wherein the cutting device has two cutting members provided with cutting blades that can be configured in an arc-shape or a straight shape, wherein from an open position the cutting blades correspond to each other at an acute angle, they are brought into engagement with each other to a closed position for a cutting action by means of a sliding movement of the probe relative to the scissors tip.

Compositions, methods, devices and kits utilizing water-based hydrophilic coating formulations on medical implements. The composition for applying a coating comprises a sulfonated polyester, water, and a surface active agent. Methods for coating a medical implement comprise providing an aqueous dispersion comprising sulfonated polyester and surface active agent, contacting the medical implement with the aqueous dispersion, and drying the medical implement. Methods for acquiring a sample of bodily fluid from a patient comprise coating a needle with a sulfonated polyester, penetrating the needle into the patient, and drawing bodily fluid through the needle.

A method utilizing in-place bonding and amorphization / templated recrystallization (ATR) is provided for making bulk and semiconductor-on-insulator substrates having coplanar semiconductor layers of different crystallographic orientations. First and second semiconductor layers having different orientations are bonded to opposite sides of a sacrificial spacer layer. Selected areas in one of the semiconductor layers are amorphized; in-place bonding is then performed in a wet etch solution to remove the sacrificial layer and leave the semiconductor layers bonded to each other. The amorphized regions are recrystallized across the bonded interface, using the semiconductor on the non-amorphized side of the bonded interface as a template.

A waterproof self sealing container sealed by magnet to magnet contact, making the container airtight and water resistant. The water resistant container has a body made of flexible water resistant material. The body is formed as a sheet. An opening is formed at an end of the body. The body opening has a body opening first side and a body opening second side. A first magnet strip is bonded to the body opening first side. A first bonding layer bonds to the body. The first magnet strip is bonded to the first bonding layer and wherein the first bonding layer is bonded to the body opening first side. A second magnet strip is bonded to the body opening second side. A flap magnet contact area is formed where the first magnet strip and the second magnet strip are free from the sidewalls of the body.

An EMI resistant, low impedance touch sensor detects contact of a dielectric substrate by an operator's appendage or body part, a metal object, or the proximity of a moving fluid / gas interface. The touch sensor includes a first conductive electrode pad and a second conductive electrode of substantially equal area which is spaced from the first electrode by a channel of non-conductive dielectric. The first and second electrodes are optionally disposed on the same surface of the substrate. An active electrical component including an oscillator and a differential sensing circuit is located on the substrate proximate the first and second electrodes and is electrically coupled to the first and second electrodes. Noise or interference signals appearing on both the first and second electrodes, being of substantially equal area, are subtracted from one another through to provide common mode rejection of EMI.

A handpiece and method of use for laser-assisted liposuction for melting, disrupting, and removing cellulite and adipose tissue. Electromagnetic energy is used to selectively melt or disrupt cellulite and adipose tissue and ablate the collagen in the constricting bands of connective tissue that causes the dimpled appearance of cellulite and adipose tissue, while avoiding damage to the surrounding fatty cells.

A subsurface mounted inductive charging coil system for electric vehicles accommodates the gap distance between primary charging coil and secondary coil on the vehicle with an extendable primary coil carrier. The system protects the primary coil when exposed by mounting on a deformable and elastic structure. By keeping the primary coil normally hidden in a deformable and elastic structure several advantages are obtained. The extendable structure is preferably a low pressure inflatable bladder or membrane in the floor for carrying, protecting, and extending the primary coil.

Apparatus and method for holding an uncompressed bundle of product from the top with a vacuum assisted end effector and then simultaneously compressing the bundle from all sides at the same time with thin compression plates located about the periphery of a vacuum assisted end effector to form an evenly compressed product bundle that is then placed in a container with the compression plates between the product and the container walls. Once the bundle is received in the container, vacuum is removed; the inward force of the compression plates released and the compression plates removed vertically from between the product and the containers walls. The simultaneous compression from all sides provides even distribution of forces on the product and ensures that all product is compressed or deformed to the same degree. Using the apparatus described herein to place the bottom of the products gently onto the inside bottom of the container is further advantageous.

An object is to provide a highly reliable light emitting device which is thin and is not damaged by external local pressure. Further, another object is to manufacture a light emitting device with a high yield by preventing defects of a shape and characteristics due to external stress in a manufacture process. A light emitting element is sealed between a first structure body in which a fibrous body is impregnated with an organic resin and a second structure body in which a fibrous body is impregnated with an organic resin, whereby a highly reliable light emitting device which is thin and has intensity can be provided. Further, a light emitting device can be manufactured with a high yield by preventing defects of a shape and characteristics in a manufacture process.

Embodiments of the invention include a hardened connector system. The connector system includes a connector plug for terminating an optical fiber, a plug housing for coupling to the optical fiber cable and the connector plug, and a translator for coupling the plug housing and the connector plug to an optical fiber connector adapter. The translator, which couples the plug housing to a jack receptacle portion of the connector adapter is configured to allow the connector to be decoupled from the connector adapter without damaging the connector adapter, e.g., when the connector system is subjected to relatively excessive cable loads. Also, the dimensions and configuration of the plug housing allow it to be pulled through conventional conduit, including a 90′-bent, 0.75 inch Schedule 40 conduit.

A tap drill for dental implant for forming a space for coupling a fixture of the implant in an alveolar bone, includes: a shank part coupled with a torque transferring mechanism; and a tap part connected with the shank part, the tap part having: a tapping screw thread formed on the outer peripheral surface thereof for forming a space to insert and fix a fixture of the dental implant thereto; and cutting blades radially formed from the center of a front end face thereof, which is perpendicular to a rotary axis of the tap drill, whereby the tap drill can simultaneously perform a tapping work, on the outer peripheral surface of the tap part, against a cartilaginous tissue or an alveolar bone of a patient's body, and a cutting work on the front end face of the tap part while the tap part is rotated by the torque transferring mechanism.

A meatloaf pan with removable, hinged pan insert is disclosed, comprising an elongated, rectangular meatloaf pan and an elongated, rectangular pan insert. The pan insert has two insert side panels that are hinged at their bottom edges to the longitudinal edges of the bottom of the pan insert. The hinges allow the insert side walls to support the meatloaf, bread or other product during baking, and fold downward to allow access to the product for cutting and serving purposes. As such, the present invention can be used as a serving tray. Removal of the pan insert is facilitated in one of three ways. First, built-in hand grips in the flanges located on the pan insert. Second, a set of handles that connect to the flanges located on the pan insert. Third, a sliding unit that slidably inserts into the cavity formed by the rolled edges of the flanges on the pan insert.

A collapsible traffic control cone includes a lane marker for delineating lines of demarcation between lanes approved for traffic flow and areas where traffic is prohibited. When in use, the lane marker extends from a rotatable housing mounted on one of the cones and is releasably attached to an anchor on an adjacent cone. The lane marker is a flat, highly reflective web which lies flat on the roadway between the cones. In the event of a cone being tipped over from its base or when not in use, the lane marker retracts into its housing. A light responsive to oncoming traffic is also provided.

The invention relates to a device (10) for the additive manufacture of a component (12), comprising at least one coating device (14) for producing a powder layer (16) on a construction platform (18); at least one radiation source (20), in particular a laser, for producing a high-energy beam (24), by means of which the powder layer (16) in a construction surface area (22) can be melted and / or sintered locally to form a component layer (30); at least one deflection device (26), by means of which the high-energy beam (24) can be deflected onto different regions of the powder layer (16) and can be focused on the construction surface area (22); at least one measurement system (28), by means of which a cross-sectional geometry of the high-energy beam (24) on the powder layer (16) and / or the component layer (30) can be determined; and at least one equilibration device (32).

The invention pertains to a combination of a substrate (6) and a wafer (15), wherein the substrate (6) and the wafer (15) are arranged parallel to one another and bonded together with the aid of an adhesive layer (8) situated between the substrate (6) and the wafer (15), and wherein the adhesive is chosen such that its adhesive properties are neutralized or at least diminished when a predetermined temperature is exceeded. According to the invention, the adhesive layer (8) is only applied annularly between the substrate (6) and the wafer (15) in the edge region of the wafer (15).

A tapered sleeve is provided for implant delivery. An implant (e.g., a pre-filled silicone breast implant) is introduced into a large proximal end of the sleeve and extruded into a surgical pocket of minimal access incision size through a small-sized distal end of the device. Sized appropriately to the implant, the sleeve remains intact during implant run-through of the sleeve.

In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, apparatus for ion-assisted magnetron deposition takes a form that includes a magnetron, a deposition substrate displaced from the magnetron, and an ion source also displaced from the magnetron and located so that the ion beam from the ion source is directed at the deposition substrate. The ion source is operated without an electron-emitting cathode-neutralizer, the electron current for this function being provided by electrons from the magnetron. In one specific embodiment, the ion source is operated so that the potential of the deposition substrate is maintained close to that of a common ground for the magnetron and the ion source. In another embodiment, the ion source is of the Hall-current type and the discharge current of the ion source is approximately equal in magnitude to the current of the magnetron discharge.

A battery pack of the present invention includes: a battery assembly including a plurality of batteries having a sealed portion, the plurality of batteries being connected to each other; a terminal portion electrically connected to the battery assembly and outputting electric power; and a composite layer structure including a heat-absorbing layer and a heat-conductive layer layered on the heat-absorbing layer, the composite layer structure being arranged at least at a part of a periphery of the battery assembly. The heat-absorbing layer has a specific heat of 1,000 J / kg·° C. or more. The heat-conductive layer has a heat conductivity of 10 W / m·K or more. This configuration allows for a small, light, and highly safe battery pack that is free from battery pack damage even when a battery in the battery pack has trouble and emits a high-temperature inflammable gas to expose the inside of the battery pack to a high-temperature environment.

A device for securing a surgical suture to a bone comprises a first element, which can be introduced into a bone, and a second, movable element, which can be introduced into said bone in such a way that it meets said first element. A channel being formed in said bone as a result of introducing said first and said second elements into that bone. One of said two elements carries a surgical suture. A suture catcher is arranged within that element of the two elements not carrying said suture, by means of which suture catcher said suture can be taken hold of and said suture can be withdrawn via said element not carrying said suture.

A solar battery and a manufacturing method thereof, which includes a plurality of power generation regions having at least an insulation translucent substrate, a front surface electrode, a photoelectric conversion layer made of semiconductor films being stacked, and a back surface electrode, the front surface electrode and the back surface electrode of adjacent power generation regions being electrically connected, whereby the power generation regions are serially connected. The solar battery and the manufacturing method thereof are characterized in that the back surface electrode has a back surface metal electrode having a thickness of 100 nm-200 nm.

Disclosed are systems for the application of heat to an area of the body of a mammal, a system including a device fabricated from or coated with a material comprising of a non-metal matrix and susceptor particles, a non-invasive inductor and magnetic circuit for heating the particles by transmitting an alternating magnetic field (AMF), and an alternating current generator that provides an alternating current to the inductor. Also disclosed are methods related to the non-invasive application of heat to mammalian tissue. These systems and methods are useful where heat must be applied in a controlled manner to avoid undesired damage to tissue.

A microstructured optical fibre comprising an inner cladding and an outer cladding; said outer cladding comprising elongated outer cladding features extending in an axial direction of the fibre, and at least one cladding recess extending at least partly through the outer cladding in a radial direction to the inner cladding; said cladding recess providing optical access to the inner cladding; a method of forming a cladding recess in such an optical fibre comprising a step of collapsing a part of the outer cladding features by use of a heat source; an apparatus comprising such a microstructured optical fibre, preferably a laser or an amplifier.