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A system for tracking an activity in a healthcare environment includes a master station having a processor, a memory, and a transceiver, badges coupled to objects, each transmitting a unique badge ID, and sensors disposed throughout the environment, each including a transceiver for receiving badge IDs and transmitting to the master station transceiver the badge IDs and a unique sensor ID that relates the sensor to a location. The master station processor determines object locations from the badge and sensor IDs by identifying the badge associated with the object, relating the sensor ID to the sensor location, and storing object location information in memory. Each badge also includes a displacement sensor that generates signals indicating object movement and direction for transmission to the sensor transceivers which forward displacement information to the master station. The master station processor uses the information to update the stored object location information.

A system for tracking an activity in a healthcare environment includes a master station having a processor, a memory, and a transceiver, badges coupled to objects, each transmitting a unique badge ID, and sensors disposed throughout the environment, each including a transceiver for receiving badge IDs and transmitting to the master station transceiver the badge IDs and a unique sensor ID that relates the sensor to a location. The master station processor determines object locations from the badge and sensor IDs by identifying the badge associated with the object, relating the sensor ID to the sensor location, and storing object location information in memory. Each badge also includes a displacement sensor that generates signals indicating object movement and direction for transmission to the sensor transceivers which forward displacement information to the master station. The master station processor uses the information to update the stored object location information.

The present invention provides a clipping device having a coil sheath inserted into an insertion tube in a back / forth movable way to allow it to be inserted into a body cavity, an operation wire inserted into the coil sheath in a back / forth movable way, and a clip directly connected to a distal end of the operation wire to allow it to clip a living tissue.

Disclosed herein is a wire for removing foreign matter such as an embolus in a blood vessel. The wire includes a flexible elongated wire body and first and second holding portions provided at the front end of the wire body in spaced relationship with each other. The first and second holding portions are movable relative to each other in a longitudinal direction of the wire body. In operation, the first and second holding portions are moved relative to each other to reduce the distance between the first and second holding portions, thereby holding the foreign matter therebetween. Accordingly, the foreign matter in the blood vessel can be caught and removed reliably irrespective of the size of the foreign matter.

A dispensing mechanism is provided for flat faced products. The products are supported in a storage chute between a first upright wall and a second upright wall, stacked one on top of another. The products are supported in the chute by a support surface and a first tongue. Products are dispensed by retracting the first tongue allowing a lowermost product to fall onto a second tongue. The first tongue is advanced to be under the next highermost product in the chute. The second tongue is then retracted allowing the lowermost product to fall onto the support surface and pass through a discharge opening. In a further embodiment, flat faced products are stacked vertically side-by-side on a slightly inclined floor. The products move horizontally to one side to be dispensed. A tongue and a moveable stop are mounted at that side. The spacing between the tongue and the stop is generally equal the thickness of the product. The product can be dispensed by retracting the tongue allowing all of the products to move to that side and making the mechanism ready to dispense the next product. The mechanism includes a sensor to detect when a dispensed product is removed from a delivery bin, and a process to credit a customer's account for a product not removed from the delivery bin.

A floor cleaner is provided for cleaning a floor, where the floor cleaner has a front and a rear and includes: a sweeper for sweeping the floor; a scrubber, connected to the sweeper and located in the rear of the sweeper, for wetting and cleaning the floor; and a burnisher, connected to the scrubber and located in the rear of the scrubber, for burnishing the floor.

Provided is a magnetic tape, which comprises, on a nonmagnetic support, a nonmagnetic layer comprising nonmagnetic powder and binder, and on the nonmagnetic layer, a magnetic layer comprising ferromagnetic powder and binder; wherein a total thickness of the magnetic tape is less than or equal to 4.80 μm; at least the magnetic layer comprises one or more components selected from the group consisting of a fatty acid and a fatty acid amide; and a C—H derived carbon, C, concentration calculated from a C—H peak area ratio in a C1s spectrum obtained by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy conducted at a photoelectron take-off angle of 10 degrees on a surface on the magnetic layer side of the magnetic tape is greater than or equal to 45 atom %.

An auxiliary instrument for fixing a rod places a detent pin on a head portion of the screw. The auxiliary instrument comprises an inner cylinder, an outer cylinder, a first lever and a second lever. The inner cylinder has a plurality of claw portions and an opening employed to introduce the detent pin into an interior thereof. The outer cylinder is arranged to surround the inner cylinder and has a claw pressing portion. The first lever is rotatably connected to the inner cylinder and arranged in substantially perpendicular to an axial direction of the inner cylinder. The second lever is rotatably connected to the fist lever and the outer cylinder and arranged in substantially perpendicular to an axial direction of the outer cylinder. When the first and second levers are operated, the claw portions are pressed inward by the claw pressing portion to hold the head portion of the screw.

An infrared sensor at lower production cost for optimal massive production includes an infrared sensor unit disposed to the bottom of an automatic vacuum cleaner to measure the level of the ground to prevent the vacuum cleaner from turning overdue to any drop height created on the ground; a slide screen being disposed on the infrared sensor unit; and a small gateway to control the area for receiving energy of the infrared ray to precisely measure the drop height of the ground for the vacuum cleaner to automatically take turn whenever the drop height is detected to prevent a possible falling over.

The invention discloses a switch voltage-stabilizing circuit which can regulate switching frequency as well as current peak, has high efficiency and has no audio-frequency noise generated in a state of light load, and method thereof. The switch voltage-stabilizing circuit comprises an energy storage component capable of storing energy; a switch electrically coupled to the energy storage component, wherein the energy storage component can store energy when the switch is on, and the energy stored in the energy storage component is transmitted to a load when the switch is off; a control circuit electrically coupled to the switch, wherein the control circuit compares current flowing through the switch with a current threshold, when the current flowing through the switch is more than the current threshold, the switch is off, and the control circuit determines on and off time of the switch according to the load of the switch voltage-stabilizing circuit, when the load becomes big, the on and off time of the switch is reduced, and when the load becomes small, the on and off time of the switch is increased. The current threshold is constant when the circuit has no light load and becomes low with the load reduced when the circuit has light load.

The subject invention provides for a system and / or methodology that automatically effects populating a visual designer toolbox with predefined custom controls. In accordance with aspects of the subject invention, a user (or application) can program a binary definition of a desired custom control. The subject invention can scan the binary to identify the control and transfer the control onto the toolbox. Once populated onto the toolbox, a user can quickly and easily transfer (e.g., click and drag) the controls onto a form within a project as desired.

A portable infusion pump can communicate with glucose monitor, such as a continuous glucose monitor (CGM), to receive continuous feedback relating to a user's blood glucose level during insulin or other medicament therapy and can automatically deliver insulin to a user when the CGM data indicates a need for additional insulin. Due to potential unreliability in the correlation of the CGM data to the user's actual blood glucose level, risk mitigation can be employed to limit the amount of extra insulin that can be delivered by the pump in response to the CGM data.

A leg support garment of a tights type that has stretchability and is applied in close contact with the human body so as to support the legs is provided with a stretchable part having a relatively great straining force. The stretchable part having a relatively great straining force includes a stretchable portion (A) having a relatively great straining force that substantially covers the ligamentum collateralle on a medial side of the knee joint of the human body, and on a superior side of the knee joint, extends through a length of not less than ¼ of that of the thigh, along at least one selected from the musculus group consisting of the musculus sartorius, the musculus semitendinosus, the musculus semimembranosus, and the musculus gracilis. Thus, it is possible to provide a leg support garment that is capable of effectively protecting the knees and stably maintaining the knee joints without decreasing the degree of freedom of the movement of the knee joints, that provides a good feeling when worn, and that is useful for preventing and reducing gonalgia of the knees, and further, for preventing injuries to the ligamentum collateralle medialis caused by sports or the like.

A cargo management system of this invention includes a deep well storage area beneath a cargo floor, which well may be horizontally and / or vertically divided and which preferably includes a plurality of doors to access the well. In the illustrated embodiment, the management system also includes a panel which may be placed into three positions: a first storage position in which the panel is flush against the back of the rear seat; a second shelf position in which the panel is horizontal and spaced from the cargo floor by a first distance; and a third privacy shield position in which the panel is also horizontal but is spaced from the cargo floor a second distance, the second distance exceeding the first distance.

The present invention relates to a lancet (2) including a lancet body (20) provided with a lancing needle (20a), and a casing (22) including a space extending throughout the casing for retaining the lancet body therein. In the lancet (2), the lancet body (20) is fixed to the casing (22) when an external force exceeding a predetermined level in a particular direction is not applied to the casing (22), whereas the lancet body (20) becomes movable relative to the casing (22) when an external force exceeding the predetermined level in the particular direction is applied to the casing (22). The present invention also relates to a lancing apparatus which is used with the lancet (2) attached thereto.

The invention discloses a walking aid exoskeleton rehabilitation robot in the technical field of rehabilitation engineering, which comprises a mobile auxiliary mechanism, a control mechanism and an exoskeleton prosthesis mechanism, wherein the mobile auxiliary mechanism is connected with the exoskeleton prosthesis mechanism, and the control mechanism is connected with the mobile auxiliary mechanism and the exoskeleton prosthesis mechanism respectively. The exoskeleton prosthesis mechanism has compact design structure and large rotation range of each joint, and can meet the requirement on actual motion of a human body. By adopting a servo motor to drive, the control precision is high, and the output torque is large; and the mobile auxiliary mechanism rotates under the driving of the servo motor, can freely move, and has higher climbing capacity and movement speed. The height of the mobile auxiliary mechanism is adjusted to be applied to people with different heights. When the patient undergoes gait rehabilitation training, the human gravity center is actively adjusted to accord with the characteristics that the human body is fluctuated along with alternative gait. The mobile auxiliary mechanism also can support the human body, prevent people from tumbling in walking, and guarantee the whole stability.