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Devices, systems and methods are provided for tissue approximation and repair at treatment sites. In particular, fixation devices are provided comprising a pair of elements each having a first end, a free end opposite the first end, and an engagement surface therebetween for engaging the tissue, the first ends being moveable between an open position wherein the free ends are spaced apart and a closed position wherein the free ends are closer together with the engagement surfaces generally facing each other. The fixation devices also include a locking mechanism coupled to the elements for locking the elements in place. The devices, systems and methods of the invention will find use in a variety of therapeutic procedures, including endovascular, minimally-invasive, and open surgical procedures, and can be used in various anatomical regions, including the abdomen, thorax, cardiovascular system, heart, intestinal tract, stomach, urinary tract, bladder, lung, and other organs, vessels, and tissues. The invention is particularly useful in those procedures requiring minimally-invasive or endovascular access to remote tissue locations, where the instruments utilized must negotiate long, narrow, and tortuous pathways to the treatment site.

A method and apparatus for integrated ATM surveillance of an area of interest, such as an automated teller machine (ATM), is presented. An embodiment includes a surveillance system for an ATM utilizing multiple cameras aimed at the user, the card slot, the cash dispenser, the surrounding areas and internally in the card reader (to link the card used to the ATM user). The cameras are constantly powered and begin to record images after a sensor is activated. A buffer of recorded imagery is maintained such that when the sensors are activated, the video processing equipment can store a pre-defined amount of time before the sensor is activated. The buffer allows for the video capture of events just prior to the activation of the sensor. A time stamp and any other relevant data from the cameras may also be included with the stored recorded video.

A device for compressive treatment of a body part comprises a compression member, adapted to at least partly encircle the body part, and an actuation unit, arranged to tighten the compression member to provide a compressive force to the body part. The actuation unit comprises an active material actuator. There is also disclosed a system comprising such a device and methods for its therapeutic, cosmetic and non-therapeutic use and operation.

A medical device includes a polymer scaffold crimped to a catheter having an expansion balloon. A sheath is placed over the crimped scaffold after crimping to reduce recoil of the crimped polymer scaffold and maintain scaffold-balloon engagement relied on to hold the scaffold to the balloon when the scaffold is being delivered to a target in a body. The sheath is removed by a health professional either by removing the sheath directly or using a tube containing the catheter.

The invention discloses an intelligent video analyzing system and method for automatically identifying a fake plate vehicle. The system comprises a video collecting unit, an image preprocessing unit, an intelligent video analyzing unit and a database, wherein after vehicle video information collected by the video collecting unit is processed by the image preprocessing unit, and is then transmitted to the intelligent video analyzing unit, the vehicle information and the database information are compared by the intelligent video analyzing unit, and the vehicle information is analyzed, matched and judged by software so as to automatically identify a suspected vehicle and carry out system prompt or alarm. By adopting the technical scheme disclosed by the invention, the participation of personnel is greatly reduced, the identification accuracy and efficiency are increased, and the intelligent video analyzing system and method disclosed by the invention can be used for assisting the public security bureau and the criminal investigation department to carry out real-time monitoring on the fake plate, false plate and counterfeit plate vehicles in the illegal criminal cases.

A wireless power transfer system includes a power transmitter (101) arranged to provide a power transfer to a power receiver (105) via a wireless inductive power signal. A parasitic power loss detector (207) is arranged to detect a parasitic power loss for the power transfer, and a user indicator (209) is arranged to initialize a user alert in response to the detection of the parasitic power loss. The system comprises an input (211) for receiving user inputs; and a controller (213) which is arranged to initiate an adaptation of a parasitic power loss detection operation performed by the parasitic power loss detector (207) to detect parasitic power losses if a user input meeting a criterion is not received. Each of the individual features may be implemented in the power transmitter (101), the power receiver (105), or may e.g. be distributed between these. The approach may allow improved foreign object detection in a wireless power transfer system.

A medical device includes a polymer scaffold crimped to a catheter having an expansion balloon. A sheath pair is placed over the crimped scaffold after crimping to reduce recoil of the crimped polymer scaffold and maintain scaffold-balloon engagement relied on to hold the scaffold to the balloon when the scaffold is being delivered to a target in a body. The sheath pair is removed by a health professional before placing the scaffold within the body.

A method and system for using a portable memory device, for example, a removable USB flash memory drive, by a customer to participate in an incentive program. A business entity temporarily receives the memory device from the customer, for example, at a point of sale, and looks for an identification means of the customer in the device and creates one if it doesn't exists. The identification means comprises a unique customer identifier and an association means and various other data elements. The business entity uses the identifier in the device to establish link between the device and the incentive program. In one embodiment, the incentive program account is created by the entity without requesting any information from the customer, by creating a unique anonymous customer identifier in the device. The customer may use the device as one centralized unit to represent a plurality of incentive programs.

The invention provides a UAV control system and method. The system is characterized by comprising a multi-rotor UAV, an intelligent airplane parking area, a mobile communication station and a ground work station, the ground work station is in communication connection with the intelligent airplane parking area and the multi-rotor UAV via the mobile communication station, and the multi-rotor UAV isin communication connection with the intelligent airplane parking area. The intelligent airplane parking area solves the problem of folding/unfolding of the UAV in the launching and landing process, the UAV needs not to be unfolded or collected, a landing position can be provided for the multi-rotor UAV by point selection, and the problem in the working radius of the UAV is solved.

The invention discloses an individualized pharmacy report generation method and system. The method comprises the steps: acquiring sample information; inputting library data and original sequencing data obtained by genetic testing in advance; performing bioinformatics analysis on the original sequencing data; outputting a bioinformatics analysis result, carrying out examination and checking on a drug gene polymorphic site detection result and a corresponding bioinformatics analysis process, generating a risk drug list and a pharmacy guidance, and generating an individualized pharmacy report andthe like. According to the invention, the method is convenient to implement based on the computer program. Related data can be invoked automatically and conveniently as long as a checked person or another user inputs sample information at the user terminal; the individualized pharmacy report is generated and is outputted by the user terminal, so that the error caused by the manual operation is reduced. The user does not need to master the relevant medical and computer professional knowledge and only needs to make the simple compute operation, so that the user experience is improved. The individualized pharmacy report generation method and system can be widely applied to the technical field of the medical information engineering.