2601 results about "Natural state" patented technology

Devices, systems, and methods for recording, and / or stimulation, and / or blocking of a nerve make use of a molded cuff electrode. An electrically conductive surface is coupled to an inside surface of the cuff's elastic body. The electrically conductive surface and the body assume a coiled configuration in its natural state. An applicator tool having a body and a slider are used to implant the cuff electrode about a nerve.

The present disclosure is directed a method of facilitating treatment via a vascular wall defining a vascular lumen containing an occlusion therein. The method may include providing a first intravascular device having a distal portion and at least one aperture and positioning the distal portion of the first intravascular device in the vascular wall. The method may further include providing a reentry device having a body and a distal tip, the distal tip having a natural state and a compressed state and inserting the distal tip, in the compressed state, in the distal portion of the first intravascular device. The method may further include advancing the distal tip, in the natural state, through the at least one aperture of the first intravascular device.

Insulating packaging material is wrapped or otherwise positioned around the typically temperature sensitive product, with the packing material including, alternatively, 1 ply (FIG. 22; metallized plastic film), 2 ply (FIGS. 23 & 24) and 3 ply (FIG. 25) material, in which some of the 2 ply & 3 ply embodiments include a layer of bubble wrap material having its bubble side placed or laminated against the flat side of the adjacent ply, which adjacent ply can be, for example, a mettalized plastic film or a foam layer or both layers can be included. With such a bubble side arrangement, multitudinous air pockets are formed between the bubbles of the bubble wrap and the other ply's typically flat interfacing surface. A separate layer of bubble wrap also preferably is placed about the interior of the box with its bubble side placed against the interior flat surfaces of the box, with the bubbles forming air pockets with the flat sides, further enhancing the insulating properties of the packaging for the goods. An exemplary system for delivering perishable groceries (120 / 120'), including a corrugated cardboard or other type box (100); a source of cold (or heat as needed) maintaining the temperature inside the box within a desired temperature range for hours or days, using an all encompassing pouch of packet material (110 / 10), used individually (FIGS. 2 & 3) or collectively (FIGS. 5 & 6), with each packet (17) containing a super-absorbent polymer (14, FIG. 12) which is hydrated (14', FIG. 12A) and then either frozen (e.g., in a freezer) or heated (e.g., in a microwave), without producing moisture as the polymer returns to its natural state; a protective cover (130) protecting the box and its contents from heat radiation (e.g., sunlight).