42 results about "Rigid spine" patented technology

The T-bar includes an elongate rigid spine extending between terminal ends including either a fixed anchor or adjustable anchor for attachment to adjacent T-bars or other supports. An upper heat sink is provided on an upper portion of the spine to enhance heat transfer from the T-bar to air surrounding upper portions of the T-bar. A light housing is provided on a lower portion of the T-bar which is configured to support a lighting module therein, such as a light emitting diode (LED) light. A lower heat sink is provided above this light housing and integrated into a rest shelf which supports ceiling tiles adjacent the T-bar. A power supply is provided which can be removably attached to the T-bar and provide appropriately conditioned power for the lighting module.

A selectively expanding spine cage has a minimized diameter in its unexpanded state that is smaller than the diameter of the neuroforamen through which it passes in the distracted spine. The cage conformably engages between the endplates of the adjacent vertebrae to effectively distract the anterior disc space, stabilize the motion segments and eliminate pathologic spine motion. Angular deformities can be corrected, and natural curvatures restored and maintained. The cage enhances spinal arthrodesis by creating a rigid spine segment, or if filled with compressible substances, the cage can be used for motion preservation between vertebral bodies. Expanding selectively (anteriorly, along the vertical axis of the spine) rather than uniformly, the cage height increases and holds the vertebrae with fixation forces greater than adjacent bone and soft tissue failure forces in natural lordosis. Stability is thus achieved immediately, enabling patient function by eliminating painful motion. The cage shape intends to rest proximate to the anterior column cortices securing the desired spread and fixation, allowing for bone graft in, around, and through the implant for arthrodesis whereas for arthroplasty it fixes to endpoints but cushions the spine naturally.

A rigid spine-reinforced microelectrode array probe and fabrication method. The probe includes a flexible elongated probe body with conductive lines enclosed within a polymeric material. The conductive lines connect microelectrodes found near an insertion end of the probe to respective leads at a connector end of the probe. The probe also includes a rigid spine, such as made from titanium, fixedly attached to the probe body to structurally reinforce the probe body and enable the typically flexible probe body to penetrate and be inserted into tissue, such as neural tissue. By attaching or otherwise fabricating the rigid spine to connect to only an insertion section of the probe body, an integrally connected cable section of the probe body may remain flexible.

The invention belongs to the field of bionic robots and relates to a bionic quadruped robot with energy storage effect. The rigid spine of the existing bionic quadruped robot is modified. The bionic quadruped robot comprises a front trunk, a rear trunk, a spine, a left front leg unit, a right front leg unit, a left rear leg unit and a right rear leg unit. The front trunk and the rear trunk are connected with front and rear ends of the spine, respectively. The spine can drive the front trunk to rotate relative to the rear trunk. The left front leg unit, the right front leg unit, the left rear leg unit and the right rear left leg unit have same structures and are connected to left and right sides of the front and rear trunks, respectively. The spine is added between the front and rear trunks; the whole shape is more approximate to a true quadruped animal; when the robot walks, the front and rear trunks allow a larger step through the spine pitching up or down, and the robot can walk faster; less energy is lost when the robot touches the ground, motion stability is improved, and utilization rate of energy is increased.

An electrically insulating cross-arm for a tower for high-voltage power networks. The cross-arm includes an insulating structural member for attachment to the tower body and to support a conductor cable. The insulating structural member comprises a solid rigid spine extending along a long axis having cross sectional profile, normal to the long axis, having a second moment of area of its cross sectional profile about every axis normal to the long axis and dissecting its centroid has a value of A²/2π or more, where A is the area of the cross sectional profile. The structural member provides resistance to bending and compressive buckling and allows conductors to be safely supported at reduced tower height. T and Y shaped cross sections provide water run-off and inhibition of organic growth. The structural members are also generally useful as insulator members in high voltage power networks.

A quick release device holder for portable electronics devices that protects soft and impressionable housing materials from damage during insertion and removal. The quick release device holder includes a backing plane formed with a substantially rigid spine portion and a receiver pocket adjacent to a first end thereof. One or more latching arms extend from the backing plane spaced away from the receiver pocket, each of the one or more latching arms further including a resiliently flexible stem portion coupled to the backing plane and having a head portion spaced away from the backing plane. The head portion further includes one or more rollers coupled thereto in a position spaced away from an interior surface of the backing plane, and a retention tongue between the one or more rollers and the interior surface of the backing plane and being set back from a circumference of the one or more rollers.

A vandalism resistant seating insert for mounting to a vehicle seat assembly having at least one vehicle seat frame having a ledge which defines a central opening. The seating insert has a rigid spine having a front surface and a periphery, a back plate having a rear surface and a periphery, and a cushion extending between the rigid spine and back plate. The back plate has a securing means for attaching to the ledge of the vehicle seat frame. A fabric covering is adhered to the rigid spine front surface and is wrapped over the periphery of the rigid spine and back plate, and is attached to the rear surface of the back plate.

A rocket engine has spaced apart inner and outer skins each unitarily formed in one piece from carbon fiber fabric. The inner skin is formed on a two-part mold that is separated and removed from the inner skin after it is cured. An oxidizer ring encircles the bottom of the engine and is in flow communication with flow channels between the skins. Oxidizer tubes are connected at one end to the ring and at their other end to support brackets on the engine. The oxidizer ring is formed as an integral part of the engine by extending the outer skin over an inflatable mold, which is deflated and removed from the ring after the ring is cured. The oxidizer tube is formed on a mold with a rigid spine that holds the shape of the mold until the oxidizer tube is cured. The spine and the mold are then removed.

An intravascular access system for facilitation of intraluminal medical procedures within the neurovasculature through an access sheath. The system includes an aspiration or support catheter (1320) having a flexible, distal luminal portion (1322) having an inner diameter defining a lumen (1323) extending between a proximal opening at a proximal end of the luminal portion and a distal opening at a distal end of the luminal portion. The catheter has a rigid spine (1330) coupled to at least the proximal end of the luminal portion and extending proximally therefrom. The system includes a dilator (1340) having a flexible, distal dilator portion (1360) sized to be received within the lumen (1323) of the luminal portion (1322). Associated systems, devices, and methods of use are also described.

An anatomical gripping system comprising: a binding comprising: a substantially rigid spine; a calf shell mounted to the substantially rigid spine; an anterior shell; and a clamping mechanism connecting the anterior shell to the calf shell; wherein the calf shell comprises a flexible portion configured to selectively engage the superior portion of the calcaneus bone of a patient; and further wherein when the clamping mechanism applies a force to the flexible portion of the calf shell, the flexible portion of the calf shell is drawn into engagement with the superior portion of the calcaneus bone of the patient.

A device for positioning a rope access technician next to a blade of a wind turbine, including a rigid spine, one or more clamp assemblies with each clamp assembly connected to the rigid spine and each clamp assembly capable of clamping to a blade of a wind turbine, and a lower platform connected to a lower portion of the rigid spine with a substantially flat top surface on which a technician may sit, stand or place items.

The invention discloses an oral administration Chinese pharmaceutical composition for treating rigid rachitis, which is prepared from prepared wild aconite root, prepared Sichuan aconite root, asaryl, tetrandra root, Clematis chinensis, astragalus root, spatholobus stem, turtle shell, licorice root, batryticated silkworm, Loranthus mulberry mistletoe, pyrola, pubescent angelica root, futokadsura stem, homalomena rhizoma, Loranthus mulberry mistletoe, scrophularia root, tiger bone and root of bidentate achyranthes. The medicament should be decocted in water for the oral dose.

A quick release device holder for portable electronics devices that protects soft and impressionable housing materials from damage during insertion and removal. The quick release device holder includes a backing plane formed with a substantially rigid spine portion and a receiver pocket adjacent to a first end thereof. One or more latching arms extend from the backing plane spaced away from the receiver pocket, each of the one or more latching arms further including a resiliently flexible stem portion coupled to the backing plane and having a head portion spaced away from the backing plane. The head portion further includes one or more rollers coupled thereto in a position spaced away from an interior surface of the backing plane, and a retention tongue between the one or more rollers and the interior surface of the backing plane and being set back from a circumference of the one or more rollers.

A border member for establishing a border around a synthetic turf field comprises: an elongated body molded from a flexible material; at least one notch formed in an upper surface of the elongated body and extending along a length of the elongated body; and a rigid spine embedded within the elongated body and extending along the length of the elongated body. The border member is positioned adjacent to the synthetic turf field such that a portion of synthetic turf of the synthetic turf field rests on the notch.