Abstract: A plurality of clinical facts may be extracted from a free-form narration of a patient encounter provided by a clinician. The plurality of clinical facts may include a first fact and a second fact. The first fact may be extracted from a first portion of the free-form narration, and the second fact may be extracted from a second portion of the free-form narration. A first indicator that indicates a first linkage between the first fact and the first portion of the free-form narration may be provided to a user. A second indicator, different from the first indicator, that indicates a second linkage between the second fact and the second portion of the free-form narration may also be provided to the user.

Abstract: A set of one or more clinical facts may be collected from a clinician's encounter with a patient. It may be determined that an unspecified diagnosis not included in the set of facts may possibly be ascertained from the patient encounter. A user may be alerted that the unspecified diagnosis may possibly be ascertained from the patient encounter.

Abstract: A patient weighing system includes novel load sensing casters (12) or load lift modules (92) installed on a hospital bed or other patient housing device. The casters and load lift modules each include pneumatic lifts (54, 106). The lifts are operative to load and unload the weight of the device onto a piezoelectric load cells (60; 150, 152). The load cells are electrically connected to control units (14, 98) which include visual displays (16). In operation, the discharge time constants for the load cells are calculated by first raising the weight of the bed off the load cells with the lifts. Thereafter, the load is reapplied to the load cells by exhausting the air from the lifts. The control unit compensates for the short duration and decay of the sensor signals and sums the weights sensed by the load cells to determine a total weight.

Abstract: An electrical plug (1) for connection to a jack (2), comprises, a plug portion (3) of termination of a coaxial cable, a coupling ring (4), a grip member (6) moveable over the coupling ring (4) and adapted to snap over a catch (8) at a forward end of the coupling ring (4), a portion of the coupling ring (4) being inwardly deflectable by the grip member (6), and a portion (10) on the coupling ring (4) that locks against the external diameter of the jack (2).

Abstract: An electrical connector (1) having an internal switch (2), comprises, a conductive exterior shell (3) with a stepped interior (30), an insulator (4) encircled by the shell (3), and a pair of electrical contacts (5, 6) retained within the insulator (4), a plug contact receiving passage (16) encircled by the insulator (4), and the contacts (5, 6) retaining the insulator (4) immobile against the stepped interior (30) of the shell (3).

Abstract: A dielectric support bead for a coaxial connector is provided. The support bead comprises a center support portion and a plurality of spaced apart outer support surfaces disposed concentrically about the inner support portion. The inner support portion includes a central through aperture dimensioned to be pressfit over the center conductor of a coaxial connector. The outer supports define segments of a cylinder and are dimensioned for pressfit engagement with the outer conductor of the coaxial connector. The outer support surfaces are maintained in concentric relationship to the center support portion by a plurality of support legs. Concave generally cylindrical surfaces extend continuously between adjacent support legs and are generated about axes extending parallel to and disposed symmetrically about the central axis of the bead. An annular shroud is disposed adjacent one end of the bead to prevent contaminants from entering the body of the connector.

Abstract: A high frequency coaxial connector capable of operating up to 40 GHz includes inner and outer conductors which are maintained in spaced relationship by an injection molded, dielectric support bead which is cylindrical, is formed of a plastic material, and is of uniform density. The inner contact is press fit into a central hole in the support bead, and the latter is press fit into the outer contact. The support bead further includes an array of apertures concentrically disposed about the central aperture and disposed parallel to said central aperture. The opposed generally parallel faces of the support bead may be provided with an annular undercut portion which intersects the array of parallel apertures. By this construction, the center contact is supported by the injection molded dielectric support bead in a manner to enable the coaxial connector to operate at high frequencies.