Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and system for forming and laying out a substantially perfect ninety degree angle that is used to form the corner of a construction footprint.

Abstract: Systems and methods for identifying eligibility and contribution level for services and/or products across multiple insurance platforms for provisioning benefit (and non-benefit) services and products to a patient. Benefits plan details for a plurality of benefit plans, and from a plurality of insurers or benefits management entities can be acquired and mapped to an inventory of products and/or services by one or more service providers. Business logic derived from the benefits plan details and the business logic can be used to read a personal benefits plan of an individual and determine personalized pricing for one or more of the inventory products. The benefit plan details and provider inventory items are correlated for a particular patient to render in near real-time available benefits, corresponding services, and patient-borne costs based directly on the benefits plan under which the particular patient may be covered.

Abstract: A removable and replaceable hip orthotic that includes a back panel formed from a rigid material that supports a patient's lumbar area; a front panel formed from the rigid material that supports the patient's abdomen area and is hinged to the back panel to allow application and removal of the orthotic to the patient; a leg support that extends from the back support that includes a space that allows a patient's leg to pass through into the leg support; and straps to secure the back panel to the front panel and the leg into the leg support. The back panel includes a pair of windows with a trochanter pad movably disposed within the windows. An adjustment mechanism selectively moves the trochanter pads relative to the greater trochanter regions of the hips of the patient to apply pressure to the hip joint to prevent dislocation of the femoral head.

Abstract: A removable and replaceable hip orthotic that includes a back panel formed from a rigid material that supports a patient's lumbar area; a front panel formed from the rigid material that supports the patient's abdomen area and is hinged to the back panel to allow application and removal of the orthotic to the patient; a leg support that extends from the back support that includes a space that allows a patient's leg to pass through into the leg support; and straps to secure the back panel to the front panel and the leg into the leg support.

Abstract: A lower limb prosthesis for a person is provided that comprises a foot prosthesis having a heel plate for contacting the ground and an ankle plate extending vertically from the heel plate when the heel plate is in ground contact, a leg prosthesis having an upper end portion mountable to the body of the person and a lower end portion, and a clearance enhancer. The clearance enhancer is in the form of a generally L-shaped plate, the plate including a base plate and an upper plate extending generally perpendicularly from the base plate. The base plate is configured to be connected to the lower end of the leg prosthesis. The upper plate includes a number of mounting openings to receive a corresponding number of fasteners for connecting the upper plate to the ankle plate of the foot prosthesis so that the lower portion of the leg prosthesis overlaps the ankle plate of the foot prosthesis.

Abstract: A removable and replaceable hip orthotic that includes a back panel formed from a rigid material that supports a patient's lumbar area; a front panel formed from the rigid material that supports the patient's abdomen area and is hinged to the back panel to allow application and removal of the orthotic to the patient; a leg support that extends from the back support that includes a space that allows a patient's leg to pass through into the leg support; and straps to secure the back panel to the front panel and the leg into the leg support. The back panel includes a pair of windows with a trochanter pad movably disposed within the windows. An adjustment mechanism selectively moves the trochanter pads relative to the greater trochanter regions of the hips of the patient to apply pressure to the hip joint to prevent dislocation of the femoral head.

Abstract: A lower limb prosthesis for a person is provided that comprises a foot prosthesis having a heel plate for contacting the ground and an ankle plate extending vertically from the heel plate when the heel plate is in ground contact, a leg prosthesis having an upper end portion mountable to the body of the person and a lower end portion, and a clearance enhancer. The clearance enhancer is in the form of a generally L-shaped plate, the plate including a base plate and an upper plate extending generally perpendicularly from the base plate. The base plate is configured to be connected to the lower end of the leg prosthesis. The upper plate includes a number of mounting openings to receive a corresponding number of fasteners for connecting the upper plate to the ankle plate of the foot prosthesis so that the lower portion of the leg prosthesis overlaps the ankle plate of the foot prosthesis.

Abstract: A removable and replaceable hip orthotic that includes a back panel formed from a rigid material that supports a patient's lumbar area; a front panel formed from the rigid material that supports the patient's abdomen area and is hinged to the back panel to allow application and removal of the orthotic to the patient; a leg support that extends from the back support that includes a space that allows a patient's leg to pass through into the leg support; and straps to secure the back panel to the front panel and the leg into the leg support. The back panel includes a pair of windows with a trochanter pad movably disposed within the windows. An adjustment mechanism selectively moves the trochanter pads relative to the greater trochanter regions of the hips of the patient to apply pressure to the hip joint to prevent dislocation of the femoral head.

Abstract: A removable and replaceable hip orthotic that includes a back panel formed from a rigid material that supports a patient's lumbar area; a front panel formed from the rigid material that supports the patient's abdomen area and is hinged to the back panel to allow application and removal of the orthotic to the patient; a leg support that extends from the back support that includes a space that allows a patient's leg to pass through into the leg support; and straps to secure the back panel to the front panel and the leg into the leg support.

Abstract: The present invention provides a spring for a tripping mechanism in a circuit breaker for connection to a circuit. The tripping mechanism has a first component which is accelerated along a predetermined path of travel to a trip release velocity upon occurrence of a trip event in the circuit and a second component which is initially stationary prior to engaging the first component. The spring includes a body for decreasing the trip release velocity of the first component prior to engaging the second component. A tripbar for a tripping mechanism in a circuit breaker for connection to a circuit is also provided. The tripping mechanism has an armature which is accelerated along a predetermined path of travel to a trip release velocity upon occurrence of a trip event in the circuit while the tripbar is initially stationary prior to engaging the first component. The tripping mechanism further includes a spring having at least two ends.

Abstract: A stitching apparatus and end effector system particularly suited for stitching composite preforms includes a six-degree-of-freedom manipulator arm and an end effector that is releasably coupled to the end of the manipulator arm by a quick-change coupler system. The end effector comprises a C-shaped bow having a pair of spaced-apart legs the free ends of which support a stitching head and a bobbin in opposing relation so that a workpiece to be stitched can be received between the stitching head and bobbin. In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention, a plurality of bows of different configurations are provided, each having a quick-change coupler on each leg for releasably coupling the stitching head and the bobbin to the bow.