Abstract: An intraocular lens assembly including a lens, a haptic, and a leverage arm connecting the lens to the haptic, wherein the leverage arm is adapted to apply a lever force on the lens acting generally along a chord inwards of a perimeter of the lens.

Abstract: An electrosurgical system including at least one electrically insulating sheath, at least one electrically conductive stylet slidingly disposed in the at least one sheath, the at least one stylet being connectable to and energizable by an electrical source, an actuator system connected to the at least one stylet and connected to the at least one sheath independently of the at least one stylet, wherein the actuator system moves the at least one stylet and the at least one sheath independently of each other.

Abstract: This invention discloses a fluid level monitor including a buoyant element suspended from a filament wound on a spool, a load sensor that senses a tensile force in the filament and a rotation sensor that senses the rotation of the spool around which the filament is wound, wherein the buoyant element is adapted to be initially at least partially submerged at an equilibrium position at an initial level of a fluid, thereby creating a nominal tensile force in the filament, wherein a change in the level of the fluid changes the tensile force in the filament, a positive change in the tensile force corresponding to a downward movement of the buoyant element and a negative change in the tensile force corresponding to an upward movement of the buoyant element, wherein the rotation of the spool corresponds to an amount of distance traveled by the buoyant element.

Abstract: Electrosurgical apparatus including a plurality of electrodes adapted to deliver radio frequency (RF) energy to a tissue and a manipulator in operable connection with the electrodes adapted to move the electrodes. In one embodiment, the electrodes comprise helical electrodes, which may be configured as a pair of bipolar concentric (sharing a common center) or eccentric (off-center) helices, for example.

Abstract: Access apparatus including an access device including at least one of a door and a window, the access device including at least one openable element; and opening apparatus adapted to open the at least one openable element in a presence of a pressure difference of a predefined magnitude between opposite sides of the access device.

Abstract: Electrocoagulation apparatus including an array of more than two RF energized needles, and an RF generator for selectively energizing at least two of the needles so that energy passes therebetween. The needles may be arranged in rows, and the rows may be staggered. Alternatively, the needles may be arranged in a matrix of rows and columns. The needles may be generally equally spaced from each other or randomly arranged. Preferably the needles are spaced from each other corresponding to a width of a vein.

Abstract: A collimator system including a plurality of revolvable plates stacked one above another, the plates being constructed of a material substantially impervious to passage therethrough of radiation in a predetermined range of wavelengths, and at least one collimator aperture formed in each of the plates.

Abstract: A braking device including a chamber rotatably mounted on an axle, the chamber defining an inner cavity, a disc mounted on the axle in the inner cavity, the disc having opposing surfaces extending away from the axle, and a pourable material disposed in the inner cavity such that rotation of the chamber imparts a centrifugal force to the material, causing the material to be wedged between an inner surface of the inner cavity and the opposing faces so as to apply a braking force to the disc.

Abstract: A monitoring tool for monitoring an article in a wet environment, the monitoring tool including a monitoring station having an optical unit, a liquid holding unit for receiving the article, and a window, through which at least a portion of the article is viewable by the optical unit, a buffer station associated with the monitoring station having a plurality of supporting assemblies for receiving the article before and after being monitored, wherein at least one of the supporting assemblies includes a liquid receptacle for holding the article therein, and a gripping unit operating in conjunction with the monitoring station for moving the article from the buffer station to the liquid holding unit of the monitoring station.

Abstract: A method of providing placement information during design entry is described which includes the steps of indicating an element type in an instance, identifying a port list for a specific element in the instance, and providing embedded placement information regarding the specific element in the instance. In one embodiment, the embedded placement information includes a cell location, whereas in another embodiment, the embedded placement information includes a block location. This method eliminates the need for a separate file with placement information, thereby improving user efficiency and significantly minimizing user error.