Abstract: There are provided systems and methods for prognostic analytics of an asset. For example, there is provided a system for monitoring a reliability of a component of an asset. The system includes a processor and a memory comprising instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause it to perform certain operations. These operations may include receiving input data, which can include performance data relating to the component, configuration data relating to the component, and statistical data relating to a plurality of assets. The operations can further include providing a pre-emptive recommendation for the component based on the input data.

Abstract: According to an aspect of the invention, a motor drive circuit includes a first energy storage device configured to supply electrical energy, a bi-directional DC-to-DC voltage converter coupled to the first energy storage device, a voltage inverter coupled to the bi-directional DC-to-DC voltage converter, and an input device configured to receive electrical energy from an external energy source. The motor drive circuit further includes a coupling system coupled to the input device, to the first energy storage device, and to the bi-directional DC-to-DC voltage converter. The coupling system has a first configuration configured to transfer electrical energy to the first energy storage device via the bi-directional DC-to-DC voltage converter, and has a second configuration configured to transfer electrical energy from the first energy storage device to the voltage inverter via the bi-directional DC-to-DC voltage converter.

Abstract: A nozzle tip for a pulverized solid fuel pipe nozzle of a pulverized solid fuel-fired furnace is provided. The nozzle tip includes a primary shroud having an inlet end and an outlet end, and an outlet at the outlet end for the passage of a pulverized solid fuel into the furnace. An area of the outlet is selectively adjustable to vary an exit velocity of the pulverized solid fuel from the nozzle tip.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a cell harvesting instrument suitable for concentrating cells from a source suspension of cells and/or washing said cells, the instrument comprising: a housing for accommodating mechanical elements including at least one fluid pump, at least one valve; and a processing kit removably insertable into the housing, said kit including a generally flat frame having or supporting plural sealed fluid paths arranged in a generally flat plane and such that fluids in the paths do not contact said mechanical elements, wherein at least portions of the fluid paths comprise flexible tubes, the outer surfaces of which are manipulateable by the or each fluid pump, to provide fluid flow in one or more of the paths and/or by the or each valve to restrict fluid flow in one or more of the paths. In an embodiment, the kit comprises also a fluid processing reservoir and a filter suitable for separating cells from fluid in said paths.

Abstract: An enclosure for a pulverizer system includes a generally cylindrical body forming an internal cavity having a central axis, a cover positioned above the cylindrical body, and a floor positioned within the internal cavity of the cylindrical body, opposite the cover, the floor having a surface extending from a point nearest the central axis to an inner sidewall of the cylindrical body. The surface of the floor has a substantially constant radius of curvature.

Abstract: There are provided methods and systems for assessing the health of an asset. For example, a system is provided. The system may include a processor and a memory including instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations consistent with identifying a defect in a component of an asset. The operations may include fetching from an inspection system, a plurality of images acquired from an inspection of the component of the asset by the inspection system. The operations may include identifying, based on an image processing technique codified and included as part of the instructions, a subset of images from the plurality of images. The subset of images is representative of the defect in the component of the asset, and the image processing technique is selected from the group consisting of an auto-distress ranking technique, a structural similarity technique, a mean-subtracted filtering technique, and a Hessian norm computation technique.

Abstract: The stator for rotary electric machine comprises a stator frame and a cylindrical magnetic mass inserted in the stator frame, the magnetic mass including a plurality of stacks of compacted magnetic sheets and longitudinal channels uniformly distributed over at least one diameter of the magnetic mass, the channels leading to each side of the magnetic mass. At least three bundles of compacted magnetic sheets are separated by spacers forming two discharge pipes extending circumferentially and radially between the stator frame and a central housing of the rotary electric machine and communicating with the channels, the stator frame comprising at least two discharge openings connected to different pipes such that a fluid injected on either side of the magnetic mass escapes from the stator via the discharge pipes, the fluid passage section of the discharge pipes being configured to modify the temperature distribution in the magnetic mass.

Abstract: A fluid mixing apparatus includes mixing conduits that extend through a fluid plenum. The fluid plenum, which surrounds a first wall defining a main passage fluidly coupled to a low-pressure fluid source, is surrounded itself by a second wall defining a high-pressure plenum fluidly coupled to a high-pressure fluid source. An insulated tube disposed at the inlet of the first wall delivers a third fluid. The mixing conduits fluidly couple the high-pressure plenum to the main passage, where the high-pressure fluid is mixed with low-pressure fluid and the third fluid. Optionally, the fluid plenum may house a fourth fluid that is injected through injection holes in the mixing conduits. The fluid mixing apparatus may be used to mix one or more fuels with high- and low-pressure air in a gas turbine combustor. Alternately, the fluid mixing apparatus may mix a fluid with high- and low-pressure water streams.

Abstract: A method of monitoring a patient includes operating a first wireless sensing device to measure at least first physiological parameter from a patient and wirelessly transmit a first parameter data based on the first physiological measurements. The first parameter data is received at a first patient monitor from the wireless sensing devices. First physiological information is then displayed on a first display associated with the first patient monitor, wherein the first physiological information is based on the parameter data. The first wireless sensing device is detected in a predefined area associated with a second patient monitor and identification information of the first wireless sensing devices is then communicated to the second patient monitor. The second patient monitor is then operated to receive the first parameter data from the first wireless sensing device and to display the first physiological information on a second display associated with the second patient monitor.

Abstract: A fluid mixing apparatus includes mixing conduits that extend through a fluid plenum and that define injection holes therethrough. The fluid plenum, which surrounds a first wall defining a main passage fluidly coupled to a low-pressure fluid source, is surrounded itself by a second wall defining a high-pressure plenum fluidly coupled to a high-pressure fluid source. The mixing conduits fluidly couple the high-pressure plenum to the main passage, and the fluid from the fluid plenum is delivered with the high-pressure fluid to the main passage, where the fluids mix before being discharged from an outlet of the main passage. The fluid mixing apparatus may be used to mix one or more fuels with high- and low-pressure air in a gas turbine combustor. Alternately, the fluid mixing apparatus may mix a fluid with high- and low-pressure water streams.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a main rotor for a generator is provided. The method includes printing at least part of a rotor shaft by a three-dimensional printing process. The step of printing at least part of the rotor shaft includes printing a plurality of closed outlets and a plurality of open outlets. A rotor core is printed by the three-dimensional printing process. The step of printing the rotor core includes printing a plurality of liquid coolant conduits that extend through the rotor core and fluidly connecting the plurality of liquid coolant conduits to the plurality of closed openings.

Abstract: A method for wirelessly pairing a medical acquisition device and a host device. The method includes requesting an authentication key associated with the medical acquisition device to be entered into the host device, and producing a key pattern on the medical acquisition device representative of the authentication key, where the key pattern is non-numeric. The method further includes providing a plurality of targets on the host device, and receiving selections of the plurality of targets to form an entry pattern on the host device. The method further includes wirelessly pairing the medical acquisition device and the host device only when the entry pattern is determined to match the key pattern on the medical acquisition device.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for dynamically grouping data analysis content derived from a plurality of sensors. In one embodiment, a plurality of sensors can be disposed on a plurality of machine trains or one or more machines within the plurality of machine trains configured in an industrial environment. A communication circuit can be operatively coupled to the plurality of sensors and configured to communicate data measured by the plurality of sensors, and a dynamic graphical user interface (GUI) can be provided on a touchscreen display and can be configured to dynamically generate one or more visualizations of the measured data. A processor can be configured to receive the measured data via the communication circuit, to generate a plurality of measurements based on the measured data, and to operatively control the dynamic GUI in response to a grouping mode selection.

Abstract: The rotor for a squirrel-cage asynchronous rotating electrical machine comprises two compaction elements clamping a cylindrical magnetic mass, short-circuit rings facing the face of the compaction elements opposite that in contact with the magnetic mass, and conductive bars housed in recesses in the magnetic mass and distributed evenly over at least one diameter of the magnetic mass such that the short-circuit rings and the conductive bars form a squirrel cage. Retaining means distributed over at least one diameter of each short-circuit ring and over at least one diameter of each compaction element interact so as to secure the short-circuit rings and the compaction elements together, the pitch circle diameters of the retaining means on the rings and the compaction elements being smaller than the pitch circle diameter of the conductive bars.

Abstract: Provided is a control system for a PV array system including a plurality of PV panels. The control system includes a bypass module having a first switch device and a second switch device disposed at at least one PV panel connected with others of the plurality of PV panels along a string, and configured to perform a switching operation when PV voltage at the at least one PV panel is outside of an acceptable voltage range of the PV array system, and the bypass module short-circuits the PV panel when excess voltage at the PV panel is detected. The control system also including a control module configured to monitor and control operation of the bypass module.

Abstract: A method of controlling and processing data from a hybrid PET-MR imaging system includes acquiring a positron emission tomographic (PET) dataset over a time period, wherein the PET dataset is affected by a quasi-periodic motion of the patient, and acquiring magnetic resonance (MR) data during the time period such that the acquisition time of the MR data relative to the PET dataset is known. A characteristic of the patient motion is then determined based on the PET dataset and the MR data is processed based on the characteristic of patient motion.

Abstract: A method of automated labeling of medical data to generate labeled training data for training a learning algorithm is provided, wherein the medical data includes both machine-generated data elements and human-inputted data elements. The method includes using a knowledge graph to generate a first label for each machine-generated data element and each human-inputted data element. A set of trained classifier models are used to generate a second label for each machine-generated data element and each human-inputted data element. An unsupervised clustering model is used to generate a third label for each machine-generated data element and each human-inputted data element. A final label for each data element is then generated based on the first label, the second label, and the third label for the respective data element to output a labeled training dataset.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a multi-channel DC bus assembly comprising a first channel and a second channel, a first electromechanical device coupled to a positive DC link of the first channel, and a second electromechanical device coupled to a positive DC link of the second channel. A first DC-to-AC voltage inverter is coupled to the positive DC link of the first channel and a second DC-to-AC voltage inverter is coupled to the positive DC link of the second channel. The apparatus further includes a bi-directional voltage modification assembly coupled to the positive DC link of the second channel and a first energy storage system electrically coupled to the first electromechanical device.

Abstract: A method for detecting anomalies in a system. The method includes collecting training data from the system, converting the training data into training images using an image generator, and designating each of the training images as corresponding to events for the system, where the events are at least one of an expected normal event and a non-normal event. The method further includes generating an image recognition model based on the training images and the designations thereof. The method further includes collecting new data from the system, converting the new data into input images, and analyzing the input images using the image recognition model to determine which of the events for the system are represented in the input images, where the anomalies are detected when the input images are determined to at least one of represent a non-normal event and fail to represent an expected normal event.

Abstract: A system for monitoring installed healthcare assets includes an asset database containing installed asset data and recovered asset data and a storage system storing a trained regression model and a clustering model. A processing system is configured to process the installed asset data using the trained regression model to predict a recovery time for each installed healthcare asset and process the installed asset data and the recovered asset data using the clustering model to identify a set of target assets, wherein the set of target assets is subset of the installed healthcare assets. The processing system is further configured to identify at least one recovery target asset based on the set of target assets and the predicted recovery time for each installed healthcare asset in the set of target assets.

Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for providing software to aircraft using a distributed ledger are disclosed. A software delivery system includes aircraft having an engine control system configured to verify and install software utilized by components of the aircraft, an electronic distribution system coupled to the aircraft, an edge manager coupled to the electronic distribution system, and computing devices acting as nodes in a distributed ledger base maintaining a distributed ledger. The electronic distribution system verifies a request for software, requests software, and initiates an installation protocol with the engine control system. The edge manager maintains software. The distributed ledger base is coupled to the aircraft, the electronic distribution system, and the edge manager.

Abstract: A method of predicting physiological alarm frequency by patient monitors includes collecting patient monitoring data of multiple patients in at least a first healthcare environment, and then determining an alarm rate model based on the patient monitoring data, wherein the alarm rate model describes alarm rates at a range of alarm configurations in the first healthcare environment. Initial alarm rate data is collected for a second healthcare environment, wherein the initial alarm rate data includes at least one alarm rate at at least one known alarm configuration within the range of alarm configurations. An alarm rate transform is then calculated for the second healthcare environment comparing the initial alarm rate data for the second healthcare environment to the alarm rate model.

Abstract: A system for selecting components for an engine includes an electronic control unit comprising a processor and a memory component and a machine-readable instruction set. The machine-readable instruction set is stored in the memory component of the electronic control unit and causes the system to perform at least the following when executed by the processor: receive a catalog of a plurality of components, where the plurality of components include a measured manufacturing characteristic, receive at least one operating environment characteristic of a plurality of operating environment characteristics, and select one or more components from the catalog of the plurality of components for a bill of materials based on the measured manufacturing characteristic and the at least one operating environment characteristic.

Abstract: A system for diagnosing an additive manufacturing device is provided. The system includes one or more processors, one or more non-transitory memory modules communicatively coupled to the one or more processors and storing machine-readable instructions. The machine-readable instructions, when executed, cause the one or more processors to: determine parameters associated with at least one subsystem of the additive manufacturing device, the parameters being related to a build generated by the additive manufacturing device; compare the parameters with threshold values; and determine a failure mode, among a plurality of failure modes, associated with a subsystem of the at least one subsystem of the additive manufacturing device based on the comparison of the parameters with the threshold values.

Abstract: Systems and methods for providing information to a caregiver, including displaying with an interface real-time data for a patient receiving care from the caregiver, and providing access to a results database configured to store results data for the patient. The method further includes determining whether a test for the patient is pending, where upon completion of the test a test result from the test is stored among the results data in the results database. The method further includes displaying, when the test is determined to be pending, a visual indicator on the interface in addition to the real-time data, where the visual indicator provides the information to the caregiver that the test is pending and that the test result corresponding thereto will be accessible via the results database only after the test is completed.

Abstract: An anesthesia vaporizer system having a reservoir fillable with anesthetic agent from a bottle. A fill body defines a cavity that receives the anesthetic agent from the bottle via an inlet. The fill body further defines main and vent ports each communicating between the cavity of the fill body and the reservoir. A fill valve is receivable within the cavity of the fill body and moveable between open and closed positions. The anesthetic agent from the bottle flows through the inlet only when the fill valve is in the open position. A lower seal is receivable within the cavity of the fill body and moveable between open and closed positions by the fill valve. The vent port communicates between the cavity and the fill body only when the lower seal is in the open position. The lower seal is positionable in the open position when the fill valve is in the closed position.

Abstract: A system and method for acquiring accurate vibration data, time of arrival, or other mechanical state for a mechanical system with rotary elements, such as a planetary gear system with multiple planet gears that rotate relative to a central sun gear, or blades in a turbine engine. Multiple vibration sensors are arranged at spaced intervals along the exterior of the gear system (such as along the ring gear of the system or the exterior housing of the system). Each vibration sensor is so situated as to periodically detect vibrations from each one of the planet gears in succession, as the planet gears rotate around the central sun gear. Using timing and gear-system configuration information, a determination is made as to which gear is being sensed by any one sensor at any time; also determined is which teeth of each gear are being sensed by a particular sensor at any one time.

Abstract: A system for cleaning a tube is provided. The system includes an enclosure, a laser, and an actuator. The enclosure receives the tube. The laser is disposed within the enclosure and operative to ablate a substance disposed on a surface of the tube. The actuator is operative to move the tube relative to the laser.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a smart equipment, a method used by a smart equipment, and a smart lamp. The smart equipment comprises a WiFi module and a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) module. The BLE module comprises a microcontroller unit (MCU). The WiFi module wirelessly downloads an OTA file. The microcontroller unit divides the OTA file into at least one packages. The Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) module OTA upgrades a plurality of devices in a mesh network simultaneously by broadcasting the at least one packages.

Abstract: A method, a system and a computer readable medium for automatic segmentation of a 3D medical image, the 3D medical image comprising an object to be segmented, the method characterized by comprising: carrying out, by using a machine learning model, in at least two of a first, a second and a third orthogonal orientation, 2D segmentations for the object in slices of the 3D medical image to derive 2D segmentation data; determining a location of a bounding box (10) within the 3D medical image based on the 2D segmentation data, the bounding box (10) having predetermined dimensions; and carrying out a 3D segmentation for the object in the part of the 3D medical image corresponding to the bounding box (10).

Abstract: A device and method for detecting the level of foam in a reactor vessel monitors the intensity of the light or the movement of the light detected by a camera which monitors at least one light source positioned inside the reactor vessel or viewable through the reactor vessel.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a magnetic resonance imaging method and system and a computer-readable storage medium.

Abstract: A gas analyzer for measuring a respiratory gas component includes an emitter that transmits infrared (IR) radiation through a measurement chamber containing respiration gas, and at least one IR detector configured to receive at least a portion of the IR radiation transmitted through the measurement chamber and to generate radiation measurement data based on the received IR radiation. A light source is configured to emit light onto a color indicator, wherein the color indicator is one of a predefined set of colors. A color detector is configured to detect light reflected by a color indicator so as to identify color information. The controllers configured to determine a respiratory gas component concentration within the measurement chamber based on the color information and the radiation measurement data.

Abstract: A system and method relates to analysing data indicative of system performance for a vehicular transport system. More particularly, the present invention relates to integrating aircraft management, monitoring, and maintenance systems, such as Health & Usage Monitoring/Management Systems (HUMS), On-board Maintenance Systems (OMS), Cockpit Voice & Flight Data Recorders (CVFDR), and/or Quick Access Recorder (QAR) previously distributed over multiple systems, into a single circuit card assembly (CCA). The single circuit card may consist of the electronics needed for data acquisition, processing, storage and transmission to support all of the above systems and similar. The present system and method is further related to running the software to perform aircraft management, monitoring, and maintenance functions on the single common CCA.

Abstract: A method of obtaining and analyzing ECG data from a patient or group of patients is disclosed. The ECG data is obtained from the patient at an acquisition device. Once the ECG data is obtained, the ECG data is transmitted to an analysis server that is operated by an analysis provider and is located remote from the location of the acquisition device. Along with the ECG data, acquisition parameters are transmitted to the analysis server. At the analysis server, one of a plurality of algorithms is selected to analyze the ECG data. If an abnormality is detected, the patient information is directed to a healthcare provider who can then contact the patient to schedule an appointment. Based upon the referral, a referral fee can be transferred from the healthcare provider to the analysis provider. The patient can be prompted to provide additional information and selections that dictate the level of analysis generated.

Abstract: An infant care device that selectively controls the amount of visible light that is transmitted into the interior of an enclosure while allowing the transmission of light within certain wavelengths. The infant care device includes an enclosure that includes light dimmable technology that adjusts the transparency of the enclosure based upon control signals from a primary controller. The primary controller is able to cycle between day/night on a manual or automatic basis to selectively control the amount of light that reaches the infant patient. The light dimming technology used on the enclosure allows the transmission of light within a phototherapy wavelength spectrum. The controller thus controls the transparency of the enclosure to at least partially reduce or increase the light reaching the infant while allowing phototherapy.

Abstract: A system and method to reduce and manage patient monitoring alarms utilizing a longitudinal, analytics-based analysis. The method includes a patient monitoring system receiving monitored data from one or more patients and generating threshold alerts for each patient based upon alert thresholds in real time. The number of alert thresholds that occur over an analysis period is compared to an enhanced alert threshold. If the number and frequency of the threshold alerts violates an enhanced alert threshold, an enhanced indicator is generated on a display for the patient being monitored. The enhanced indicator can be generated for any one or multiple monitored data types from the patient and enhances the longitudinal monitoring of the patient over an analysis period. The enhanced indicator provides a visual indicator to the monitoring technician of the occurrence of a higher than desired number of threshold alerts over the analysis period.

Abstract: This application provides methods and systems for rapid load support for grid frequency transient events. Example systems may include a turbine having a first controller, a generator coupled to the turbine, where the generator is configured to provide power to an electrical grid, and an exciter configured to provide a magnetic field in the generator. The exciter may include a second controller configured to monitor a first set of electrical properties associated with the electrical grid, determine that a transient event is present on the electrical grid based on the first set of electrical properties, and send a notification of the transient event to the first controller.

Abstract: A method is disclosed and includes authenticating a first stage boot loader and authenticating a second stage boot loader in response to authentication of the first stage boot loader. The method also includes executing the second stage boot loader in response to authentication of the second stage boot loader. Executing the second stage boot loader includes loading an operating system, a first set of machine-readable instructions, and first configuration information associated with the first set of machine-readable instructions onto a non-transitory computer-readable medium, wherein the first set of machine-readable instructions and the first configuration information are associated with one or more priority partitions. Executing the second stage boot loader includes authenticating the operating system and the first set of machine-readable instructions.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided herein for improving distance protection in transmission lines. Such systems and methods may involve receiving one or more current and voltage inputs, and determining, based on the one or more current and voltage inputs, one or more current and voltage phasors, wherein the one or more current and voltage phasors are determined using a short window phasor estimation. Such systems and methods may also involve determining, within a single power cycle and based on the one or more current and voltage phasors, a fault in a transmission line. Such systems and methods may also involve sending, to a distance protection element and based on the determination that the fault exists, a signal to clear the fault in the transmission line, and clearing the fault in the transmission line.

Abstract: An anesthesia vaporizer system includes a sump chamber, a variable volume reservoir within the sump chamber, and an anesthetic vaporizer. The variable volume reservoir is configured to contain anesthetic agent. A pressurized gas source is connected to the sump chamber and configured to maintain a constant pressure within the sump chamber to compress the variable volume reservoir to force the anesthetic agent through the anesthetic vaporizer, which vaporizes the liquid anesthetic agent for delivery to a patient.

Abstract: There is provided a method for implementing an electronic card. The method can include providing the electronic card with a printed circuit board. The method further includes selecting one of a first side and a second side as a specified side on which only connection hardware is to be mounted. The first side is located at a first x-y plane and the second side is located at a second x-y plane, the first and second x-y planes being separated by a length equal to a thickness of the PCB. The first and second x-y planes are parallel.

Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for providing an engine control system configured with a two-part test equipment monitor where at least one part is selectively removable are disclosed. An engine control system for an aircraft includes an electronic control unit (ECU). The ECU is configured to implement a production support equipment module and a selectively removable test support equipment module. The production support equipment module enables restricted data monitoring of the engine control system. The test support equipment module enables a comprehensive interface with the engine control system when installed with the ECU.

Abstract: A method comprises a server generating a server nonce and transmitting a server public key, a key signature and the server nonce to a device, the device verifying the server public key, signing the server nonce with a device private key, generating a device nonce, and transmitting the server nonce, the server nonce signature, a device public key, a device key signature, and the device nonce to the server, the server verifying the server nonce and the device public key, generating a session key, encrypting the session key with the device public key, signing the device nonce and the session key with a server private key, and transmitting the device nonce, the signed device nonce and session key, and the encrypted session key to the device, and the device verifying the device nonce, decrypting the encrypted session key with the device private key, and verifying the decrypted session key.

Abstract: A gas analyzer for measuring a respiratory gas component includes an emitter that emits two different wavelengths of infrared (IR) radiation in to a measurement chamber containing a respiratory gas, wherein the two different wavelengths include a first IR wavelength and a second IR wavelength. The gas analyzer further includes a first IR detector, a second IR detector, and a beam splitter. The beam splitter is configured to receive the two different wavelengths of radiation emitted by the emitter and to split the two wavelengths of radiation so as to reflect the first IR wavelength to the first IR detector and reflect the second IR wavelength to the second IR detector.

Abstract: A system and method preserves raw vibration data for a physical event involving a transport vehicle such as a helicopter, plane, boat, car, or truck. The event may involve unexpected mechanical stresses on the vehicle. The system and method preserves raw vibration data for parts of the transport vehicle, such as from multiple points along the drive train. The preserved raw vibration data includes data from time prior to the physical event. In an embodiment, the system and method continuously detects vibration data, and stores the most recent vibration data in a circular memory buffer. The buffer is continually updated with the most current vibration data. When an event is automatically detected or manually triggered, the most recently saved vibration data is transferred from the buffer to permanent storage, along with vibration data obtained subsequent to the event. This allows for a more thorough post-event analysis.

Abstract: A method of monitoring depth of muscle relaxation of a patient includes applying a series of stimulations to a nerve of a patient and measuring muscle responses thereto. A maximal stimulus current, a supramaximal stimulus current, and/or a submaximal stimulus current are determined based on the muscle responses, wherein the maximal stimulus current is a current at which a maximal muscle response is produced from stimulating the nerve, the supramaximal stimulus current is greater than or equal to the maximal stimulus current, and the submaximal stimulus current is less than the maximal stimulus current. A first set of stimulations are applied to the nerve of the patient. Either the supramaximal stimulus current or the submaximal stimulus current are then selected for a subsequent series of stimulations based on the measured muscle responses to the first series of stimulations, and the subsequent series of stimulations are performed accordingly to monitor the patient's depth of muscle relation.

Abstract: A system and process for predicting the failure of a machine begins with the step of loading a slope signature library into the control system, in which the slope signature library correlates time-to-failure based on rates of change of one or more measured conditions. The process includes the steps of activating the machine, determining baseline measurements, and detecting an out-of-spec measurement. Once an out-of-spec measurement is made, the process includes the determination of the rate of change for the out-of-spec measurement. A slope signature is calculated based on the rate of change for the measured condition, which is compared against the slope signature library to determine a predicted time-to-failure based on the calculated slope signature, and outputting the predicted time-to-failure. The process can be used to modify the operation of the machine to extend the predicted time-to-failure.

Abstract: A system for rupturing a vacuum in a medical imaging device. The system includes a vacuum plug attached to the medical imaging device and configured to retain a vacuum in the medical imaging device. A puncture tool is configured to puncture the vacuum plug to rupture the vacuum in the medical imaging machine. A puncture tool retainer removably couples the puncture tool to the medical imaging device.

Abstract: A table for an MRI system includes a top surface for supporting a patient being imaged and a motion sensor for sensing motion of the patient. The motion sensor is located below the top surface and includes a self-resonant spiral (SRS) coil and a coupling loop. The coupling loop generates a drive RF signal to excite the SRS coil to radiate a magnetic field having a predefined resonant frequency. The coupling loop also receives a reflection RF signal from the SRS coil. The motion sensor is located such that at least a portion of a torso of the patient being imaged is within the magnetic field. A controller is configured to detect patient motion based on the reflection RF signal.