Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for shaping a blank (1) of material in sheet form around a mandrel, in order to obtain a box or part of box of polygonal cross section, comprising: —a mandrel, —means for wrapping around the mandrel, —means for securing the tab, —means for folding the flaps, and—means for securing to one another, the flaps thus folded. The means for wrapping the panels and the means for securing the tab are supported by two cradles positioned one on each side of the mandrel, transversely and symmetrically with respect to the direction in which the blank is brought in from the glue-application workstation.

Abstract: A surgical apparatus comprises a surgical staple for treating tissues of a patient in a surgical procedure. The surgical staple is deformable from a first configuration (e.g., an un-deployed configuration) to a second configuration (e.g., a deployed configuration) in accordance with embodiments of the present invention. The surgical staple includes a first leg and a second leg, wherein said surgical staple substantially resembles a V-shape or a suture needle in the first configuration and substantially forms a D-shape in the second configuration in accordance with embodiments of the present invention.

Abstract: An electric can opener comprises an upper opening portion and lower base portion. The upper opening portion and the lower base portion are selectively attachable to and separable from each other. The upper opening portion and the lower base portion are operable as an upright countertop can opener when attached, and the upper cutting portion is operable as a walk-and-cut can opener when separated from the lower base portion.

Abstract: The horizontal-type automatic packaging machine comprises a conveyor moving a plurality of gripper-holding carriages (4) in an advancing direction (D) along a closed path. Each gripper-holding carriage (4) comprises a base structure (7) connected to the conveyor (2) and two parallel gripper arms (8a, 8b) carrying two or more pairs of grippers (47a, 47b) for holding two or more flexible packages (50) arranged in parallel. The gripper arms (8a, 8b) are guided for moving parallel to the advancing direction (D), moving one closer to the other for opening the packages and moving one away from the other for closing the packages due to the action of a driving mechanism connected to proximal ends (17a, 17b) of the gripper arms. A mechanical transmission transmits the movement of the proximal ends (17a, 17b) to distal ends (18a, 18b) of the gripper arms (8a, 8b).

Abstract: A power tool includes: a rechargeable battery; a motor; a drive circuit; an operation unit; a battery state detection circuit; a control circuit; and an interruption circuit. The battery state detection circuit detects a battery voltage, and when the detected battery voltage is lower than or equal to a prescribed voltage, the battery state detection circuit outputs a low-voltage signal. The control means outputs a control signal to the drive circuit instructing to drive the motor when the operation unit is operated and halts the output of the control signal to the drive circuit instructing to halt driving the motor in response to the low-voltage signal. The interruption circuit outputs an interruption signal to the drive circuit in response to the low-voltage signal to thereby interrupt the drive circuit and halt driving the motor irrespective of whether or not the control signal is outputted to the drive circuit.

Abstract: A surgical instrument includes a body, a shaft assembly, a stapling head assembly, and a drive assembly. The shaft assembly includes an actuator. The stapling head assembly is operable to drive an annularly arranged array of staples into tissue in response to translation of the actuator along a first axis relative to the body. The drive assembly is operable to translate the actuator along the first axis. The drive assembly comprises first and second rotary members. The first rotary member is rotatable about a second axis. The second axis is non-parallel with the first axis. The second rotary member is rotatable about a third axis. The third axis is non-parallel with the first axis and non-parallel with the second axis. The first rotary member is operable to drive the second rotary member to rotate about the third axis to thereby drive the actuator along the first axis.

Abstract: A surgical instrument includes an articulation joint and end effector extending distally from the articulation joint, wherein the end effector comprises a drive pin movable between a first position and a second position. Furthermore, the surgical instrument includes a shaft extending proximally from the articulation joint, and an articulation driver configured to move the drive pin from the first position to the second position to transition the end effector from an unarticulated configuration to an articulated configuration. Also, the surgical instrument includes a pin slot extending from the articulation driver, wherein the pin slot is configured to movably accommodate the drive pin in the unarticulated configuration, and wherein the pin slot is configured to tightly accommodate the drive pin in the articulated configuration.

Abstract: A pneumatic motor for pneumatic tools includes a cylinder provided therein with a vane wheel. A rotating shaft inserted in the vane wheel is provided with a withstanding member and a tightening member, which can push the withstanding member to move toward the vane wheel and tighten the vane wheel with the rotating shaft for avoiding gap between the vane wheel and the rotating shaft. Thus, when outside driving air pushes the vane wheel to rotate, the vane wheel can synchronously drive the rotating shaft to rotate immediately and truly. By so designing, this invention can solve the problems of the conventional pneumatic motor that is likely to cause starting delay, untrue in power transmission and easy to wear.

Abstract: A surgical stapling device includes an anvil assembly having a center rod and an anvil head that is pivotally coupled to the center rod. The anvil head supports a cut ring assembly that is movable between a pre-fired or retracted position in which the cut ring is positioned to retain the anvil head in an operative position and an advanced position in which the cut ring assembly is positioned to allow movement of the anvil head to a tilted position. The anvil assembly also includes at least one support member that is movable from a pre-fired position extending into the anvil head to an advanced position extending from the distal end of the anvil head to allow the cut ring assembly to move from the first position to the second position. The at least one support member can be returned to the pre-fired position after the stapling device is fired and the anvil head has tilted to reset the anvil head to the operative position.

Abstract: Described is an apparatus for filling single-serve biodegradable coffee pods. The apparatus includes a base for supporting a rotatable platform comprising multiple pod holders, a filler mounted on the base and adjacent to the rotatable platform comprising a container filled with ground coffee and multiple augers capable of filling the coffee pods with ground coffee, a sealer mounted on the base comprising a heat sealable film winder, and a controller directing rotation of the rotatable platform, filling of the ground coffee from the filler, and sealing and trimming of the sealed film tops of the single-serve, biodegradable coffee pods.

Abstract: A surgical stapling apparatus includes a handle, an elongated body, a firing assembly, and a stapling assembly. The body extends from the handle and includes an engagement member rotatably supported on to a distal portion of the body. The engagement member defines an engagement slot and is axially movable about the body from a retracted position to an advanced position. The firing assembly includes a trigger, firing link, and pusher link. The pusher link is movably supported for distal translation through the body in response to actuation of the trigger. The stapling assembly houses a plurality of surgical staples and includes an outer shell having an engagement tab. The engagement member is rotatable relative to the body and the stapling assembly to releasably position the engagement tab within the engagement slot, thereby securing the stapling assembly at the distal end of the body.

Abstract: A bread slice delivery device for an automatic sandwich packaging machine. The device consists of a base plate (1), a bread receptacle base (2), a bread receptacle (3), three ball screw-type linear slide platforms, three L-shaped brackets, a rectangular push plate, two flat carrier plates, one photoelectric switch, and six proximity switches. The bread slice delivery device for an automatic sandwich packaging machine ensures that bread slices land on point accurately and that sandwich layers do not become misaligned during the delivery process; moreover, the bread storage receptacle can be swapped out easily.

Abstract: A staple-refill 11 is provided with: a casing 12 in which a plurality of sheet-type connected staples 10 are stacked; a staple inserting port 14; a staple discharge port 16; a cover member 15 which covers the sheet-type connected staples 10 in the casing 12 from a side of the staple inserting port 14; and a notch portion 18 formed in the casing 12 and extending from an edge of the staple inserting port 14 in an insertion direction.

Abstract: A surgical stapling device includes an anvil assembly including an anvil shaft and an anvil head assembly that is supported on a distal end portion of the anvil shaft. The anvil shaft defines a longitudinal axis and supports a first spline, a second spline, and a third spline. Each of the first, second, and third splines includes a pair of tapered camming surfaces that meet at a proximal end of the respective spline to define an apex. The apex of the first spline is positioned on the anvil shaft at a location proximal of the apex of the second spline, and the apex of the second spline is positioned on the anvil shaft at a location proximal of the apex of the third spline. In embodiments, each of the splines includes an apex. The apex of the first spline is aligned with a longitudinal axis of the first spline and the apex of the second and third splines are aligned with a longitudinal axis of the second and third splines, respectively.

Abstract: Material for packaging—and package or receptacle made of such material—that contains a particular aluminized polymeric film with emissivity of equal to, or less than 0.10 and yet sufficiently thin to withstand and satisfy industrial requirements of the recycling process due to substantially complete oxidization of aluminum during the recycling. An optional protective coating (less than one micron in thickness) may be added to protect aluminum in the film from corrosion during the normal use of the packaging. Protective coating is configured to not raise emissivity of the aluminized surface above the 0.10 value and, at the same time, to still allow for the aluminum material it covers to be removed due to becoming fully oxidized and corroded in the heat and at humidity levels used in the recycling/repulping process. Proposed configuration permits the aluminum of the packaging material to be included in the recycled portion of the packaging material.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a shaft assembly and an end effector. The shaft assembly includes an outer sheath and a staple driving mechanism. The end effector includes a staple deck, an anvil, a first staple driver, and a second staple driver. The staple deck defines a plurality of staple openings in at least one annular array. Each staple opening in the plurality of staple openings houses a staple. The anvil is configured to actuate relative to the staple deck to compress tissue between the staple deck and the anvil. The staple driving mechanism is configured to actuate the first staple driver to fire a first staple of the plurality of staples against the anvil. The staple driving mechanism is further configured to actuate the second staple driver independently of the first staple driver to fire a second staple of the plurality of staples against the anvil.

Abstract: A breaker machine includes a power source, a tool holder arranged to receive a tool and a power driven striking mechanism arranged to strike a tip of the tool with a striking frequency on a hard surface. The breaker machine further includes control circuitry arranged to control an output from the power source and load detection means arranged to detect the load of the power source and transmit information relating to the detected load of the power source to the control circuitry. The control circuitry is arranged to receive information relating to a load of the power source, select a striking frequency based on the information relating to the load of the power source and to apply the selected striking frequency by ramping a current striking frequency to the selected striking frequency based on a predetermined ramping scheme by controlling the output from the power source.

Abstract: A percussion tool comprises a housing, an electric motor positioned within the housing, a percussion mechanism driven by the electric motor and including a striker supported for reciprocation in the housing, a battery pack removably coupled to the housing for providing power to the electric motor when coupled to the housing, and an electronic controller including an electronic processor and a memory. The electronic controller is coupled to the electric motor and configured to activate the motor and determine whether the percussion tool is in a loaded condition. In response to determining that the percussion tool is in the loaded condition, the electronic controller is configured to operate the motor in accordance with a predetermined profile and in response to determining that the percussion tool is in a no load condition, the electronic controller is configured to operate the motor at a no-load speed.

Abstract: A piece of buttress material and an end-effector of a surgical instrument including features which can aid a surgeon in properly and quickly attaching the piece of buttress material to the end-effector. In various embodiments, a piece of buttress material can include retention features which can be engaged with portions of an end-effector to releasably retain the piece of buttress material to at least a portion of the end-effector. Similarly, an end-effector can include features configured to engage portions of a piece of buttress material to releasably retain the piece of buttress material to the end-effector. In at least one embodiment, more than one piece of buttress material can be releasably retained to an end-effector.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a testing systems and methods for testing a powered surgical instrument. The powered surgical instrument includes a processor configured to control operation of the powered surgical instrument, a memory configured to store a tissue compression program, a reload configured to clamp tissue, a motor configured to control the reload to apply a compressive force to the tissue by the reload, and at least one sensor configured to measure a current draw on the motor. The processor executes the simulation program to measure the current draw on the motor through a nominal thickness firing and the measured current draw is used to adjust the tissue compression program.