Abstract: A system including a power tool, a device, one or more battery packs, a battery pack bank, and an adaptor. The power tool has a power tool battery receptacle. The device is wearable by a user and has a first device battery receptacle and a second device battery receptacle. The one or more battery packs are received by at least one selected from a group of the power tool battery receptacle, the first device battery receptacle, and the second device battery receptacle. The battery pack bank is on the device. The adaptor includes a user interface and an adapter interface, the adapter interface is received by the power tool battery receptacle, the adapter configured to supply power, via the first device battery receptacle, when the user interface is in a first mode, and supply power, via the second device battery receptacle, when the user interface is in a second mode.

Abstract: A handheld power tool includes a housing, a tool receptacle disposed on a first end of the housing and configured to receive a tool accessory, a motor positioned within the housing and operatively coupled to the tool receptacle to drive the tool accessory, and a dust collection assembly integrated within the housing. The dust collection assembly includes a fan disposed within the housing and operatively coupled to the motor. The fan is configured to generate a suction airflow due to rotation of the motor, and a dust container removably coupled to the housing of the power tool. The dust container is configured to collect dust and other debris generated by the tool accessory during operation of the handheld power tool.

Abstract: A lesion resection method includes a marking step of forming a three-dimensional marking in peripheral tissues of a lesion; a grasping step of grasping the lesion by a grasping forceps; a retracing step of pulling the marking to a hand side of a staple ejection position of a stapler by pulling the grasping forceps grasping the lesion; a ligating step of ejecting a staple from the stapler to ligate the peripheral tissues of the lesion; and a resecting step of resecting the lesion.

Abstract: In an example embodiment, an apparatus for making pouch products includes a conveyor system. The conveyor system includes a first receiving location along a path of the conveyor system, and a dosing location along the path of the conveyor system. The apparatus also includes a first material dispensing station configured to transfer a first material to the first receiving location. The first material includes a first elastic layer and a first support layer. The first material dispensing station includes a dispenser roller configured to hold a roll of the first material, a plurality of rollers configured to convey the first material from the dispenser roller to the first receiving location, and a stripper plate configured remove at least a portion of the first support layer from a portion of the first elastic layer.

Abstract: A power tool is provided comprising a drive, an output shaft, a threaded spindle drive and a linear actuator, wherein torque generated by the drive is transmissible via the output shaft, and the threaded spindle drive connected to the output shaft, to the linear actuator. the threaded spindle drive has an inner threaded spindle part with an external thread and an outer threaded spindle part with an internal thread, wherein the internal thread interacts with the external thread via at least one bearing roller, and the at least one bearing roller has at least one radially encircling channel by which the bearing roller engages in each case into the external thread and into the internal thread.

Abstract: An embodiment of a confectionary good delivery apparatus comprising: a delivery apparatus comprising: a mouth comprising; an upper aperture; and a lower aperture; a storage basin; and a concealment label disposed upon an outside surface of the storage basin; at least one baked layer disposed within the storage basin comprising; an upper baked layer circumference; a lower baked layer circumference; the lower baked layer circumference smaller than the upper baked layer circumference; and a baked layer sidewall disposed between the upper baked layer circumference and the lower baked layer circumference; and at least one glaze layer disposed atop the at least one baked layer.

Abstract: A surgical device includes a handle assembly having a power source; a motor coupled to the power source; and a controller configured to control the motor. The surgical device also includes an adapter assembly configured to selectively couple to the handle assembly; a reload configured to selectively couple to a distal portion of the adapter assembly, the reload including a plurality of fasteners; and an anvil assembly selectively couplable to the distal portion of the adapter assembly, the anvil assembly being movable relative to the reload. The controller is further configured to control the motor to move the anvil assembly from a starting position to a compressed position thereby compressing tissue at a target clamping force between the anvil assembly and the reload.

Abstract: A method of controlling a rotary impact tool includes activating a motor to provide torque to a drive assembly, providing rotational impacts to a torque stick coupled to an anvil of the drive assembly in response to a reaction torque on the drive assembly exceeding a threshold value, and sensing a position of the anvil with a position sensor. The position sensor transmits a first signal indicative of the anvil rotating in a first direction and a second signal indicative of the anvil rotating in a second direction, where the second direction is a rebound angle of the anvil. The method further includes calculating a torque transferred from the torque stick to a workpiece by multiplying the rebound angle by a torsional stiffness value of the torque stick and deactivating the motor in response to the torque exerted on the workpiece being substantially equal to a torque limit.

Abstract: An electronic power tool device includes an electronic processor, a communication interface in communication with the electronic processor, and a wake-up sensor configured to generate a wake signal for activating the communication interface and the electronic processor responsive to a stimulus. The communication interface is configured to receive a first electronic message that includes an activation state and transmit the first received electronic message to the electronic processor. The electronic processor is configured to control the activation state of the electronic power tool device to allow or prevent operation of the electronic power tool device based on the first received electronic message.

Abstract: A surgical stapler including a body assembly; a shaft assembly that extends distally from the body assembly; a stapling head assembly disposed at a distal end of the shaft assembly, wherein the stapling head assembly is operable to drive a plurality of staples into tissue, wherein the stapling head assembly comprises a closure shaft that is selectively movable longitudinally; and an anvil configured to form the staples, wherein the anvil is selectively coupleable with and actuatable by the closure shaft, wherein the anvil includes one or more sensors each configured to detect a parameter associated with at least one of closure or firing of the end effector; a processor configured to receive signals from the one or more sensors, wherein the signals are indicative of the parameter detected by the one or more sensors; a transmitter configured to transmit the signals; and a battery configured to power the processor.

Abstract: A method of operating a surgical assembly is disclosed. The method includes receiving a first input from a first RFID scanner indicative of a first information stored in a first RFID chip of a first modular component of the surgical assembly, receiving a second input from a second RFID scanner indicative of a second information stored in a second RFID chip of a second modular component of the surgical assembly, determining an operational parameter of a motor of the surgical assembly based on the first input and the second input, and causing the motor to effect a tissue treatment motion of the first modular component.

Abstract: Molded pulp containers with fused junctions and methods of making of same are provided. The present invention provides a pulp container, comprising a molded pulp body, wherein the body comprising a bottom and at least one side wall forming a cavity, wherein the at least one side wall comprising a upper rim, a neck, wherein the neck comprising a upper closure part and a lower rim, a fused junction, wherein a part of the upper rim of the at least one sidewall of the body and a part of the lower rim of the neck are aligned and fused together. The fused junction may be formed by ultrasonic welding.

Abstract: A machine for forming packing templates includes a infeed mechanism that can feed multiple feeds of sheet material into the machine without repositioning the infeed mechanism or forming creases or bends in the sheet material. The machine also includes a separation and cutting systems with one or more cutting tables and biased knives that cut the sheet material packaging templates. The machine also includes creasing roller(s) that forms creases in the sheet material. The machine also includes a system for reducing or eliminating the impact of irregularities in the sheet material.

Abstract: A fulfillment system is provided and includes a perishable drug filling system and a non-perishable drug filling system. A shipping station is provided for delivering the coolers and the boxes to at least one delivery service. A conveyor is configured to move the boxes and the coolers from the drug filling systems to the shipping station. A decision station is located along the conveyor and is configured to determine if a container on the conveyor is a cooler or a box. The conveyor is configured to direct the coolers to a shrink wrap station and to direct the boxes to the shipping station while bypassing the shrink wrap station. The shrink wrap station is configured to apply a wrapper around the cooler and apply heat to the wrapper to shrink the wrapper around the cooler with the wrapper having a transparent section over a label on the cooler.

Abstract: An insulated shipping container and method of forming and loading an insulated container utilizing sustainable materials including recycled post-industrial, pre-consumer natural fiber, plant-based fiber and synthetic fiber to include recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET).

Abstract: An insulated shipping container and method of forming and loading an insulated container utilizing sustainable materials including recycled post-industrial, pre-consumer natural fiber, plant-based fiber and synthetic fiber to include recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET).

Abstract: Vertical flow-wrapper that includes a frame, a web feed, which feeds a web to a form-shoulder, and a form-fill tube, which forms the web into a web tube, a longitudinal sealing-means to seal longitudinal edges of the web tube together, and a cross sealing means to provide a cross-seal to the web tube. The cross sealing means includes seal jaws, a closing motor, and a jaw closing mechanism; the seal jaws and the jaw closing mechanism reciprocate between an upper and lower vertical position; the closing motor is provided at the frame and a torque transfer means is provided between the closing motor and the jaw closing mechanism; the closing motor and the reciprocation motor are operated independently from each other; and the closing motor is connected to the frame by a slide bearing or is pivotably connected to the frame.

Abstract: A novel enclosure is used to prevent health-care-associated infections caused by contamination of devices such as cellular telephones, laptops, tablet computers, purses, and briefcases. Such a device is placed into the enclosure and is carried into a disinfected or clean environment, such as an operating room. The enclosure prevents infectious agents or other contaminants on the surface of the device from contaminating the clean environment. The enclosure also protects the environments outside the operating room from contaminants within the operating room. The enclosure is inexpensively manufactured and disposable. The enclosure may include an effective amount of antibacterial, antifungal, and/or antiviral compounds. The enclosure may be used in the residence of an individual with a compromised immune system. The enclosure may be used to bring a device into and out of a home or room of an individual who is extremely neat or is inflicted with an obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Abstract: A container for storage of molten material from an industrial facility, and method of manufacture thereof, is provided to maximize internal volume of the container while providing structural stability. The container includes walls having rounded convex-shaped edges at each wall junction. A first head is connected to the walls at a first end of the container, and a second head closes the second end of the container. The second head is connected to the walls at a second end of the container. Corners are defined at the intersection of the walls with the first head and second head at the first end and the second end respectively. A first flange is connected to the first head to receive molten material, and the first head is shaped as a tapered shoulder to smoothly transition from the first flange to the junction of the walls.

Abstract: Power tool, in particular a hammer drill, including a housing, a tool fitting for receiving and holding a tool, an impact device for producing and transmitting impact pulses to the tool, and a rotation device for producing and transmitting a torque to the tool, wherein a working axis passing through the impact device is provided. The power tool includes a first drive unit having a first axis of rotation for driving the rotation device and a second drive unit having a second axis of rotation for driving the impact device, wherein the first and second drive units are arranged in such a way relative to one another in the housing that the first axis of rotation of the first drive unit is arranged at a first angle to the second axis of rotation of the second drive unit and at a second angle to the working axis.