Abstract: A system and associated method for manipulating tissues and anatomical or other structures in medical applications for the purpose of treating diseases or disorders or other purposes. In one aspect, the system includes a delivery device and a plurality of anchor assemblies. The delivery system is configured to deliver a first anchor using loaded energy and reload the energy required to deliver an addition anchor.

Abstract: A system and associated method for manipulating tissues and anatomical or other structures in medical applications for the purpose of treating diseases or disorders or other purposes. In one aspect, the system includes a delivery device configured to deploy and implant devices for compressing, distracting and/or retracting the lobes of a prostate.

Abstract: A system and associated method for manipulating tissues and anatomical or other structures in medical applications for the purpose of treating diseases or disorders or other purposes. An implant for attachment of soft tissue to bone, an insertion tool for anchoring suture anchors to bone, and a method for anchoring a suture anchor to bone.

Abstract: A method of determining or predicting a characteristic of a query cell, for example the identity of the query cell, is described. The method comprises the steps of incubating the query cell with a plurality of chemical cell stressor molecules, determining the growth response of the query cell in the presence of each of the at least three chemical cell stressor molecules to generate a query cell-specific growth response fingerprint, and comparing the query cell-specific growth response fingerprint with one or more reference cell-specific growth response fingerprints corresponding to one or more cells having known characteristics. The characteristic of the cell (for example the identity of the cell) may be determined based on the level of correlation between the query cell-specific growth response fingerprint and the one or more reference cell-specific growth response fingerprints.

Abstract: One or more medical devices may be provided that may be used, for example, in bariatric surgery including a vertical sleeve gastrectomy. The one or more medical devices may include a laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy stapling guide in conjunction with a calibration tube in accordance with one or more examples. According to an example, the calibration tube may be a flared, multi-diameter calibration tube. The flared, multi-diameter calibration tube may have a first diameter along a portion of the tube and a second diameter that may larger than the first diameter along at least another portion of the tube. The calibration tube may be used in conjunction with the stapling guide to align stomach such that it may be stapled along the stapling guide (e.g., to perform the vertical sleeve gastrectomy).

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate to a method of extracting eye velocity information from a video footage having a plurality of frames, comprising detecting at least part of an eye in at least two frames of the video footage, applying an optical flow algorithm to the at least two frames of the video footage to extract pixel velocity information, and determining a statistical measure from the pixel velocity information within the detected at least part of the eye. Other embodiments of the invention relate to a method of extracting head image trajectory information from a video footage having a plurality of frames, comprising detecting at least part of a facial region of the head image in at least two frames of the video footage, determining a measure of the movement of the at least part of a facial region between the at least two frames, and determining a transformation map from the measure of the movement.

Abstract: A motorcycle stability system and a motorbike having the stability system. The system includes at least one pair of pannier pivot mounts each configured for attachment to an opposite side of the motorcycle. Each pannier pivot mount can have a pannier pivotally mounted thereon. A pair of pivot levers are each pivotally attached at an attachment point disposed on said pivot lever to an opposite side of the motorcycle. The pivot levers have a first end section having an abutment thereon and a connection point. The attachment point is separated from the abutment and the connection point. The abutment on the first end section of the pivot levers contacts the panniers at a position below the pannier pivot mounts. A force transfer mechanism is connected to the second end sections of the pivot levers so that movement of one of the pivot levers causes the force transfer mechanism to exert a force to the other pivot lever.

Abstract: A system and associated method for manipulating tissues and anatomical or other structures in medical applications for the purpose of treating diseases or disorders or other purposes. In one aspect, the system includes a delivery device configured to deploy and implant anchor devices for such purposes.

Abstract: Devices, systems and methods for compressing, cutting, incising, reconfiguring, remodeling, attaching, repositioning, supporting, dislocating or altering the composition of tissues or anatomical structures to alter their positional or force relationship to other tissues or anatomical structures. In some applications, the invention may be used to improve patency or fluid flow through a body lumen or cavity (e.g., to limit constriction of the urethra by an enlarged prostate gland).

Abstract: A system and associated method for manipulating tissues and anatomical or other structures in medical applications for the purpose of treating diseases or disorders or other purposes. In one aspect, the system includes a delivery device configured to deploy and implant anchor devices for creating continuous defects or indentations in lobes of a prostate.

Abstract: A motorcycle stability system and a motorbike having the stability system. The system includes at least one pair of pannier pivot mounts each configured for attachment to an opposite side of the motorcycle. Each pannier pivot mount can have a pannier pivotally mounted thereon. A pair of pivot levers are each pivotally attached at an attachment point disposed on said pivot lever to an opposite side of the motorcycle. The pivot levers have a first end section having an abutment thereon and a connection point. The attachment point is separated from the abutment and the connection point. The abutment on the first end section of the pivot levers contacts the panniers at a position below the pannier pivot mounts. A force transfer mechanism is connected to the second end sections of the pivot levers so that movement of one of the pivot levers causes the force transfer mechanism to exert a force to the other pivot lever.

Abstract: A system and associated method for altering or destroying tissues and anatomical or other structures in medical applications for the purpose of treating diseases or disorders. In one aspect, the system includes a device configured to deploy devices for altering the lobes of a prostate.

Abstract: A system and associated method for altering or destroying tissues and anatomical or other structures in medical applications for the purpose of treating diseases or disorders. In one aspect, the system includes a device configured to deploy devices for altering the lobes of a prostate.

Abstract: A system and associated method for manipulating tissues and anatomical or other structures in medical applications for the purpose of treating diseases or disorders or other purposes. In one aspect, the system includes a delivery device configured to deploy and implant anchor devices for comprising, distracting and/or retracting the lobes of a prostate.

Abstract: A system and associated method for manipulating tissues and anatomical or other structures in medical applications for the purpose of treating diseases or disorders or other purposes. An implant for attachment of soft tissue to bone, an insertion tool for anchoring suture anchors to bone, and a method for anchoring a suture anchor to bone.

Abstract: A system and associated method for manipulating tissues and anatomical or other structures in medical applications for the purpose of treating diseases or disorders or other purposes. In one aspect, the system includes a delivery device configured to deploy and implant devices for compressing, distracting and/or retracting the lobes of a prostate.

Abstract: A system and associated method for manipulating tissues and anatomical or other structures in medical applications for the purpose of treating diseases or disorders or other purposes. In one aspect, the system includes a delivery device configured to deploy and implant devices for compressing, distracting and/or retracting the lobes of a prostate.

Abstract: A system and associated method for manipulating tissues and anatomical or other structures in medical applications for the purpose of treating diseases or disorders or other purposes. In one aspect, the system includes a delivery device configured to deploy and implant anchor devices for comprising, distracting and/or retracting the lobes of a prostate.

Abstract: A system and associated method for manipulating tissues and anatomical or other structures in medical applications for the purpose of treating diseases or disorders or other purposes. In one aspect, the system includes a delivery device configured to deploy and implant anchor devices for such purposes.

Abstract: A system and associated method for altering or destroying tissues and anatomical or other structures in medical applications for the purpose of treating diseases or disorders. In one aspect, the system includes a device configured to deploy devices for altering the lobes of a prostate.