Abstract: A sternal elevator apparatus is disclosed. The sternal elevator may include a panel, a support beam traversing the panel, and a post coupled to a proximal end of the panel. The apparatus may also include an indicator handle coupled to the sternal elevator, an actuator drive pivotably coupled to the indicator handle, and a housing movably coupled to the actuator drive. The sternal elevator apparatus may have an actuator drive incorporating a linear rack. The housing further may include a cylindrical gear where the cylindrical gear is engaged with the linear rack.

Abstract: There are provided apparatuses for controlling insertion of a membrane channel into a membrane, comprising: a first bath for holding a first liquid in contact with a first surface of the membrane; a second bath for holding a second liquid in contact with a second surface of the membrane, wherein the membrane separates the first and second liquids; a first electrode configured to contact the first liquid; a second electrode configured to contact the second liquid; and a driving circuit configured to apply a potential difference across the membrane via the first and second electrodes to promote insertion of a membrane channel into the membrane from the first liquid or the second liquid. Various configurations of the driving circuit are described that allow effective promotion of membrane channel insertion while reducing the risk of damage to the membrane. Corresponding methods are also described.

Abstract: A medical connector for providing a sterile connection between a multi-use portion and a single-use portion of a fluid delivery system is provided. The medical connector includes a fluid inlet port configured for removable engagement with a connection port of a multi-use disposable set (MUDS) to establish a fluid connection therewith and a waste outlet port configured for removable engagement with a waste inlet port of the MUDS to establish a fluid connection therewith. A patient fluid line is connected, at a first end, to the fluid inlet port and connected, at a second end, to the waste outlet port. Fluid flow through the patient fluid line is unidirectional from the first end to the second end. The patient fluid line is configured for being disconnected from the waste outlet port for delivering fluid to a patient. A multi-fluid delivery system having the medical connector and MUDS is also provided.

Abstract: The disclosure herein describes enabling a user of a remote mixed reality (MR) device to observe an environment of a local MR device combined with 3D surface reconstruction (SR) mesh data and live video data. Optical data of a surface of an environment is obtained and a 3D surface reconstruction mesh of the surface is generated from the obtained optical data using photogrammetry. The generated 3D surface reconstruction mesh is provided for display by a remote device. A live video feed of a window region of the environment is obtained and the live video feed of the window region is provided for display on the generated 3D surface reconstruction mesh by the remote device. Further, a remote user is enabled to provide feedback to a user of the local MR device, including audio feedback such as speech and virtual artifacts that are displayed to the local user.

Abstract: There is provided a sample ejection system for ejecting a sample from a flow of fluid, the system comprises: a fluid flow channel for receiving, in use, the flow of fluid; a fluid inlet channel connected to the flow channel and arranged to receive, in use, pressurised fluid; a fluid outlet channel connected to the flow channel at a location downstream in the flow direction of the flow of fluid and comprises an outlet. The system is arranged such that, in use, pressurised fluid is applied to the fluid flow channel via the fluid inlet channel to drive fluid from the region of the fluid flow channel between the fluid inlet and outlet channels through the fluid outlet channel and out of the outlet.

Abstract: Disclosed is a neural network enabled interface server and blockchain interface establishing a blockchain network implementing event detection, tracking and management for rule based compliance, with significant implications for anomaly detection, resolution and safety and compliance reporting.

Abstract: A calibration apparatus for calibrating a laser Doppler vibrometer includes: a frequency shifter stage that: receives, from the laser Doppler vibrometer, primary laser light; produces frequency shifted light; communicates the frequency shifted light to a reflector; receives frequency shifted light reflected by the reflector; produces secondary light; and communicates the secondary light to the laser Doppler vibrometer, such that the laser Doppler vibrometer receives the secondary light from the frequency shifter stage and produces a synthetic velocity shift from the secondary light; and the reflector that receives and reflects the frequency shifted light back to the frequency shifter stage.

Abstract: The system includes a robot interface disposed on a robot arm, and an end effector configured to selectively couple to the robot arm via the robot interface. The end effector includes an upper jaw, a lower jaw, and a pair of arms configured to carry a substrate. The upper jaw and the lower jaw are spaced apart in a first direction and biased together, and the pair of arms are spaced apart in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction. When the end effector is coupled to the robot arm, the robot interface is disposed between the upper jaw and the lower jaw. To exchange the end effector, the upper jaw and the lower jaw can be separated to release the robot interface.

Abstract: Described herein is a computer implemented method for generating webpage data. The method includes processing a set of design element objects to generate a set of element-grid records, each record corresponding to a design element and including a unique column start, a unique column end, a column start offset and a column end offset. The set of element-grid records is processed to generate a webpage grid definition that defines a grid including a plurality of columns and a plurality of rows. A first design element and a second design element have a same horizontal start position and the webpage grid definition defines: a unique column start gridline for the first design element; a unique column start gridline for the second design element; and a zero-width first column between the first and second column gridlines.

Abstract: A negative pressure wound therapy apparatus can include a housing, a negative pressure source supported by the housing and configured to aspirate fluid from a wound covered by a wound dressing, a switch positioned on an exterior surface of the housing, and a controller configured to operate the negative pressure source. The controller can be configured to, responsive to receiving a first user input via the switch, operate the negative pressure source to aspirate fluid from the wound at a first fluid flow rate. The controller can be configured to, responsive to receiving a second user input via the switch subsequent to receiving the first user input, operate the negative pressure source to aspirate fluid from the wound at a second fluid flow rate greater than the first fluid flow rate.

Abstract: A multi-fluid injector system having a powered injector having a housing enclosing at least one reciprocally operable piston is described. The injector system includes a multi-use disposable set (MUDS) connectable to the powered fluid injector. The MUDS has at least one syringe having a proximal end and a distal end and a plunger reciprocally movable by the at least one piston element within a syringe interior between the proximal end and the distal end; a manifold in fluid communication with the distal end of the at least one syringe; at least one valve in fluid communication with the syringe interior, the at least one valve operable between a filling position for filling the syringe interior with fluid and a delivery position for delivering the fluid from the syringe interior; and at least one connection port in fluid communication with the manifold and the syringe interior when the at least one valve is in the delivery position.

Abstract: A method of communicating an emergency alert includes receiving, by a central content controller (CCC), audiovisual (AV) content from a plurality of sources, encoding the content, transmitting the encoded content to regional controllers (RCs) associated with respective market areas (MAs) for broadcasting over the air (OTA), determining existence of one or more alerts, for each existing alert, identifying recipients designated for receiving the alert and transmitting the alert to devices associated with the identified recipients over a network.

Abstract: This disclosure provides methods, devices, and systems for streaming media from a Bluetooth-enabled peripheral device to a WLAN device over a wireless link (such as a P2P link). In some instances, a first peripheral device of a pair of peripheral devices selects values of a time-to-play (TTP) and a sequence number of a first audio stream, and synchronizes the selected TTP and sequence number with a TTP and a sequence number of a second audio stream. The first peripheral device rate-converts first audio data using a sample rate conversion ratio based on the selected TTP and sequence number, encapsulates the rate-converted first audio data into first RTP packets, and transmits the first RTP packets to the WLAN device concurrently with a transmission of second RTP packets from the second peripheral device to the WLAN device.

Abstract: A size expandable footwear. The footwear comprises an outsole affixed to a bottom surface of a lower segment, which features a mechanism that allows for size adjustment and locking at various desired lengths (sizes) of the footwear. The size adjustment mechanism is comprised of an expandable section integrated within the lower segment, such that it facilitates mechanical expansion in the longitudinal and vertical directions by mechanical and material means. A plurality of capture elements that, when engaged, lock the lower segment at the desired (size/length). The upper and lower segments, the inner lining, and the outsole components are integrated to ensure the footwear remains watertight and thermally insulating during winter conditions. The invention addresses the need for durable, expandable winter footwear, reducing financial and environmental burdens associated with frequently outgrown footwear.

Abstract: The disclosure herein describes enabling a user of a remote mixed reality (MR) device to observe an environment of a local MR device combined with 3D surface reconstruction (SR) mesh data and live video data. Optical data of a surface of an environment is obtained and a 3D surface reconstruction mesh of the surface is generated from the obtained optical data using photogrammetry. The generated 3D surface reconstruction mesh is provided for display by a remote device. A live video feed of a window region of the environment is obtained and the live video feed of the window region is provided for display on the generated 3D surface reconstruction mesh by the remote device. Further, a remote user is enabled to provide feedback to a user of the local MR device, including audio feedback such as speech and virtual artifacts that are displayed to the local user.

Abstract: An atrial clip assembly includes a first arm assembly having a first arm body that includes a first support portion, and a first spine portion, with a first portion of the first spine portion extending along and within a corresponding first portion of the first support portion. The first arm assembly further includes a first suture, wherein a first portion of the first suture is disposed around the first portion of the first spine portion, and wherein a second portion of the first suture extends external to the first support portion. The atrial clip assembly also includes a second arm assembly including a second arm body that includes a second support portion. The atrial clip assembly further includes a hinge portion coupling a first end of the first arm body to a first end of the second arm body, the hinge portion being flexible.

Abstract: Various aspects related to methods, systems, and computer readable media for detection and blocking of security threats for network-accessible devices. Methods may include receiving an indication of a security threat to the user device, the indication of security threat associated with a device threat type, determining that the device threat type is a threat type that requires elevated security measures, responsive to the determining that the device threat type requires elevated security measures, restricting execution of a subset of software available on the user device for a first time period, and, after the elevating, automatically remediating the security threat on the user device within the first time period.

Abstract: Various aspects related to methods, systems, and computer readable media for detection and blocking of security threats for network-accessible devices. Methods can include monitoring network traffic on a computer network, detecting an indication of a security threat to at least one endpoint, determining that the device threat type is a threat type that requires elevated security measures, responsive to the determining that the device threat type requires elevated security measures, updating a network-access policy for the plurality of endpoints with the threat type, and after the updating, automatically remediating the security threat on the at least one endpoint within a first time period.

Abstract: Various aspects related to methods, systems, and computer readable media for detection and blocking of security threats for network-accessible devices. Methods may include receiving an indication of a security threat to a user device of the plurality of user devices, the indication of security threat associated with a device threat type, determining that the device threat type is a threat type that requires elevated security measures, responsive to the determining that the device threat type requires elevated security measures, elevating security measures associated with the user device for a first time period, and, after the elevating, automatically remediating the security threat on the user device within the first time period.

Abstract: Various aspects related to methods, systems, and computer readable media for detection and blocking of security threats for network-accessible devices. Methods may include monitoring a plurality of processes executing on the user device to identify a pre-execution flag associated with at least one process of the plurality of processes, and, responsive to identifying the pre-execution flag: receiving an indication of a security threat to the user device, the indication of security threat associated with the at least one process and a device threat type, responsive to the receiving the indication of the security threat, elevating security measures associated with the user device for a first time period, and after the elevating, automatically remediating the security threat on the user device within the first time period.