Abstract: A system for working biological tissue, the system comprising: a tool comprising a laser operable to perform at least one action of work; positioning means for positioning the tool relative to the biological tissue to perform the at least one action of work; a controller; storage storing electronic program instructions for controlling the controller; and an input means; wherein the controller is operable, under control of the electronic program instructions, to: receive input via the input means; process the input and, on the basis of the processing, control the positioning means and the tool to work the biological tissue.

Abstract: An orthopaedic implant for use with or as part of an orthopaedic implant system, comprising: a body having a bone facing surface configured to mate with a prepared surface of a bone; and bone engaging means extending from said bone facing surface and being adapted to extend into corresponding cavities formed in the prepared surface of the bone when said body is mated with the bone, said bone engaging means comprising one or more of: guiding means adapted to guide the implant into its fixated position with the bone; integration means adapted to promote integration of the implant with the bone; and securing means adapted to secure the implant to the prepared surface of the bone.

Abstract: A system for working biological tissue, the system comprising: a tool comprising a laser operable to perform at least one action of work; positioning means for positioning the tool relative to the biological tissue to perform the at least one action of work; a controller; storage storing electronic program instructions for controlling the controller; and an input means; wherein the controller is operable, under control of the electronic program instructions, to: receive input via the input means; process the input and, on the basis of the processing, control the positioning means and the tool to work the biological tissue.

Abstract: A system for working biological tissue, the system comprising: a tool comprising a laser operable to perform at least one action of work; positioning means for positioning the tool relative to the biological tissue to perform the at least one action of work; a controller; storage storing electronic program instructions for controlling the controller; and an input means; wherein the controller is operable, under control of the electronic program instructions, to: receive input via the input means; process the input and, on the basis of the processing, control the positioning means and the tool to work the biological tissue.

Abstract: A method for intraoperative state analysis and classification of articular tissue comprising the steps of: sensing data of the articular tissue via a plurality of sensors situated in proximity to the articular tissue for detecting a response to a stimulus; determining state analysis and classification information through a verified means; processing the sensed data into a form adapted to be evaluated against a comparator; generating a means of predicting the state analysis and classification utilizing a historical dataset of processed information; and performing the state analysis and classification using the generated means based on processing the stimulus response obtained intraoperatively.

Abstract: Systems and methods for intraoperative implant fit analysis and longevity prediction for a prosthetic implant to be integrated with the physiological tissue of a patient, the method comprising the steps of: collection of data via a plurality of sensors situated in proximity to the tissue and implant and a plurality of data sources; determining tissue and implant state and morphology based on the collected data; generating compatibility information between the tissue and implant based on the determined tissue and implant state and morphology; processing compatibility information into a form adapted for evaluation against a pre-determined comparator; generating a means of predicting postoperative implant performance and longevity utilising the historical dataset of comparison information and postoperative results; and generating and providing corrective information for alteration of the tissue state and morphology for improved postoperative implant performance and longevity.

Abstract: A system for working biological tissue, the system comprising: a tool comprising a laser operable to perform at least one action of work; positioning means for positioning the tool relative to the biological tissue to perform the at least one action of work; a controller; storage storing electronic program instructions for controlling the controller; and an input means; wherein the controller is operable, under control of the electronic program instructions, to: receive input via the input means; process the input and, on the basis of the processing, control the positioning means and the tool to work the biological tissue.

Abstract: A device for use in the repair of an ear drum in a subject in need of such treatment, said device: having a tensile strength Youngs Modulus between approximately 12.5 and 40 MPa; comprising one or more membrane layers, wherein at least one membrane layer comprises a plurality of pores; and wherein the device can support proliferation, migration and/or adhesion of cells selected from the group comprising at least any one or more of: keratinocytes, fibroblasts, vascular cells, mucosal epithelial cells, and stem cells.

Abstract: A mobile device accesses antenna equipment of at least a first antenna augmentation peripheral (AAP) using a first set of radio channels for communication between the mobile device and the first AAP and uses a second set of radio channels for communication with a wide area network (WAN). The mobile device receives a first performance metric for at least one channel of the second set of radio channels from the first AAP using the first set of radio channels. The mobile device determines a composite performance metric using the first performance metric and a second performance metric related to the second set of radio channels. The mobile device transmits the composite performance metric as the mobile device performance metric to the WAN and obtains a downlink radio resource assignment from the WAN based on the composite performance metric.

Abstract: A mobile communication device has a first antenna and a second antenna wherein a primary subscriber identification module (“SIM”) is linked to the first antenna. The second antenna is shared between a secondary SIM transceiver path and a multiple-input, multiple-output (“MIMO”) transceiver path. A power splitter disposed in the secondary SIM transceiver path is configured to adaptively set a power split between the MIMO transceiver path and the secondary SIM transceiver path based on a current signal-to-noise ratio associated with the MIMO transceiver path.

Abstract: A device for use in the repair of an ear drum in a subject in need of such treatment, said device: having a tensile strength Youngs Modulus between approximately 12.5 and 40 MPa; comprising one or more membrane layers, wherein at least one membrane layer comprises a plurality of pores; and wherein the device can support proliferation, migration and/or adhesion of cells selected from the group comprising at least any one or more of: keratinocytes, fibroblasts, vascular cells, mucosal epithelial cells, and stem cells.

Abstract: A method (300) and apparatus (200) for cell detection in a wireless communication system may include acquiring (315), using a transceiver, synchronization to first radio frame boundaries of a first physical channel from a cell. The method may include attempting to decode frames (320) of a second physical channel that has second radio frame boundaries that are a multiple of the first radio frame boundaries. The method may include performing (325) a cyclic redundancy check on the frames of the second physical channel. The method may include extracting (345) predictable information from a payload from frames that fail the cyclic redundancy check.

Abstract: A method (300) and apparatus (200) for cell detection in a wireless communication system may include acquiring (315), using a transceiver, synchronization to first radio frame boundaries of a first physical channel from a cell. The method may include attempting to decode frames (320) of a second physical channel that has second radio frame boundaries that are a multiple of the first radio frame boundaries. The method may include performing (325) a cyclic redundancy check on the frames of the second physical channel. The method may include extracting (345) predictable information from a payload from frames that fail the cyclic redundancy check.

Abstract: A communication controller and a method is provided for synchronizing a wireless communication device and a wireless communication network having two or more transmit antennas, which support transmit diversity. The communication controller and method generally provide for receiving a reference signal from the wireless communication network via each one of at least a pair of the two or more transmit antennas. A preferred phase offset is then determined for the at least pair of transmit antennas, and then transmitted to the wireless communication network.

Abstract: A method in a wireless communications device, for example, 3GPP W-CDMA wireless mobile user equipment, including receiving a slot-structured signal having a dedicated control channel and a dedicated data channel, estimating a first SIR (410) on the dedicated control channel, estimating a second SIR (420) on the dedicated data channel if a symbol on the dedicated data channel contains data, weighting the first and second SIR estimates (430), and summing (440) the first SIR and the second SIR estimates after weighting.

Abstract: A window error detector for a receiver capable of operating in a discontinuous transmit mode includes a soft decision decoder (210) producing soft output and generating window error signals. A detector (214) is coupled to the soft decision decoder for detecting a bad frame when the window error exceeds a bad frame threshold, wherein the threshold is altered based on the discontinuous transmit state. A turbo decoder (210) for a receiver includes a soft decision decoder and a window error detector (214) coupled to the soft decision decoder. The window error detector generates a bad frame indication. The turbo decoder stops iterative processing of the data associated with a window when the window error detector detects that the window does not result in a bad frame indication.