Abstract: Three dimensional printing improvement includes an ability to automatedly segment sections of scans to provide at least one virtual solid for printing in layers. The printing can be performed remotely, such as at a location near a doctor, for rapid turn-around. Automated segmenting can include use of a protocol that may include at least a portion of a segmented solid for rapidly segmenting the scanned sections. When making solids, a first solid can be generated and sent to the printer before beginning work on creating a second solid.

Abstract: A method for targeting a landmark of an orthopaedic implant comprises implanting the orthopaedic implant in a body. The orthopaedic implant having at least one landmark defining two or more locations for targeting and a first magnetic sensor located at a known distance from at least one of the two or more locations. The method includes comprises identifying one of the locations using a landmark identifier, the landmark identifier having at least one of a second magnetic sensor and a magnetic field generator, installing a transfixion element in the at least one landmark, and identifying a second location using the landmark identifier.

Abstract: A method for targeting a landmark of an orthopaedic implant comprises implanting the orthopaedic implant in a body. The orthopaedic implant having at least one landmark defining two or more locations for targeting and a first magnetic sensor located at a known distance from at least one of the two or more locations. The method includes comprises identifying one of the locations using a landmark identifier, the landmark identifier having at least one of a second magnetic sensor and a magnetic field generator, installing a transfixion element in the at least one landmark, and identifying a second location using the landmark identifier.

Abstract: This invention relates to the use of novel glass materials comprising rare earth aluminate glasses (REAl™ glasses) in the gain medium of solid state laser devices that produce light at infrared wavelengths, typically in the range 1000 to 3000 nm and for infrared optics with transmission to approximately 5000 nm in thin sections. The novel glass materials provide stable hosts for trivalent ytterbium (Yb3+) ions and other optically active species or combinations of optically active species that exhibit fluorescence and that can be optically excited by the application of light. The glass gain medium can be configured as a waveguide or placed in an external laser cavity, or otherwise arranged to achieve gain in the laser waveband and so produce laser action.

Abstract: A device for creating indentations in a surface, such a metal plate to be used in the mezzotint technique of print making, the device including a rod having a length, a first handle connected with the rod, a second handle connected with the rod and a rotatable drum having a knurled surface. The rod includes a first portion connected with a second portion by a first bend, a third portion connected with a second portion by a second bend and a fourth portion connected with the third portion by a third bend with the rotatable drum being connected with the fourth portion, and the first handle and the second handle being connected with the first portion.