Abstract: Methods and systems as described herein provide for retrieving information about a product using a composite tag affixed to the product and that is optically scanned by a scanning device at any point throughout the supply chain of the product. The process includes retrieving an image comprising an optically encoded tag and an irreversible threshold indicator and sensing a characteristic of the irreversible threshold indicator, which indicate a state change of an environment to which the product was exposed. The data encoded in the optically encoded tag is resolved to instructions to query a web service, wherein the web service provides data regarding the product in response to receiving the query and the product data is presented in combination with information for interpreting the state change on the product.

Abstract: A display system comprising a steerable display having a monocular field of view of at least 1 degree, positioned within a scannable field of view of at least 20 degrees, the steerable display positioned for a user. In one embodiment, the steerable display is positioned for the user's fovea.

Abstract: A door for an appliance includes a control panel mounted on the door and defining an illumination direction. The control panel includes a printed circuit board defining a top surface, a light source mounted to the top surface of the printed circuit board, a control cover mounted to the top surface of the printed circuit board over the light source and defining a light directing channel extending from a bottom surface of the control cover to a top surface of the control cover, and wherein the control cover further defines a reflective surface for redirecting the light generated by the light source toward the top surface of the control cover, and an overlay panel mounted on the top surface of the control cover, the overlay panel comprising one or more diffused indicator zones.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to methods of imaging a portion of a body vessel using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), methods of performing interventional medical treatment under MRI, interventional medical devices, such as wire guides, useful in performing treatment under MRI, and methods of making interventional medical devices. A method of imaging a portion of a body vessel of a patient using MRI includes advancing through a body vessel an end of a wire guide comprising a continuous metal core member and a continuous jacket disposed over the entire core member through a body vessel and scanning the portion of the patient that is positioned within an MRI scanner and that includes a portion of the body vessel within which the end of the wire guide is disposed. A secondary medical device, such as a catheter, can be disposed over the wire guide and manipulated in the method.

Abstract: A clinical therapy system (10) includes a drug delivery device (14) configured to delivery medication to a patient. One or more therapy devices (12, 16, 11, 13, 15, 17) are configured to provide therapy or to monitor the patient.

Abstract: Various designs of a system for charging a hand-held, hair cutting device are shown. The system includes a hair cutting device and a charging station. The hair cutting device and charging station each include an inductive charging coil. At least one of the hair cutting device and charging station include a magnet to pull or bias the hair cutting device such that the respective inductive charging coils are brought into alignment, allowing for charging of the hair cutting device.

Abstract: A method for processing sequencing data, including: (i) generating, by a sequencing platform, a plurality of sequencing signals from a sequencing operation, each of the plurality of sequencing signals representing a genetic sequence; (ii) sampling, by a controller, each of the plurality of sequencing signals at a Nyquist rate of the sequencing platform to generate an upsampled signal; (iii) receiving, for each of the plurality of sequencing signals, the respective upsampled signal and information associated with the respective sequencing signal, comprising a base pair read number and a time stamp for the respective sequencing signal; (iv) packaging, by the controller for each sequencing signal, the received upsampled signal, base pair read number, and time stamp into a data packet; (v) organizing the packaged data packets into a multiplexed single data stream; and (vi) transmitting the multiplexed single data stream to a remote system.

Abstract: A patient monitor (8) includes a display (10). Patient values (38) are obtained for one or more known variables of a risk prediction function (30). One or more unknown variables of the risk prediction function are determined, and at least one hyperplane (40) is defined as values assumable by the one or more unknown variables. Values of the risk prediction function are computed over the at least one hyperplane using the obtained patient values. A visualization template is selected from a database of visualization templates (50) using template selection indices including the risk prediction function and the one or more unknown variables. Using the visualization template, a visualization (52) of the computed values of the risk prediction function over the at least one hyperplane is displayed.

Abstract: Example access devices, treatment devices, and kits useful in performing treatment under magnetic resonance imaging and related methods are described. An example access device includes an elongate tubular member formed of an MRI compatible material and moveable between a first, unexpanded configuration and a second, expanded configuration. The elongate tubular member has a central lengthwise axis, a proximal end, a distal end, an axial length, and a main body that defines a circumferential wall, a lumen, a proximal opening, a distal opening, and a main body opening. The main body opening is arranged in a spiral relative to the lengthwise axis and extends circumferentially along the circumferential wall. The main body opening extends along the entire axial length of the elongate tubular member from the proximal end to the distal end.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure describe filter agitators, filtration units comprising the filter agitators, methods of using the filter agitators, and the like. In certain embodiments, the filter agitators comprise a plurality of first fins extending outwardly from a central vertical axis and arranged in a plane oriented substantially perpendicular to the central vertical axis, wherein the plurality of first fins is configured to promote laminar flow of a fluid flowing in a first direction and induce turbulent flow of a fluid flowing in a second direction; and optionally a plurality of second fins positioned above the plurality of first fins and extending outwardly from the central vertical axis, wherein the plurality of second fins is configured to induce or further induce turbulent flow.

Abstract: In a medical workspaces management method, a user identified in a users database (52) is authenticated. At a server computer (10), a virtual session is created including running instances (16) of a plurality of medical applications on the server computer with the instances associated with the authenticated user. Using at least one locating service (20), a current medical content presentation device (30, 32) is identified which is proximate to the authenticated user. At the server computer, a set of rules is applied to determine content of the instances to be presented. This content is pushed from the server computer to the current medical content presentation device. At the current medical content presentation device, the pushed content is presented on a display (40, 42) of the current medical content presentation device.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, monitoring network messages at a network edge of a service provider network, wherein the network edge is coupled via a network edge device to a local area network comprising a plurality of network-addressable (IoT) devices, wherein the network edge device is in communication with a service provider network via a transmission medium in which electromagnetic waves comprising the network messages propagate along the transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path. A network-addressable device of the plurality of network-addressable devices is detected to obtain a detected network-addressable device according to the monitoring of the network messages. Information obtained from the detected network-addressable device is evaluated to obtain an evaluation result and a listing of the plurality of network-addressable devices is updated based on the evaluation results. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: A social networking system includes pages created by users for providing content related to topics of interest. An interaction engine captures data and maintains analytical information about how users interact with pages and posts. When a user takes an action such as liking a page or a post, the interaction engine updates the page's activity history to reflect the activity and information about the user who took the action. The interaction engine also measures the reach of pages and posts, by determining how and from where each user viewed the page and its contents. The interaction engine further tracks the community's interest in pages and posts by determining how many unique users create stories that include a page or its content. An insights module uses the data obtained by the interaction engine to synthesize graphical reports about page interactions and present the reports to page administrators.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a network device that accesses internet protocol addresses associated with a group of end point devices where the network device is a closest network device to the group of end point devices, and transmitting data to another network device responsive to a determination that an internet protocol address associated with the data from an end point device is one of the internet protocol addresses associated with the group of end point devices. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, a communication system that facilitates generating, by a waveguide system of the communication system based on a first wireless signal, first electromagnetic waves that convey sensor data, where the first electromagnetic waves propagate along a transmission medium to a server, where the transmission medium comprises an external surface, and where the first electromagnetic waves propagate along the transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path; and receiving, by the waveguide system, second electromagnetic waves that convey instruction information, where the second electromagnetic waves propagate along the transmission medium to the waveguide system, where the second electromagnetic waves propagate along the transmission medium without requiring the electrical return path, and wherein the instruction information is generated by the server according to the sensor data. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure describe filter agitators, filtration units comprising the filter agitators, methods of using the filter agitators, and the like. In certain embodiments, the filter agitators comprise a plurality of first fins extending outwardly from a central vertical axis and arranged in a plane oriented substantially perpendicular to the central vertical axis, wherein the plurality of first fins is configured to promote laminar flow of a fluid flowing in a first direction and induce turbulent flow of a fluid flowing in a second direction; and optionally a plurality of second fins positioned above the plurality of first fins and extending outwardly from the central vertical axis, wherein the plurality of second fins is configured to induce or further induce turbulent flow.

Abstract: In healthcare associated infection (HAI) outbreak tracking, different transmission tree inference algorithm processes (40) are performed on genetic variants data (26) for a set of HAI infected persons to generate a plurality of transmission trees (42) representing parent-child infectious transmission links. For each transmission tree, the value (44) of a correlation metric is computed, which measures correlation of the transmission tree with a clinical correlate (46). For each random trial of a plurality of random trials (52), the value (54) of the correlation metric is also computed. A statistical likelihood (60) of each transmission tree given the clinical correlate is estimated from the computed values of the correlation metric for the random trials and for the transmission tree. This may, for example, be a p-value. An optimal transmission tree is selected from amongst the plurality of transmission trees based on the estimated statistical likelihoods.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method including obtaining a first set of votes from devices that are registered and enabled by a registration system to form a first network communicating with a processing system. The first set of votes relate to performance of a target device and indicate conformance to performance criteria for the first network. The processing system receives a reputation score for the target device from the registration system, and receives a second set of votes regarding target device performance from voting systems over a second network comprising a peer network including the processing system and the voting systems. The first and second sets of votes and the reputation score are aggregated to generate an updated reputation score for the target device. The registration system disables the target device when the reputation score falls below a threshold. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: A clinical therapy system (10) includes a drug delivery device (14) configured to delivery medication to a patient. One or more therapy devices (12, 16, 11, 13, 15, 17) are configured to provide therapy or to monitor the patient.

Abstract: An example operation may include one or more of initiating an application cluster including a number of instances of an application, storing the application cluster members in a blockchain, identifying the application cluster members and testing whether communication paths to the cluster members are operable, creating a blockchain transaction including an account and status of the application cluster members, and storing the blockchain transaction in the blockchain.