Abstract: A system includes a host computer system that includes a processor configured to acquire and to analyze image data acquired from a medical imaging device. The system also includes a pluggable support configured to couple to the host computer system, wherein the pluggable support comprises an executable analysis program configured to automatically access the one or more databases via the host computer system, the one or more databases storing data summarizing the image data, and to analyze individual patient data from multiple patients within at least one database of the one or more databases.

Abstract: A ophthalmic surgical console system reduces kinking or flow restrictions in the tubing/cables attached to a ophthalmic surgical console by rotatably mounting the head of the surgical console to the base of the surgical console. The screen on which surgical parameter outputs are displayed and control inputs are made is attached to the ophthalmic surgical console using a movable adjustable arm.

Abstract: Disclosed is a tire mountable apparatus and methodology for mounting devices within a tire. In certain embodiments a signal generator may be mounted to the tire to generate signals based on changes in the radius of curvature of a tire. A piezoelectric sandwich and/or a substrate is/are provided having a length and width based at least in part on tire dimensions and positioned in the tire such that the longer length dimension is positioned laterally with respect to the width of the tire. The sandwich and/or substrate is/are sized such that the width dimension provides substantially no response to changes in the circumferential radius of curvature of the tire so that the length dimension defines the primary bending direction while the width dimension provides a strain free mount for associated devices.

Abstract: A tray support arm assembly provides for the positioning of a tray and an attached movable arm in a substantially horizontal orientation with respect to the console portion of a machine for use and a substantially vertical orientation with respect to the console portion of a machine for storage. The tray support arm assembly includes a lockable tray rotation joint, a lockable wrist joint, a lower arm assembly, a lockable elbow joint, an upper assembly and a lockable shoulder joint.

Abstract: A ophthalmic surgical console system reduces kinking or flow restrictions in the tubing/cables attached to a ophthalmic surgical console by rotatably mounting the head of the surgical console to the base of the surgical console. The screen on which surgical parameter outputs are displayed and control inputs are made is attached to the ophthalmic surgical console using a movable adjustable arm.

Abstract: A tray support arm assembly provides for the positioning of a tray and an attached movable arm in a substantially horizontal orientation with respect to the console portion of a machine for use and a substantially vertical orientation with respect to the console portion of a machine for storage. The tray support arm assembly includes a lockable tray rotation joint, a lockable wrist joint, a lower arm assembly, a lockable elbow joint, an upper assembly and a lockable shoulder joint.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a cannula having a body with a first outer diameter, a proximal end, a distal end, a lumen extending between the proximal and distal ends, and a portion outward of the first outer diameter having a second outer diameter greater than the first outer diameter that is adapted to space tissue from the fluid inlet to maintain fluid flow. Such a cannula is particularly useful for cardiopulmonary bypass procedures using a kinetically assisted venous drainage system.

Abstract: A cannula has a body with a proximal end and a distal end and a tip on the distal end. The tip has an outer wall defining a lumen opening at the end of the tip and extending to the proximal end of the cannula. The tip further comprises one or more ribs extending into the lumen to support the outer wall from kinking when the cannula is flexed. The outer wall has a inner surface defining the lumen and a plurality of non-circular apertures formed in the tip extending into the lumen. The apertures having a major axis and a minor axis. The major axis aligned in relation to a circumference of the outer wall to prevent puckering or buckling when the tip is bent. This alignment is also designed to support the outer wall from kinking when the tip is bent.

Abstract: A cannula has a body with a proximal end and a distal end. The body has a wall defining a lumen extending from the proximal end to the distal end, the lumen having a longitudinal axis. The cannula further has a plurality of apertures in the wall that are interconnected with the lumen, each of the apertures having a longer major axis and a shorter minor axis. The longer major axis of the apertures is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the lumen.

Abstract: Reaction of a dialdehyde, particularly phthaldialdehyde (I), with R—Z where Z is a nucleophilic group (preferably SH) and R is polymerisable (e.g. allyl) gives a reactive thioacetal (V) which can react with an amine ligand L—NH2 to produce an isoindole (IV) which may be fluorescent. At some stage, generally before interaction with L—NH2, the R groups are polymerised, possibly leading to self-assembly of the polymer on a metal or SH-bearing surface. Such a coated surface is useful as a transducer in assays or as a binding medium e.g. for chromatography.

Abstract: A method for determining an endpoint during chemical-mechanical polishing of a semiconductor wafer (100, 200) is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of depositing on a first layer (106, 206) to be polished a second layer (108, 208), the physical properties of the first layer (106, 206) being different from the physical properties of the second layer (108, 208). After that, the wafer (100, 200) is polished by chemical-mechanical polishing. Due to the different physical properties of the layers, a variation of the physical properties can be detected, and an endpoint can be determined on the basis of the detected variation. Further, a semiconductor wafer for use in a chemical-mechanical polishing process is disclosed.

Abstract: Chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) a metal film (155) at the surface of a substrate (150), with mixing a slurry precursor (201) with an oxidizing agent (202) to provide a slurry (200) with a predetermined agent concentration, and supplying the slurry to a CMP pad (140) to polish the film at a predetermined polishing rate is modified by altering the agent concentration at the end of polishing. Since the polishing rate is reduced, endpointing is enhanced. The concentration is altered by adding further oxidizing or reducing agents.

Abstract: Chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) a metal film (155) at the surface of a substrate (150), with mixing a slurry precursor (201) with an oxidizing agent (202) to provide a slurry (200) with a predetermined agent concentration, and supplying the slurry to a CMP pad (140) to polish the film at a predetermined polishing rate is modified by altering the agent concentration at the end of polishing. Since the polishing rate is reduced, endpointing is enhanced. The concentration is altered by adding further oxidizing or reducing agents.

Abstract: A system is disclosed for presenting information which reflects the users' cultural preference, including language and other conventions, that can manage locale categories without requiring application programs to manage all the overhead of repetitive changes to locale category values. Users merely specify their cultural preferences through the application programs and the operating system assigns a stack from the working memory for each specified category of cultural preference, and pushes onto the stack the location in the working memory of a file for the category of cultural preference specified, the file having been transferred from a locale database of files that contain code for formatting according to the cultural preferences.

Abstract: A keyboard is adjustably supported in an ergonomically neutral position relative to a typist's forearm, wrist and fingers nonetheless that the elevation, and attendant magnitude, of a support also provided to the typist's wrist is conveniently independently variably adjustable. The two adjustments increase comfort while reducing fatigue and repetitive motion injury, particularly carpal tunnel syndrome. A planar keyboard support member is variably supported at typically six (6) different angles from 0.degree. to 15.degree. by a support mechanism typically in the shape of a hinged arm engaging a selected channel, or groove. A padded wrist rest, normally hinged to the keyboard support, is independently adjustable to typically four (4) different elevations, preferably by use of an eccentric cam. The wrist rest preferably defines an interior cavity for holding pencils and other objects.