Abstract: According to one embodiment, an apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus includes an endoscopic clip placement tool and one or more marking clips attached to a specimen mass by the clip placement tool to mark a margin and orientation of the specimen mass. A specimen marking clip is also provided that is adapted to selectively attach to tissue inside of a patient and corresponding tissue that has been excised from the patient for analysis. Sutures may be associated with the clips to help ensure correct in vivo and ex vivo sample orientation. In vivo clips may remain in the patient's body if necessary.

Abstract: Patient treatment systems and methods for sensing cardiac depolarization and/or stimulating the carotid sinus nerve are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a method of implanting a signal delivery device to deliver an electrical signal to a patient includes identifying a target region of a blood vessel of the patient; forming an opening on a side of the target region to partially separate periadventitial tissue surrounding the blood vessel, including fibers associated with baroreceptors and/or the carotid sinus nerve of the patient, from the underlying the blood vessel; positioning a first region of the signal delivery device at least partially through the opening between the blood vessel and the periadventitial tissue; and positioning a second region of the signal delivery device at least partially over the first region such that the periadventitial tissue is between the first region and the second region.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus includes an endoscopic clip placement tool and one or more marking clips attached to a specimen mass by the clip placement tool to mark a margin and orientation of the specimen mass. A specimen marking clip is also provided that is adapted to selectively attach to tissue inside of a patient and corresponding tissue that has been excised from the patient for analysis. Sutures may be associated with the clips to help ensure correct in vivo and ex vivo sample orientation. In vivo clips may remain in the patient's body if necessary.

Abstract: A specimen marking clip is provided that is adapted to selectively attach to tissue inside of a patient and corresponding tissue that has been excised from the patient for analysis. Sutures may be associated with the clips to help ensure correct in vivo and ex vivo sample orientation. In vivo clips may remain in the patient's body if necessary.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus includes an endoscopic clip placement tool and one or more marking clips attached to a specimen mass by the clip placement tool to mark a margin and orientation of the specimen mass.

Abstract: The appearance formats, or coding styles, of source code files are reformatted. Specifically, a source code file is reformatted from a first appearance format to a second appearance format, with the source code of the file remaining substantively unchanged, upon the file being checked out from a source code repository. The source code file is reformatted from the second appearance format back to the first appearance format, with the source code remaining substantively unchanged, upon the file being checked back into the source code repository. Before reformatting, it may be determined whether a flag of the source code file indicates that it has been checked out in a read-only manner. If so, the flag is changed so that the source code file can be modified. After the file has been reformatted, the flag is changed back to again indicate that the file has been checked out in a read-only manner.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method and hardware apparatus that facilitate temporary mechanical alignment and assembly of discrete straight tube portions and tube bend portions. The temporary mechanical assembly permits a fabricator to “mock-up” the desired non-linear composite tube before any of the tube portions are permanently welded to the other.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method and hardware apparatus that facilitate temporary mechanical alignment and assembly of discrete straight tube portions and tube bend portions. The temporary mechanical assembly permits a fabricator to “mock-up” the desired non-linear composite tube before any of the tube portions are permanently welded to the other.