Abstract: A shower/commode wheeled chair adapted to be locatable over a commode, the shower/commode wheeled chair comprising a frame, a seat support portion, a front portion extending downwardly from the seat support portion, a back support, a shower/commode seat, wheels and a footrest coupled to the front portion.

Abstract: A constant-air inflatable decoration has an inflatable body defined by walls and an inflation port formed with one of the walls. A blower is located at the inflation port and incorporates a blower fan adapted for generating continuous airflow from an outside of the inflatable body to an inside of the inflatable body. The blower operates to continuously force air into the inflatable body to maintain an inflated three-dimensional shape. A projector is mounted adjacent the blower and faces inside the inflatable body. The projector incorporates a light source and a projection lens configured for magnifying and casting an image onto an opposite display surface of the inflatable body. The projector resides within a direct path of airflow generated by the blower fan, thereby continuously cooling the light source of the projector during operation of the blower.

Abstract: A patient introducer for use with a surgical robotic system is disclosed. In one aspect, the patient introducer may include an introducer tube extending between (i) a distal end connectable to a port and (ii) a proximal end configured to receive a surgical tool. The introducer tube may be configured to guide the surgical tool into the port. The patient introducer may also include an alignment member connected to the introducer tube and including a first shape and a first alignment marking. The alignment member may be configured to interface with a manipulator assembly of a robotic system. The manipulator assembly may include a second shape and a second alignment marking, the first shape being complementary to the second shape. The first alignment marking of the alignment member may facilitate rotational alignment of the alignment member and the manipulator assembly.

Abstract: A power module includes: a first substrate having an outer surface and an inner surface, the first substrate extending from a first longitudinal end toward a second longitudinal end; a semiconductor die coupled to the inner surface of the first substrate; and a second substrate having an outer surface and an inner surface, the semiconductor die being coupled to the inner surface of the second substrate, the second substrate extending from a first longitudinal end toward a second longitudinal end, wherein the first longitudinal end of the first substrate is longitudinally offset from the first longitudinal end of the second substrate.

Abstract: Provided are systems and methods for path-based navigation of tubular networks. In one aspect, the method includes receiving location data from at least one of a set of location sensors and a set of robot command inputs, the location data being indicative of a location of an instrument configured to be driven through a luminal network. The method also includes determining a first estimate of the location of the instrument at a first time based on the location data, determining a second estimate of the location of the instrument at the first time based on the path, and determining the location of the instrument at the first time based on the first estimate and the second estimate.

Abstract: According to some illustrative embodiments, a system and method is provided that includes, e.g., means for continuously conveying an assembly of layered sheets including a first paper sheet, at least one expanded sheet and a second paper sheet in a conveying flow between, e.g., a rotary mandrel or member at an upstream position in a direction of conveyance and a rotary die crushing and cutting tool, with said rotary mandrel or member and said rotary die crushing and cutting tool maintaining the at least one expanded sheet in an expanded state, said rotary tool having a crushing component that crushes a portion of the at least one expanded sheet such as to form a flap forming region of an envelope and a cutting component that cuts the assembly of layered sheets such as to separate individual envelope units.

Abstract: Provided herein are surveillance systems, platforms, and methods for autonomous monitoring of clinical studies that address these technical challenges and improve the credibility and validity of a clinical study by ensuring reliability of the data that is collected. In certain aspects, these systems, platforms, and methods assist in the communication between those responsible for analyzing the clinical study data (e.g., the data scientists, etc.) and those responsible for collecting the data (e.g., the physicians and clinical staff, etc.), allowing for proactive debugging of gaps in data coverage and data availability while there is still an opportunity to address the conditions of the clinical study leading to the missing data.

Abstract: A caster has a mount, a housing, a horn rotatable relative to the housing about a swivel axis, spaced apart forks on lateral sides of the horn, a wheel assembly disposed between the forks, a swivel locking ring disposed in the horn, and a braking member having a bridging portion and first and second plunger portions projecting away from the bridging portion. The bridging portion has a tooth rack extending outward. The first and second plunger portions project from the bridging portion in a direction opposite the tooth rack and have brake blocks. A brake lever arm is pivotally connected with the housing and movable between engaged and disengaged positions. An engagement pin extends through the housing and the interior of the horn and has first and second ends. The first end is connected with the brake lever arm, and the second end abuts the braking member bridging portion.

Abstract: A device for expanding and dispensing expandable slit sheet paper includes a pair of support members for a roll of expandable slit sheet paper. The roll of expandable slit sheet paper has an interior core member and a roll of expandable slit sheet paper wound on said interior core member. The interior core member has an axial length that is greater than the width of said slit sheet paper that is wound on said interior core member and has end regions that extend beyond the roll of expandable slit sheet paper. Pressure means is provided for pressing a first end region against its core support member and applying a frictional rotation resistance to the core member end region. The roll of expandable slit sheet paper is mounted on the device by positioning one end region under the pressure means and in a support relationship with its core support member while the roll of expandable slit sheet paper is inclined with respect to the device.

Abstract: An extensible slit sheet paper product is produced having an expandable slit pattern that forms open cells upon expansion of the paper product. The paper product is an extensible paper having an extensibility in the range from 1-9% in the machine direction and 1-5% in the cross direction. The expansion produces an array of hexagonal cells. The expanded extensible paper can be used to wrap an object for shipping by wrapping and cushioning the object in the expanded slit sheet material. The extensible, expandable slit sheet paper can be wrapped around itself to produce a void fill product.

Abstract: Co-manipulation robotic systems are described herein that may be used for assisting with laparoscopic surgical procedures. The co-manipulation robotic systems allow a surgeon to use commercially-available surgical tools while providing benefits associated with surgical robotics. Advantageously, the surgical tools may be seamlessly coupled to the robot arms using a disposable coupler while the reusable portions of the robot arm remain in a sterile drape. Further, the co-manipulation robotic system may operate in multiple modes to enhance usability and safety, while allowing the surgeon to position the instrument directly with the instrument handle and further maintain the desired position of the instrument using the robot arm.

Abstract: A method of adapting a computerized assistant program to satisfy an updated constraint. The method comprises maintaining a dialogue history including a first utterance that indicates an initial constraint. The method further comprises receiving a second utterance indicating a new constraint that conflicts with the initial constraint. The method further comprises recognizing a revision function statement parametrized by a reference to an initial computerized assistant program configured to satisfy the initial constraint, and a reference to the new constraint. The method further comprises executing instructions derived from the revision function statement to return a revised computerized assistant program that is configured to satisfy the new constraint.

Abstract: A hybrid brew cartridge for brewing a cup of coffee with the ability to deliver liquid cream E directly during the drip cycle having contour cup 18A nested inside coffee pod 24A affixed into an integral unit with cavity F therein to stow liquid cream E until ready to consume. The bottom surface of coffee pod 24A has dimple 32A that cooperated with a brew spike 200PA to provide a tactile experience to determine the exact location to pierce waferoid 34A and discoid 28A that cooperate to release liquid cream E from cavity F into brew spike 200PA and open conduit 20A to allow hot water to drip into coffee grounds and pass through conduit 20A.

Abstract: Exemplary embodiments pertain to a combined shipping and expansion device for shipping a roll of unexpanded slit sheet material and for expanding the slit sheet material.

Abstract: An umbilical arterial catherization device comprising a brace and a dilator. The brace has a body for supporting and stabilizing an umbilical cord end. The body may have resilient foam for grasping the umbilical cord, and may include a strap operable to secure part of the body to itself, after being wrapped around the umbilical cord. The dilator has a hook for engaging an open end of an arterial lumen, and a catch operable to fix the dilator to the brace in a position for dilating the arterial lumen. Both hands may be used to place the dilator while the device serves to stabilize and support the umbilical cord without use of the hands. The device may include a lighting element for illuminating the end of the umbilical cord to aid in visualization of the arterial lumen and facilitate proper placement of the catch within the arterial lumen.

Abstract: An expansion devise includes an unexpended slit sheet roll that is wound on a paper core that is wider than the slit sheet paper. The paper core is placed into a yoke that holds the paper in position on each side of the unexpended slit sheet material. An adjustable downward pressure is exerted on the paper core and the paper core exerts pressure on the yoke. As the paper is pulled, this downward pressure creates the friction required to enable the unexpended slit sheet to be unwind and fed while simultaneously expanding. A blank sheet is formed into a box that stabilizes slit paper sheet wound around a core member.

Abstract: A system identifying an area of interest of an inspection surface is disclosed. A controller includes a machine learning model trained using stored images defining an area of interest on the inspection surface. A laser projector for projecting laser indicia onto the inspection surface is spatially located relative to the inspection surface enabling the laser projector to project the laser indicia onto the area of interest. An imager includes an image sensor system generates a current image of the inspection surface and signals the current image to the controller. The machine learning model is directed to the area of interest of the current image as identified by the laser indicia and the machine learning model implementing the neural network to inspect the current image of the area of interest as defined by the laser indicia enabling localized inspection of the inspection surface.

Abstract: A system for identifying accurate assembly of a component to a workpiece is disclosed. The system includes a light source for projecting light indicia onto the component assembled to the workpiece. A controller includes an artificial intelligence (AI) element defining a machine learning model that establishes a convoluted neural network trained by stored images of light indicia projected onto the component assembled to the workpiece. An imager includes an image sensor system for imaging the workpiece and signaling a current image of the workpiece to the controller. The machine learning model directs inspection of the workpiece to the light indicia imaged by said imager. The AI element determines disposition of the component disposed upon the workpiece through the neural network identifying distortions of the light indicia in the current image.

Abstract: An ablation probe tip 100 having a shaft 102 with an insertion end 104. The shaft 102 includes a coaxial antenna 110. A center of ablation 124 is located within the shaft 102 near the insertion end 104. A heat transfer layer 130 surrounds the coaxial antenna 110. A thermal reservoir 134 at least partially surrounds the heat transfer layer 130. A method for using the ablation probe tip 100 includes predetermining an optimal temperature for the heat transfer layer 130, and the thermal reservoir 134 cooling the heat transfer layer 130 to no higher than the optimal temperature. The ablation probe tip 100 may be part of an ablation probe system 50 that includes an ablation source 60 that provides ablation means 62 to the ablation probe tip 100.

Abstract: Methods for manufacturing reduced or zero added sodium expandable snack food pellets by including a functional ingredient to increase the expansion ratio of the pellets. Methods for manufacturing reduced or zero added sodium expandable snack food pellets by including a functional ingredient to decrease the glass transition temperature of the pellets. Methods for manufacturing reduced or zero added sodium expandable snack food by including a functional ingredient to decrease the bulk density of the snack food. Reduced or zero added sodium expandable snack food pellets having specific expansion ratio and/or glass transition temperature, and reduced or zero added sodium expanded snack food products prepared from the pellets. Reduced or zero added sodium expanded snack food having specific bulk density.