Abstract: Provided is a medical device formed entirely from or formed partially from a polymer, e.g., a polysaccharide such as chitosan. In some embodiments, the medical device may be formed as a tubular member formed from a sheet of a chitosan material. This chitosan tube may be used to wrap around tissue, such as a nerve or tendon to help with the regeneration or healing process of the nerve or tendon, as applicable.

Abstract: Provided is a medical device formed entirely from or formed partially from a polymer, e.g., a polysaccharide such as chitosan. In some embodiments, the medical device may be formed as a tubular member formed from a sheet of a chitosan material. This chitosan tube may be used to wrap around tissue, such as a nerve or tendon to help with the regeneration or healing process of the nerve or tendon, as applicable.

Abstract: A circumferential nerve cutter is described herein. The nerve cutter holds a nerve in tension while circumferentially constraining the side of the nerve being retained in a manner that prevents flattening or crushing. A head of the nerve cutter separates the preserved side from the portion of the nerve being cut that is being removed. The head includes a cutting slot configured to accommodate an off-the-shelf scalpel blade, while ensuring that the blade remains approximately square preventing obliquity of resultant cut. The side of the head that interfaces with the preserved side of the nerve is configured to prevent and/or inhibit the nerve from moving radially to its axis while being cut.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for enhancing crop performance in Brassica, the method comprising providing Brassica seeds which have been sorted so that at least 90% of the seed population have a seed diameter of at least 1.7 mm; and seeding said Brassica seeds at a seeding rate sufficient to establish a population of Brassica plants so that the plants have a density of 40 to 95 plants per m2 when the plants are at any one or more of phenological growth stages 11, 12, 13, 14, or 15, according to the BBCH scale; and that the plants show an establishment rate of at least 40%.

Abstract: An electrical stimulation system includes a stimulation device and a container. The stimulation device may be sealed within the container. A port in the container allows the stimulation device to be coupled with a lead. The stimulation device may be used before, during, and after subcutaneous surgery to apply electrical stimulation for nerve regeneration.

Abstract: Vehicle sharing systems and methods for permitting vehicles to be used by requesting users when available and facilitating payment transactions between the owners of the vehicles and the requesting users are provided. The vehicle includes one or more processors and one or more memory modules.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for enhancing crop performance in Brassica, the method comprising providing Brassica seeds which have been sorted so that at least 90% of the seed population have a seed diameter of at least 1.7 mm; and seeding said Brassica seeds at a seeding rate sufficient to establish a population of Brassica plants so that the plants have a density of 40 to 95 plants per m2 when the plants are at any one or more of phenological growth stages 11, 12, 13, 14, or 15, according to the BBCH scale; and that the plants show an establishment rate of at least 40%.

Abstract: A driver assembly may include a fastener and a driver. The fastener may have a head with upper and lower surfaces. An engagement portion may be located in the upper surface proximate a perimeter portion thereof. A shank may extend from the lower surface of the head and a breakaway portion may extend from the upper surface of the head. The driver may include a shaft having a body with a first end having a fastener-engaging portion. The fastener-engaging portion may have an outer driving geometry engaged with the engagement portion of the fastener when in an engaged position. The first end may further include an opening therein. The opening may receive at least a portion of the breakaway portion when in the engaged position.

Abstract: A pectus bar stabilizer assembly and method includes a first base part separable from a second base part. The first and second base parts combine to define a channel therebetween. A pectus bar is received by the channel and a retainer assembly retains the pectus bar in the channel.