Abstract: An inflatable cuff having integrated ultrasound transducers is used to effect hemostasis of deep bleeding wounds in limbs. The cuff includes a chamber defined by a bladder or a series of dams into which a fluid may be introduced and pressurized. The pressure of the fluid stops or slows bleeding while high intensity focused ultrasound is applied to effect hemostasis. The fluid may also serve as an acoustic couplant between the limb and the ultrasound transducers. The transducers may be electrostrictive transducers. Diodes may be used to reduce parallel capacitive loading in the transducer array. Bypass capacitors using the electrostrictive material may also be used.

Abstract: A system and method for file management is comprised of hierarchical files systems, referred to as “areas.” There are three types of areas: work areas, staging areas, and edition areas. A work area is a modifiable file system, and, in a work area a user can create, edit, and delete files and directories. A staging area is a read-only file system that supports select versioning operations. Various users of work areas can integrate their work by submitting the contents of their work area to the staging area. In the staging area, developers can compare their work and see how their changes fit together. An edition is a read-only file system, and the contents of a staging area are virtually copied into an edition to create a frozen, read-only snapshot of the contents of the staging area. One use of the system and method for file management is as a website development tool.

Abstract: An inflatable cuff having integrated ultrasound transducers is used to effect hemostasis of deep bleeding wounds in limbs. The cuff includes a chamber defined by a bladder or a series of dams into which a fluid may be introduced and pressurized. The pressure of the fluid stops or slows bleeding while high intensity focused ultrasound is applied to effect hemostasis. The fluid may also serve as an acoustic couplant between the limb and the ultrasound transducers. The transducers may be electrostrictive transducers. Diodes may be used to reduce parallel capacitive loading in the transducer array. Bypass capacitors using the electrostrictive material may also be used.

Abstract: An inflatable cuff having integrated ultrasound transducers is used to effect hemostasis of deep bleeding wounds in limbs. The cuff includes a chamber defined by a bladder or a series of dams into which a fluid may be introduced and pressurized. The pressure of the fluid stops or slows bleeding while high intensity focused ultrasound is applied to effect hemostasis. The fluid may also serve as an acoustic couplant between the limb and the ultrasound transducers. The transducers may be electrostrictive transducers. Diodes may be used to reduce parallel capacitive loading in the transducer array. Bypass capacitors using the electrostrictive material may also be used.