Abstract: A sonographically-aided blood vessel penetration device includes a casing defining an interior area. The penetration device includes a penetration assembly positioned in the interior area that defines a channel and may have a central venous catheter (CVC) that is slidable between a retracted configuration positioned entirely in the channel and a deployed configuration extending through the outlet and positioned partially outside of the interior area. A sonograph assembly is positioned on a bottom face of the casing adjacent the outlet for detecting a blood vessel. A digital display is positioned on a top face of the casing and in data communication with the sonograph module and is operative to display the detected blood vessel. An actuator assembly positioned on the top face of the casing is configured so as to move the CVC from the retracted configuration to the deployed configuration when actuated by a user.

Abstract: The present invention provides a system and method for structured low-rank matrix factorization of data. The system and method involve solving an optimization problem that is not convex, but theoretical results should that a rank-deficient local minimum gives a global minimum. The system and method also involve an optimization strategy that is highly parallelizable and can be performed using a highly reduced set of variables. The present invention can be used for many large scale problems, with examples in biomedical video segmentation and hyperspectral compressed recovery.

Abstract: The present invention provides a system and method for structured low-rank matrix factorization of data. The system and method involve solving an optimization problem that is not convex, but theoretical results should that a rank-deficient local minimum gives a global minimum. The system and method also involve an optimization strategy that is highly parallelizable and can be performed using a highly reduced set of variables. The present invention can be used for many large scale problems, with examples in biomedical video segmentation and hyperspectral compressed recovery.

Abstract: An organizer for organizing and storing one or more of adapters provided with rechargeable devices includes an AC power supply to provide access to electricity for the adapters to permit one or more of the adapters to operate simultaneously; a mechanism for storing excess adapter wiring; and a mechanism adapted to permit selectively extension or retraction of the wire of the adapter.