Abstract: Tool assemblies, system, and methods for manipulating tissue and methods for performing a surgical procedure on a vertebral body adjacent soft tissue. A manipulator moves an end effector, and a screw is coupled to the end effector. A sleeve is disposed coaxially around the screw, and the screw and the sleeve are releasably engaged to one another. A navigation system is configured to track the vertebral body, and one or more controllers control the end effector to advance the screw relative to the sleeve along an insertion trajectory defined with respect to a surgical plan. The screw disengages the sleeve during advancement, and the screw is secured to the vertebral body. A distal working portion of the screw may be freely slidable through a distal end of the sleeve when disengaged. The screw may be a tap marker removably couplable with a tracking device of the navigation system.

Abstract: The wall mounted fold away couch and bed is wall treatment that comprises a combination wall bed and couch. The wall mounted fold away couch and bed is a wall frame that further contains a bed frame and a seat frame. The bed frame is attached to the wall frame such that the bed frame can be rotated out of the wall frame to allow the use of the bed frame as a bed. The seat frame is attached to the bed frame such that the seat frame is accessible while the bed frame is stored within the wall frame. The seat frame is attached to the bed frame such that the seat frame rotates off of the bed frame allowing seat frame can be used as a chair. The wall mounted fold away couch and bed comprises a wall frame, a bed frame, and a seat frame.

Abstract: A reusable shopping bag comprising: a body portion; a pair of handles, where each is placed on each side of the body portion; an inner compartment, where said inner compartment provides for placement of items; and an UPC code on the outer surface of the bag. In one particular embodiment, the body portion may be made of a washable reusable material, where the washable reusable material may be hemp, canvas or cotton. The UPC code enables a shopper to receive discounts on items in the inner compartment as part of an advantage shopping club for a participating retailer.

Abstract: The invention relates to a system for harnessing the force of gravity. The purpose of the present invention refers to the combined or separate production of energy and/or the pumping of fluid or gases, using a system including a support point on which a long surface can pivot by mean of hinges or bolts. The aforementioned surface is characterized in that it comprises surfaces which are joined at each end by means of hinges such that they can move vertically, the vertical position thereof being maintained under the action of the force exerted by one or more weights which can be moved from one surface to the other and vice versa by means of mechanisms using motors of any type. In this way, when one end surface is lowered, the other surface is raised, thereby actuating the pistons which move inside cylinders which are joined by rods to the end surfaces and which can generate a pneumatic or hydraulic pressure system.

Abstract: A shaping member for the finishing of junctions for "Climaver Plus" type glass wool piping comprising a unitary flat plate of bendable material which can be folded into sections to form a shape such that the shaping member can be placed at the junction of two glass wool elements.