Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for back-up of data to flash memory is provided. Backed up data is organized into one or more stripes, wherein a stripe comprises a set of pages across all available flash memory devices which have a same block and page address. Responsive to encountering an error in a block of flash memory during back-up of a particular stripe of data, the particular stripe of data is rewritten starting at a next available page address and excluding a page of flash memory for the block having the error. Subsequent stripes of data in the block having the error are written to pages excluding the page of flash memory for the block having the error.

Abstract: Back-up of data to flash memory. Data to back up is written into stripes, which are sets of pages across flash memory backup devices having the same block and page address. First metadata is embedded in each stripe indicating any blocks of the flash memory known to be bad. In response to encountering a new error in a block of flash memory during writing data to back up to a stripe, re-writing the stripe starting at the next available stripe excluding pages on the block of flash memory having the new error, writing subsequent stripes excluding pages on the block of flash memory having the new error, and embedding second metadata in the re-written and subsequent stripes indicating the location of the block having the new error. Responsive to finding no bad blocks indicated in the first metadata, initiating a write to two or more stripes simultaneously.

Abstract: A logic circuit comprises a plurality of functional logic units each having an independent clock signal and a trace bus for carrying trace data.

Abstract: The system and method of the present application includes a wireless transmitter adapted to receive physiological signals from a patient and to wirelessly transmit the physiological signals to a receiver, where a display device prepares the physiological signal for display on a display monitor. In one embodiment, both the wireless transmitter and receiver further include an estimation algorithm module. The estimation algorithm module in each of the wireless transmitter and the receiver calculate a physiological signal based on a collected signal. The system displays the calculated, estimated signal unless the error of the estimated signal reaches a predetermined threshold. When the estimated signal is being displayed, no transmission from the wireless transmitter is necessary.

Abstract: A gate valve has a gate movable between open and closed positions within a valve body, and walls in the gate defining an equalizer port between opposite sides of the gate. The equalizer port is adapted and arranged to be shiftable by actuation of the gate between closed and opened positions and between opened and closed positions.

Abstract: The system and method of the present application allows for the configurable display of a number of physiological parameters on a wide variety of display sizes, usually those displays that are smaller than the bedside monitor display. The system and method organizes data in a grid of displayable elements, each displayable element including a piece of information corresponding to a collected physiological parameter of a patient. Depending upon the size of the display, an appropriate number of displayable elements are organized in a grid on the display and the size of each grid on the display is configurable and adjustable by a user.

Abstract: The system and method of the present application includes a wireless transmitter adapted to receive physiological signals from a patient and to wirelessly transmit the physiological signals to a receiver, where a display device prepares the physiological signal for display on a display monitor. In one embodiment, both the wireless transmitter and receiver further include an estimation algorithm module. The estimation algorithm module in each of the wireless transmitter and the receiver calculate a physiological signal based on a collected signal. The system displays the calculated, estimated signal unless the error of the estimated signal reaches a predetermined threshold. When the estimated signal is being displayed, no transmission from the wireless transmitter is necessary.

Abstract: A gate valve has a gate movable between open and closed positions within a valve body, and walls in the gate defining an equalizer port between opposite sides of the gate. The equalizer port is adapted and arranged to be shiftable by actuation of the gate between closed and opened positions and between opened and closed positions.

Abstract: An expandable mandrel for holding a workpiece, including a mandrel body having an interior surface and an exterior surface. The interior surface defines at least first and second interior regions separated by a transition surface, the first region having a cross sectional area greater than a cross-sectional area of the second region. A plurality of slots extend between the interior surface and the exterior surface. A slave actuator having a bearing surface is at least partially disposed in the first region, and a master actuator is provided for urging the bearing surface against the transition surface to expand the mandrel against the workpiece.

Abstract: A patient monitoring system has a patient monitor with a screen and mainstream gas input connector configured to receive a mainstream gas concentration signal from a mainstream gas analyzer. A sidestream gas analyzer has an output connector and is configured to transmit a sidestream gas concentration signal via the output connector. The patient monitor receives the sidestream gas concentration signal via the mainstream gas input connector for display on the screen.

Abstract: A patient monitoring system has a patient monitor with a screen and mainstream gas input connector configured to receive a mainstream gas concentration signal from a mainstream gas analyzer. A sidestream gas analyzer has an output connector and is configured to transmit a sidestream gas concentration signal via the output connector. The patient monitor receives the sidestream gas concentration signal via the mainstream gas input connector for display on the screen.

Abstract: Compounds of formula (I), their salts and solvates, wherein the substituents are as described herein, are FKBP inhibitors.

Abstract: Compounds of formula (I), their salts and solvates, wherein the substituents are as described herein, are FKBP inhibitors.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for informing a system user that the full charge capacity of the battery is less than the design capacity. One horizontal fuel gauge icon for each battery is displayed on the host system display panel. The fuel gauge is displayed as three overlapping rectangles which are left justified. The first layer is a dashed outline, always the same width, representing the design capacity of the battery. The second layer is a solid outline representing the full capacity as a percentage of the design capacity. As a battery wears, this level will become a smaller percentage of the full rated capacity indicated by the dashed line. The third layer is a filled rectangle representing the present (actual) capacity as a percentage of the full capacity.

Abstract: An expandable mandrel for holding a workpiece, including a mandrel body having an interior surface and an exterior surface. The interior surface defines at least first and second interior regions separated by a transition surface, the first region having a cross sectional area greater than a cross-sectional area of the second region. A plurality of slots extend between the interior surface and the exterior surface. A slave actuator having a bearing surface is at least partially disposed in the first region, and a master actuator is provided for urging the bearing surface against the transition surface to expand the mandrel against the workpiece.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for distributing power within a cardiac treatment and monitoring system which includes a defibrillator releasably coupled to a patient monitoring unit. The method includes the steps of determining a battery reserve capacity within the patient monitoring unit and distributing power from the patient monitoring system to a defibrillator when the determined battery reserve capacity exceeds a threshold value.

Abstract: A method for writing data to a mass data storage device (10) includes applying a maximum transition run length code constraint to the data to be written, generating parity data based on the data, and inserting the parity data into the data to be written (5A-C). The parity data is used in conjunction with a post-processor (66) to detect and correct errors in the read back data.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for distributing power within a cardiac treatment and monitoring system which includes a defibrillator releasably coupled to a patient monitoring unit. The method includes the steps of determining a battery reserve capacity within the patient monitoring unit and distributing power from the patient monitoring system to a defibrillator when the determined battery reserve capacity exceeds a threshold value.

Abstract: Compounds of formula (I), their salts and solvates, wherein the substituents are as described herein, are FKBP inhibitors.

Abstract: Compounds of formula (I), their salts and solvates, wherein the substituents are as described herein, are FKBP inhibitors.