Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods from delivering prosthetic devices, such as prosthetic heart valves, through the body and into the heart for implantation therein. The prosthetic devices delivered with the delivery systems disclosed herein are, for example, radially expandable from a radially compressed state mounted on the delivery system to a radially expanded state for implantation using an inflatable balloon of the delivery system. Exemplary delivery routes through the body and into the heart include transfemoral routes, transapical routes, and transaortic routes, among others.

Abstract: Methods and systems for attaching a radiopaque marker to a prosthetic heart valve to indicate a location of a commissure of the prosthetic heart valve are disclosed. As one example, a prosthetic heart valve includes a frame including a plurality of struts forming a plurality of cells of the frame arranged between an inflow end and an outflow end of the frame, a plurality of leaflets arranged within the frame, and at least one commissure comprising an attachment member arranged across a selected cell of the plurality of cells of the frame and commissure tabs of two adjacent leaflets coupled to the attachment member. The valve further includes a radiopaque marker arranged on the attachment member of the commissure within the selected cell.

Abstract: An example method includes detecting, using sensors, packets throughout a datacenter. The sensors can then send packet logs to various collectors which can then identify and summarize data flows in the datacenter. The collectors can then send flow logs to an analytics module which can identify the status of the datacenter and detect an attack.

Abstract: A MEMS microphone, includes a substrate with a back cavity, and a capacitive system located on the substrate, including a back plate and a diaphragm opposite to the back plate, wherein the back plate includes a body portion, a fixing portion connected with the body portion and the substrate, and a plurality of strip reinforcing ribs, the reinforcing ribs are protruded from the body portion. Compared with the related art, the MEMS microphone disclosed by the present disclosure could improve the strength of the back plate.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a modular and swappable cooling system for air conditioner and refrigerators which generally comprise of a compressor, fan, evaporator coil, heating unit/element, metering device and other common component found in cooling system. The cooling compartments are portable, have various configurations and can be replaced easily in case of mal function.

Abstract: Expandable docking stations for docking an expandable valve can include a valve seat, one or in ore sealing portions, and one or more retaining portions. A system for deploying an expandable docking station can include a catheter having a sleeve for retaining the docking station.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a multi-tenant loyalty platform for selective configuration of loyalty programs in a multi-tenant environment. An example platform comprises a processor and a memory storing instructions which, when executed by the processor, configure the multi-tenant loyalty platform to: cause presentation of loyalty program options to a first tenant in a multi-tenant environment; receive, from the first tenant, first order data relating to a selected program configuration; cause presentation of loyalty program options to a second tenant; receive, from the second tenant, second order data different from the first order data; store the first and second order data in a loyalty program data structure that includes loyalty program rules specific to each of the first and second tenants and the respective first and second loyalty programs; and configure the first and second loyalty programs using data stored in the loyalty program data structure.

Abstract: The present specification relates to a battery, comprising an anode, a cathode, an electrolyte disposed between the anode and the cathode, a halogen in contact with the cathode, and a metal in contact with the anode, wherein the halogen is in contact with a polymeric halogen sequestering agent (HSA) which is a polymer comprising a moiety capable of sequestering the halogen.

Abstract: A system for updating a hypercube includes an interface and a processor. The interface is configured to receive an indication to update a cell of the hypercube. The processor is configured to determine a primary dimension value associated with the cell; determine a group of dependencies based at least in part on the primary dimension value, wherein a dependency of the group of dependencies comprises one or more primary dimension values and a pattern; for the dependency of the group of dependencies, determine a set of source locations based at least in part on the one or more primary dimension values and the pattern; and mark the set of source locations as invalid.

Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods from delivering prosthetic devices, such as prosthetic heart valves, through the body and into the heart for implantation therein. The prosthetic devices delivered with the delivery systems disclosed herein are, for example, radially expandable from a radially compressed state mounted on the delivery system to a radially expanded state for implantation using an inflatable balloon of the delivery system. Exemplary delivery routes through the body and into the heart include transfemoral routes, transapical routes, and transaortic routes, among others.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a floating gate that can be charged in a nonvolatile manner. The floating gate is also structured as an optical waveguide, and may be optically coupled to a photonic circuit, such as an interferometer.

Abstract: Methods for clamping a tether about a spinal or other anatomical feature. In some implementations, a tether may be extended in a loop around an anatomical feature of a spine. A spinal fixation rod may be coupled with an inner coupling piece of a clamping assembly, such as by way of a slot formed in the inner coupling piece. The inner coupling piece may be nestably coupled within an outer coupling piece of the clamping assembly. A first end of the tether may be passed through a passage of the clamping assembly, the passage being is at least partially defined by an outer surface of the inner coupling piece and an inner surface of the outer coupling piece. The loop may be tightened about the anatomical feature with the tether clamped between the inner coupling piece and the outer coupling piece.

Abstract: A method of delivery a prosthetic heart valve includes inserting a delivery apparatus and a prosthetic heart valve into a patient's vasculature. The delivery apparatus includes a steerable guide catheter, a balloon catheter, and a flex indicator. The balloon catheter extends coaxially through the guide catheter, the prosthetic heart valve is mounted on a distal end portion of the balloon catheter, and the flex indicator is movably coupled to a handle of the guide catheter. The method further includes adjusting flexion of a steerable section of the guide catheter to position the prosthetic heart valve. The flex indicator moves relative to the handle of the guide catheter as the flexion of the steerable section is adjusted, and the handle comprises one or more visual indicators adjacent the flex indicator to provide visual indication of an amount of flexion of the steerable section of the guide catheter.

Abstract: A stationary electromagnetic inspection (EMI) apparatus and method are disclosed which includes a base; a plurality of hydraulic clamping rollers, connected to that base, operable to move a test pipe forward and backward in a translational direction only; a transverse flaw detection module comprising a plurality of sensor arms each equipped with rows of magnetic sensor arrays arranged in a stagger manner along an axis of a test pipe; and a longitudinal flaw detection module comprising magnetizers and magnetic sensor arrays each respectively arranged orthogonal to one another.

Abstract: Tether tensioning instruments, such as instruments used to tension and/or lock a tether about a spinal feature to assist in spinal fixation, and related methods and systems. In some embodiments, the instrument may comprise a handle, a tensioner base coupled with the handle, at least a portion thereof being movably coupled to the handle, and a tether coupling member coupled with the tensioner base and configured to fixedly engage a tether. The instrument may further comprise a tensioner tip movably coupled with the tensioner base, wherein at least a portion of the tensioner base is biased away from the tensioner tip, and wherein the instrument is configured to allow for step-wise movement of the tensioner tip away from the tensioner base to increase tension between the tether and an element of the spinal fixation system.

Abstract: An expandable docking station frame includes a waist portion, a sealing portion connected to the waist portion, and a retaining portion connected to the sealing portion. The sealing portion is expandable radially outward of the waist portion to provide a seal against a first location of an inner surface of a circulatory system at a deployed position over a range of sizes of expansion. The retaining portion is expandable radially outward to engage a second location of the inner surface of the circulatory system at the deployed position, to retain the docking station at the deployed position in the circulatory system. When the expandable docking station frame is in an expanded and unconstrained state, the sealing portion and the retaining portion are joined by a concave profile portion radially inward of each of a first outermost diameter of the sealing portion and a second outermost diameter of the retaining portion.

Abstract: The present invention provides a diaphragm and a MEMS sensor using the diaphragm. The diaphragm is a rectangular diaphragm, and the diaphragm includes a main body of the diaphragm and fixed parts arranged outside the main body of the diaphragm and located at the four corners of the diaphragm. The four corners of the rectangular diaphragm are depressed parts formed by concave in the direction of the diaphragm main body. The fixed part includes at least two fixed anchor points arranged along the edge of the diaphragm forming the depressed part. The present invention improves the effective sensing area of the diaphragm and the acoustic performance of the MEMS sensor.

Abstract: An exemplary method and system are disclosed that can detect the presence or absence hardware differences among fabricated integrated circuits, including those associated with hardware trojans (HT), using cluster-ing-based analysis and/or harmonics-based analysis of side-channel evaluation. The exemplary method and system has been demonstrated to achieve detection of hardware differences as small as 0.19% of the total circuits with 100% accuracy while being tolerant to manufacturing variations among hardware instances.

Abstract: In some embodiments, a multi-tenant loyalty platform is provided for selective configuration of loyalty programs in a multi-tenant environment.

Abstract: A porous composition comprising a porous organic polymer (POP) fiber having a diameter of at least 100 nm and a length of at least 1 mm and pores having a size within a range of 10 nm to 5 microns distributed over the surface and volume of the POP fiber, wherein the organic polymer is insoluble in water and may be selected from, e.g., polyolefins, polyesters, polyamides, and polyacrylonitrile. Also described herein is a method for producing a POP fiber comprising: (i) forming a precursor fiber from a blend of an organic polymer and lignin, wherein the lignin is present in the form of domains within the precursor fiber; and (ii) washing the precursor fiber with a solvent that dissolves the lignin to result in the POP fiber. Also described herein is a method for removing oil from an oil-water mixture comprising contacting the oil-water mixture with the POP fibers.