Abstract: A system for reducing unwanted audible effects can include any or all of: a tactile stimulation device; a set of audio input devices; a set of filters and/or barriers; a set of audio output devices; a computing and/or processing subsystem; a set of algorithms and/or models; an extended reality subsystem; and/or any other components. A method for reducing unwanted audible effects includes any or all of: collecting information from each user of a set of users at a set of audio input devices; processing the audio information; and transmitting the processed audio information to any or all of the set of users.

Abstract: A tissue classification system includes a tube inserted into an anatomy of a patient, with a sensing needle at a distal end of the tube. The sensing needle includes electrodes that generate an electrical field passing through one or more cells of the anatomy contacting one or more electrodes in response to an activation signal. The electrodes generate an electrical sensing signal based on an electrical characteristic of the one or more cells when the electric field is applied. A controller classifies the one or more cells as cancerous or non-cancerous based on the electrical characteristic. Based on the classification, the controller may control a medicament delivery device to enable medicament delivery when the sensing needle meets position criteria relative to a target tumor.

Abstract: An acoustic sensor module includes an acoustic sensor device including a transducer and an enclosure configured to encapsulate and seal the acoustic sensor device within the enclosure. The enclosure includes a first sound port configured to couple a first side of the transducer to an embodiment environment via a first acoustic channel formed in the enclosure. The enclosure also includes a second sound port configured to couple a second side of the transducer to the embodiment environment via a second acoustic channel formed in the enclosure. The enclosure additionally includes a notch formed on a surface of the enclosure. The notch is configured to enable detection of a leakage path, within the enclosure, between the first sound port and the second sound port around an outside of the acoustic sensor device.

Abstract: A multi-channel valve for a dishwashing appliance may define an axial direction, a radial direction, and a circumferential direction. The multi-channel valve may include a cylindrical housing that may include a plurality of inlet nozzles and a plurality of outlet nozzles. The multi-channel valve also may include an inner cylinder positioned within the cylindrical housing. The inner cylinder may define a central axis approximately parallel to the axial direction. The inner cylinder may include a plurality of flow channels each extended through the inner cylinder approximately perpendicular to the central axis. The plurality of flow channels may be spaced apart approximately along the axial direction. Each flow channel may be oriented at a predetermined angle relative to an adjacent flow channel.

Abstract: An acoustic sensor device comprises a package, a substrate disposed in the package or forming a part of the package, and a plurality of microelectromechanical system (MEMS) transducers supported by the substrate and packaged in the package. The plurality of sound ports configured to couple the plurality of MEMS transducers to an ambient environment of the acoustic sensor device. The plurality of sound ports are arranged in the package such that respective MEMS transducers, among the plurality of MEMS transducers, exhibit different directional pick-up patterns with respect to sound waves traveling in the ambient environment of the acoustic sensor device.

Abstract: Various exemplary devices, systems, and methods for knotless anchor inserter tool extraction are provided. In general, an inserter tool is configured for knotless anchor insertion in a soft tissue repair surgical procedure. The inserter tool is configured to insert an anchor into a bone of a patient to secure a soft tissue relative to the bone. The inserter tool includes a retraction mechanism configured to cause the inserter tool to be removed from within the anchor.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a dispenser assembly for an appliance. The dispenser assembly includes a housing, a rotatable disk, and an actuator. The housing has a plurality of inlets and an outlet. The rotatable disk is positioned within the housing. The rotatable disk includes an aperture for being selectively aligned with one of the plurality of inlets to provide a flow path between one of the plurality of inlets and the outlet of the housing. Further, the actuator is mechanically coupled to the rotatable disk for driving rotation of the rotatable disk about an axis to align the aperture of the rotatable disk with one of the plurality of inlets.

Abstract: A method for navigating a probe to a location within a body of a patient, the method comprising visualizing a three-dimensional image of a region of a body of a patient; receiving a selection of a target location within said three-dimensional image of a region of a patient's body; determining and visualizing a preferred pathway for the probe to follow from an external entry point on the patient's body to the target location; visualizing the preferred pathway for the probe simultaneously with an indication of the current actual position of the probe in real time such that the simultaneous visualizations enables a user to align the current actual position of the probe with the preferred pathway; and updating and visualizing an indication of the current actual position of the probe in real time as the probe is advanced to the target location.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the estimating of data cooling specific to the individual location of the data centers by re-rating the performance rating of the modular cooling units. By analyzing data center specific metrics, the performance of the modular cooling units may be adjusted to account for changes in weather conditions, fan coil performance, hydraulic capacity, cold aisle temperatures, etc. All data may be provided to the user to allow for more efficient data cooling, predictions based on weather changes, and real time adjustments.

Abstract: Various exemplary devices, systems, and methods for knotless anchor inserter tool extraction are provided. In general, an inserter tool is configured for knotless anchor insertion in a soft tissue repair surgical procedure. The inserter tool is configured to insert an anchor into a bone of a patient to secure a soft tissue relative to the bone. The inserter tool includes a retraction mechanism configured to cause the inserter tool to be removed from within the anchor.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a lyophilized pharmaceutical composition of hydrolytically unstable pharmaceutical compounds, such as phenobarbital or salts thereof. The present invention also relates to an aqueous solution for injection of phenobarbital or salts thereof that is reconstituted from the lyophilized pharmaceutical composition. The pharmaceutical compositions of the present disclosure have an ethanol content in the range from about 12000 ppm to about 25000 ppm. The composition of the present disclosure, in certain embodiments, is stable following 36 months of storage, wherein the total impurities do not exceed 0.2%. The pharmaceutical compositions of the present disclosure may be used for the treatment of neonatal seizures. The present invention further relates to methods of preparing a lyophilized composition of phenobarbital sodium and to lyophilized pharmaceutical compositions of phenobarbital sodium prepared using the same.

Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for training a recommendation system. The method includes initiating, at a server device, an item-vector matrix V, wherein the item-vector matrix V includes a value m related to a total number of items across one or more client devices and a value d representing a hidden dimension, transmitting the item-vector matrix V to each client device, wherein each client device trains a local matrix factorization model using a respective user vector U and the item-vector matrix V to generate a respective set of gradients on each respective client device, receiving, via a secure multi-party compute protocol, and from each client device, the respective set of gradients, updating the item-vector matrix V using the respective set of gradients from each client device to generate an updated item-vector matrix V and downloading the updated item-vector matrix V to at least one client device.

Abstract: A microelectromechanical (MEMS) transducer includes a substrate, a moveable electrode supported by the substrate, and a pair of fixed electrodes supported by the substrate, each fixed electrode of the pair of fixed electrodes being configured as a bias or sense electrode. The pair of fixed electrodes are disposed in a stacked arrangement. An end of the moveable electrode is configured for vibrational movement along the stacked arrangement during excitation of the moveable electrode. The pair of fixed electrodes are laterally spaced apart from the end of the moveable electrode to establish a capacitance indicative of the vibrational movement.

Abstract: An implant for releasing one or more substances within the body is provided. The implant can include a scaffold configured to be implanted within the body to provide a foundation for an implant that provides structural support for promoting meniscus repair and regeneration. The scaffold can be loaded with medicants and/or analgesics that are capable of being released from the implant following implantation to promote healing and reduce inflammation post-surgery. The scaffold can be refilled with substances once implanted. For example, the implant can be connected to an access port that is embedded in the skin to allow refilling of the scaffold. In some embodiments, the scaffold can include a plurality of chambers that are configured to retain a separate substances therein.

Abstract: An inflatable central distractor is inserted in to a disc space between two vertebral endplates. A perimeter balloon is inserted into the disc space in such a manner as to surround the central inflatable distractor. The perimeter balloon and the central inflatable distractor are simultaneously expanded such that as the central inflatable distractor expands the perimeter balloon surrounds the central inflatable distractor and such that the central inflatable distractor and the perimeter balloon, when expanded, contribute to forcing adjacent vertebral endplates apart.

Abstract: Systems are provided for securing tissue to bone. A suture anchor can include an elongate body having a proximal end and a distal end and an external surface with a plurality of longitudinally spaced bone-engaging features formed at least partially circumferentially thereon over at least a portion of a length of the suture anchor. The proximal end can have a lumen extending at least partially into the elongate body and the distal end can have a suture engaging feature proximate thereto. A first series of bone-engaging features can have a dimension that increases from a distal to a proximal end of each bone-engaging feature of the first series of bone-engaging features. A second series of bone-engaging features can have a dimension that decreases from a distal to a proximal end of each bone-engaging feature of the second series of bone-engaging features.

Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for assessing a dental x-ray image and predicting tooth eruption and/or exfoliation. The apparatuses may use one or more trained neural networks to assess a patient's x-rays as well as dental measurements determined from the patient's x-rays to predict approximately when a permanent tooth may erupt to replace a baby tooth. The neural networks may be trained using a data training set of x-ray images and accompanying dental measurement data.

Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for providing an averaging of models for federated learning and blind learning systems. The method includes selecting, at a server, a generator g and a number p, transmitting, to at least two n client devices, the generator g and the number p, receiving, from each client device i of the at least two client devices, a respective value ki=gri mod p and transmitting the set of respective values ki to each client device i of the at least two client devices where respective added group of shares are generated on each client device i. The method includes receiving each respective added group of shares from each client device i of the at least two client devices and adding all the respective added group of shares to make a global sum of shares and dividing the global sum of shares by n.

Abstract: A system for reducing unwanted audible effects can include any or all of: a tactile stimulation device; a set of audio input devices; a set of filters and/or barriers; a set of audio output devices; a computing and/or processing subsystem; a set of algorithms and/or models; an extended reality subsystem; and/or any other components. A method for reducing unwanted audible effects includes any or all of: collecting information from each user of a set of users at a set of audio input devices; processing the audio information; and transmitting the processed audio information to any or all of the set of users.

Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for providing a private multi-modal artificial intelligence platform. The method includes splitting a neural network into a first client-side network, a second client-side network and a server-side network and sending the first client-side network to a first client. The first client-side network processes first data from the first client, the first data having a first type. The method includes sending the second client-side network to a second client. The second client-side network processes second data from the second client, the second data having a second type. The first type and the second type have a common association. Forward and back propagation occurs between the client side networks and disparate data types on the different client side networks and the server-side network to train the neural network.