Abstract: An injectable medical composition includes an acrylate and a solvent. The composition has a first viscosity at temperatures below body temperature and a second viscosity at body temperature. The first viscosity is lower than the second viscosity.

Abstract: Particular examples described herein provide for an electronic device, such as a notebook computer or laptop, which includes a circuit board coupled to a plurality of electronic components (which includes any type of hardware elements, circuitry etc.). The electronic device may also include a connector assembly that is positioned within at least a portion of a recess of the electronic device, where the connector assembly includes: a first assembly that is to receive a connector; and a second assembly that is to receive an identification module that is to provide an association between a user and the electronic device.

Abstract: A system and method for using images from a commodity camera for object scanning, reverse engineering, metrology, assembly, and analysis are disclosed. A particular embodiment includes a mobile imaging system to: enable a user to align an object to be analyzed on a turntable with a stencil; issue commands, by use of a data processor, to the turntable for automatic rotation of the turntable and the object thereon to a particular orientation for a camera of a mobile imaging device; capture a plurality of images of the object being analyzed at different automatic rotations of the turntable; upload the plurality of images of the object to a server via a network interface and a data network; and cause the server to generate a three dimensional (3D) model of the object from the plurality of images of the object.

Abstract: A system and method for using images from a commodity camera for object scanning, reverse engineering, metrology, assembly, and analysis are disclosed. A particular embodiment includes a mobile imaging system to: enable a user to align an object to be analyzed on a turntable with a stencil; issue commands, by use of a data processor, to the turntable for automatic rotation of the turntable and the object thereon to a particular orientation for a camera of a mobile imaging device; capture a plurality of images of the object being analyzed at different automatic rotations of the turntable; upload the plurality of images of the object to a server via a network interface and a data network; and cause the server to generate a three dimensional (3D) model of the object from the plurality of images of the object.

Abstract: Apparatus comprising: a sleeve adapted to be slid over the exterior of an endoscope; an aft balloon secured to the sleeve; an inflation/deflation tube carried by the sleeve and in fluid communication with the interior of the aft balloon; a pair of hollow push tubes slidably mounted to the sleeve, the pair of hollow push tubes being connected to one another at their distal ends with a raised push tube bridge, the raised push tube bridge being configured to nest an endoscope therein; and a fore balloon secured to the distal ends of the pair of hollow push tubes, the interior of the fore balloon being in fluid communication with the interiors of the pair of hollow push tubes, wherein the fore balloon is capable of assuming a deflated condition and an inflated condition, and further wherein (i) when the fore balloon is in its deflated condition, an axial opening extends therethrough, the axial opening being sized to receive the endoscope therein, and (ii) when the fore balloon is in its inflated condition, the ax

Abstract: Tissue access devices and methods of using the same are disclosed. For example, an access device is disclosed having a first sheath having a first sheath lumen, a second sheath having a second sheath lumen, and an engager. The second sheath can be deflectable into and out of the first sheath lumen. The engager can be expandable and contractible. When the engager is in an expanded configuration, a space can be between the engager and the first sheath and the second sheath can be deflectable into and out of the space.

Abstract: A speckled calibration artifact to calibrate metrology equipment is disclosed. A particular embodiment includes a geometric solid having a smooth outer surface of a solid base color; and a speckled contrasting color applied on the outer surface of the geometric solid in a randomly speckled pattern enabling portions of the solid base color and portions of the contrasting color to be visible on the smooth outer surface of the geometric solid.

Abstract: An injectable medical composition includes an acrylate and a solvent. The composition has a first viscosity at temperatures below body temperature and a second viscosity at body temperature. The first viscosity is lower than the second viscosity.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method of treating agitation or the signs of agitation in a subject comprising the sublingual administration of an effective amount of an alpha-2 adrenergic agonist, more particularly Dexmedetomidine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The method is particularly suitable for the treatment of agitation associated with neurodegenerative and/or neuropsychiatric diseases. The present invention also discloses the sublingual administration of an alpha-2 adrenergic agonist, more particularly Dexmedetomidine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof at a dose that is effective to treat agitation or the signs of agitation in a subject, but does not cause significant sedation.

Abstract: Apparatus comprising: a sleeve adapted to be slid over the exterior of an endoscope; a proximal balloon secured to the sleeve; an inflation/deflation tube carried by the sleeve and in fluid communication with the interior of the proximal balloon; a push tube slidably mounted to the sleeve; and a distal balloon secured to the distal end of the push tube, the interior of the distal balloon being in fluid communication with the push tube, wherein the distal balloon is capable of assuming a deflated condition and an inflated condition, and further wherein when the distal balloon is in its deflated condition, an axial opening extends therethrough, the axial opening being sized to receive the endoscope therein, and when the distal balloon is in its inflated condition, the axial opening is closed down.

Abstract: A system and method for digital-representation-based flight path planning for object imaging is disclosed. An example embodiment is configured to: obtain a digital representation of an object; retrieve a dataset of image acquisition configuration parameters; extract a surface contour of the object from the digital representation of the object; generate a bounding polygon adjacent to the surface contour of the object, the bounding polygon being set-off from the surface contour of the object based on a configuration defined in the image acquisition configuration parameters; generate a configurable quantity of waypoints at configurable intervals along the bounding polygon; and generate an Image Acquisition Plan (IAP) from the waypoints, the IAP including, for each waypoint, a waypoint position, control instructions, and imaging instructions.

Abstract: Apparatus comprising: a sleeve adapted to be slid over the exterior of an endoscope; a proximal balloon secured to the sleeve near the distal end of the sleeve; a push tube slidably mounted to the sleeve; a distal balloon secured to the distal end of the push tube; and a fitting for allowing air to be evacuated from the space between the sleeve and the endoscope.

Abstract: Apparatus comprising: a sleeve adapted to be slid over the exterior of an endoscope; an aft balloon secured to the sleeve; an inflation/deflation tube carried by the sleeve and in fluid communication with the interior of the aft balloon; a pair of hollow push tubes slidably mounted to the sleeve, the pair of hollow push tubes being connected to one another at their distal ends with a raised push tube bridge, the raised push tube bridge being configured to nest an endoscope therein; and a fore balloon secured to the distal ends of the pair of hollow push tubes, the interior of the fore balloon being in fluid communication with the interiors of the pair of hollow push tubes, wherein the fore balloon is capable of assuming a deflated condition and an inflated condition, and further wherein (i) when the fore balloon is in its deflated condition, an axial opening extends therethrough, the axial opening being sized to receive the endoscope therein, and (ii) when the fore balloon is in its inflated condition, the ax

Abstract: A system and method for measurement of inflation pressure and load of tires from three-dimensional (3D) geometry measurements are disclosed.

Abstract: A system and method for quantitative image quality assessment for photogrammetry are disclosed.

Abstract: A system and method for performing visual inspection using synthetically generated images is disclosed. An example embodiment is configured to: receive one or more images of a compliant manufactured component; receive images of component defects; use the images of component defects to produce a variety of different synthetically-generated images of defects; combine the synthetically-generated images of defects with the one or more images of the compliant manufactured component to produce synthetically-generated images of a non-compliant manufactured component; and collect the one or more images of the compliant manufactured component with the synthetically-generated images of the non-compliant manufactured component into a training dataset to train a machine learning system.

Abstract: A system and method for using images from a commodity camera for object scanning, reverse engineering, metrology, assembly, and analysis are disclosed. A particular embodiment includes a mobile imaging system to: enable a user to align an object to be analyzed on a turntable with a stencil; issue commands, by use of a data processor, to the turntable for automatic rotation of the turntable and the object thereon to a particular orientation for a camera of a mobile imaging device; capture a plurality of images of the object being analyzed at different automatic rotations of the turntable; upload the plurality of images of the object to a server via a network interface and a data network; and cause the server to generate a three dimensional (3D) model of the object from the plurality of images of the object.

Abstract: A speckled calibration artifact to calibrate metrology equipment is disclosed. A particular embodiment includes a geometric solid having a smooth outer surface of a solid base color; and a speckled contrasting color applied on the outer surface of the geometric solid in a randomly speckled pattern enabling portions of the solid base color and portions of the contrasting color to be visible on the smooth outer surface of the geometric solid.

Abstract: A system and method for using images from a commodity camera for object scanning, reverse engineering, metrology, assembly, and analysis are disclosed. A particular embodiment includes a mobile imaging system to: enable a user to align an object to be analyzed on a turntable with a stencil; issue commands, by use of a data processor, to the turntable for automatic rotation of the turntable and the object thereon to a particular orientation for a camera of a mobile imaging device; capture a plurality of images of the object being analyzed at different automatic rotations of the turntable; upload the plurality of images of the object to a server via a network interface and a data network; and cause the server to generate a three dimensional (3D) model of the object from the plurality of images of the object.