Abstract: The present invention is a tool used to clean and remove the lobster's intestinal tract, effortlessly and safely. The present lobster cleaning tool is made of high tensile strength plastic. It has a plastic handle with a soft rubber non-slip grip built for comfort. Attached to the handle is a shaft with a set of plastic barbs attached to it. These are used to attach to the intestinal tract inside the lobster tail. The tool is designed with a tamper proof plastic clear cover for safety purposes.

Abstract: A system for measuring torque for a gas turbine engine shaft is provided. The system can include a torque sensor positioned at an engine shaft. The torque sensor, itself, can include a strain sensor for obtaining a strain measurement of the engine shaft and a temperature sensor for obtaining a temperature measurement of the engine shaft. The system can also include a wireless communication element operably connected to the torque sensor for transferring the strain measurement and the temperature measurement. In addition, one or more memory storage units co-located with the torque sensor can be provided. The one or more memory storage units can store calibration information for the system. The calibration information is used by one or more processors to calibrate the strain measurement obtained by the strain and the temperature measurement obtained by the temperature sensor. Methods of using the system are also provided.

Abstract: There is provided a patient support that may be adjustable in height, width, length or a combination thereof. The patient support may be useable with normal sized patients or with bariatric patients. The patient support has a variety of features to enhance operability and/or functionality, including a width adjustable caster frame, width adjustable deck portions, a width adjustable headboard and an extendible foot board to provide extra length. An enhanced lift mechanism can accommodate bariatric patients and alternative functionality in achieving deck positions improves patient comfort. Various parts of the patient support including deck panels and the footboard may be removed and replaced with ease without complicated connectors.

Abstract: Disclosed herein, among other things, are systems and methods for tuning hearing assistance device antennas. One aspect of the present subject matter includes a method including providing a flexible antenna for a hearing assistance device. The flexible antenna includes at least one variable distributed tuning element embedded in the flexible antenna, in various embodiments. According to various embodiments, the tuning element is configured for tuning the flexible antenna for wireless hearing assistance device communication.

Abstract: A surgical cutting tool including a first jaw and a second jaw operably associate with the first jaw such that the first jaw and the second jaw are movable relative to one another between an opened position and a closed position. A cutting member is movably attached to the first jaw so that the cutting member extends from the first jaw towards the second jaw, and an actuating mechanism is operably associated with the cutting member so as to cause the cutting member to move relative to the first jaw.

Abstract: A person support apparatus includes a base, a controller, and a barrier having at least one electrical device. The base includes mounting structures for releasably mounting the barrier to the base. A first electrical connector is in communication with the at least one electrical device and mounted to the barrier. A second electrical connector is in communication with the controller and mounted at one of the mounting structures for connection with the first electrical connector when the barrier is mounted to the base at the mounting structures.

Abstract: A holder apparatus for air fresheners may include, for example, a base having a front side and a back side; a front-side holding mechanism; and a back-side mounting mechanism. The front-side holding mechanism may be configured to hold an air freshener in a manner such that the air freshener is exposed on at least one side in an amount greater than about 50% of the surface area of the at least one side. The back-side mounting mechanism may be configured to mount the base onto a mounting surface.

Abstract: There is provided a motor control device controlling an energizing state of a coil of each phase for driving a stepping motor having multiple phase coils. The motor control device includes a detecting unit configured to detect whether the stepping motor is out of step, and a reverse rotating unit configured, when the detecting unit detects that the stepping motor is out of step, to rotate the stepping motor in a second rotation direction reverse to a first rotation direction, which is a rotation direction of the stepping motor before detecting out-of-step, by a number of steps with which a stress received by the stepping motor is alleviated, before the stepping motor spontaneously rotates in the second direction.

Abstract: A bone support apparatus includes a first bone connector with a first bone cradle insert configured to contact a patient's bone and constructed of a resilient material, a second bone connector configured to contact a patient's bone, and an adjustable rod assembly having a first end connected to the first bone connector and a second end connected to the second bone connector. The adjustable rod assembly has a first elongated member, a second elongated member, and an expansion member with a first end adjustably connected to the first elongated member and a second end adjustably connected to the second elongated member. The distance between the first bone connector and the second bone connector is adjustable by moving at least one of the first end and the second end relative to the first and second elongated member.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application include a gas turbine assembly. The gas turbine assembly may include a solid wheel, a turbine aft shaft, and an aft joint connecting the solid wheel to the turbine aft shaft. The turbine assembly also may include a cover plate positioned between the solid wheel and the turbine aft shaft. The cover plate may be configured to direct a flow of compressor extraction fluid inboard through the aft joint and out the turbine aft shaft.

Abstract: There is provided a patient support that may be adjustable in height, width, length or a combination thereof. The patient support may be useable with normal sized patients or with bariatric patients. The patient support has a variety of features to enhance operability and/or functionality, including a width adjustable caster frame, width adjustable deck portions, a width adjustable headboard and an extendible foot board to provide extra length. An enhanced lift mechanism can accommodate bariatric patients and alternative functionality in achieving deck positions improves patient comfort. Various parts of the patient support including deck panels and the footboard may be removed and replaced with ease without complicated connectors.

Abstract: A surgical cutting tool including a first jaw and a second jaw operably associate with the first jaw such that the first jaw and the second jaw are movable relative to one another between an opened position and a closed position. A cutting member is movably attached to the first jaw so that the cutting member extends from the first jaw towards the second jaw, and an actuating mechanism is operably associated with the cutting member so as to cause the cutting member to move relative to the first jaw.

Abstract: A surgical cutting tool including a first jaw and a second jaw operably associate with the first jaw such that the first jaw and the second jaw are movable relative to one another between an opened position and a closed position. A cutting member is movably attached to the first jaw so that the cutting member extends from the first jaw towards the second jaw, and an actuating mechanism is operably associated with the cutting member so as to cause the cutting member to move relative to the first jaw.

Abstract: Systems and devices configured to shield portions of turbine conduits from contact with a working fluid flow and reduce the associated thermal gradients therein are disclosed. In one embodiment, a sleeve includes: a base portion defining a shield aperture, the base portion including an external surface configured to contact an internal surface of a turbine conduit; and a neck portion connected to the base portion and defining a neck aperture proximate a terminus of the turbine conduit, the neck aperture fluidly connected to the shield aperture.

Abstract: A method of revising a patient having a fusion cage implanted within a spinal column, involving percutaneously delivering a first end of a tube to the spinal column, fluidly connecting the first end of the tube to the fusion cage, and delivering a bone growth agent into the fusion cage through the tube.

Abstract: A core, rotatably fitted within a body of a manifold assembly, includes a flow channel configured so that, when the core is rotated 360 degrees, fluid communication between ports of the body is only established by the channel at a first position, between first and second ports, and at a second position, between third and fourth ports. The channel may define an angle greater than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees, preferably 120 degrees; and, the rotation, between first and second positions, may be approximately 180 degrees. In a medical injection system, the first and second ports are fill ports of the assembly, the first being coupled to a reservoir, and the second being coupled to a pump; and the third and fourth ports are injection ports of the assembly, the third being coupled to the pump, and the fourth being coupled to an injection line.

Abstract: Systems and methods for registering objects with a surgical navigation system are described herein. In one embodiment, a method for registering objects with a surgical navigation system can include detecting identification information associated with an object using a sensing device coupled to a digital data processor and detecting a position-tracking array using the sensing device. The method can also include searching a digital data store coupled to the digital data processor that contains a listing of objects and associated identification information to identify an object having identification information that matches the identification information detected by the sensing device, and registering with the surgical navigation system an association between the position-tracking array and the identified object.

Abstract: Systems and methods for registering objects with a surgical navigation system are described herein. In one embodiment, a method for registering objects with a surgical navigation system can include detecting identification information associated with an object using a sensing device coupled to a digital data processor and detecting a position-tracking array using the sensing device. The method can also include searching a digital data store coupled to the digital data processor that contains a listing of objects and associated identification information to identify an object having identification information that matches the identification information detected by the sensing device, and registering with the surgical navigation system an association between the position-tracking array and the identified object.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application include a gas turbine assembly. The gas turbine assembly may include a solid wheel, a turbine aft shaft, and an aft joint connecting the solid wheel to the turbine aft shaft. The turbine assembly also may include a cover plate positioned between the solid wheel and the turbine aft shaft. The cover plate may be configured to direct a flow of compressor extraction fluid inboard through the aft joint and out the turbine aft shaft.

Abstract: Disclosed herein, among other things, are systems and methods for tuning hearing assistance device antennas. One aspect of the present subject matter includes a method including providing a flexible antenna for a hearing assistance device. The flexible antenna includes at least one variable distributed tuning element embedded in the flexible antenna, in various embodiments. According to various embodiments, the tuning element is configured for tuning the flexible antenna for wireless hearing assistance device communication.