Abstract: Devices and methods for treating obesity are provided. More particularly, intragastric devices and methods of fabricating, deploying, inflating, locating, tracking, monitoring, deflating, and retrieving the same are provided.

Abstract: There is provided an aeration device including an interchangeable aeration element having needles arranged in an aeration pattern, a slider including the needles, a slider guide element engaged with the slider, a slider spring element biased to position the slider in an undeployed position, wherein the slider is displaced in a downward direction away from the top end of the aeration device frame towards the bottom end of the aeration device frame when a user applies an operating force to the slider, wherein the slider spring element applies a return force on the slider encouraging the slider to return to the undeployed position, and wherein, when the slider is in a fully deployed position at a maximum displacement from the top end of the aeration device frame, the plurality of puck aeration needles extend passed the bottom end of the aeration device, and a method of using the aeration device.

Abstract: There is provided an aeration device including an interchangeable aeration element having needles arranged in an aeration pattern, a slider including the needles, a slider guide element engaged with the slider, a slider spring element biased to position the slider in an undeployed position, wherein the slider is displaced in a downward direction away from the top end of the aeration device frame towards the bottom end of the aeration device frame when a user applies an operating force to the slider, wherein the slider spring element applies a return force on the slider encouraging the slider to return to the undeployed position, and wherein, when the slider is in a fully deployed position at a maximum displacement from the top end of the aeration device frame, the plurality of puck aeration needles extend passed the bottom end of the aeration device, and a method of using the aeration device.

Abstract: A parachute is coupled to a rocket where the parachute is extracted by having the rocket pull on the parachute. A parachute strap couples the parachute to an aircraft where at a first point in time, a first section of the parachute strap and a second section of the parachute strap are both secured independently of each other. At a second point in time, the second section of the parachute strap is still secured while the first section of the parachute strap is released where the released first section of the parachute strap gradually becomes taut as the parachute is extracted.

Abstract: A lever outputs a first signal level where the first signal level is based at least in part on the position of the lever and the first signal level is used to control a first set of rotors associated with a vertical propulsion system. A thumb controller (coupled to the vertical thrust lever) outputs a second signal level where the second signal level is based at least in part on the position of the thumb controller, the second signal level is used to control a second set of rotors associated with a horizontal propulsion system, and the thumb controller includes a detent associated with a recommended sustained maximum.

Abstract: A lever outputs a first signal level where the first signal level is based at least in part on the position of the lever and the first signal level is used to control a first set of rotors associated with a vertical propulsion system. A thumb controller (coupled to the vertical thrust lever) outputs a second signal level where the second signal level is based at least in part on the position of the thumb controller, the second signal level is used to control a second set of rotors associated with a horizontal propulsion system, and the thumb controller includes a detent associated with a recommended sustained maximum.

Abstract: A vertical thrust lever has a first range of motion and is configured to output a first signal level where the first signal level is based at least in part on the position of the vertical thrust lever and the first signal level is used to control a first set of rotors which rotate in a horizontal plane. A controller has a second range of motion and is configured to output a second signal level where the second signal level is based at least in part on the position of the controller and the second signal level is used to control a second set of rotors which rotate in a vertical plane.