Abstract: Methods and devices for assessing, and treating patients having sympathetically mediated disease, involving augmented peripheral chemoreflex and heightened sympathetic tone by reducing chemosensor input to the nervous system via carotid body ablation. The methods may be performed using an ultrasound ablation catheter. The methods may also include imaging using at least one ultrasound imaging catheter.

Abstract: Electrosurgical devices, methods, and systems for electrosurgical procedures as enabled by bipolar radiofrequency energy. An electrosurgical tissue dissecting device includes a shaft, a distally directed member that extends in a distal direction from the shaft, a first electrode that either forms part of or is positioned on the distally directed member, and a second electrode that is movable with respect to the first electrode.

Abstract: Methods and devices for assessing, and treating patients having sympathetically mediated disease, involving augmented peripheral chemoreflex and heightened sympathetic tone by reducing chemosensor input to the nervous system via carotid body ablation. The methods may be performed using an ultrasound ablation catheter. The methods may also include imaging using at least one ultrasound imaging catheter.

Abstract: Methods and devices for assessing, and treating patients having sympathetically mediated disease, involving augmented peripheral chemoreflex and heightened sympathetic tone by reducing chemosensor input to the nervous system via carotid body ablation.

Abstract: Electrosurgical devices, methods, and systems for electrosurgical procedures as enabled by bipolar radiofrequency energy. An electrosurgical tissue dissecting device includes a shaft, a distally directed member that extends in a distal direction from the shaft, a first electrode that either forms part of or is positioned on the distally directed member, and a second electrode that is movable with respect to the first electrode.

Abstract: Electrosurgical devices, methods, and systems for electrosurgical procedures as enabled by bipolar radiofrequency energy. An electrosurgical tissue dissecting device includes a shaft, two jaws extending from the shaft, a first electrode that is positioned on either one or both of the jaws, and a second electrode that is positioned at least partially between the two jaws.

Abstract: Methods and devices for assessing, and treating patients having sympathetically mediated disease, involving augmented peripheral chemoreflex and heightened sympathetic tone by reducing chemosensor input to the nervous system via carotid body ablation.

Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosed technology relate to bipolar electrosurgical devices, as well as methods of manufacture and use of such devices. Embodiments of the device may include a set of opposing jaws comprising at least one bipolar electrode pair disposed thereon, the set of jaws configured to deliver radiofrequency energy to a target tissue. In some embodiments, a standoff member is provided to maintain a physical gap between the pair(s) of electrodes.

Abstract: Electrosurgical devices, methods, and systems for electrosurgical procedures as enabled by bipolar radiofrequency energy. An electrosurgical tissue dissecting device includes a shaft, two jaws extending from the shaft, a first electrode that is positioned on either one or both of the jaws, and a second electrode that is positioned at least partially between the two jaws.

Abstract: A two-way set associative cache memory system for a parallel-pipelined computer system uses separate queue structures to hold main memory fetch and store requests generated by the central processing unit (CPU). A memory access unit, coupled between the cache memory system and the CPU selects the next request to be processed by the main memory from between the requests at the heads of the fetch and store queues. The request at the head of the fetch queue is preferred over the request at the head of the store queue unless the memory partition to be used by the fetch request is still busy with a previous request while the partition to be used by the store request is idle. Data retrieved from the main memory replaces data in the cache according to an algorithm that prefers empty pages within a set to pages that contain data and prefers pages that do not have pending update requests scheduled to pages that do have pending update requests scheduled.

Abstract: A two-way set associative cache memory system for a parallel-pipelined computer system uses separate queue structures to hold main memory fetch and store requests generated by the central processing unit (CPU). A memory access unit, coupled between the cache memory system and the CPU selects the next request to be processed by the main memory from between the requests at the heads of the fetch and store queues. The request at the head of the fetch queue is preferred over the request at the head of the store queue unless the memory partition to be used by the fetch request is still busy with a previous request while the partition to be used by the store request is idle. Data retrieved from the main memory replaces data in the cache according to an algorithm that prefers empty pages within a set to pages that contain data and prefers pages that do not have pending update requests scheduled to pages that do have pending update requests scheduled.