Abstract: A locking case comprising a base and a lid, where the base and/or the lid comprises a double wall design including a first wall, a second wall, and a channel formed between the first and the second wall; a gasket positioned within the channel; at least one pressure equalization element integrated into the case; a latch comprising a first end and a second end, and a first one or more protrusions positioned between the first end and the second end, the second end comprising a second protrusion configured for removably engaging with a third protrusion of the base, where the first end is rotatably coupled to the lid; and where, closure of the latch is configured to cause the first one or more protrusions of the latch to interface with one or more of the base and the lid to compress the gasket between the base and the lid.

Abstract: A locking case including a base and a lid includes a latch recess integrated into an outer profile of the case, and a latch installed within the latch recess. The latch includes a latch handle including a first end, rotatably coupled with the lid, and a second end including an end protrusion configured for removably engaging with a first portion of the base. The latch also includes a passthrough feature for accommodating a lock mechanism therethrough. The latch handle is larger than the locking mechanism. The latch recess fully accommodates the latch and most or all of the lock mechanism therein when the second end of the latch handle is engaged with the first portion of the base and the lock mechanism is installed through the passthrough feature such that the latch and the lock mechanism do not substantially protrude from the outer profile of the case.

Abstract: An organizer system for use with a case including a base and a lid configured to be matingly coupled together for containing an object therein is disclosed. The organizer system includes a panel system including at least one panel, the at least one panel including a plurality of cutouts formed therein, and a plurality of mounting blocks, each one of the plurality of mounting blocks including a block body and at least one stud. The stud is configured to be removably insertable into one of the plurality of cutouts. When the mounting blocks are inserted into the cutouts adjacent to the object then the base and the lid are coupled together, the panel system and the mounting blocks cooperate to prevent shifting of the object within the case. A method for storing an object in a case using an organizer system is also disclosed.

Abstract: A tracker mount includes a fastener assembly, a sleeve assembly to be disposed over the fastener assembly, and a tracker interface coupled to the sleeve assembly and configured to removably attach to a tracker. The fastener assembly includes a fastener adapted to be attached to a bone and a first keying feature. The sleeve assembly includes a sleeve, which includes a body defining a channel including a second keying feature to interface with the first keying feature to prevent rotation of the sleeve relative to the fastener assembly. The sleeve assembly includes an engagement feature at a distal part of the sleeve to engage a surface of the bone.

Abstract: A plate for attaching to an anatomic structure with fasteners. The plate has a body with a top surface and a bottom surface opposite the top surface. The body defines one or more openings to receive a respective one of the one or more fasteners. The bottom surface is concave to define a space to accommodate a portion of the anatomic structure. A bone pad surface extends from the bottom surface. A spike extends away from the bone pad surface. An extension arm can be coupled to the plate and the extension arm can support a tracking head to implement a surgical tracking assembly.

Abstract: A kinematic mounting key engageable with a kinematic mounting receiver is provided. The kinematic mounting key comprises a base kinematic element, a first protrusion, and a second protrusion. Each of the first protrusion and the second protrusion defines a clearance channel and comprises a kinematic element. The clearance channels and the kinematic elements are configured so that the kinematic mounting key is engageable with the kinematic mounting receiver in a first arrangement at six points of contact and in a second arrangement at six points of contact that are at least partially different from the six points of contact of the first arrangement.

Abstract: A surgical tracker assembly for use with a navigation system. The tracker assembly includes a tracker body defining a chamber configured to receive a printed circuit board (PCB) including a plurality of markers that are actively energizable through the PCB. A plurality of openings formed in the tracker body and at least one channel formed in the tracker body extending between the chamber and one of the defined by the tracker body. Each of the markers are visible through one of the plurality of openings of the tracker body. The tracker body is configured to be sterilizable, with the PCB being located within the chamber of the tracker body, and the at least one channel is configured to enable sterilization fluid to enter into and drain from the chamber of the tracker body during sterilization. The PCB may also include a sterilization resistant protective coating.

Abstract: Various of the disclosed embodiments concern systems and methods for applying legal analytics. In some embodiments, a legal analytics platform retrieves legal data from an electronic database, analyzes some or all of the legal data, and identifies interesting patterns and results of statistical analyses. In order to permit searching of the legal data, metadata elements or tags can be generated for legal entities and legal events. In some embodiments, the legal analytics platform identifies timestamps in the legal data and performs time-based statistical analysis. Results of the statistical analyses can be presented to a user via a graphical user interface (GUI), which may also allow the user to interact with the legal analytics platform and search one or more databases of legal data.

Abstract: A plate for attaching to an anatomic structure with fasteners. The plate has a body with a top surface and a bottom surface opposite the top surface. The body defines one or more openings to receive a respective one of the one or more fasteners. The bottom surface is concave to define a space to accommodate a portion of the anatomic structure. A bone pad surface extends from the bottom surface. A spike extends away from the bone pad surface. An extension arm can be coupled to the plate and the extension arm can support a tracking head to implement a surgical tracking assembly.

Abstract: A connector assembly for attaching a tracker body to a tracker support arm. The connector assembly includes a receiver coupled to the tracker body and defining a cavity. The connector assembly includes a key coupled to the tracker support arm and including a loading surface. The key is insertable into the cavity of the receiver. The connector assembly includes a preloading mechanism operably attached to the receiver and including a load member disposed in the receiver. The load member is arranged to contact the loading surface of the key to constrain the key to the receiver, and to thereby attach the tracker body to the tracker support arm.

Abstract: A plate for attaching to an anatomic structure with fasteners. A body defines openings for receiving the fasteners, and includes a bottom surface that is concave. The plate includes bone pad surface, and a spike extends away from the bone pad surface. The bone pad surface is oriented at an angle relative to the bottom surface to prevent further penetration of the spike into the anatomic structure beyond a predetermined depth. The bone pad surface may be oriented at an obtuse angle relative to the bottom surface. The bone pad surfaces may be planar or concave, or contoured to a corresponding profile of the anatomic structure. The spikes may be pyramidal or conical. At least one side of the spike may be integral and continuous with the bottom surface. The side may have a radius of curvature equal to that of the bottom surface.

Abstract: A surgical assembly for kinematically coupling two surgical components is provided. The surgical assembly includes a first surgical component having a receiver, which defines a cavity and has a plurality of constraint surfaces accessible in the cavity. The surgical assembly further includes second surgical component having a key, which has a triplicity of kinematic elements to repeatably position the key in the receiver. The surgical assembly further includes a preloading mechanism having a load member arranged to secure the key in the receiver such that the kinematic elements contact the receiver at the plurality of constraint surfaces such that the key is kinematically constrained to the receiver by being constrained by six points of contact with the receiver.

Abstract: Multicolored glass-based articles and methods of manufacture are disclosed. The method includes forming a glass-based part and exposing a first region to radiation and a second region to radiation such that the first and second regions have different sized metallic nanoparticles, resulting in a multicolored glass article.

Abstract: A plate for attaching to an anatomic structure with fasteners. A body defines openings for receiving the fasteners, and includes a bottom surface that is concave. The plate includes bone pad surface, and a spike extends away from the bone pad surface. The bone pad surface is oriented at an angle relative to the bottom surface to prevent further penetration of the spike into the anatomic structure beyond a predetermined depth. The bone pad surface may be oriented at an obtuse angle relative to the bottom surface. The bone pad surfaces may be planar or concave, or contoured to a corresponding profile of the anatomic structure. The spikes may be pyramidal or conical. At least one side of the spike may be integral and continuous with the bottom surface. The side may have a radius of curvature equal to that of the bottom surface.

Abstract: Various of the disclosed embodiments concern systems and methods for applying legal analytics. In some embodiments, a legal analytics platform retrieves legal data from an electronic database, analyzes some or all of the legal data, and identifies interesting patterns and results of statistical analyses. In order to permit searching of the legal data, metadata elements or tags can be generated for legal entities and legal events. In some embodiments, the legal analytics platform identifies timestamps in the legal data and performs time-based statistical analysis. Results of the statistical analyses can be presented to a user via a graphical user interface (GUI), which may also allow the user to interact with the legal analytics platform and search one or more databases of legal data.

Abstract: A tracking device for a surgical navigational system. A tracking head includes tracking elements configured to communicate tracking information to the surgical navigation system. An extension arm is configured to be coupled to the tracking head, and a bone plate is configured to be coupled to the extension arm. The bone plate is further configured to be coupled to anatomic structure and includes openings each configured to receive a fastener. A central opening may be provided to receive an additional fastener for coupling the extension arm to the bone plate. A recess within the top surface may receive the base plate of the extension arm. Spikes of the bone plate are configured to penetrate the anatomic structure and, in conjunction with the fasteners, prevent movement of the tracking device. The bottom surface is concave between the spikes to define a space configured to accommodate portions of the anatomic structure.

Abstract: Various of the disclosed embodiments concern systems and methods for applying legal analytics. In some embodiments, a legal analytics platform retrieves legal data from an electronic database, analyzes some or all of the legal data, and identifies interesting patterns and results of statistical analyses. In order to permit searching of the legal data, metadata elements or tags can be generated for legal entities and legal events. In some embodiments, the legal analytics platform identifies timestamps in the legal data and performs time-based statistical analysis. Results of the statistical analyses can be presented to a user via a graphical user interface (GUI), which may also allow the user to interact with the legal analytics platform and search one or more databases of legal data.

Abstract: A kinematic mounting key engageable with a kinematic mounting receiver is provided. The kinematic mounting key comprises a base kinematic element, a first protrusion, and a second protrusion. Each of the first protrusion and the second protrusion defines a clearance channel and comprises a kinematic element. The clearance channels and the kinematic elements are configured so that the kinematic mounting key is engageable with the kinematic mounting receiver in a first arrangement at six points of contact and in a second arrangement at six points of contact that are at least partially different from the six points of contact of the first arrangement.