Abstract: Valve delivery catheter assemblies including components that limit trauma to the expanded prosthetic valve and body channels as the distal tip of the catheter is withdrawn through the expanded valve and thereafter from the body. Catheter assemblies according to the present invention can include a handle assembly, an introducer sheath, and a distal tip assembly. The handle assembly can include a fixed main handle and two or more rotating handles that allow a user to control the distal tip assembly of the catheter. A safety button can be included on the handle assembly to allow for precise and consistent positioning of the prosthetic valve in the body. A valve retaining mechanism can be included to assist in retaining the prosthetic valve prior to deployment.

Abstract: An implantable medical device adapted to be implanted at an implantation site may be capable of being implanted in more than one rotational orientation at the implantation site. The implantable medical device includes an expandable body that is adapted to expand from a collapsed configuration for delivery to an expanded configuration for deployment, and a radiopaque indicator that is disposed relative to the expandable body. The radiopaque indicator is adapted to be have a first appearance if viewed in a first rotational orientation and a second, different appearance if viewed in a second rotational orientation that is different from the first rotational orientation. As an example, the implantable medical device may be a catheter-delivered replacement aortic valve.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a system for the delivery of an annuloplasty device for restoring a heart valve annulus from a dysfunctional configuration to a working configuration, wherein the annuloplasty device is configured to expand from a pre-set configuration corresponding to the working configuration of the valve annulus, the system comprising a delivery device configured to be detachably coupled to the annuloplasty device, wherein the delivery device comprises a structure configured to expand from a first configuration to a second configuration, wherein the dimensions of the second configuration are substantially the same or greater than the dimensions of the pre-set configuration of the annuloplasty device.

Abstract: Disclosed are a valve clamping device with an adjustable bearing force and a valve clamping system. The valve clamping device with an adjustable bearing force comprises: a support portion comprising a connecting end and a free end disposed oppositely; a hollow adjustment portion made of a shape memory material, one end of which is sleeved outside the connecting end and connected to the support portion, and another end of which hangs in air; a clamping portion enclosed outside the adjustment portion; and a driving portion connected to the clamping portion to drive the clamping portion to open or close around the adjustment portion; wherein the free end of the support portion is within the adjustment portion, and a proximal end of the adjustment portion is spaced apart from a proximal end of the support portion.

Abstract: This disclosure relates generally to prosthetic valves and methods and systems for deploying, positioning, and recapturing the same. A prosthetic valve includes one or more support structures. At least one of the one or more support structures defines an elongate central passageway of the prosthetic valve. The prosthetic valve can also include a plurality of leaflet elements attached to at least one of the one or more support structures and disposed within the elongate central passageway for control of fluid flow through the elongate central passageway. At least one of the one or more support structures is configured to biodynamically fix the prosthetic valve within a native valve such as, for example, a native tricuspid valve of a heart.

Abstract: Devices for treating a native valve annulus are disclosed herein. In some examples, the present technology includes a device comprising a plurality of arms configured to move independently of one another and a coupler coupled to the arms and configured to move relative to the arms. The device can further include a plurality of anchors, each carried by the distal portion of one of the arms and configured to engage tissue at or proximate the annulus. When the device is in a deployed configuration such that the arms extend axially and radially away from the coupler, movement of the coupler relative to the arms may decrease a circumferential distance between at least some of the anchors.

Abstract: A locking system for transcatheter annuloplasty may be provided with an implantable lock body, a movable member configured to be slidably received in a lock body slot, a tether abutting portion, a coupling element located on a proximal portion of the lock body, a pull wire having a coupling member configured to detachable mate with the coupling element, a flexible catheter configured to slidably receive a portion of the pull wire, and a collar located on a distal portion of the catheter and configured to slidably receive the lock body. The pull wire and the catheter may be pushed together in a distal direction to advance the lock body along a tether, and the pull wire may be pulled in a proximal direction relative to the catheter to move the movable member towards a locked position and lock the tether to the lock body. Methods of use are also provided.

Abstract: Systems for use at a valve disposed between an atrium and a ventricle of a heart of a subject comprise an implant comprising a first anchoring assembly and a second anchoring assembly, each of the anchoring assemblies comprising multiple anchors, and a connector, connecting the multiple anchors to each other. A bridge couples the first anchoring assembly to the second anchoring assembly, and has an adjustable bridging length. A driver is transluminally advanceable to the atrium, and is configured to use the anchors of the respective anchoring assembly to anchor each of the respective anchoring assemblies to an opposing side of the valve, such that the bridge spans at least partway across the valve. The distance between the first and second anchoring assemblies is adjustable using a tool to adjust the bridging length of the bridge. Other embodiments are also described.

Abstract: A one-way valve opening device, comprising a gasket (4) and a plurality of elastic fine fibers (3), wherein one end of each of the plurality of fine fibers (3) is fixed to the gasket (4), and the other end thereof is free; when the pressure on free ends (6) is not lower than that on fixed ends (5), the free ends (6) of the plurality of fine fibers (3) stay in a gathered state, the plurality of fine fibers (3) are in the form of a cone as a whole; and when the pressure on the free ends (6) is lower than that on the fixed ends (5), the free ends (6) of the plurality of fine fibers (3) are dispersed and are in an open state. The one-way valve opening device is placed into an indwelling needle, a thrombus (11) caused during the usage of the indwelling needle can be prevented in a needle hub (9), such that the thrombus (11) is prevented from entering a human body, and serious consequences caused by the entry of the thrombus (11) into the human body are thus reduced.

Abstract: Porous biocompatible structures suitable for use as medical implants and methods for fabricating such structures are disclosed. The disclosed structures may be fabricated using rapid manufacturing techniques. The disclosed porous structures each have a plurality of struts and nodes where no more than two struts intersect one another to form a node. Further, the nodes can be straight, curved, and can include portions that are curved and/or straight. The struts and nodes can form cells that can be fused or sintered to at least one other cell to form a continuous reticulated structure for improved strength while providing the porosity needed for tissue and cell in-growth.

Abstract: Various embodiments of implant systems and related apparatus, and methods of operating the same are disclosed. In various embodiments, an implant for interfacing with a bone structure includes a web structure, including a space truss, configured to interface with human bone tissue. The space truss includes two or more planar truss units having a plurality of struts joined at nodes. Implants include one or more flexible struts that impart flexibility to the implant.

Abstract: A prosthetic hip replacement assembly comprises a femoral stem, a femoral head adapted to be fixedly secured to the femoral stem, an acetabular shell adapted to be inserted into a surgically prepared acetabulum, and a liner fixedly secured within the acetabular shell and within which the femoral head is adapted to fully articulate. The femoral head comprises a ball, a highly porous coating, and a plastic coating formed upon the highly porous coating such that the plastic coating can infiltrate the pores of the highly porous coating whereby the femoral head comprises a monobloc structure comprising the ball, the highly porous coating, and the plastic coating. In an alternative embodiment, the liner can be eliminated.

Abstract: A femoral prosthetic component includes a patellar guide portion, a pair of condyles projecting from the guide portion and forming an intercondylar notch therebetween, a bearing surface, and an interface surface configured to face a resected surface of a femur. The interface surface comprises an anterior face and a posterior face, and is substantially contoured between the anterior and posterior face to match a contoured surface of the femur. The substantially contoured interface surface may include at least one planar surface portion to about a flat cut portion in the surface of the femur. This planar surface portion may be a distal flat at a distal face of the interface surface. The contoured interface surface may alternatively include a plurality of planar surface portions. The femoral prosthetic component is configured such that preparation of the bone to match the interface surface results in minimal resection of the distal femur.

Abstract: A humeral arthroplasty system includes a sensor device, a humeral head including a first portion of circuitry of the sensor device and an adapter socket, a taper adapter configured to seat within the adapter socket, a stemless humeral anchor couplable to the taper adapter, and a second portion of circuitry of the sensor device extending into the adapter socket. The taper adapter and the stemless humeral anchor can comprise a central bore extending therethrough, and the second portion of the circuitry of the sensor device can be connected to the first portion by an electrical circuit extending through the taper adapter. The humeral head can comprise a ceramic material. The second portion of circuitry can comprise a force sensor extending into the adapter socket, wherein the taper adapter is configured to engage the force sensor when seated in the adapter socket.

Abstract: Various embodiments disclosed herein relate to stemmed and stemless humeral anchors, and implanting tools for use in shoulder arthroplasty procedures. For example, the humeral anchor can include a distal shaft portion, a proximal portion, and a metaphyseal portion connecting the distal shaft portion and the proximal portion. The distal shaft portion can include multiple apertures configured to receive a screw or one or more plugs. The proximal portion can include a stem face configured to be removably attached to an implanting tool or to couple to an anatomic insert or a reverse insert.

Abstract: Various embodiments of novel glenoid implant for replacing a portion of an articulation surface of a joint that provide various enhancements for glenoid implants is disclosed. Some examples of enhancements are improved quality of the primary fixation of glenoid implants and improved revisability of glenoid implants.

Abstract: An implant, in particular for supporting the spinal column, the height of which implant can be adjusted by rotating, about an axial axis, a drive part which is supported axially with respect to a first support part and which is provided with: an external thread that interacts with an internal thread of a second support part that is axially movable with respect to the first support part but cannot be moved rotationally; and, on the axial side thereof facing the first support part, toothing that is accessible through an access that leads radially through the first support part. The implant includes a support region of the support of the drive part, the support region being located azimuthally in the region of the access and in particular radially further inwards than the toothing.

Abstract: Disclosed is an implant for the intervertebral disc space, for the treatment of scoliosis, kyphosis, stenosis and fractures of the spinal column, which comprises a substantially cylindrical, inflatable, flexible, biocompatible element that has a morphology dependent on the problem to be treated and is suitable for insertion into the intervertebral disc space. The implant can be inflated using an external pressure system in order to allow the injured disc to be lifted, and it can be filled with a material (2) which, once solidified, has an elastic hardness similar to that of a healthy intervertebral disc at the vertebral level in which the implant is to be inserted, said elastic hardness being higher in the area of the lumbar vertebrae and lower in the dorsal or cervical area.

Abstract: An expandable spinal implant includes a distal projection extending from only one side of the implant, ending in an anterior tip, the anterior portion and anterior tip defining an elongated distal end hook, which is wider than the proximal end. The distal end hook rotates around the spinal cord, aligning the implant with a desired pathway, then inserts into place in the disc space between the vertebrae. The elongated widened distal end hook provides a TLIF approach, distributes loads, provides anterior rim engagement, and creates lordosis.

Abstract: A spacer for separating bones of a joint, the spacer includes a first endplate configured to engage a first bone of the joint, and comprising a ramped surface; a tissue engaging subassembly disposed in a compartment of the first endplate; a second endplate configured to engage a second bone of the joint; and a frame subassembly that extends between the first endplate and the second endplate. The frame subassembly comprises a drive nut, a drive shaft coupled to the drive nut, a ramped carriage coupled to the drive shaft, wherein the ramped carriage comprises a ramped surface operable to engage the ramped surface of the first endplate, and an actuation bar coupled to the drive nut comprising a plate operable to engage the tissue engaging subassembly.

Abstract: This disclosure includes an expansion driver for adjusting expandable implants, the expansion driver including an input shaft operably connected to at least one bevel gear, the at least one bevel gear configured to engage each of a first gear and a second gear; the first gear connected to a first output shaft, the first output shaft terminating in a first driver configured to communicate with a first actuator of an expandable implant; the second gear connected to a second output shaft, the second output shaft annularly disposed around at least a portion of the first output shaft; and at least one pinion configured to transfer a torque from the second output shaft to a second driver extending parallel to the first driver and configured to communicate with a second actuator of the expandable implant. Upon a rotation of the input shaft, a torque is applied to at least one of the first driver and the second driver.

Abstract: Disclosed are devices, systems and methods for restoring spinal alignment and/or maximizing range of motion for patients who suffer from spinal degenerative disorders.

Abstract: Disclosed are devices, systems and methods for restoring spinal alignment and/or maximizing range of motion for patients who suffer from spinal degenerative disorders.

Abstract: In some embodiments, a spine surgical system includes an access tool defining a lumen configured to receive one or more tools or instruments. The spine surgical system can further include one or more tool guides insertable within the access tool lumen and configured to wrap around and keep at least one of the tools during insertion and prevent, inhibit, or limit translation during implantation, device expansion, etc. Each of the tool guides can be designed/customized based at least partially on, or otherwise configured to correspond to, at least one of the instruments. Additionally, or alternatively, the access tool body can include an expandable configured to flex or bend in response to the insertion of one or more tools, such as insertable expanders, within the access tool lumen.

Abstract: An intraoperative surgical system can be used for knee arthroplasty. The system may include a sensor support body defining a platform, a force sensor positioned on the platform, and a sensor cover positioned over the platform of the sensor support body thereby sandwiching the force sensor between the platform and the sensor cover. The sensor cover can be detachably coupled to the sensor support body. The platform, the force sensor, and the sensor cover can collectively define a joint insertion block configured to be inserted into a tibiofemoral joint for measuring a force between a tibia and a femur defining the tibiofemoral joint.

Abstract: A valve with an inlet, an outlet that is connected to the inlet via a fluid connection, and a valve body, which can be brought by displacing it along a displacement direction into a first position, in which the fluid connection is blocked, and a second position, in which the fluid connection is open, wherein the inlet is designed and arranged in such a way that a fluid entering through the inlet exerts a total force on the valve body that at least also acts in a force direction which is perpendicular to the displacement direction when the valve body is in the first position.

Abstract: A prosthetic foot includes a spring component and a sole component. The spring component comprises two or more stacked beam elements, each beam element including, along the length of the respective beam element, a first portion and a second portion, and the second portion of the beam element includes an extent with a length-varying width. The respective beam elements are fixed to each other and to the sole component proximate the heel portion of the sole component or the toe portion of the sole component at the first portions of the respective beam elements to form a fixed end of a cantilevered composite beam. The second portions of the respective beam elements are laterally movable with respect to each other when the spring component deflects.

Abstract: A control system for control of a prosthetic device having a plurality of actuators receives an orientation signal indicative of a desired movement. The control system evaluates whether the prosthetic device may move as desired with a current angle of rotation and commands at least one actuator to move the prosthetic device as desired by maintaining the current angle of rotation or by adjusting the angle of rotation if the prosthetic device cannot move as desired with the current angle. The control system may alternate between commanding a first subset of actuators and a second subset of actuators each time the orientation signal is indicative of a neutral position. The control system may include a position sensor and a compliance sensor and may command at least one actuator based on a combination of positional control using the position sensor and force control using the compliance sensor.

Abstract: A method of performing knee arthroplasty may involve resecting each of a tibia and a femur defining a tibiofemoral joint and inserting a sensor support body carrying a force sensor into the joint with both the tibia and the femur resected. The method can involve measuring a force across the tibiofemoral joint without a prosthetic trial component installed on either of the bones to provide a full-gap force measurement. The method may further involve installing a prosthetic trial component on the tibia and/or the femur and inserting the sensor support body carrying the force sensor into the tibiofemoral joint with the prosthetic trial component installed. The method can further include measuring the force across the tibiofemoral joint to provide a trialing force measurement.

Abstract: An adjustable socket system includes first and second shell components and first and second longitudinal supports connected to a base. The socket system is movable between an open configuration to loosen the fit of the socket system, and a closed configuration to secure the fit of the socket system on residual limb received therein. A tightening system includes a tensioning unit having a handle defining a moment arm rotatable about a rotation axis, and a tensioning element operatively coupled to the handle via a movable connection point located and protected between the first shell component and the first support and to the shell components via a control point. Rotation of the handle displaces the movable connection point and the tensioning element relative to the control point to move the socket system to the closed configuration.

Abstract: An illustrative stent may comprise an elongated tubular member having a first end and a second end and an intermediate region disposed therebetween. The elongated tubular member may include at least one flexible tie affixed to an end thereof. The tie may allow the stent to be attached to a lumen wall with a clip, such as a retention clip, to inhibit migration of the stent within the body lumen.

Abstract: An implantable metallic braid is formed out of groups of filaments of a first material, groups of filaments of a second material different from the first material, and groups of filaments of a third material different from the first material and the second material. The filaments are braided together by a braiding machine and are arranged in a starting filament arrangement on the braiding machine before braiding begins, wherein the first material is a radiopaque material, the second material is a support material, and the third material is a DFT comprising the first and second materials. Different arrangements of the filaments in the starting filament arrangement and in the braid result in different levels of detail that can be observed in images of the braid, wherein certain arrangements of the filaments result in enhanced radiopacity without affecting other mechanical properties of the braid.

Abstract: A stent delivery system is adapted to deliver and release a self-expanding stent with improved force transmission efficiency and reduced energy loss. The stent delivery system includes an inner member including a stent receiving region, a proximal member that includes a buckle-reducing member that is adapted to reduce collapsibility within the proximal member, and a deployment sheath that extends coaxially about the inner member and the proximal member and is movable between a position in which the deployment sheath constrains the self-expanding stent and a position in which the deployment sheath does not constrain self-expanding stent, the deployment sheath including a stretch-reducing member that is adapted to reduce stretchability within the deployment sheath, wherein a reduced collapsibility of the proximal member and a reduced stretchability of the deployment sheath together reduce energy loss within the stent delivery system.

Abstract: Systems and methods for deployment of a compressed expandable structure in a vessel lumen by inserting a catheter configured at a proximal end with dual shuttles; rotating a main drive shaft coupled via a set of drive gears to a set of catheter gears, enabling by rotation of the main drive shaft translated movement back and forth of the set of catheter gears wherein the set of catheter gears includes a pair of catheter gears each threaded in opposite directions for bidirectional movement to advance the inner lumen shuttle and the outer sheath shuttle in opposite directions; and deploying, by the bidirectional movement of the catheter gears, by the simultaneous withdrawal and insertion of the shuttle's outer sheath and inner lumen, the compressed expandable structure at a deployment location nearer to the catheter's distal end for more accurate placement to the treatment area's location.

Abstract: A conformable body interface is fabricated using a data set representing a three-dimensional, soft tissue body surface. The conformable body interface includes a body scaffold that is divided into two or more longitudinal segments separated by axial joints. Optionally, the body scaffold is further divided into two or more circumferentially split segments separated by circumferential joints. The axial joints are circumferentially constrained by elastic bands, tabs, or similar structures and the circumferential joints are longitudinally constrained by elastic axial tethers or similar structures. In this way, the body interfaces can accommodate swelling and bending of the body surface.

Abstract: An apparatus and methods for making for shoulder orthoses, which can control the position of the humeral head/arm relative to the shoulder joint by adjusting tension across the joint. The orthoses allows the user to modify the direction and magnitude of force applied while wearing the orthosis. The orthosis may contain cams or extensions to direct and amplify the force around the joint towards a specific range of motion. The orthoses can be made from digitally imaging joints and then partially or fully automating the design of orthosis.

Abstract: Methods of manufacturing a low-profile brace for treating a ligament injury are provided. Among other features, a method of manufacturing includes providing a liner and permanently attaching provided first and second metal components configured to be formed to the shape of a thigh and a calf of the patient; and providing upper and lower lateral rigid members, each having a three-dimensional structure comprising a recessed portion extending along a length of the respective lateral rigid member. The recessed portion includes a substantially y-shaped portion that is: disposed at a proximal end of the lower lateral rigid member or at a distal end of the upper lateral rigid member, and further raised outwardly away from the patient's leg from adjacent portions of the recessed channel that separate the substantially y-shaped portion from a perimeter of the lower or upper lateral rigid member. Related methods of use are also provided.

Abstract: The current invention is a method intended to cause abdominal bracing and improve pelvic, neck and back posture by providing focus on a specific area of the abdominal muscles at the front of the body and not on the sides, back muscles or spine of the user. Continued, deep inward pressure is applied to a small area on the relaxed rectus abdominis muscle at a specific point. The user contracts only the small area of the rectus abdominis receiving the inward pressure to push outward against the pressure; this causes abdominal bracing and causes the user's anterior and posterior torso and neck muscles to correct the user's pelvic, back, shoulder and neck posture. The continued inward pressure described in the method may be applied by a specialized belt capable of applying continuous, deep inward pressure to a single small area only on the front of the abdomen.

Abstract: An abdominal wound support device is provided. The abdominal wound support device includes a frame. The frame includes a first end and a second end. A first pivotal member is placed on the first end of the frame. A second pivotal member is placed on the second end of the frame. A first handle is placed on the first pivotal member opposite the frame. A second handle is placed on the second pivotal member opposite the frame. A first roller is placed on the first pivotal member opposite the first handle. A second roller is placed on the second pivotal member opposite the second handle.

Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein relate to one or more monitoring devices with human-readable identifiers. In an exemplary embodiment, an ostomy system comprises an ostomy appliance comprising a sensor assembly and at least two monitor devices. The at least two monitor devices comprise a first monitor device and a second monitor device. Each of the at least two monitor 5 devices is configured to collect data from the sensor assembly. Further, the first monitor device comprises a first human-readable identifier and the second monitor device comprises a second human-readable identifier that is different from the first human-readable identifier.

Abstract: A base plate and/or a sensor assembly part for an ostomy appliance and related method is disclosed, the base plate and/or the sensor assembly part comprising: a first adhesive layer with a proximal side configured for attachment of the base plate and/or the sensor assembly part to the skin surface of a user, the first adhesive layer having a stomal opening with a center point; and a plurality of electrodes including a first leakage electrode, a second leakage electrode, and a third leakage electrode, wherein the plurality of electrodes is configured to detect presence of fluid on the proximal side of the first adhesive layer in a primary sensing zone and a secondary sensing zone, the primary sensing zone arranged in a primary angle space from the center point of the first adhesive layer and the secondary sensing zone arranged in a secondary angle space from the center point of the first adhesive layer.

Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein relate to a base plate and/or a sensor assembly part of an ostomy appliance. In embodiments, the base plate and/or the sensor assembly part comprises a first adhesive layer, a masking element, and a plurality of electrodes. The first adhesive layer includes a stomal opening with a center point and a proximal surface configured to be attached to a skin surface of a user. The masking element is arranged on a distal surface of the first adhesive layer, and is more insulative than the first adhesive layer. Further, the plurality of electrodes are arranged on a distal side of the first adhesive layer. Each electrode includes a sensing part and a conductor part and the masking element is arranged between the conductor parts and the first adhesive layer.

Abstract: An ostomy appliance has a waste collection container and an anti-reflux component disposed inside of the waste collection container. The anti-reflux component is connected to the top end portion of the waste collection container only above a center of an inlet opening for a stoma.

Abstract: A fluid collection device may include a fluid impermeable barrier and a fluid permeable body in some examples. The fluid permeable body and fluid impermeable barrier may be manufactured and/or assembled by a variety of techniques. In some examples, the fluid permeable body may be extruded and automatically cut to a desired length. In some examples, a tube of a support may be bonded to a strip of material to form the fluid permeable body. In some examples, a conduit may be automatically cut to length. In some examples, a conduit may be placed at a rear of a chamber of the fluid impermeable barrier. In some examples, the fluid impermeable barrier may include a channel to accept the conduit. In some examples, the fluid impermeable barrier may be formed by multiple injection molded components coupled together.

Abstract: A monofilament retrieval thread for use with intrauterine systems/devices or other indwelling intracavitary devices, providing a manufactured intrauterine system/device having a retrieval thread with one or more tails of approximately equal length marked with gradations at fixed uniform intervals which are inert to biological fluids, are sono- and radio-opaque. The device is positioned inside the uterus of a woman seeking gynaecological intervention or positioned inside a body cavity for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes.

Abstract: A thermal control system for controlling a patient's temperature includes a thermal control unit and an off-board computing device. The thermal control unit includes a fluid inlet, a fluid outlet, a pump, a heat exchanger, a display, one or more sensors, a transceiver, and a controller. The thermal control system employs one or more machine learning techniques to perform one or more of the following: automatically implement one or more user-preferred settings, automatically predict the occurrence of one or more events based on analyses of prior events, and/or automatically improve one or more algorithms based on analyses of additional sensor data. The machine learning techniques may be implemented onboard the thermal control unit and/or may be implemented at a remote computing device (e.g. a server) that collates and analyzes data from multiple thermal control units, and then sends the results of the analyses back to the thermal control units.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for use in the thermal therapy treatment of a selected region of the body of a human or of an animal, in particular for use in the treatment of tissue damage after surgical interventions, of injuries, of inflammations and of chronic diseases of the rheumatic type, and in particular for assisting chemotherapeutic treatments, comprising a temperature control device which is provided in order to control a temperature of a temperature control fluid, and a heat transfer device which is arranged to transfer heat to the selected region of the body, wherein the temperature control device is connected, in a fluid conducting manner, to the heat transfer device, and is further arranged to temper the heat transfer device with a heat transferring temperature control fluid flowing through the heat transfer device, and with a control device which is connected to the temperature control device and to the heat transfer device, wherein the control device is arranged to control the temperature

Abstract: A wearable cooling apparatus (2) comprising a pad (4), an inlet valve (6), a channel (8), and a thermally conductive membrane (10). The channel (8) is an open-sided recess formed in the surface of the pad (4) and the pad (4) is secured to the membrane (10) such that the open side of the channel (8) is covered by the membrane (10). The covered channel (8) forms a conduit (11) arranged between the pad (4) and the membrane (10), wherein the walls of the conduit (11) comprise the surface of the pad (4) and the surface of the membrane (10) and the inlet valve (6) is arranged in fluid communication with the conduit (11).

Abstract: Disclosed herein are devices and systems that conduct temperature-controlled air through one or more enclosed chambers that are placed adjacent to a patient to help control the patient's temperature without blowing air directly on the patient. In some embodiments, the enclosed chamber has an air inlet and an air outlet and a defined air flow pathway therebetween. Air exiting the device can be directed away from the patient. The devices can include a crush-resistant but flexible air-flow layer of material inside the enclosure that allows air flow even when a patient is laying on the device. A cushioning layer can also be included overlaying the air-flow layer. The flowing air can be any desired temperature to help warm or cool a patient. The patient can be a human or animal, for example.

Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention advantageously leverage the expansion, dilation or by-pass of the Schlemm's canal using adjustable reversible self-expanding eye stents (SES) or eye tension rings (ETRs) of desired sizes to control and improve aqueous flow throughout the range of the uveolymphatic canal. As such, some embodiments include tension ring(s) or cylinders that sits either inside or outside the Schlemm's canal wall and is at least partially within the canal and/or is partially or fully anchored, attached, adhered, or otherwise held in place with respect to the wall and/or elsewhere in the canal. The partial or complete expansion of the canal can be pre-configured based on pre-operative metrology of the Schlemm's canal to a customized and adjustable fit across the various zones within the uveolymphatic canal and based on the patient specific and evolving needs.