公开(公告)号：US07150741B2

公开(公告)日：2006-12-19

申请号：US10331517

申请日：2002-12-30

申请人： John Erickson ,  Brian Blischak ,  Terry Daglow

发明人： John Erickson ,  Brian Blischak ,  Terry Daglow

IPC分类号： A61K9/22 ,  A61M37/00 ,  A61M29/00

CPC分类号： A61M5/16881 ,  A61M5/14216 ,  A61M5/14276 ,  A61M39/22 ,  A61M2005/14208 ,  A61M2205/3507 ,  A61M2205/8212 ,  G06F19/00 ,  G06F19/3468

摘要： The invention is directed to a dose control module for manipulating the dosage of one or more pharmaceutical solutions emanating from an implantable drug infusion pump. The dose control module has a processor and other circuitry for manipulating flow valves and other dose manipulators. Effluent catheters from one or more implantable drug infusion pumps may be connected to the dose control module. The dose control module may direct the effluent pharmaceutical solution to one or more catheters. These catheters direct the pharmaceutical solutions to treatment locations. The invention is also directed to induction coil valves for use in or with the dose control module. The use of induction coils permits the dose control module to determine valve position and counteract large directional magnetic fields produced by MRIs.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及用于操纵从可植入药物输注泵发出的一种或多种药物溶液的剂量的剂量控制模块。 剂量控制模块具有用于操纵流量阀和其它剂量操纵器的处理器和其它电路。 来自一个或多个可植入药物输注泵的流出物导管可以连接到剂量控制模块。 剂量控制模块可将流出药物溶液引导至一个或多个导管。 这些导管将药物溶液引导至治疗位置。 本发明还涉及用于或与剂量控制模块一起使用的感应线圈阀。 感应线圈的使用允许剂量控制模块确定阀位置并抵消MRI产生的大方向磁场。

公开(公告)号：US20060259097A1

公开(公告)日：2006-11-16

申请号：US11359746

申请日：2006-02-21

申请人： Thomas Hickman ,  Erik Engstrom ,  Matthew Brock ,  John Erickson

发明人： Thomas Hickman ,  Erik Engstrom ,  Matthew Brock ,  John Erickson

IPC分类号： A61N1/08

CPC分类号： A61N1/36192 ,  A61N1/08 ,  A61N1/36071 ,  A61N1/37241 ,  A61N1/37247 ,  A61N1/37264 ,  A61N1/3758 ,  A61N1/3787 ,  G16H40/63

摘要： In one embodiment, a method of programming an IPG comprises providing one or several GUI screens on the programmer device, the GUI screens comprising a master amplitude GUI control for controlling amplitudes for stimsets of a stimulation program and one or several balancing GUI controls for controlling amplitudes of each stimset of the stimulation program; communicating one or several commands from the programmer device to the IPG to change the amplitude of all stimsets of the stimulation program in response to manipulation of the master amplitude GUI control, wherein the amplitude of each stimulation set is automatically calculated by a level selected through the master amplitude GUI control and one or several calibration parameters for the respective stimulation set; and automatically recalculating the one or several calibration parameters for a respective stimulation set in response to manipulation of one of the balancing GUI controls and storing the recalculated calibration parameters.

摘要翻译： 在一个实施例中，编程IPG的方法包括在编程器设备上提供一个或多个GUI屏幕，GUI屏幕包括用于控制刺激程序的刺激的幅度的主幅度GUI控制和用于控制幅度的一个或多个平衡GUI控件 刺激计划的每个刺激; 将一个或多个命令从编程器设备传送到IPG，以响应于主幅度GUI控制的操纵来改变刺激程序的所有刺激的幅度，其中每个刺激集合的幅度被自动计算通过 主幅度GUI控制和用于各个刺激组的一个或几个校准参数; 以及响应于所述平衡GUI控件之一的操纵并且存储所述重新计算的校准参数而自动重新计算相应刺激组的所述一个或多个校准参数。

公开(公告)号：US20060230042A1

公开(公告)日：2006-10-12

申请号：US11096576

申请日：2005-03-30

申请人： Mark Butler ,  David Banks ,  John Erickson

发明人： Mark Butler ,  David Banks ,  John Erickson

IPC分类号： G06F17/30

CPC分类号： G06F21/6227 ,  G06F21/6218 ,  G06F2221/2141

摘要： A database security structure that may be used for semistructured databases assigns each node 4 of a database to a collection. For each collection, create rights, retrieve rights, associate rights and dissassociate rights are provided to one or more users, the rights being assigned in common for all nodes of the collection. Users can only carry out the task if they have the appropriate rights. In this way, a flexible database security structure is provided that can deliver appropriate security for different elements of a semistructured database.

摘要翻译： 可用于半结构化数据库的数据库安全性结构将数据库的每个节点4分配给集合。 对于每个集合，向一个或多个用户提供创建权限，检索权限，关联权限和不相关权限，权限被分配给集合的所有节点。 用户只有在有适当权限的情况下才能执行任务。 以这种方式，提供了灵活的数据库安全性结构，可以为半结构化数据库的不同元素提供适当的安全性。

公开(公告)号：US20060161219A1

公开(公告)日：2006-07-20

申请号：US11335436

申请日：2006-01-18

申请人： W. Mock ,  John Erickson ,  Tracy Cameron ,  Christopher Chavez

发明人： W. Mock ,  John Erickson ,  Tracy Cameron ,  Christopher Chavez

IPC分类号： A61N1/34

CPC分类号： A61N1/36082 ,  A61N1/36071 ,  A61N1/361

摘要： An electrical stimulation system is provided for electrically stimulating nerve tissue in multiple locations in a person's brain to treat multiple conditions in the person's body. The system includes first electrodes and second electrodes adapted to be implanted within a person's skull. The first electrodes are adapted to be positioned proximate first nerve tissue in the brain associated with a first condition in the person's body for delivering electrical stimulation pulses to the first nerve tissue to treat the first condition. The second electrodes are adapted to be positioned proximate second nerve tissue in the brain associated with a second condition in the person's body for delivering electrical stimulation pulses to the second nerve tissue to treat the second condition. The system also includes a stimulation source operable to generate the first electrical stimulation pulses according to one or more first stimulation programs for delivery to the first nerve tissue and to generate the second electrical stimulation pulses according to one or more second stimulation programs for delivery to the second nerve tissue.

摘要翻译： 提供电刺激系统，用于电刺激人脑中多个位置的神经组织，以治疗人体内的多种状况。 该系统包括适于植入人的头骨中的第一电极和第二电极。 第一电极适于定位在与人的身体中与第一状况相关联的脑中的第一神经组织附近，用于将电刺激脉冲传送到第一神经组织以治疗第一状况。 第二电极适于被定位在与人体内与第二状况相关联的大脑中的第二神经组织附近，用于将电刺激脉冲传送到第二神经组织以治疗第二情况。 该系统还包括刺激源，其可操作以根据一个或多个第一刺激程序产生第一电刺激脉冲，用于递送至第一神经组织，并根据一个或多个第二刺激程序产生第二电刺激脉冲，以递送至 第二神经组织。

公开(公告)号：US20060130361A1

公开(公告)日：2006-06-22

申请号：US10799119

申请日：2004-03-12

申请人： Douglas Robinson ,  John Erickson ,  John Lane ,  James Feeney ,  Hetal Parekh

发明人： Douglas Robinson ,  John Erickson ,  John Lane ,  James Feeney ,  Hetal Parekh

IPC分类号： A43B13/14 ,  A43B1/10 ,  A43B5/00

CPC分类号： A43B5/001 ,  A43B1/0072 ,  A43B3/0078 ,  A43B7/144 ,  A43B13/10 ,  A43B13/12 ,  A43B13/141 ,  A43B13/16 ,  A43B13/187 ,  A43B13/189 ,  A43B13/26 ,  A43B23/24

摘要： The present invention is directed to an outsole for use with a shoe and a shoe having an improved outsole. The outsole includes a forward portion and a rearward portion that are connected by a ball-and-socket connection that allows the portions to move freely. The outsole may include flexible members disposed between discrete pieces of the forward portion to allow these pieces to flex freely. The outsole includes a pair of stabilizer rods. The outsole may be used with a sole construction that includes a gel cushion that is adjacent a transparent window member of the outsole. The outsole has areas of extension for improving the traction and balance of the user.

公开(公告)号：US20060122538A1

公开(公告)日：2006-06-08

申请号：US10997779

申请日：2004-11-24

申请人： Ian Kellett ,  John Erickson ,  Robert Schlesinger

发明人： Ian Kellett ,  John Erickson ,  Robert Schlesinger

IPC分类号： A61B5/103

CPC分类号： A61B5/6838 ,  A61B5/1076 ,  A61B5/4381 ,  A61B5/6806 ,  A61B5/6826 ,  A61B2562/164 ,  A61B2562/168

摘要： A method and system for measuring the dimensions of the palpable surface of the prostate in the physician's office and calculating prostate volume, rate of growth and changes in rate of growth. A membrane with a grid pattern is located proximate the prostate. A physician moves a measurement system, formed at the end of the index finger and located in a glove, between opposite margins of the prostate. The measurement system counts the grid elements between the margins that translate into a quantitative measurement of size of the palpable surface of the prostate.

摘要翻译： 用于测量医师办公室中前列腺可触及表面的尺寸并计算前列腺体积，生长速率和生长速率变化的方法和系统。 具有网格图案的膜位于前列腺附近。 医生移动在食指末端形成的位于前列腺相对边缘之间的手套中的测量系统。 测量系统计算边缘之间的网格元素，转化为前列腺可触及表面的大小的定量测量。

公开(公告)号：US20060009605A1

公开(公告)日：2006-01-12

申请号：US10885852

申请日：2004-07-07

申请人： John Erickson ,  Walter White ,  Karl Gust

发明人： John Erickson ,  Walter White ,  Karl Gust

IPC分类号： C08G18/00

CPC分类号： C08G18/6674 ,  C08G18/12 ,  C08G18/4018 ,  C08G18/4277 ,  C08G18/4804 ,  C08G18/4837 ,  C08G18/4854 ,  C08G18/7657

摘要： An elastomer composition includes the reaction product of an isocyanate component and a resin component. The resin component includes an isocyanate-reactive component, a first chain extender, and a second chain extender. The isocyanate-reactive component has an actual functionality of greater than two, and the first chain extender has an actual functionality of two. The second chain extender, which is different from the first chain extender, has a structure: In this structure, A includes at least two alkyl chain groups. Each alkyl chain group has at least three carbon atoms, and is substantially free of pendent groups. R and R′ are selected from the group of hydroxyl functional groups, amino functional groups, thiol functional groups, and combinations thereof. The elastomer composition has a combination of exceptional tear strength and tensile strength. The elastomer composition is used in a support layer of a composite structure. A process for making the composite structure includes providing a first layer that is a show surface of the composite structure, and providing the support layer.

摘要翻译： 弹性体组合物包括异氰酸酯组分和树脂组分的反应产物。 树脂组分包括异氰酸酯反应性组分，第一扩链剂和第二扩链剂。 异氰酸酯反应性组分具有大于2的实际官能度，并且第一扩链剂具有2的实际官能度。 与第一扩链剂不同的第二扩链剂具有以下结构：在该结构中，A包括至少两个烷基链基团。 每个烷基链基团具有至少三个碳原子，并且基本上不含侧基。 R和R'选自羟基官能团，氨基官能团，硫醇官能团及其组合。 弹性体组合物具有特殊的撕裂强度和拉伸强度的组合。 弹性体组合物用于复合结构的支撑层中。 制造复合结构的方法包括提供作为复合结构的显示表面的第一层，以及提供支撑层。

公开(公告)号：US20050281330A1

公开(公告)日：2005-12-22

申请号：US11208068

申请日：2005-08-19

申请人： Pierre Costa ,  Ahmad Ansari ,  John Erickson

发明人： Pierre Costa ,  Ahmad Ansari ,  John Erickson

IPC分类号： H04N7/26 ,  H04N7/50 ,  H04N21/234 ,  H04N21/2343 ,  H04N21/235 ,  H04N21/236 ,  H04N21/238 ,  H04N21/435 ,  H04N21/44 ,  H04N21/845 ,  H04N11/04

CPC分类号： H04N19/172 ,  H04N19/115 ,  H04N19/132 ,  H04N19/15 ,  H04N19/152 ,  H04N19/169 ,  H04N19/176 ,  H04N19/188 ,  H04N19/30 ,  H04N19/40 ,  H04N19/46 ,  H04N19/60 ,  H04N19/61 ,  H04N19/85 ,  H04N19/88 ,  H04N19/91 ,  H04N21/23418 ,  H04N21/2343 ,  H04N21/235 ,  H04N21/23614 ,  H04N21/238 ,  H04N21/23805 ,  H04N21/4305 ,  H04N21/435 ,  H04N21/44004 ,  H04N21/8456

摘要： A method comprises determining a plurality of time intervals Tp and Tn within a variable bit rate (VBR) representation of an image sequence. The time intervals Tp are those in which a number of blocks of information per unit time is greater than a baseline value. The time intervals Tn are those in which a number of blocks of information per unit time is less than the baseline value. A second representation of the image sequence is created in which some blocks of information Bp are removed from the time intervals Tp and interlaced with blocks of information Bn in the time intervals Tn to reduce a variation in a number of blocks of information per unit time between the time intervals Tp and Tn.

公开(公告)号：US06966325B2

公开(公告)日：2005-11-22

申请号：US10331403

申请日：2002-12-30

申请人： John Erickson

发明人： John Erickson

IPC分类号： A61M5/142 ,  A61M5/168 ,  A61M39/22 ,  F04B49/22 ,  F16K31/06

CPC分类号： A61M5/14276 ,  A61M5/14216 ,  A61M5/16881 ,  A61M39/22 ,  A61M2005/14208 ,  A61M2205/3507 ,  F04B49/225 ,  Y10T137/0318 ,  Y10T137/8242 ,  Y10T137/86389 ,  Y10T137/88062

摘要： The invention is directed to a method and circuitry for controlling dosage rates of a treatment solution. An electric pulse is directed through a coil, inducing a magnetic field and causing a valve to open. A subsequent set of pulses is directed through the coil to maintain the position of the valve. Between pulses, the coil motivates current to flow. Energy associated with the current is captured in a collection circuitry. The method and circuitry may also interpret a signal induced in the coil by an externally applied magnetic field such as that produced by an MIR. The method and circuitry may provide an electric signal to counteract the externally applied magnetic field or to produce a degaussing field.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及一种用于控制治疗溶液剂量率的方法和电路。 电脉冲被引导通过线圈，引起磁场并使阀门打开。 随后的一组脉冲被引导通过线圈以保持阀的位置。 在脉冲之间，线圈激励电流流动。 与电流相关的能量被捕获在收集电路中。 该方法和电路还可以通过诸如由MIR产生的外部施加的磁场来解释在线圈中感应的信号。 该方法和电路可以提供电信号以抵消外部施加的磁场或产生消磁场。

公开(公告)号：US20050209651A1

公开(公告)日：2005-09-22

申请号：US11078910

申请日：2005-03-11

申请人： Tracy Cameron ,  John Erickson

发明人： Tracy Cameron ,  John Erickson

IPC分类号： A61N1/32 ,  A61N1/36 ,  A61N2/04 ,  A61N1/18

CPC分类号： A61N1/32 ,  A61N1/36107

摘要： The invention relates to a method of treating sexual dysfunction. The method includes stimulating sacral nerve roots, S2 and/or S3, with electromagnetic stimulation in or about the sacrum. The stimulation may be achieved with leads terminating in electrodes that extend with an emerging sacral nerve root or extend transverse the sacrum at or about the location of the nerve root to be stimulated. Alternately, spiraled electrodes and nerve cuffs may be used to stimulate the nerve root within the sacrum, as it emerges from the sacrum, or outside the sacrum. In this manner, the selected sacral nerve root may be stimulated to provide genital stimulation and thereby induce orgasm.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及治疗性功能障碍的方法。 该方法包括通过在骶骨中或周围的电磁刺激来刺激骶神经根S2和/或S3。 刺激可以通过终止于随着出现的骶神经根延伸的电极中的导线终止或者在待刺激的神经根的位置处或其周围横向延伸的脐部实现。 或者，螺旋状电极和神经袖口可用于刺激骶骨内的神经根，因为其从骶骨或骶骨外部出现。 以这种方式，可以刺激所选择的骶神经根以提供生殖器刺激，从而诱发高潮。