Abstract:
A method for holistic project management may include presenting a graphical user interface for a user to enter project information for a project. The method may also include determining a priority for the project based on an impact of the project to each of a plurality of predetermined drivers.
Abstract:
An apparatus and method for spray deposition of small targets, such as medical devices like stents. The apparatus includes a spray nozzle body which has a fine bore diameter to pressurize the coating material within the nozzle body thereby dampening vibration of the nozzle body during operation and stabilizing the spray coating plume. In another embodiment, a coating method is disclosed in which a finer atomized spray droplet size is achieved by pre-filming the coating material onto a flat face before entraining the coating material within the atomizing fluid, which improves manufacturing repeatability, reduces coating variances, and increases therapeutic dosage predictability. In certain embodiments of the invention, the coating materials include therapeutic agents and biologically active materials.
Abstract:
A method for spray deposition of small targets, such as medical devices like stents. The method includes the steps of positioning a spray nozzle body, which has a fine bore diameter to pressurize the coating material within the nozzle body, near a medical device, and dampening vibration of the nozzle body during operation by maintaining a steady back pressure in the coating material line sufficient to eliminate or minimize vibration modes from external and internal sources; and stabilizing the spray coating plume. In another embodiment, a coating method is disclosed in which a finer atomized spray droplet size is achieved by pre-filming the coating material onto a flat face before entraining the coating material within the atomizing fluid, which improves manufacturing repeatability, reduces coating variances, and increases therapeutic dosage predictability. In certain embodiments of the invention, the coating materials include therapeutic agents and biologically active materials.
Abstract:
A method for spray deposition of small targets, such as medical devices like stents. The method includes the steps of positioning a spray nozzle body, which has a fine bore diameter to pressurize the coating material within the nozzle body, near a medical device, and dampening vibration of the nozzle body during operation by maintaining a steady back pressure in the coating material line sufficient to eliminate or minimize vibration modes from external and internal sources; and stabilizing the spray coating plume. In another embodiment, a coating method is disclosed in which a finer atomized spray droplet size is achieved by pre-filming the coating material onto a flat face before entraining the coating material within the atomizing fluid, which improves manufacturing repeatability, reduces coating variances, and increases therapeutic dosage predictability. In certain embodiments of the invention, the coating materials include therapeutic agents and biologically active materials.
Abstract:
A storage board system including a singular, or a set of, corrugated backing members, composed of at least one write erasable outer surface, at least two vertically disposed parallel members mounted to the one, or a set of corrugated backing members, two or more horizontally disposed parallel members mounted in a perpendicular manner to the at least two vertically disposed parallel panels. The horizontally disposed parallel members comprise two or more sets of parallel members attached by a set of two perpendicular joinder members which define a linked set of rectangular areas so as to form a rectangular corrugation. One, or a series of removably attached, multi-purpose, multi-directional hanging devices disposed for attachment to the at least two horizontally disposed corrugated parallel panels including a larger first U-shaped member and a second side comprising a smaller second U-shaped member used in tandem with a self-attaching removably attached bin.
Abstract:
A mixing valve adapter is disclosed to connect water lines from a mixing valve to a sink faucet. An example of the mixing valve adapter includes an adapter body for connection between the mixing valve and the sink faucet. Valve connections of the adapter body connect to the respective water source connections and the mixing valve. Faucet connections on the adapter body connect to the sink faucet. The faucet connections have reinforcement structures. One of the valve connections also has a reinforcement structure. Connection housings connect the faucet connections to the sink faucet.
Abstract:
A mixing valve adapter is disclosed for a sink faucet with a mixing valve. An example mixing valve adapter includes an adapter body formed as a rigid unitary structure that does not flex so that the mixing valve is mounted rigid to the sink faucet without separately mounting the mixing valve apart from the sink faucet. The example mixing valve adapter also includes a first valve connection on the adapter body for connecting mixed cold and hot water from the mixing valve, and a first faucet connection on the adapter body for connecting the mixed cold and hot water to the sink faucet. The example mixing valve adapter also includes a second valve connection on the adapter body for connecting cold water from the mixing valve, and a second faucet connection on the adapter body for connecting the cold water to the sink faucet.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a coating assembly and methods that employ the coating assembly to control the thickness of therapeutic or other coatings delivered to a medical device during a coating process. In one embodiment the coating assembly may include a coating plate having a coating transfer surface and a shoulder having a first height, a mandrel moveable over the coating transfer surface, and a coating dispenser positioned in fluid communication with the coating transfer surface. The invention also includes a method of coating a medical device. This method may include placing a medical device on a mandrel, dispensing coating onto a coating transfer surface of a coating plate, moving the mandrel and the medical device over the coating transfer surface of the coating plate so that coating resident on the coating transfer surface transfers to an exposed surface of the medical device, and removing the medical device from the mandrel.
Abstract:
Various techniques for a method for generating location information for a digital media file. In one implementation, the method may include receiving a first digital media file with location information and a second digital media file without location information, receiving a location hierarchy of the first digital media file, wherein the location hierarchy is determined using a reverse-geocoding algorithm and using the location hierarchy of the first digital media file to determine a location hierarchy of the second digital media file.
Abstract:
According to an aspect of the present invention a method is provided which a porous medical article is contacted with a solution that contains a therapeutic agent and a solvent in order to load the pores of the medical article, after which the solvent is sublimated.