Abstract:
Apparatus and methods of their use are described herein. In an aspect, an apparatus includes: a structure defining an aperture at an engagement surface configured to reversibly seal to a surface on an individual body, and further defining an isolation field; at least one gas port; one or more gas inlets operably attached to the at least one gas port, the one or more gas inlets oriented to maintain a non-turbulent gas flow traversing at least a part of the surface on the individual body; one or more gas outlets distally positioned on the structure from the one or more gas inlets, the one or more outlets configured to release a gas from the isolation field while maintaining a positive pressure in the isolation field relative to the outside environment of the structure; and at least one sealable access site.
Abstract:
Systems and methods for data brokering, and more specifically, data brokering regarding a data provider's search-related activities, are described. In at least some implementations, a method in accordance with the present disclosure includes facilitating an arrangement between a data provider and a data consumer regarding one or more data-provider-related search activities, providing a data product to the data consumer in accordance with the arrangement, the data product including information regarding the one or more data-provider-related search activities, providing a consideration to the data provider in accordance with the arrangement, and receiving a second consideration from the data consumer in accordance with the arrangement.
Abstract:
Systems and methods for data brokering, and more specifically, data brokering regarding a data provider's search-related activities, are described. In at least some implementations, a method in accordance with the present disclosure includes facilitating an arrangement between a data provider and a data consumer regarding one or more data-provider-related search activities, providing a data product to the data consumer in accordance with the arrangement, the data product including information regarding the one or more data-provider-related search activities, receiving a first consideration from the data consumer in accordance with the arrangement, and providing a second consideration to the data provider in accordance with the arrangement.
Abstract:
Embodiments include a surgical device and a method. An embodiment of the surgical instrument includes at least one grasping jaw, the at least one grasping jaw being adapted to deliver surgical staples by a force generated from a force generator mechanism that is contained within the at least one grasping jaw or is in a proximity to the at least one grasping jaw. Another embodiment includes at least one grasping jaw, at least one actuation mechanism adapted to deliver surgical fasteners, the actuation mechanism being located in a proximity to or contained within the at least one grasping jaw, the surgical fasteners containing at least one shape-transforming material, at least one sensor, at least one chemical tissue sealant and at least one cutter. A method includes: grasping a body organ/tissue with at least one grasping jaw, adjusting a configuration of the grasping in response to a signal or a datum or an image, and releasing a surgical staple/fastener in response to the signal, datum or image.
Abstract:
A computationally implemented method includes, but is not limited to: providing a plurality of relevant reported aspects associated with a plurality of source users that are relevant to achieving one or more target outcomes, the providing of the plurality of relevant reported aspects being based, at least in part, on relevancy of the plurality of relevant reported aspects with respect to the one or more target outcomes; and developing a template designed to facilitate one or more end users to achieve the one or more target outcomes when one or more emulatable aspects included in the template are emulated, the development of the template being based, at least in part, on the providing of the plurality of relevant reported aspects associated with the plurality of source users In addition to the foregoing, other method aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure.
Abstract:
Systems, devices, methods, and compositions are described for providing an actively controllable shunt configured to, for example, monitor, treat, or prevent an infection.