公开(公告)号：US08388519B2

公开(公告)日：2013-03-05

申请号：US12180387

申请日：2008-07-25

申请人： Pablo Garcia ,  Thomas Low ,  Bryan Chavez ,  Harsha Prahlad ,  Natalia Isaza ,  Sanjeev Dutta

发明人： Pablo Garcia ,  Thomas Low ,  Bryan Chavez ,  Harsha Prahlad ,  Natalia Isaza ,  Sanjeev Dutta

IPC分类号： A61B1/00

CPC分类号： B25J18/06 ,  H02N1/006 ,  Y10T74/20323

摘要： A selectively rigidizable endoscopic device is described. In one aspect, an endoscopic medical device is described that includes a flexible inner tube having a first lumen, a flexible outer tube that receives the inner tube, and a multiplicity of overlapping, rigidizable scale-like strips. Each scale-like strip is coupled with the inner tube and positioned between the inner and outer tubes. Of particular note, the overlapping strips are actuatable between a non-rigidized state in which overlapping strips are slideable relative to one another and a rigidized state in which overlapping strips are not slideable relative to one another.

摘要翻译： 描述了可选择性地可硬化的内窥镜装置。 在一个方面，描述了一种内窥镜医疗装置，其包括具有第一内腔的柔性内管，容纳内管的柔性外管和多个重叠的，可硬化的鳞片状条。 每个鳞片状条与内管连接并定位在内管和外管之间。 特别值得注意的是，重叠的条带可在非刚性状态下致动，在非刚性状态下，重叠的条可相对于彼此滑动，并且其中重叠的条不能相对于彼此滑动的刚性状态。

公开(公告)号：US20120144950A1

公开(公告)日：2012-06-14

申请号：US13399618

申请日：2012-02-17

申请人： Pablo GARCIA ,  Thomas LOW ,  Bryan CHAVEZ ,  Harsha PRAHLAD

发明人： Pablo GARCIA ,  Thomas LOW ,  Bryan CHAVEZ ,  Harsha PRAHLAD

IPC分类号： B25J18/06

CPC分类号： B25J18/06 ,  H02N1/006 ,  Y10T74/20323

摘要： A selectively rigidizable and actively steerable device is described. In one aspect, an articulatable device is described that includes a flexible inner tube having a first lumen, a flexible outer tube that receives the inner tube, and a multiplicity of overlapping, rigidizable scale-like strips. Each scale-like strip is coupled with the inner tube and positioned between the inner and outer tubes. Of particular note, the overlapping strips are actuatable between a non-rigidized state in which overlapping strips are slideable relative to one another and a rigidized state in which overlapping strips are not slideable relative to one another.

摘要翻译： 描述了一种选择性可刚性化和主动操纵的装置。 在一个方面，描述了一种可铰接装置，其包括具有第一内腔的柔性内管，容纳内管的柔性外管和多个重叠的，可硬化的鳞片状条。 每个鳞片状条与内管连接并定位在内管和外管之间。 特别值得注意的是，重叠的条带可在非刚性状态下致动，在非刚性状态下，重叠的条可相对于彼此滑动，并且其中重叠的条不能相对于彼此滑动的刚性状态。

公开(公告)号：US20080156320A1

公开(公告)日：2008-07-03

申请号：US11619445

申请日：2007-01-03

申请人： Thomas Low ,  Pablo Garcia ,  Jeff Shimon ,  Paul T. Kotnik ,  David A. Ross

发明人： Thomas Low ,  Pablo Garcia ,  Jeff Shimon ,  Paul T. Kotnik ,  David A. Ross

IPC分类号： A61M11/00

CPC分类号： A61M11/005

摘要： A nebulizer and a method for atomizing liquid are provided. The method includes directing liquid from a first chamber to a second chamber in a housing. The second chamber is configured to form standing pressure waves therein when the liquid therein is vibrated. The method further includes vibrating the liquid in the second chamber utilizing a piezo-electric device such that standing pressure waves are formed in the second chamber. The method further includes atomizing liquid in the second chamber as the liquid propagates through a meshed screen wherein the meshed screen is disposed a predetermined distance from the piezo-electric device at a high amplitude region of the standing pressure waves and within a focal region of the piezo-electric device.

摘要翻译： 提供雾化器和雾化液体的方法。 该方法包括将液体从第一室引导到壳体中的第二室。 第二室被配置为当其中的液体振动时在其中形成驻压波。 该方法还包括使用压电装置来振动第二室中的液体，使得在第二室中形成立式压力波。 该方法还包括当液体通过网状屏幕传播时，使第二腔室中的液体雾化，其中网状筛网在压力波的高幅度区域与压电装置之间并且在 压电装置。

公开(公告)号：US20070246423A1

公开(公告)日：2007-10-25

申请号：US11769872

申请日：2007-06-28

申请人： David Bomberger ,  Bryan Chavez ,  Pablo Garcia ,  Eric Hegwer ,  Thomas Low ,  Ripudaman Malhotra ,  Jeffrey Shimon

发明人： David Bomberger ,  Bryan Chavez ,  Pablo Garcia ,  Eric Hegwer ,  Thomas Low ,  Ripudaman Malhotra ,  Jeffrey Shimon

IPC分类号： B01D17/00

CPC分类号： B01D61/362 ,  A61M1/34 ,  A61M1/3403 ,  A61M1/341 ,  A61M1/342 ,  A61M1/3468 ,  A61M1/3472 ,  A61M1/3482 ,  A61M1/3486 ,  A61M1/3496 ,  A61M1/3693 ,  A61M2202/0456 ,  A61M2202/08 ,  A61M2202/203 ,  A61M2202/206 ,  A61M2205/3368 ,  B01D11/043 ,  B01D11/0492 ,  B01D61/246 ,  B01D63/02 ,  B01D63/046 ,  B01D2313/50

摘要： This invention is directed to systems and methods for removing lipids from a fluid or from lipid-containing organisms from a fluid, such as plasma. These systems combine a fluid with at least one extraction solvent, which causes the lipids to separate from the fluid or from the lipid-containing organisms. The separated lipids are removed from the fluid. The at least one extraction solvent is removed from the fluid or at least reduced to a concentration enabling the fluid to be administered to a patient without undesirable consequences. Once the fluid has been processed, the fluid may be administered to a patient who donated the fluid or to a different patient for therapy.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及从流体或诸如血浆的流体中从含脂质生物体中除去脂质的系统和方法。 这些系统将流体与至少一种提取溶剂组合，其引起脂质与流体或含脂质生物分离。 将分离的脂质从流体中除去。 将至少一种提取溶剂从流体中除去或者至少减少到使得能够向患者施用流体的浓度，而不会产生不期望的后果。 一旦流体被处理，流体可以被施用给捐赠流体的患者或不同的患者进行治疗。

公开(公告)号：US20070181485A1

公开(公告)日：2007-08-09

申请号：US11737939

申请日：2007-04-20

申请人： David Bomberger ,  Bryan Chavez ,  Pablo Garcia ,  Eric Hegwer ,  Thomas Low ,  Ripudaman Malhotra ,  Jeffrey Shimon

发明人： David Bomberger ,  Bryan Chavez ,  Pablo Garcia ,  Eric Hegwer ,  Thomas Low ,  Ripudaman Malhotra ,  Jeffrey Shimon

IPC分类号： C02F1/44

CPC分类号： B01D61/362 ,  A61M1/34 ,  A61M1/3403 ,  A61M1/342 ,  A61M1/3472 ,  A61M1/3482 ,  A61M1/3486 ,  A61M1/3496 ,  A61M1/3693 ,  A61M2202/0456 ,  A61M2202/08 ,  A61M2202/203 ,  A61M2202/206 ,  A61M2205/3306 ,  A61M2205/3331 ,  A61M2205/3334

摘要： This invention is directed to systems and methods for removing lipids from a fluid or from lipid-containing organisms from a fluid, such as plasma. These systems combine a fluid with at least one extraction solvent, which causes the lipids to separate from the fluid or from the lipid-containing organisms. The separated lipids are removed from the fluid. The at least one extraction solvent is removed from the fluid or at least reduced to a concentration enabling the fluid to be administered to a patient without undesirable consequences. Once the fluid has been processed, the fluid may be administered to a patient who donated the fluid or to a different patient for therapy.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及从流体或诸如血浆的流体中从含脂质生物体中除去脂质的系统和方法。 这些系统将流体与至少一种提取溶剂组合，其引起脂质与流体或含脂质生物分离。 将分离的脂质从流体中除去。 将至少一种提取溶剂从流体中除去或者至少减少到使得能够向患者施用流体的浓度，而不会产生不期望的后果。 一旦流体被处理，流体可以被施用给捐赠流体的患者或不同的患者进行治疗。

公开(公告)号：US20070039887A1

公开(公告)日：2007-02-22

申请号：US11589376

申请日：2006-10-30

申请人： David Bomberger ,  Pablo Garcia ,  Eric Hegwer ,  Thomas Low ,  Ripudaman Malhotra

发明人： David Bomberger ,  Pablo Garcia ,  Eric Hegwer ,  Thomas Low ,  Ripudaman Malhotra

IPC分类号： B01D61/00

CPC分类号： B01D61/362 ,  A61M1/34 ,  A61M1/3403 ,  A61M1/341 ,  A61M1/342 ,  A61M1/3468 ,  A61M1/3472 ,  A61M1/3482 ,  A61M1/3486 ,  A61M1/3496 ,  A61M1/3693 ,  A61M2202/0456 ,  A61M2202/08 ,  A61M2202/203 ,  A61M2202/206 ,  A61M2205/3368 ,  B01D11/043 ,  B01D11/0492 ,  B01D61/246 ,  B01D63/02 ,  B01D63/046 ,  B01D2313/50

摘要： This invention is directed to systems and methods for removing lipids from a fluid, such as plasma, or from lipid-containing organisms. These systems contact a fluid with an extraction solvent, which causes the lipids in the fluid to separate from the fluid or causes lipids in the lipid-containing organisms to separate from the lipid-containing organism, using at least one hollow fiber contactor. The separated lipids are removed from the fluid. The extraction solvent is removed from the fluid or at least reduced to a level below a particular threshold enabling the fluid to be administered to a patient without the patient experiencing undesirable consequences. Once the fluid has been processed, the fluid may be administered to a patient who donated the fluid, to a different patient, or be stored.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及从流体（例如血浆）或从含脂质生物体中除去脂质的系统和方法。 这些系统与提取溶剂接触流体，其使得流体中的脂质与流体分离，或者使用至少一个中空纤维接触器使含脂质生物体中的脂质与含脂质生物体分离。 将分离的脂质从流体中除去。 将萃取溶剂从流体中除去或至少降低到低于特定阈值的水平，使得能够将流体施用于患者，而患者不经历不期望的后果。 一旦液体已经被处理，流体可以被给予捐赠流体的患者，给不同的患者或被储存。

公开(公告)号：US20060038556A1

公开(公告)日：2006-02-23

申请号：US11258308

申请日：2005-10-25

申请人： Thomas Low ,  C. Clark ,  Ronald Pelrine ,  Joseph Eckerle ,  Chris Smith

发明人： Thomas Low ,  C. Clark ,  Ronald Pelrine ,  Joseph Eckerle ,  Chris Smith

IPC分类号： G01B7/14

CPC分类号： F15B15/2861 ,  F15B15/2846 ,  F16F9/3221 ,  F16F9/3292 ,  G01D5/145 ,  G11B5/656 ,  G11B5/667 ,  G11B5/7325 ,  H01F10/16

摘要： Described are systems of recording piston rod position information in a magnetic layer on the piston rod. A piston rod moving with respect to a cylinder has a magnetically hard layer formed thereon to provide a recording medium. A magnetic pattern is recorded in the magnetically hard layer. A magnetic field sensor senses the recorded magnetic pattern while the piston rod is moving with respect to the cylinder and generates signals in response to the magnetic pattern that are used to determine an instantaneous position of the piston rod.

公开(公告)号：US08125755B2

公开(公告)日：2012-02-28

申请号：US12180438

申请日：2008-07-25

申请人： Pablo Garcia ,  Thomas Low ,  Bryan Chavez ,  Harsha Prahlad

发明人： Pablo Garcia ,  Thomas Low ,  Bryan Chavez ,  Harsha Prahlad

IPC分类号： A61B1/005 ,  A61B1/008

CPC分类号： B25J18/06 ,  H02N1/006 ,  Y10T74/20323

摘要： A selectively rigidizable and actively steerable device is described. In one aspect, an articulatable device is described that includes a flexible inner tube having a first lumen, a flexible outer tube that receives the inner tube, and a multiplicity of overlapping, rigidizable scale-like strips. Each scale-like strip is coupled with the inner tube and positioned between the inner and outer tubes. Of particular note, the overlapping strips are actuatable between a non-rigidized state in which overlapping strips are slideable relative to one another and a rigidized state in which overlapping strips are not slideable relative to one another.

摘要翻译： 描述了一种选择性可刚性化和主动操纵的装置。 在一个方面，描述了一种可铰接装置，其包括具有第一内腔的柔性内管，容纳内管的柔性外管和多个重叠的，可硬化的鳞片状条。 每个鳞片状条与内管连接并定位在内管和外管之间。 特别值得注意的是，重叠的条带可在非刚性状态下致动，其中重叠的条带可相对于彼此滑动，并且其中重叠的条带相对于彼此不可滑动的刚性状态。

公开(公告)号：US07649276B2

公开(公告)日：2010-01-19

申请号：US11830722

申请日：2007-07-30

申请人： Roy D. Kornbluh ,  Ronald E. Pelrine ,  Harsha Prahlad ,  Seiki Chiba ,  Joseph S. Eckerle ,  Bryan Chavez ,  Scott E. Stanford ,  Thomas Low

发明人： Roy D. Kornbluh ,  Ronald E. Pelrine ,  Harsha Prahlad ,  Seiki Chiba ,  Joseph S. Eckerle ,  Bryan Chavez ,  Scott E. Stanford ,  Thomas Low

IPC分类号： F03B13/10 ,  F03B13/12

CPC分类号： F03B13/20 ,  F03B13/1845 ,  F05B2260/50 ,  Y02E10/38

摘要： Described herein are marine devices and methods that convert mechanical energy in one or more waves to mechanical energy that is better suited for conversion into electrical energy. The marine devices employ a mechanical energy conversion system that harnesses wave energy and converts it into limited motion that is suitable for input to an electrical energy generator.

摘要翻译： 这里描述的是将一个或多个波中的机械能转换成更适合于转换成电能的机械能的船用装置和方法。 海洋装置采用机械能量转换系统，其利用波能并将其转换成适合于输入到电能发生器的有限运动。

公开(公告)号：US07538445B2

公开(公告)日：2009-05-26

申请号：US11684426

申请日：2007-03-09

申请人： Roy D. Kornbluh ,  Ronald E. Pelrine ,  Harsha Prahlad ,  Seiki Chiba ,  Joseph S. Eckerle ,  Bryan Chavez ,  Scott E. Stanford ,  Thomas Low

发明人： Roy D. Kornbluh ,  Ronald E. Pelrine ,  Harsha Prahlad ,  Seiki Chiba ,  Joseph S. Eckerle ,  Bryan Chavez ,  Scott E. Stanford ,  Thomas Low

IPC分类号： F03B13/10 ,  F03B13/12

CPC分类号： F03B13/20 ,  F03B13/1845 ,  F05B2260/50 ,  Y02E10/38

摘要： Described herein are marine devices and methods that convert mechanical energy in one or more waves to mechanical energy that is better suited for conversion into electrical energy. The marine devices employ a mechanical energy conversion system that harnesses wave energy and converts it into limited motion that is suitable for input to an electrical energy generator.

摘要翻译： 这里描述的是将一个或多个波中的机械能转换成更适合于转换成电能的机械能的船用装置和方法。 海洋装置采用机械能量转换系统，其利用波能并将其转换成适合于输入到电能发生器的有限运动。