Apparatus method and system for measuring strain in biological tissue
    2.
    发明授权
    Apparatus method and system for measuring strain in biological tissue 有权
    用于测量生物组织中应变的装置方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US09364169B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-06-14

    申请号:US13769089

    申请日:2013-02-15

    IPC分类号: A61B5/11 A61B5/053 A61B5/00

    摘要: An apparatus for in-situ sensing of longitudinal and transverse strain in biological tissue (e.g. tendons and ligaments) includes a set of sensing electrodes that contact biological tissue and enable measurement of an electrical property of the biological tissue along two or more directions. The apparatus may also include a sensing module that senses the electrical property of the biological tissue along the two or more directions to provide multi-directional measurements that are captured by a logging module. The apparatus may also include a transmission module that transmits the captured measurements to a data analysis workstation or the like. The data analysis workstation may include a strain estimation module that receives the multi-directional measurement and estimates a longitudinal strain and a transverse strain therefrom. A corresponding system and method for in-situ sensing of longitudinal and transverse strain in biological tissue is also presented.

    摘要翻译: 用于在生物组织(例如腱和韧带)中原位感测纵向和横向应变的装置包括一组感测电极,其接触生物组织并且能够沿着两个或更多个方向测量生物组织的电性质。 该装置还可以包括感测模块,其感测沿着两个或更多个方向的生物组织的电特性,以提供由测井模块捕获的多方向测量。 该装置还可以包括将捕获的测量值发送到数据分析工作站等的传输模块。 数据分析工作站可以包括应变估计模块,其接收多方向测量并估计纵向应变和横向应变。 还提出了用于生物组织中纵向和横向应变的原位感测的相应系统和方法。

    COMPOSITE MATERIAL USED AS A STRAIN GAUGE
    3.
    发明申请
    COMPOSITE MATERIAL USED AS A STRAIN GAUGE 有权
    复合材料用作应变计

    公开(公告)号:US20140260653A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-09-18

    申请号:US14266438

    申请日:2014-04-30

    IPC分类号: G01L1/16 G01L1/18

    摘要: In one general aspect, an apparatus comprises a material including a non-layered mixture of an elastomeric polymer with a plurality of voids; and a plurality of conductive fillers disposed in the elastomeric polymer. The apparatus may produce an electrical response to deformation and, thus, function as a strain gauge. The conductive fillers may include conductive nanoparticles and/or conductive stabilizers. In another general aspect, a method of measuring compression strain includes detecting, along a first axis, an electrical response generated in response to an impact to a uniform composite material that includes conductive fillers and voids disposed throughout an elastomeric polymer, and determining a deformation of the impact based on the electrical response. The impact may be along a second axis different from the first axis.

    摘要翻译: 在一个一般方面,装置包括包含弹性体聚合物与多个空隙的非层状混合物的材料; 以及设置在弹性体聚合物中的多个导电填料。 该装置可能产生对变形的电响应,并因此起到应变计的作用。 导电填料可以包括导电纳米颗粒和/或导电稳定剂。 在另一个一般方面,测量压缩应变的方法包括沿着第一轴检测响应于均匀复合材料的冲击而产生的电响应,所述复合材料包括导电填料和设置在弹性体聚合物中的空隙,并且确定 基于电响应的影响。 冲击可以沿着与第一轴不同的第二轴。

    PROSTHETIC VENOUS VALVE DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED METHODS

    公开(公告)号:US20190328511A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-31

    申请号:US16249844

    申请日:2019-01-16

    IPC分类号: A61F2/24 A61L27/08 A61L27/50

    摘要: A prosthetic venous valve device is disclosed and described, having a valve base including a cylindrical shape with a lumen configured for axial blood flow, the valve base further including an anterograde end and a retrograde end, a pair of flexure pivots coupled to opposite sides of the valve base at the anterograde end, and a pair of leaflets opposingly positioned with respect to one another and each pivotally coupled to one of the pair of flexure pivots, the pair of leaflets being separated from one another in a default open position, wherein the pair of leaflets are structurally configured to pivot from the default open position toward one another to close the prosthetic venous valve to limit retrograde venous blood flow under normal physiologic venous conditions.

    Vascular Stents and Related Methods
    6.
    发明申请
    Vascular Stents and Related Methods 有权
    血管支架及相关方法

    公开(公告)号:US20150164664A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-06-18

    申请号:US14533979

    申请日:2014-11-05

    IPC分类号: A61F2/89

    摘要: A vascular stent assembly includes at least a first and a second strut, each including a thickness and a depth. The assembly includes a pair of end radii, with each of the first and second struts extending from one of the pair of end radii. A thickness of at least one of the first and second struts includes a tapering profile extending from one of the end radii to another of the end radii, the tapering profile following a continuously increasing or decreasing function through at least half a length of the at least one strut.

    摘要翻译: 血管支架组件包括至少第一和第二支柱,每个支柱包括厚度和深度。 组件包括一对端部半径,第一和第二支柱中的每一个从一对端部半径中的一个延伸。 所述第一和第二支柱中的至少一个的厚度包括从所述端部半径之一延伸到所述端部半径中的另一个的锥形轮廓,所述锥形轮廓沿连续增加或减小的功能通过所述至少一半的长度 一个支柱

    Prosthetic Venous Valve Devices and Associated Methods

    公开(公告)号:US20220125577A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-28

    申请号:US17242198

    申请日:2021-04-27

    IPC分类号: A61F2/24 A61L27/08 A61L27/50

    摘要: A prosthetic venous valve device is disclosed and described, having a valve base including a cylindrical shape with a lumen configured for axial blood flow, the valve base further including an anterograde end and a retrograde end, a pair of flexure pivots coupled to opposite sides of the valve base at the anterograde end, and a pair of leaflets opposingly positioned with respect to one another and each pivotally coupled to one of the pair of flexure pivots, the pair of leaflets being separated from one another in a default open position, wherein the pair of leaflets are structurally configured to pivot from the default open position toward one another to close the prosthetic venous valve to limit retrograde venous blood flow under normal physiologic venous conditions.

    Vascular Stents and Related Methods
    8.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20170333232A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-11-23

    申请号:US15445770

    申请日:2017-02-28

    IPC分类号: A61F2/915 A61F2/844

    摘要: A vascular stent assembly includes at least a first and a second strut, each including a thickness and a depth. The assembly includes a pair of end radii, with each of the first and second struts extending from one of the pair of end radii. A thickness of at least one of the first and second struts includes a tapering profile extending from one of the end radii to another of the end radii, the tapering profile following a continuously increasing or decreasing function through at least half a length of the at least one strut.

    APPARATUS METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MEASURING STRAIN IN BIOLOGICAL TISSUE
    9.
    发明申请
    APPARATUS METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MEASURING STRAIN IN BIOLOGICAL TISSUE 有权
    用于测量生物组织中的菌株的装置方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US20130211279A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-08-15

    申请号:US13769089

    申请日:2013-02-15

    IPC分类号: A61B5/11 A61B5/00 A61B5/053

    摘要: An apparatus for in-situ sensing of longitudinal and transverse strain in biological tissue (e.g. tendons and ligaments) includes a set of sensing electrodes that contact biological tissue and enable measurement of an electrical property of the biological tissue along two or more directions. The apparatus may also include a sensing module that senses the electrical property of the biological tissue along the two or more directions to provide multi-directional measurements that are captured by a logging module. The apparatus may also include a transmission module that transmits the captured measurements to a data analysis workstation or the like. The data analysis workstation may include a strain estimation module that receives the multi-directional measurement and estimates a longitudinal strain and a transverse strain therefrom. A corresponding system and method for in-situ sensing of longitudinal and transverse strain in biological tissue is also presented.

    摘要翻译: 用于在生物组织(例如肌腱和韧带)中原位感测纵向和横向应变的装置包括一组感测电极,其接触生物组织并且能够沿着两个或更多个方向测量生物组织的电性质。 该装置还可以包括感测模块,其感测沿着两个或更多个方向的生物组织的电特性,以提供由测井模块捕获的多方向测量。 该装置还可以包括将捕获的测量值发送到数据分析工作站等的传输模块。 数据分析工作站可以包括应变估计模块,其接收多方向测量并估计纵向应变和横向应变。 还提出了用于生物组织中纵向和横向应变的原位感测的相应系统和方法。

    Multi-Stage Stent Devices and Associated Methods

    公开(公告)号:US20200330250A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-22

    申请号:US15999254

    申请日:2017-02-17

    IPC分类号: A61F2/915

    摘要: A multi-stage stent including a stent body and a bio-erodible material is provided. The stent body can be compressed in an initial state and the bio-erodible material can be coupled to the stent body in a configuration that holds the stent body in an expanded first state, following a first stage expansion from the initial state upon deployment of the stent body. Upon erosion of the bio-erodible material the stent body is released from the first state to expand further in a second stage expansion to a second state.