摘要:
A medication infusion system may include a controller and a reservoir module including a reservoir containing medication to be delivered to an internal wound site via the controller. The controller may have a peristaltic pump driven by a motor to urge medication to flow toward the internal wound site, through a conduit. A blockage sensor disables the motor and provides an alarm if the tube is blocked. The blockage sensor detects distention of a preferentially distendable portion of the tube, which may be routed about a constraining member. When blockage occurs, the tube distends preferentially along a direction generally parallel to the radius about which the tube bends. The blockage sensor may include a variety of switching elements, such as a pushbutton switch, a metal ring encircling the tube to make contact between conductors, and/or a metal bridge bendable to make contact between conductors.
摘要:
A medication infusion system may include a controller and a reservoir module including a reservoir containing medication to be delivered to an internal wound site via the controller. The controller may have a peristaltic pump driven by a motor to urge medication to flow toward the internal wound site, through a conduit. When the conduit is not tensioned via engagement with the pump, a valve blocks fluid flow to prevent unrestricted flow of medication. The valve may have a tapered plunger separated from an annular valve seat by a portion of the conduit that elongates under tension to enable withdrawal of the plunger from the valve seat. Alternatively, the valve may have features such as a spherical plunger between two annular valve seats, a rigid tubular member biased with respect to the conduit, or an opening in the conduit that moves axially or radially to enable fluid flow.
摘要:
A patient-specific bone implant has a porous body with a core material covered with tantalum. It is made with unique outer dimensions selected to match a specific patient.
摘要:
A tissue expansion device, the device comprising: (a) an expandable compartment adapted for implanting in a body of a subject; and (b) a gas source adapted for implanting in a body of a subject and operably connected to said expandable compartment for inflation thereof by transfer of a gas thereto.
摘要:
A dental implant has a body with a porous metal portion for engaging bone. The porous metal portion has an outer coronal to apical height and an outer diameter. Both the height and diameter are about 4 mm to about 6 mm. This permits the implant to be placed on a jaw with a reduced bone volume.
摘要:
A high frequency device packaging method is described wherein an insulating material, attached to a fiat surface, is selectively etched and the etched insulating material is plated with a conductive material to form a center conductor for a coaxial via structure.
摘要:
A high frequency device packing method and package are described wherein coaxial structures are formed from the high frequency device to the via. A coaxial via structure and a micro-coaxial bonding wire are described.
摘要:
A patient-specific bone implant has a porous body with a core material covered with tantalum. It is made with unique outer dimensions selected to match a specific patient.
摘要:
A dental prosthetic device has a body with a soft tissue engagement region formed of porous metal and that defines pores for the ingrowth of soft tissue into the pores. In one form, the porous metal includes tantalum. The porous metal may be partially filled with a resorbable material. The body may have a coronal end portion with an esthetic material.
摘要:
A sculpted groundplane is provided so that monolithic dielectric structures are effectively shielded from their immediate surroundings through the implementation of transversely elongated “vias” which form continuous walls that effectively enclose the circuit elements. Further, these walls incorporate a ground plane within this same substrate, which allows for the realization of such structures on a single substrate for microstrip devices, and for realization of stripline structures utilizing only two substrates.