公开(公告)号：US6042540A

公开(公告)日：2000-03-28

申请号：US912679

申请日：1997-08-18

申请人： Terry Johnston ,  Thomas Wiedenmaier ,  Daniel Bass ,  Todd Pope

发明人： Terry Johnston ,  Thomas Wiedenmaier ,  Daniel Bass ,  Todd Pope

IPC分类号： A61B17/00 ,  A61B17/02

CPC分类号： A61B17/0206 ,  A61B2017/0046

摘要： A surgical retractor with interchangeable retractor blades allows the retractor blades to be positioned in an incision before being side-loaded into the retractor body and locked in place. The surgical retractor uses a connector head with a circumferential groove that fits in a side-loading socket and is locked in place with a cam that fits in the circumferential groove. A release lever releases the cam and allows the retractor blades to be removed.

摘要翻译： 具有可互换牵开器叶片的手术牵开器允许牵开器刀片在被侧向加载到牵开器主体中并锁定在适当位置之前被定位在切口中。 手术牵开器使用具有周向凹槽的连接器头部，该圆周凹槽配合在侧向装载插座中，并且与装配在周向槽中的凸轮锁定就位。 释放杆释放凸轮并允许将牵开器刀片移除。

公开(公告)号：US5993385A

公开(公告)日：1999-11-30

申请号：US912677

申请日：1997-08-18

申请人： Terry Johnston ,  Thomas Wiedenmaier ,  Daniel Bass ,  Todd Pope

发明人： Terry Johnston ,  Thomas Wiedenmaier ,  Daniel Bass ,  Todd Pope

IPC分类号： A61B17/02

CPC分类号： A61B17/0206

摘要： A surgical retractor with interchangeable retractor blades allows the retractor blades to be positioned in an incision before being side-loaded into the retractor body and locked in place. The surgical retractor uses a nipple connector with a conical base and a rounded head which fits into and self-aligns in a corresponding socket.

摘要翻译： 具有可互换牵开器叶片的手术牵开器允许牵开器刀片在被侧向加载到牵开器主体中并锁定在适当位置之前被定位在切口中。 手术牵开器使用具有锥形基座和圆形头部的接头连接器，其适合并对准相应的插座中。

公开(公告)号：US07139601B2

公开(公告)日：2006-11-21

申请号：US09832848

申请日：2001-04-12

申请人： Richard D. Bucholz ,  Kevin T. Foley ,  Kurt R. Smith ,  Daniel Bass ,  Thomas Wiedenmaier ,  Todd Pope ,  Udo Wiedenmaier

发明人： Richard D. Bucholz ,  Kevin T. Foley ,  Kurt R. Smith ,  Daniel Bass ,  Thomas Wiedenmaier ,  Todd Pope ,  Udo Wiedenmaier

IPC分类号： A61B5/05

CPC分类号： A61B5/0073 ,  A61B5/0064 ,  A61B5/055 ,  A61B5/06 ,  A61B5/1077 ,  A61B6/12 ,  A61B6/501 ,  A61B6/5235 ,  A61B8/00 ,  A61B8/0833 ,  A61B8/4227 ,  A61B8/5238 ,  A61B17/1703 ,  A61B17/1739 ,  A61B17/3403 ,  A61B34/10 ,  A61B34/20 ,  A61B90/10 ,  A61B90/11 ,  A61B90/36 ,  A61B2017/00022 ,  A61B2034/2055 ,  A61B2034/2068 ,  A61B2034/207 ,  A61B2034/2072 ,  A61B2090/363 ,  A61B2090/364 ,  A61B2090/376 ,  A61B2090/378 ,  A61B2090/3929 ,  A61B2090/3945 ,  A61B2090/3983

摘要： A system for use during a medical or surgical procedure on a body. The system generates an image representing the position of one or more body elements during the procedure using scans generated by a scanner prior or during the procedure. The image data set has reference points for each of the body elements, the reference points of a particular body element having a fixed spatial relation to the particular body element. The system includes an apparatus for identifying, during the procedure, the relative position of each of the reference points of each of the body elements to be displayed. The system also includes a processor for modifying the image data set according to the identified relative position of each of the reference points during the procedure, as identified by the identifying apparatus, said processor generating a displaced image data set representing the position of the body elements during the procedure. The system also includes a display utilizing the displaced image data set generated by the processor, illustrating the relative position of the body elements during the procedure. Methods relating to the system are also disclosed. Also disclosed are devices for use with a surgical navigation system having a sensor array which is in communication with the device to identify its position. The device may be a reference frame for attachment of a body part of the patient, such as a cranial reference arc frame for attachment to the head or a spine reference arc frame for attachment to the spine. The device may also be a localization frame for positioning an instrument relative to a body part, such as a localization biopsy guide frame for positioning a biopsy needle, a localization drill guide assembly for positioning a drill bit, a localization drill yoke assembly for positioning a drill, or a ventriculostomy probe for positioning a catheter.

公开(公告)号：US06490467B1

公开(公告)日：2002-12-03

申请号：US09105067

申请日：1998-06-26

申请人： Richard D. Bucholz ,  Kevin T. Foley ,  Kurt R. Smith ,  Daniel Bass ,  Thomas Wiedenmaier ,  Todd Pope ,  Udo Wiedenmaier

发明人： Richard D. Bucholz ,  Kevin T. Foley ,  Kurt R. Smith ,  Daniel Bass ,  Thomas Wiedenmaier ,  Todd Pope ,  Udo Wiedenmaier

IPC分类号： A61B600

CPC分类号： A61B5/0073 ,  A61B5/0064 ,  A61B5/055 ,  A61B5/06 ,  A61B5/1077 ,  A61B6/12 ,  A61B6/501 ,  A61B6/5235 ,  A61B8/00 ,  A61B8/0833 ,  A61B8/4227 ,  A61B8/5238 ,  A61B17/1703 ,  A61B17/1739 ,  A61B17/3403 ,  A61B34/10 ,  A61B34/20 ,  A61B90/10 ,  A61B90/11 ,  A61B90/36 ,  A61B2017/00022 ,  A61B2034/2055 ,  A61B2034/2068 ,  A61B2034/207 ,  A61B2034/2072 ,  A61B2090/363 ,  A61B2090/364 ,  A61B2090/376 ,  A61B2090/378 ,  A61B2090/3929 ,  A61B2090/3945 ,  A61B2090/3983

摘要： A system for use during a medical or surgical procedure on a body. The system generates an image representing the position of one or more body elements during the procedure using scans generated by a scanner prior or during the procedure. The image data set has reference points for each of the body elements, the reference points of a particular body element having a fixed spatial relation to the particular body element. The system includes an apparatus for identifying, during the procedure, the relative position of each of the reference points of each of the body elements to be displayed. The system also includes a processor for modifying the image data set according to the identified relative position of each of the reference points during the procedure, as identified by the identifying apparatus, said processor generating a displaced image data set representing the position of the body elements during the procedure. The system also includes a display utilizing the displaced image data set generated by the processor, illustrating the relative to the system are also disclosed. Also disclosed are devices for use with a surgical navigation system having a sensor array which is in communication with the device to identify its position. The device may be a reference frame for attachment of a body part of the patient, such as a cranial reference are frame for attachment to the head or a spine reference are frame for attachment to the spine. The device may also be a localization frame for positioning an instrument relative to a body part, such as a localization biopsy guide frame for positioning a biopsy needle, a localization drill guide assembly for positioning a drill bit, a localization drill yoke assembly for positioning a drill, or a ventriculostomy probe for positioning a catheter.

摘要翻译： 在身体的医疗或外科手术过程中使用的系统。 在该过程期间，该系统使用由扫描仪生成的扫描器在过程之前或过程期间生成表示一个或多个身体元件的位置的图像。 图像数据集具有每个身体元素的参考点，特定身体元件的参考点与特定身体元件具有固定的空间关系。 该系统包括用于在过程期间识别要显示的每个身体元素的每个参考点的相对位置的装置。 该系统还包括处理器，用于根据识别装置识别的过程期间根据所识别的每个参考点的相对位置修改图像数据集，所述处理器生成表示身体元件的位置的位移图像数据集 在程序中。 该系统还包括利用由处理器生成的移位的图像数据集的显示器，还示出了相对于系统的显示。 还公开了一种与外科导航系统一起使用的装置，该外科导航系统具有与装置通信以识别其位置的传感器阵列。 该装置可以是用于附接患者的身体部分的参考框架，例如头部参考是用于附接到头部的框架，或者脊柱参考是用于附接到脊柱的框架。 该装置还可以是用于相对于身体部位定位器械的定位框架，例如用于定位活检针的定位活检引导框架，用于定位钻头的定位钻子引导器组件，用于定位钻头的定位钻杆组件 钻孔或用于定位导管的脑室造口术探针。

公开(公告)号：US06236875B1

公开(公告)日：2001-05-22

申请号：US08809404

申请日：1997-07-23

申请人： Richard D. Bucholz ,  Kevin T. Foley ,  Kurt R. Smith ,  Daniel Bass ,  Thomas Wiedenmaier ,  Todd Pope ,  Udo Wiedenmaier

发明人： Richard D. Bucholz ,  Kevin T. Foley ,  Kurt R. Smith ,  Daniel Bass ,  Thomas Wiedenmaier ,  Todd Pope ,  Udo Wiedenmaier

IPC分类号： A61B505

CPC分类号： A61B5/0073 ,  A61B5/0064 ,  A61B5/055 ,  A61B5/06 ,  A61B5/1077 ,  A61B6/12 ,  A61B6/501 ,  A61B6/5235 ,  A61B8/00 ,  A61B8/0833 ,  A61B8/4227 ,  A61B8/5238 ,  A61B17/1703 ,  A61B17/1739 ,  A61B17/3403 ,  A61B34/10 ,  A61B34/20 ,  A61B90/10 ,  A61B90/11 ,  A61B90/36 ,  A61B2017/00022 ,  A61B2034/2055 ,  A61B2034/2068 ,  A61B2034/207 ,  A61B2034/2072 ,  A61B2090/363 ,  A61B2090/364 ,  A61B2090/376 ,  A61B2090/378 ,  A61B2090/3929 ,  A61B2090/3945 ,  A61B2090/3983

摘要： A system for use during a medical or surgical procedure on a body. The system generates an image representing the position one or more body elements during the procedure using scans generated by a scanner prior or during the procedure. The image data set has reference points for each of the body elements, the reference points of a particular body element having a fixed spatial relation to the particular body element. The system includes an apparatus for identifying, during the procedure, the relative position of each of the reference points of each of the body elements to be displayed. The system also includes a processor for modifying the image data set according to the identified relative position of each of the reference points during the procedure, as identified by the identifying apparatus, said processor generating a displaced image data set representing the position of the body elements during the procedure. The system also includes a display utilizing the displaced image data set generated by the processor, illustrating the relative position of the body elements during the procedure. Methods relating to the system are also disclosed. Also disclosed are devices for use with a surgical navigation system having a sensor array which is in communication with the device to identify its position. The device may be a reference frame for attachment of a body part of the patient, such as a cranial reference arc frame for attachment to the head on a spine reference arc frame for attachment to the spine. The device may also be a localization frame for positioning an instrument relative to a body part, such as a localization biopsy guide frame for positioning a biopsy needle, a localization drill guide assembly for positioning a drill bit, a localization drill yoke assembly for positioning a drill, or a ventriculostomy probe for positioning a catheter.

摘要翻译： 在身体的医疗或外科手术过程中使用的系统。 该系统在该过程期间使用由扫描器生成的扫描器在过程之前或过程期间生成表示位置一个或多个身体元件的图像。 图像数据集具有每个身体元素的参考点，特定身体元件的参考点与特定身体元件具有固定的空间关系。 该系统包括用于在过程期间识别要显示的每个身体元素的每个参考点的相对位置的装置。 该系统还包括处理器，用于根据识别装置识别的过程期间根据所识别的每个参考点的相对位置修改图像数据集，所述处理器生成表示身体元件的位置的位移图像数据集 在程序中。 该系统还包括使用由处理器生成的移位图像数据集的显示器，示出了在该过程期间主体元件的相对位置。 还公开了与系统有关的方法。 还公开了一种与外科导航系统一起使用的装置，该外科导航系统具有与装置通信以识别其位置的传感器阵列。 该装置可以是用于附接患者的身体部分的参考框架，例如用于附接到脊柱参考弧框架以用于附接到脊柱的头部参考弧形框架以用于附接到头部。 该装置还可以是用于相对于身体部位定位器械的定位框架，例如用于定位活检针的定位活检引导框架，用于定位钻头的定位钻子引导器组件，用于定位钻头的定位钻杆组件 钻孔或用于定位导管的脑室造口术探针。

公开(公告)号：USD420132S

公开(公告)日：2000-02-01

申请号：US79326

申请日：1997-11-03

申请人： Richard D. Bucholz ,  Kevin T. Foley ,  Kurt R. Smith ,  Todd Pope ,  Udo Wiedenmaier

设计人： Richard D. Bucholz ,  Kevin T. Foley ,  Kurt R. Smith ,  Todd Pope ,  Udo Wiedenmaier

公开(公告)号：US20120004778A1

公开(公告)日：2012-01-05

申请号：US13098159

申请日：2011-04-29

申请人： Jackie Lai ,  Anurupa Rao ,  Lesley Silverthorn ,  Todd Pope

发明人： Jackie Lai ,  Anurupa Rao ,  Lesley Silverthorn ,  Todd Pope

IPC分类号： G05D9/00

CPC分类号： E03B7/045 ,  E03B7/075

摘要： A system and method for preventing damage and undesirable situations/conditions from occurring in point of use (POU) or point of entry (POE) water systems that are not in regular use. This invention may be implemented in residential, non-residential situations or constructions where it can add value, such as commercial properties that undergo seasonal and/or other periods of disuse. In cold climate areas, faucets should be turned on and run to prevent water in the pipes from freezing, which can cause pipes to burst or leak and result in significant property damage. In all climates rust, corrosion, particles, contamination, and biofilm, can develop and/or settle in the pipes if faucets are not turned on periodically, resulting in sub-standard water quality when the system is eventually used. Also, if water is left to sit in residential pipes, other effects/conditions can take place over time that generally effect color, taste and order of the water if it does not periodically move through the system.

摘要翻译： 一种用于防止在不经常使用的使用点（POU）或进入点（POE）水系统中发生损坏和不良情况/状况的系统和方法。 本发明可以在可以增加价值的住宅，非住宅情况或建筑物中实施，例如经历季节和/或其他时间的废弃物的商业财产。 在寒冷的气候区域，水龙头应该打开并运行，以防止管道中的水冻结，这可能导致管道爆裂或泄漏，并导致严重的财产损失。 在所有的气候条件下，如果水龙头不能周期性地打开，锈迹，腐蚀，颗粒，污染物和生物膜可以开发和/或沉淀在管道中，当系统最终被使用时，会导致不合标准的水质。 此外，如果水留在住宅管道中，则可能会在一段时间内发生其他影响/条件，如果不定期移动通过系统，通常会影响水的颜色，味道和顺序。

公开(公告)号：US20120000858A1

公开(公告)日：2012-01-05

申请号：US13098157

申请日：2011-04-29

申请人： Andy Butler ,  Jackie Lai ,  Todd Pope ,  Anurupa Rao

发明人： Andy Butler ,  Jackie Lai ,  Todd Pope ,  Anurupa Rao

IPC分类号： B01D35/143 ,  C02F1/00 ,  B01D35/14 ,  B01D35/04

CPC分类号： C02F1/008 ,  C02F1/003 ,  C02F2209/006 ,  C02F2209/008 ,  C02F2209/03 ,  C02F2209/40 ,  C02F2209/445 ,  C02F2307/06

摘要： A computer based method for generating a pulsating water flow through a faucet in response to a filter status, comprising the steps of: determining a water flow rate through a first filter; determining a duration of water flow at said water flow rate; determining the filtered volume of water filtered by said first filter based upon said water flow rate and duration of water flow; determining the filter status by comparing said filtered volume of water and an expected rated service life value of said first filter; and causing the faucet to expel pulsating water when the faucet is in the on state, when the filter status represents that remaining filter life is below a first threshold.

摘要翻译： 一种基于计算机的方法，用于响应于过滤器状态产生通过龙头的脉动水流，包括以下步骤：确定通过第一过滤器的水流量; 以所述水流速度确定水流的持续时间; 基于所述水流量和水流的持续时间来确定由所述第一过滤器过滤的过滤体积的水; 通过比较所述过滤的水量和所述第一过滤器的预期额定使用寿命值来确定过滤器状态; 并且当所述水龙头处于打开状态时，当所述过滤器状态表示所述剩余过滤器寿命低于第一阈值时，使所述龙头排出脉动水。

公开(公告)号：USD422706S

公开(公告)日：2000-04-11

申请号：US70111

申请日：1997-04-30

申请人： Richard D. Bucholz ,  Kevin T. Foley ,  Kurt R. Smith ,  Todd Pope ,  Udo Wiedenmaier

设计人： Richard D. Bucholz ,  Kevin T. Foley ,  Kurt R. Smith ,  Todd Pope ,  Udo Wiedenmaier

公开(公告)号：US20110320140A1

公开(公告)日：2011-12-29

申请号：US13098167

申请日：2011-04-29

申请人： Andy Butler ,  Jeffrey B. Godfrey ,  Jackie Lai ,  Todd Pope

发明人： Andy Butler ,  Jeffrey B. Godfrey ,  Jackie Lai ,  Todd Pope

IPC分类号： G06F19/00

CPC分类号： G01F15/063 ,  G01M3/2807

摘要： A system and method for automatically detecting unwanted continuous flow of water or other liquids, either from intentional use or from a leak in the faucet/plumbing system and for automatically turning off the water faucet or dispensing apparatus when unwanted flow conditions are detected to prevent water from being wasted, overflowing and/or causing property damage.

摘要翻译： 一种系统和方法，用于自动检测水或其他液体的不必要的连续流动，无论是故意使用还是从水龙头/管道系统中的泄漏，以及在检测到不需要的流动条件时自动关闭水龙头或分配设备以防止水 浪费，溢出和/或造成财产损失。