Sakura Finetek U.s.a., Inc.

Biopath Automation, LLC

Other

Applied Vascular Devices

Carlos A Saez

Warren P Williamson, Iv

Stephen P Whitlatch

Robert P Cooper

Ronald C Mathia

Neil Emerson Rollano Conde

Alejandro Javier Goldsmith Llorenz

Lester Wayne Doyle

Warren P Williamson

Embodiments of the invention provide methods and apparatus for reducing steering effort in a vehicle. In one embodiment, a method for installing a steering-assist system onto a vehicle having an electrically powered steering system is provided. The method includes placing a controller between a torque sensor and an electronic control unit (ECU) disposed on the vehicle, coupling a primary signal line from the torque sensor to be in electrical communication with the controller, and coupling a secondary signal line to the controller to be in electrical communication with the ECU, wherein, when movement is detected by the torque sensor, the torque sensor provides a primary signal to the controller and the controller provides a secondary signal to the ECU, the secondary signal being different than the primary signal.

Methods and apparatus for variable reduced effort steering in electric steering systems

Tissue orientation devices include a perforated tissue support with at least one perforated channel for receiving a tissue sample, and a plurality of tabs configured to extend along and into the channel to retain the tissue sample during processing and embedding. Tissue orientation devices include elongated legs coupled together for holding one or more biopsy tissue samples therebetween. Associated methods include using the cassettes and orientation devices to hold and orient tissue samples for processing, embedding and microtome sectioning.

Method for orienting tissue samples on a microtome sectionable biopsy support

Microtome sectionable biopsy support for orienting tissue samples

Specimen cassette

A manually driven syringe for injecting fluids under high pressure is described that includes a barrel (12), a plunger (13) that is received within the barrel and extends rearwardly through an aperture (28) in the body (27) of a handle (14) which carries a pair of opposed finger grips (19, 22). The finger grips are located rearwardly of the barrel and laterally of the shaft (19) of the plunger, elongated so as to each accommodate two fingers, and angled rearwardly. This design minimizes the distance between (a) the inner edges of the grips and (b) the grips and the head of the extended plunger, thus making the syringe easier to grip in the palm of the hand and enabling the syringe to be gripped strongly between the fingers and the palm.

Manually driven syringe

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Irvine, CA, United States of America

Carlos A Saez