Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

The Panda Project

Zeuscom Systems, Inc.

Baxter International Inc.

Baxter Healthcare Sa

Cobe Laboratories, Inc.

Wyse Technology Inc.

Cordis Webster, Inc.

Critikon Company, L.l.c.

The Stork Ib2c, Inc.

Blackcurrant Technology

Terumo Bct, Inc.

Edward V Cruz

Steven T Kaneko

Stanford W Crane, Jr

Barry P Sween

Maria M Portuondo

Shaun Fynn

Carl J Ledbetter

Aditha May Adams

Hugh Edward McLoone, Jr

John F Wadsworth

Hugh E McLoone

Kenneth Mori

John J Kappus

Victor D Dolecek

Richard Medero

Frank Corbin, Iii

Robert W Langley

Marlene Adele Bainbridge

David R Shouldice

Stanley Hiroshi Wada

John Richard Arbak

Vincent R Razo

David W Hoard

Timothy M Gordon

Denise C Garrison

Pit-Kin Loh

Chad C Steele

Terry R Wahl

Brian Lewis Pate

David Alan Weir

Glenn T Kanner

John K Clay

Russell Hempstead

David A Weir

Stephen August Bollinger

Richard E Murray

Thomas L Menhennett

Mark Westcott

Kathy K Smith

Robert S Wallace, Iii

J Kevin Clay

Peter S Turner

Leon E Bilodeau

Mark J Brierton

Frederick S Mudloff

Devices and methods for vaginal insertion are disclosed.

Artificial insemination and vaginal insertion

The present invention provides a dialysis machine that is readily moved by a patient, nurse or other operator. A display is provided on the front of the machine, which displays and controls various dialysis functions. The display is robust, mounted directly to the body and includes an open area that can be grasped by a person to move the entire machine. The combination display/handle enables the person to move the machine from the front of same and from odd angles with respect to the machine.

Dialysis machine having combination display and handle

The device comfortably supports the hand of the user while the thumb and fingers are associated with keys, a trackball, and a scrolling wheel carried on the device. The overall configuration of the device and the arrangement of these actuators permits the user to operate all of the functions provided by the actuators while the forearm is in a neutral posture zone between pronation and supination of the forearm, and the wrist and fingers are minimally extended and comfortably flexed, respectively.

Ergonomic input device

A deflectable catheter comprises a catheter body, a tip section and a control handle. The Control handle, which is preferably curved, comprises a housing having a generally hollow interior, a piston receiving assembly at least partially within the interior of the housing, and a piston. The piston receiving assembly is afforded rotational movement but not longitudinal movement relative to the housing and comprises a generally tubular member defining a piston chamber. The piston is fixedly attached to the proximal end of the catheter body and extends into the piston chamber of the piston receiving assembly, wherein the piston is afforded longitudinal movement but not rotational movement relative to the piston receiving assembly. Rotation of the piston relative to the housing correspondingly rotates the piston receiving assembly, catheter body and tip section. A puller wire extends from the control handle, through a lumen in the catheter body and into a lumen in the tip section. The proximal end of the puller wire is anchored in the control handle, whereby distal movement of the piston relative to the piston receiving assembly results in distal movement of the catheter body relative to the puller wire. The puller wire is anchored in the tip section so that to distal movement of the catheter body relative to the puller wire deflects the tip section.

Deflectable catheter with ergonomic handle

A reconfigurable user interface for a modular patient monitor which selectively populates menus for operator selection based on the parameters which are available at any given time. Due to event processing, when a parameter module is added or removed from the system, the reconfigurable user interface is updated immediately to reflect the addition or subtraction of the associated parameter. A flash box in each menu provides shortcuts to the most likely menu option in response to asynchronous events such as alarms and the like. The flash box also assists the operator with the particular steps that must be followed to properly setup or operate a particular feature of the system. Since the menus are not modal, an operator may navigate the menus without making any selections or changing the state of the device.

Reconfigurable user interface for modular patient monitor

Game controller

Positional control device

A computer system includes an exterior casing having an opening therein to permit user access to peripheral devices, such as floppy drives, CD ROM drives, tape drives, or optical drives. A door driven by a reversible motor slides along the exterior casing to open and close the opening in the exterior casing. A user may activate a sensor provided on the exterior casing to selectively open or close the door. The sensor may be a light-sensitive sensor, a voice-activated sensor, or a proximity sensor. Alternatively or in addition, the user may open and close the door via a system processor, for example, by entering commands via a keyboard. The door may slide along tracks within the exterior casing. In addition, the door may be locked in a closed position and unlocked to allow opening.

Computer system having a motorized door mechanism

An extracorporeal blood processing system is disclosed which includes a variety of novel components and which may be operated in accordance with a variety of novel methodologies. For instance, the system includes a graphical operator interface which directs the operator through various aspects of the apheresis procedure. Moreover, the system also includes a variety of features relating to loading a blood processing vessel into a blood processing channel and removing the same after completion of the procedure. Furthermore, the system also includes a variety of features relating to utilizing a blood priming of at least portions of the apheresis system in preparation for the procedure. In addition, the system includes a variety of features enhancing the performance of the apheresis system, including the interrelationship between the blood processing vessel and the blood processing vessel and the utilization of high packing factors for the procedure.

Apheresis blood processing method using pictorial displays

A computer system including a plurality of air circulation areas to facilitate cooling of components with in the air circulation areas. Specifically, the system includes an air circulation area for a plurality of printed circuit boards, for a power supply, and for a plurality of internal and external peripherals, such as disk drives. The system also includes an automatic door that covers the external peripherals. The external peripherals slide forward, out of a casing of the system to facilitate upgrade and/or repair of the peripherals. In addition, the system includes cabling slots and structure to effect electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding.

Computer with two fans and two air circulation areas

Computer cabinet

Video display terminal

Automatic data backup unit

Growing community of inventors

Newbury Park, CA, United States of America

Edward V Cruz