Honeywell G.m.b.h.

Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.

Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.

Other

Cyberoptics Corporation

Minnetronix, Inc.

Astora Women's Health, LLC

Michael A Knipfer

James A Alexander

Mark T Weinberger

Karl Alan Jagger

Justin M Crank

Gary A Rocheleau

John M Edgell

Lawrence David Swanson

John R Frigstad

Patricia M Derus

Justin H Huelman

Robbie L Halvorson

Carrie Lee Herman

Michelle J Miller

Kathryn A Bertelson

Harry R Brown

Lucien E Joly

William M Blenkush

Wade D Palashewski

James Grant Skakoon

Robert E Lund

Timothy A Bachman

Chaouki A Khamis

Steven K Case

Gregory S Mowry

Timothy A Skunes

Richard A Nazarian

Greg Paul Carpenter

Don W E Evans

Nathan J Bolyard

Jeffrey M O'Hern

Corey D Brown

Kenneth E Broen

George O Nitzschke

George O Mitzschke

James S Paul

Robert Derry

Don We Evans

Don WE Evans

Described are various embodiments of surgical procedures, systems, implants, devices, tools, and methods, useful for treating pelvic conditions in a male or female, the pelvic conditions including incontinence (various forms such as fecal incontinence, stress urinary incontinence, urge incontinence, mixed incontinence, etc.), vaginal prolapse (including various forms such as enterocele, cystocele, rectocele, apical or vault prolapse, uterine descent, etc.), and other conditions caused by muscle and ligament weakness, the devices and tools including devices and tools for anchoring an implant to tissue.

Implants, tools, and methods for treatments of pelvic conditions

Described are various embodiments of surgical procedure systems, devices, tools, and methods, useful for treating pelvic conditions such as vaginal prolapse and other conditions caused by muscle and ligament weakness, the devices and tools being useful for accessing a posterior region of pelvic anatomy, and related methods. Such devices can include retractors, introducers, and other devices for accessing desired areas of a patient's anatomy.

Systems, implants, tools, and methods for treatments of pelvic conditions

Various embodiments of a sling implant system are provided. Embodiments of the implants can include one or more collapsibility and expandability features or portions adapted to improve introduction and deployment of the implant within the patient. The implants can be folded, collapsed or otherwise reduced in size or construct to fit within a delivery tool or catheter for later expandability upon deployment of the implant.

Expandable implant system

Various embodiments of a mesh or implant systems are provided. The implants can include one or more anchors, arms and the like. The anchors can include hingeable or patterned finger extension to facilitate tissue penetration and retention. Various tensioning and adjustment mechanisms, devices and methods are further provided for the implant systems.

Implantable slings and anchor systems

Described herein is an implantable medical device and methods for making a device that includes a metal housing using a molding process. In one embodiment, the housing includes a header attachment element that extends from the housing. In another embodiment, the implantable medical device includes a header attachment surface comprising one or more header retaining features configured to secure a connector header to the header attachment surface. In another embodiment, the housing includes one or more structural elements extending from and integrally molded with the interior surface of the first or second portions of the housing. Also disclosed are methods of making the implantable medical device.

Housings for implantable medical devices and methods for forming housings

Described herein is an implantable medical device and methods for making a device that includes a metal housing a molding process. In one embodiment, the housing includes a header attachment element extends from the housing. In another embodiment, the implantable medical device includes a header attachment surface comprising one or more header retaining features configured to secure a connector header to the header attachment surface. In another embodiment, the housing includes one or more structural elements extending from and integrally molded with the interior surface of the first or second portions of the housing. Also disclosed are methods of making the implantable medical device.

A portable external device for a mechanical circulation support system includes first and second power sources, e.g. batteries and control electronics for redundant uninterrupted operation of an implantable blood pump. The control and power source module may be configured to accommodate a variety of wearable configurations for patient convenience and comfort.

Portable controller with integral power source for mechanical circulation support systems

Embodiments of the invention are related to electro-optical implantable sensors, amongst other things. In an embodiment, the invention includes an implantable medical device including a housing defining an interior volume, the housing comprising a housing wall and defining an aperture. The implantable medical device can include an optical sensor assembly coupled to the housing wall. The optical sensor assembly can occlude the aperture in the housing wall. The optical sensor assembly can include an electro-optical module including an optical excitation assembly and an optical detection assembly. The optical sensor assembly can also include a chemical sensing element configured to detect a physiological analyte by exhibiting a change in optical properties. An optical window can be disposed between the electro-optical module and the chemical sensing element. The optical window can be configured to allow the transmission of light between the electro-optical module and the chemical sensing element. Other embodiments are also included herein.

Implantable electro-optical sensor

An optical device is provided which includes a plurality of optical modules and an alignment compensation module. Each optical module includes an optical component fixedly coupled to a relative reference mount. The relative reference mount is configured to attach to a substrate. A plurality of optical modules mount on the substrate to form the optical device. The alignment compensation module removes residual alignment errors of the optical device.

Optical device with alignment compensation

The present invention relates to electronic chassis installed on aircraft. More particularly, the present invention relates to a safety locking system for establishing the presence of the mechanical-electrical integrity of a chassis. More specifically, disclosed is a safety locking system for conditionally permitting or disallowing mating of an external connector with a mating chassis connector dependent upon whether or not the chassis is fastened to a support frame.

Mechanical-electrical safety locking system

In the present invention six gyros and six accelerometers are mounted to a support frame generally comprised of a block of a selected material. The relationship of each input axis of each of the gyros and accelerometers is selected to permit all of the sensors to be mounted on the block so as to provide minimal size and weight of the combination of the block and the six gyros and six accelerometers. More specifically, first, second and third pairs of gyros (totaling six gyros) and six accelerometers are mounted to the block such that the input axis of each gyro and accelerometer is in non-colinear alignment with any other input axis, and that the input axes of the first, second, and third pairs of gyros intersect at mutually exclusive first, second, and third intersection points, and such that each input axis of all six of the accelerometers intersect at a common accelerometer intersection point, and wherein the first, second, and third gyro intersection points and the accelerometer intersection point lie in a plane which is substantially a plane of symmetry of the combination of the block, the six gyros, and the six accelerometers.

Skewed axis inertial sensor assembly

Inertial sensor support structure for accelerometers and gyros

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Maple Grove, MN, United States of America

Michael A Knipfer