Harvest Technologies Corporation

Smith + Nephew

Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics Ag

Smith Nephew Asia Pacific Pte. Limited

Other

Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Haemonetics Corporation

Paul McGovern

James R Ellsworth

Geoffrey I Karasic

Chun Liu

Mark L Kibbe

Ali Hosseini

Christopher David MacCready

S Ken Tanaka

Evangelos L Tzanis

Amy L Manley

Lynne Garrity-Ryan

Gary F Prokop

Matthew Edwin Koski

Edward W Kaleskas

Gary R Stacey

Timothy Young

Benjamin M Hall

Robert Lancelot

Han Teik Yeoh

Howard Sumner

Zenan Qi

Mauro Zambuto

Ebenezer Y Degbor

Robert Gonsalves

André Buechner

Jessica Connolly

Daniel R Johnson

Christopher Newell

James Hunt

Jacob Peabody

Kendra O'Malley

Kendra O'MALLEY

Christopher Maccready

A harvesting assembly for harvesting a tissue graft from surrounding tissue is disclosed including a guide. The guide includes a means for fixedly engaging with an anterior surface of the tendon. The guide also includes a means of guiding a cutting blade along a preferred trajectory into and along a length of the tendon. The guide also includes a means of guiding a truncating blade along a preferred trajectory across a width of tendon. The cutting blade may include two parallel blades for forming lateral sides of the tendon graft simultaneously. Each of the two parallel blades may define a leading edge that extends along at least a 90 degree arc that is equidistant from a stop on the cutting blade. The stop in combination with the guide may limit a cut depth into the tendon for a range of cutting blade handle elevation angles.

Tendon harvesting assemblies and methods

A system for improving graft harvesting including a blade guide () having a handle () and a guide portion with an elongate slot (). The system may also include a first blade assembly () that slides along the elongate slot (), the blade assembly () having a cutting blade () rotatably coupled to a handle (). The cutting blade () may include a leading cutting edge and a trailing cutting edge. The blade assembly () and blade guide () may cooperate to control a depth of blade penetration into a tissue, as the blade slides along the elongate slot (). The blade guide () may include means to stabilize the guide with the tissue.

Tendon harvesting system

Methods and devices for tissue fixation. A cortical button with a rib between two slotted openings. The rib increases the cortical button structural rigidity without increasing palpability. An adjustable loop construct with two discrete locking passages that provides manageable loop reduction and improved tissue coupling. The adjustable loop construct may be coupled to tissue via a passing construct. An assembly with a reduction bar, a button and an adjustable loop construct, the assembly provided assembled in a first configuration that disassembles to guide steps of tissue fixation. The reduction bar may be assembled to the reduction bar for reducing the adjustable loop construct.

Devices and methods for tissue repair

Methods, systems and apparatuses, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, are provided for managing contributions to projects via a three-way exchange platform. A project manager uploads project details, which are stored and published on the platform. An expert who wants to contribute services to the project uploads details of the service(s), which are stored and published on the platform. The expert also indicates support for the project. A patron who needs the services of the expert hires the expert through the platform. After the expert has completed the requested services, the patron funds the project supported by the expert in addition to or instead of the expert.

Three-way exchange system for raising funds for projects

The invention disclosed herein provides a method for treating Community-Acquired Bacterial Pneumonia (CABP) using 9-[(2,2-dimethyl-propyl amino)-methyl]-minocycline or a salt thereof, in either oral or IV doses or a combination of both.

9-aminomethyl minocycline compounds and use thereof in treating community-acquired bacterial pneumonia (CABP)

A floating element for separating components of a physiological fluid comprises two parts that are relatively movable. The two parts define a prescribed volume between them when at their maximum separation, and one of the parts may be moved toward the other to express the fluid contained in the volume between the parts. The parts are made of materials having densities so that they assume a desired position in the fluid to allow selected components to be easily obtained and expressed.

Method and apparatus for separating fluid components

Blood processing device

A centrifuge has a rotor for receiving a disposable processing unit. The centrifuge is configured such that the motor is attached to an enclosure and the enclosure is supported on a base. The connection between the base and the enclosure is a vibration isolator, and the isolator is positioned such that its effective line of action aligns with the effective plane of rotation of the rotor. In accordance with another feature of the invention, the processing units are held in a decanting position by a decant ring that moves vertically but does not rotate. The ring engages the top of the processing unit during decant and the abrasion is minimal.

Decanting centrifuge with sliding engagement between decant ring and processing unit

Decanting centrifuge with vibration isolation

A container designed for use as a disposable processing unit in a centrifuge includes first and second chambers connected by a bridge that allows transfer of fluid between the chambers. One of the chambers has a sloped floor that directs fluids to a smaller bottom portion for providing greater depth in the collected fluids. The container also includes cam surfaces that facilitate insertion of the container in a centrifuge in the desired orientation. As well, a key may be provided to ensure that the container is used in the correct centrifuge.

Sterile disposable unit

A floating element for separating components of a physiological fluid comprises two parts that are relatively movable. The two parts define a prescribed volume between them when at their maximum separation, and one of the parts may be moved toward the other to express the fluid contained in the volume between the parts. The parts are made of materials having densities so that they assume a desired position in the fluid to allow selected components to be easily obtained are expressed.

A survey of an airport runway or other large structure includes statistical correction of error caused by atmospheric turbulence. Visible grid markers are placed, e.g., at twenty foot centers, in rows and columns on the runway. Absolute vertical reference points are established, favorably by using floats in tubes joined to a common trough pipe, for each row of the grid markers. A holographic reference grid is reconstructed, preferably at a safe distance from the runway, so that the reconstructed reference grid is disposed in the vertical plane of a particular row of grid markers. Then the locations of the grid markers, the absolute reference points, and the reference grid are recorded a plurality of times, for example, by multiple-exposing photographic film. The statistical mean locations of the images of the grid markers and absolute reference points are determined, relative to the reconstructed reference grid.

Surveying technique with correction of optical errors caused by

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Hanson, MA, United States of America

Paul McGovern