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Intellihot, Inc.

Wavetest, LLC

Surgical Targeted Solutions Inc.

Orthopatent, LLC

Bisset, Anthony Allen

Nguyen, Quang-viet

Quang-Viet Nguyen

Daniel A Funk

Sivaprasad Akasam

Sridhar Deivasigamani

Anthony Allen Bisset

David B Kay

Ian P Kay

Gary E Myers

Richard Frank

Bryan Den Hartog

Craig E Morin

The invention comprises a system which determines the cure status of bone cement which is then used in making surgical decisions on the cement use and further comprises a system for aiding in securing an implant to a bone using a cured grout or bone cement. The system includes a device which comprises a frequency sensor joined to a circuit to monitor one or more frequency signals, and to an indicator that emits a signal in response to a current emitted to the circuit by the system while monitoring the state of cure. The invention also relates to surgical methods using the system.

Systems and methods for monitoring the cure of PMMA bone cement during surgery

A medical devices en-vivo positional determination system using a plurality of optical time of flight (TDF) transceivers along with gyroscopic angular and mechanical distance sensors for the determination of absolute linear and angular positional information of the tool bit tip for the purposes of more accurate hand-held drilling or cutting, on the workpiece using forward kinematic equations calculated on a microcomputer to provide a real-time display of the 3-linear position and 2-angular orientation of the tool bit (such as a drill, scalpel, or wire driver).

Instrument bourne optical time of flight kinematic position sensing system for precision targeting and methods of surgery

The invention comprises a system for securing an implant to a bone comprising an implant which is affixed to the bone, a grout or bone cement comprising a composition that cures in an exothermic reaction and which is capable of securing the implant to the bone in a cured state, and a tester which measures temperature over time to detect a rate change of temperature and uses a novel discrete differentiator circuit to determine when the composition reaches cure.

Discrete derivative differential circuit driven system and methods for determining the cure of PMMA intraoperatively after implantation of an orthopedic device

The invention comprises a system for securing an implant to a bone comprising an implant which is affixed to the bone, a grout or bone cement comprising a composition that cures in an exothermic reaction and which is capable of securing the implant to the bone in a cured state, a device which provides access to the grout or bone cement in position on the bone and a tester which measures temperature over time to detect the exothermic reaction so as to determine when the composition reaches cure. The tester comprises a sensor joined to a circuit and to an indicator that emits a signal in response to a current emitted to the circuit by the sensor.

Systems and methods for determining the cure of PMMA intraoperatively after implantation of an orthopedic device

A means of detecting the in-situ fuel-to-air-ratio (FAR) in a combustor or flame zone using a Fourier-based flame ionization probe is presented. The use of multiple excitation frequencies and its detection at certain frequencies or combinations of harmonics of those excitation frequencies, namely, the inter-modulation distortion, provides a novel means of extracting a high signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) FAR measurement in a combustor.

In situ fuel-to-air ratio (FAR) sensor for combustion using a Fourier based flame ionization probe

In situ fuel-to-air ratio (FAR) sensor for combustion using a fourier based flame ionization probe

The invention relates a horn-based multi-driver wide-bandwidth loudspeaker with a flat-frequency response having the property of controlled acoustic directivity at wavelengths larger than the nominal wavelength supported by the horns' mouth circumference which is provided by means of a centerbody fitted with acoustic drivers that are acoustically coupled to the walls of the horn enclosure.

Coaxial centerbody point-source (CCPS) horn speaker system

The invention is a compact high fidelity sound reproduction system achieving high efficiency, low distortion, wide bandwidth, and extended low frequency reach and which can be used as a sub-bass woofer, bass woofer, mid-bass woofer, and mid-range speaker for residential or commercial large venue applications. The system includes a dynamic driver driven bass horn, a looped resonator duct (ring geometry), which can be folded, and an adjustable feedback duct allowing sound characteristics to be tailored.

Compact wideband bass and midrange horn-loaded speaker system

A compact and robust imaging Raman spectrograph has a collimating input lens assembly, a spectral filter assembly, a transmission diffraction grating, a focusing lens assembly, and a light detector. The spectral filter assembly is located between the two lenses and comprises a notch or long-pass filter optical interference filter, a plurality of optical channel plates for limiting the optical acceptance angle of the light passing the optical interference filter, and a transmission diffraction grating, all mounted in a single assembly. The spectral filter assembly permits a very high degree of elastically scattered light rejection and excellent stray-light reduction and management, while permitting a high level of optical throughput to maximize the signal of the weakly scattered Raman signal.

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Quang-Viet Nguyen