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Land a Line Holdings, LLC

Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited

Brushpoint Innovations Inc.

Next Paradigm Inc.

Apurk Ltd.

Pure Dental Logic Inc.

Imerciv Inc.

Trendymed Inc.

Robert G Dickie

Shahram Nabavi

Richard Arote

Gareth Davies

Francis J McCabe

Kevin Bailey

Steve Arthur Copeland

Matthew Bailey

Bogdan Beca

Karl J Douglass

Amy Lefler

Melanie Thompson Smith

Walter Prokopchuk

Deepthi Gorapalli

Allan Schaffran

Andy Doug-Lun Wong

Karol Krupa

Chris Pearen

Adam Krupa

Marek Krupa

Aharon Ronny Barrelli

Arjun Mali

Gautam Sayal

Bin Liu

Embodiments of a steerable catheter control system and methods are disclosed. The steerable catheter control system comprises a housing which defines an inner housing and a slide assembly which linearly translates within the inner housing. At least two control wires are positioned through the slide assembly wherein one of the at least two controls wires are indirectly coupled to the slide assembly via the direction reversing element. The steerable catheter control system further comprises a slack limiting element, coupled to at least one of the at least two control wires. The slack limiting element allows for frictional engagement of the control wire to limit slack. The control system includes a control knob for linearly translating the slide assembly, enabling the slide assembly to manipulate the control wires which causes a change in deflection of the steerable catheter.

Steerable medical device handle

Various embodiments are described herein for an electronic device and associated method for detecting potential objects in the vicinity of the electronic device. In one example embodiment, the electronic device may comprise a transceiver arm including a transceiver for transmitting source signals and receiving response signals potentially indicating at least one object in the vicinity of the user, a main body that is pivotally connected to the transceiver arm to releasably mount to an article of the user during use and include at least one processing unit for generating a feedback control signal indicating when there is at least one detected potential object in the vicinity of the user based on the response signals; and a transducer movably coupled to the main body for providing feedback to the user based on the feedback control signal when there is at least one detected potential object in the vicinity of the user.

Apparatus and method for detecting objects

A water shut-off device is disclosed. The water shut-off device has an inlet port and an outlet port. The water shut-off device includes: a housing fluidly connected to the inlet port and the outlet port, the housing having an opening at its upper end and including: a valve for switching the device between an open configuration and a closed configuration, the valve permitting flow of water through the device in the open configuration and prohibiting flow of water through the device in the closed configuration; a gear wheel secured to the housing and operatively coupled to the valve, the valve being actuated by rotations of the gear wheel; and an anchor in mechanical communication with the gear wheel, the anchor including: a container for receiving water flowing through the opening; and at least one pallet connected to the container, the at least one pallet being configured to catch against one or more teeth of the gear wheel, the anchor being rotatably mounted at a fixed pivot in the housing such that the anchor swings about the pivot as water collects in the container, the swinging of the anchor about the pivot causing the at least one pallet to alternately catch and release a tooth of the gear wheel, thereby causing the gear wheel to rotate in a first direction.

Automatic water shut-off device

A cleat attachable device for attaching to a cleat having horns. The device includes a frame having a base end, a distal end opposite the base end, and lateral posts. The lateral posts are disposed opposite one another and are connected to one another at the distal end. The lateral posts each have a respective mounting plate with a longitudinal slot formed therein. A stud plate has an underside for resting on the cleat. The stud plate has two studs opposite the underside for receiving the mounting plates thereon and securing the frame to the cleat.

Cleat attachable device

A cellular phone protection case that has four impact absorbing corners and a planar body extending therebetween. Portions of the planar body are asymmetrical relative to imaginary central axes associated with the planar body. Additionally, the four corners define free spaces therebetween to define a cell phone cover that is substantially free of planar sidewalls extending between respective corners. The corners may deflect to repeatably engage a cell phone at complementarily shaped cellphone corners.

Cell phone case

An electronic pill box having a housing with a base and grid and into which a blister pack is selectively engaged. The blister pack includes a plurality of vials prefilled with medication and sealed with a cover imprinted with pertinent information. Each vial is received in a chamber in the base having an LED and a sensor for determining whether medication has been removed therefrom. The LED and sensor are operatively engaged with a microprocessor including programming for dispensing medication from the pill box. An alert is issued if medication is not removed from an illuminated vial after a predetermined time interval. When all medication has been dispensed therefrom, the blister pack is replaced with another prefilled blister pack A card with patient information thereon may be provided on the prefilled blister pack and is detached and stored in the housing prior to loading the blister pack therein.

Electronic pill box prefill system including a blister pack with a capacitive sensor

Various embodiments are described herein for a mobile infusion device that does not use gravity to expel fluid from a bag. The device has a housing with a central chamber connected with an opening to receive a portion of the bag during use. A rotation assembly is coupled to the housing and includes at least one roller located within the central chamber and a spring mechanism operatively coupled to the at least one roller to rotate it to move the bag and apply a force to a portion of the bag to expel fluid therefrom during use. A control mechanism is operatively coupled to the rotation assembly and has a control assembly to control rotation of the rotation assembly and a user interface coupled to the control assembly to allow a user to select a mode of operation for the device. The spring mechanism is recharged in standby mode. Various mechanisms can be used in various embodiments to improve functionality such as a gearing mechanism.

Mobile infusion device

A clip for retaining a screw on a tip of a screwdriver shaft. The clip comprises a housing that has a first end and a second end and a longitudinal axis extending therebetween. The housing includes a longitudinal bore that is accessible from both the first and second ends of the housing. A pair of jaw members is provided on the housing proximate the first end thereof. The jaw members surround a first portion of the bore and are configured to capture and retain a length of the screwdriver shaft therebetween. A pair of clamping members is formed on the housing proximate the second end thereof. The clamping members surround a second portion of the bore and are configured to capture a head of the surgical screw therebetween. During use, the screwdriver shaft is pushed downwardly and twisted slightly within the bore to engage the head of the screw. The screw is threadably engaged in a pre-drilled hole in the patient's bone. When the screw is sufficiently engaged to prevent it from accidently being dislodged, the clip is disengaged from the screw. The retaining clip prevents the screw from accidentally dropping off the screwdriver and allows the surgeon to use a single hand to install the screw.

Surgical screw retention clip and method of using the same

A vibrating toothbrush comprising a handle including a body with a tubular member extending outwardly from one end. A replaceable sleeve slides over the tubular member and detachably engages the body. One or more of the sleeve, tubular member and body incorporates a vibration damping zone for reducing vibration transmission from the sleeve to the handle. The damping zone is one of a material that differs in damping properties to the material of the rest of the toothbrush; a hole defined in the one of the sleeve, tubular member and body, and a toothbrush where that hole is filled with an elastomeric material.

Vibrating toothbrush and a replaceable brush head for use with the same

A vertical wind turbine includes a blade which has opposite force producing sides that lie on opposite sides of the longitudinal axis along its direction of travel. The aerodynamic surfaces are driven by the wind through four phases of rotation. Driving torque is produced during three of the four phases. The blade includes a v-shaped nosepiece with rearward facing surfaces on each side that cup the wind during three of the four phases. The split tail of the blade captures the wind during a down wind phase of rotation.

Cylindrical wind turbine

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King City, CA, United States of America

Robert G Dickie