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Raytheon Company

Panavision International, L.p.

Pds Electronics, Inc.

Invertes Inc.

Scott Tarvyd MacDonald

Charles H Vanderpool

Shaylene Tarvyd MacDonald

William J Davis

Ward G Fillmore

Trach Nguyen

Vince Catlin

Aiguo Wu

A surgical system for blocking a luminal body at a selected location has a tubular body that extends from a proximal end to a distal end, and a blocking device on the distal end of the tubular body. The blocking device has a guide cap and a gripping feature, and at least one annular inflatable portion positioned around an outer circumference of the gripping feature. A first conduit through the tubular body is connected to a pressure source for inflating the annular inflatable portion, and a second conduit through the tubular body is connected to a vacuum source for suctioning a luminal wall of the luminal body against the gripping feature.

System and method for blocking a luminal body

An apparatus and method is provided for accessing an abdominal cavity of a patient via the anus for any number of surgical operations, e.g., colon cancer, appendectomy, lymph node biopsy, etc. The apparatus includes a tubular body that extends to an open end having a plurality of holes. The tubular body is inserted into the intestine of the patient, and a clamp is inserted through the tubular body of the apparatus and into the intestine. The clamp and the attached intestine is then pulled into the tubular body, so that the intestine can then be cut. The clamp and the adjacent intestine are then moved out of the tubular body so that the surgery may be performed through the intestine. The cut ends of the intestine can then be reattached (e.g., stapled, sutured, etc.) following completion of the surgery.

Apparatus for facilitating access to abdominal cavity of a patient and removing larger cancerous tumors

A common-mode in-line radio frequency (RF) filter isolator includes one or more modules that incorporate a respective RF filter circuit. The one or more modules are configured to be electrically coupled in-line with a communication link, such as an Ethernet cable for example. Accordingly, the filter isolator device is enabled to reduce or eliminate the presence of common-mode noise that is present on the network communication link.

Common-mode in-line radio frequency filter isolator

In an embodiment of the present invention, a swimming pool water exchange device is provided. In an embodiment, the device fills fresh water, from a water source, into one or more bags as the old water is pumped from the bottom of the pool. In an embodiment, the water exchange device is further provided with a regulation system. In the embodiment, the regulation system cuts off the fresh water supply if the water level exceeds a predetermined height. Furthermore, the regulation system may shut off the pump if the water level drops below a predetermined height.

Swimming pool water exchange device

A surgical tool has an elongate tubular housing having an annular clamping region formed around an opening in the tubular housing. A vacuum source is operably engaged with the elongate tubular housing for providing a vacuum within the elongate tubular housing for drawing the damaged or diseased portion of a luminal body, such as an intestine, into the tubular housing. An elongate rod is provided having an annular clamping element shaped so that the intestine may be firmly clamped between the annular clamping element and the annular clamping region of the elongate tubular housing, so that the damaged or diseased portion of the intestine is entirely within the elongate tubular housing.

Intraluminal anastomotic device and method

A shoulder rest for a camera includes a main frame, a mid plate pivotably connected to the main frame and a back plate pivotably connected to the mid plate, and optionally a front plate. The pivot connections allow a user to adjust the curve of the shoulder rest. A tilt plate attached to a top surface of the main frame is configured to tilt to an angle with respect to the main frame. An adapter to which the camera is removably mounted is attached to the tilt plate, and may be moved forwardly or rearwardly with respect to the main frame, and/or may be moved toward and away from a side edge of the main frame. The tilt plate and adapter together allow the user to offset the camera away from the user's head for greater comfort.

Adjustable shoulder rest for camera

A method for packaging a plurality of semiconductor devices formed in a surface portion of a semiconductor wafer. The method includes: lithographically forming, in a first lithographically processable material disposed on the surface portion of the semiconductor wafer, device exposing openings to expose the devices and electrical contact pad openings to expose electrical contact pads for devices; and mounting a support having a rigid dielectric layer formed on a selected portion of the support, such rigid dielectric layer comprising a second lithographically processable material, such rigid material being suspended over the device exposing openings and removed from portions of the support disposed over the electrical contacts pads openings in the first lithographically processable material. The support is released and removed from the second lithographically processable material, leaving the second photolithographically processable material bonded to the first photolithographically processable material.

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Torrance, CA, United States of America

Scott Tarvyd MacDonald