1. An apparatus comprising:
a controller to receive from one or more sensors placement-related information indicating a change in one or more placement-related attributes of a wireless communication device, during communication over a wireless communication link, and based on said orientation-related information to disconnect said wireless communication link.
2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said one or more placement-related attributes comprise at least one attribute selected from the group consisting of a pitch of said wireless communication device, a yaw of said wireless communication device, and a roll of said wireless communication device.
3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein said controller is to select to disconnect said wireless communication link based on at least one comparison selected from the group consisting of a first comparison between change of the pitch, during a predefined time period, and a predefined pitch threshold, a second comparison between a change of the yaw, during said predefined time period, and a predefined yaw threshold, and a third comparison between a change of the roll, during said predefined time period, to a predefined roll threshold.
4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein said controller is to select to disconnect said link if at least one criterion is met, said at least one criterion is selected from the group consisting of:
said change of said pitch is greater than said pitch threshold and said change of said yaw is greater than said yaw threshold;
said change of said roll is greater than said roll threshold and said change of said yaw is greater than said yaw threshold; and
said change of said roll is greater than said roll threshold and said change of said pitch is greater than said pitch threshold.
5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said change in said one or more placement-related attributes comprises a first change, during a predefined time period, in a velocity of said wireless communication device in a first direction, a second change, during said predefined time period, in a velocity of said wireless communication device in a second direction, perpendicular to said first direction, and a third change, during said predefined time period, in a velocity of said wireless communication device in a third direction, perpendicular to said first and second directions.
6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein said controller is to estimate a distance of a movement of said wireless communication device, during said predefined time period, based on said first, second and third changes, and to disconnect said wireless communication link based on a comparison between said estimated distance and a predefined distance threshold.
7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said placement-related information comprises information indicative of a change in at least one attribute selected from the group consisting of an orientation of said wireless communication device and a position of said wireless communication device.
8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein said placement-related information comprises information indicative of a change in both an orientation of said wireless communication device and a position of said wireless communication device.
9. The apparatus of claim 1 comprising a mobile device.
10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein said wireless communication link comprises a wireless communication link between said mobile device and a wireless docking device.
11. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein said mobile device comprises a device selected from the group consisting of a Smartphone, a Tablet computer, an Ultrabook computer, and a Notebook computer.
12. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said wireless communication link comprises a beamformed link.
13. A system comprising:
a mobile device including:
one or more antennas;
a radio to communicate via said antennas over a wireless communication link;
one or more sensors to sense one or more placement-related attributes of said mobile device during communication over said wireless communication link; and
a controller to receive from said one or more sensors placement-related information indicating a change in said one or more placement-related attributes of said mobile device, and based on said placement-related information to disconnect said wireless communication link.
14. The system of claim 13, wherein said one or more placement-related attributes comprise at least one attribute selected from the group consisting of a pitch of said mobile device, a yaw of said mobile device, and a roll of said mobile device.
15. The system of claim 14, wherein said controller is to select to disconnect said wireless communication link based on at least one comparison selected from the group consisting of a first comparison between change of the pitch, during a predefined time period, and a predefined pitch threshold, a second comparison between a change of the yaw, during said predefined time period, and a predefined yaw threshold, and a third comparison between a change of the roll, during said predefined time period, to a predefined roll threshold.
16. The system of claim 15, wherein said controller is to select to disconnect said link if at least one criterion is met, said at least one criterion is selected from the group consisting of:
said change of said pitch is greater than said pitch threshold and said change of said yaw is greater than said yaw threshold;
said change of said roll is greater than said roll threshold and said change of said yaw is greater than said yaw threshold; and
said change of said roll is greater than said roll threshold and said change of said pitch is greater than said pitch threshold.
17. The system of claim 13, wherein said change in said one or more placement-related attributes comprises a first change, during a predefined time period, in a velocity of said mobile device in a first direction, a second change, during said predefined time period, in a velocity of said mobile device in a second direction, perpendicular to said first direction, and a third change, during said predefined time period, in a velocity of said mobile device in a third direction, perpendicular to said first and second directions.
18. The system of claim 17, wherein said controller is to estimate a distance of a movement of said mobile device, during said predefined time period, based on said first, second and third changes, and to disconnect said wireless communication link based on a comparison between said estimated distance and a predefined distance threshold.
19. The system of claim 13, wherein said placement-related information comprises information indicative of a change in at least one attribute selected from the group consisting of an orientation of said mobile device and a position of said mobile device.
20. The system of claim 13, wherein said wireless communication link comprises a wireless communication link between said mobile device and a wireless docking device.
21. A method comprising:
receiving from one or more sensors placement-related information indicating a change in one or more placement-related attributes of a wireless communication device during communication over a wireless communication link; and
based on said placement-related information disconnecting said wireless communication link.
22. The method of claim 21, wherein said one or more placement-related attributes comprise at least one attribute selected from the group consisting of a pitch of said wireless communication device, a yaw of said wireless communication device, and a roll of said wireless communication device.
23. The method of claim 22 comprising disconnecting said wireless communication link based on at least one comparison selected from the group consisting of a first comparison between change of the pitch, during a predefined time period, and a predefined pitch threshold, a second comparison between a change of the yaw, during said predefined time period, and a predefined yaw threshold, and a third comparison between a change of the roll, during said predefined time period, to a predefined roll threshold.
24. The method of claim 23 comprising disconnecting said link if at least one criterion is met, said at least one criterion is selected from the group consisting of:
said change of said pitch is greater than said pitch threshold and said change of said yaw is greater than said yaw threshold;
said change of said roll is greater than said roll threshold and said change of said yaw is greater than said yaw threshold; and
said change of said roll is greater than said roll threshold and said change of said pitch is greater than said pitch threshold.
25. The method of claim 21, wherein said change in said one or more placement-related attributes comprises a first change, during a predefined time period, in a velocity of said wireless communication device in a first direction, a second change, during said predefined time period, in a velocity of said wireless communication device in a second direction, perpendicular to said first direction, and a third change, during said predefined time period, in a velocity of said wireless communication device in a third direction, perpendicular to said first and second directions.
26. The method of claim 25 comprising estimating a distance of a movement of said wireless communication device, during said predefined time period, based on said first, second and third changes, and disconnecting said wireless communication link based on a comparison between said estimated distance and a predefined distance threshold.
27. A product including a non-transitory storage medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by a machine, result in:
receiving from one or more sensors orientation-related information indicating a change in one or more placement-related attributes of a wireless communication device during communication over a wireless communication link; and
based on said orientation-related information disconnecting said wireless communication link.
28. The product of claim 27, wherein said one or more placement-related attributes comprise at least one attribute selected from the group consisting of a pitch of said wireless communication device, a yaw of said wireless communication device, and a roll of said wireless communication device.
29. The product of claim 28 comprising disconnecting said wireless communication link based on at least one comparison selected from the group consisting of a first comparison between change of the pitch, during a predefined time period, and a predefined pitch threshold, a second comparison between a change of the yaw, during said predefined time period, and a predefined yaw threshold, and a third comparison between a change of the roll, during said predefined time period, to a predefined roll threshold.
30. The product of claim 27, wherein said change in said one or more placement-related attributes comprises a first change, during a predefined time period, in a velocity of said wireless communication device in a first direction, a second change, during said predefined time period, in a velocity of said wireless communication device in a second direction, perpendicular to said first direction, and a third change, during said predefined time period, in a velocity of said wireless communication device in a third direction, perpendicular to said first and second directions.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A vacuum powered tissue cutting device comprising:
an elongate shaft having a proximal end, a distal end and a lumen defined therein, wherein the distal end has an opening for receiving tissue;
a cutter positioned within the elongate shaft, wherein the cutter is configured to be reciprocated to cut tissue;
a chamber coupled to the proximal end of the elongate shaft such that the elongate shaft remains fixed relative to the chamber, the chamber having a mechanism positioned therein, wherein the mechanism is powered by suction created by a vacuum source such that the mechanism produces a reciprocating motion which causes the cutter to reciprocate.
2. The device of claim 1, wherein the mechanism is powered solely by suction created by the vacuum source.
3. The device of claim 1, wherein suction from the vacuum source draws tissue into the opening
4. The device of claim 1, wherein the cutter is configured to reciprocate past the opening in the elongate shaft to cut the tissue in the opening.
5. The device of claim 1, wherein the device is configured such that cut tissue is evacuated through an evacuation lumen in the elongate shaft by suction created by the vacuum source.
6. The device of claim 1, wherein the device is configured to receive suction from a single vacuum source which supplies suction for evacuation and for powering the mechanism.
7. The device of claim 1, wherein the elongate shaft has a lumen for delivering irrigant to the distal end of an evacuation lumen in the elongate shaft, wherein the irrigant does not flow through the lumen unless suction from the vacuum source is present to draw the irrigant through the lumen.
8. The device of claim 1, wherein the chamber is in the form of an ergonomic handle.
9. The device of claim 8, wherein the handle is positioned at an angle relative to the elongate shaft thereby providing a clear line of site above andor to the side of the elongate shaft.
10. The device of claim 1, wherein the chamber and mechanism are positioned at an angle relative to the elongate shaft, wherein the mechanism is connected to the cutter and the mechanism reciprocates the cutter in a rectilinear motion.
11. The device of claim 1, wherein a tissue collection chamber is integrated in the device such that removal of the chamber disables the device
12. The device of claim 1, wherein the distal end of the shaft includes a malleable portion, wherein the cutter is reciprocated within the malleable portion.
13. The device of claim 1, wherein the mechanism is powered by vacuum available in a physician’s office.
14. The device of claim 1, wherein the cutter is a cutting blade and the cutting blade is not exposed on an outside of the opening to provide safety to patients.
15. The device of claim 1, wherein the vacuum powered mechanism reciprocates at a rate of less than about 1200 cyclesmin.
16. The device of claim 1, wherein the speed of the cutter ranges from 250-2500 cyclesmin.
17. The device of claim 1, wherein the mechanism comprises a piston, wherein the suction is applied to both sides of a piston in an alternating manner to cause the piston to reciprocate which causes the cutter to reciprocate.
18. The device of claim 17, wherein the mechanism comprises a first piston and a second piston, wherein the first piston is coupled to the second piston by a bi-stable switch which translates motion from the first piston to the second piston.
19. The device of claim 1, further comprising an electrocautery wire positioned at the distal end of the elongate shaft.
20. The device of claim 1, further comprising a lumen in the elongate shaft for delivering an anticoagulation therapy.
21. The device of claim 1, wherein the device is fully disposable.
22. A vacuum powered tissue cutting device comprising:
an elongate shaft having a proximal end, a distal end and a lumen defined therein, wherein the distal end has an opening for receiving tissue;
a cutter positioned within the elongate shaft, wherein the cutter is configured to be reciprocated past the opening in the elongate shaft to cut tissue in the opening;
a chamber coupled to the proximal end of the elongate shaft, the chamber having a cutter driver assembly positioned therein, wherein the cutter driver assembly is powered by suction created by a vacuum source such that the cutter driver assembly produces a reciprocating motion which causes the cutter to reciprocate.
23. A method of cutting and removing tissue from a subject comprising:
advancing a cutting device next to a target tissue in the subject, the cutting device having an elongate shaft and a cutter positioned within the elongate shaft;
powering the cutting device using suction created by a vacuum source such that the cutting device produces a reciprocating motion which causes the cutter to reciprocate;
cutting tissue with the reciprocating cutter; and
evacuating the cut tissue using the suction created by the vacuum source.
24. The method of claim 23, further comprising drawing target tissue into an opening in the elongate shaft using suction from the vacuum source, wherein the cutter is configured to be reciprocated past the opening in the elongate shaft to cut tissue in the opening.
25. The method of claim 23, wherein the proximal end of the elongate shaft is coupled to a handle such that the elongate shaft remains fixed relative to the handle while the cutter is being reciprocated
26. The method of claim 23, wherein the cutting device is powered solely by suction created by the vacuum source.
27. The method of claim 23, wherein the cut tissue is evacuated through an evacuation lumen in the elongate shaft by suction created by the vacuum source.
28. The method of claim 23, wherein suction is received from a single vacuum source which supplies suction for evacuation and for reciprocating the cutter.
29. The method of claim 23, further comprising delivering irrigant to the distal end of an evacuation lumen in the elongate shaft, wherein the irrigant does not flow through the lumen unless suction from the vacuum source is present to draw the irrigant through the lumen.
30. The method of claim 23, wherein the cutting device comprises a handle positioned at an angle relative to the elongate shaft thereby providing a clear line of site above andor to the side of the elongate shaft.
31. The method of claim 23, wherein a cutting device comprises a tissue collection chamber and removal of the chamber disables the device
32. The method of claim 23, wherein the elongate shaft includes a malleable portion and the cutter is reciprocated within the malleable portion.
33. The method of claim 23, wherein the cutting device is powered by vacuum available in a physician’s office.
34. The method of claim 23, wherein the vacuum powered cutting device comprises a mechanism that reciprocates at a rate of less than about 1200 rpm.
35. The method of claim 23, wherein the speed of the cutter ranges from 250-2500 cyclesmin).
36. The method of claim 23, wherein the vacuum powered cutting device comprises a piston, wherein the suction is applied to both sides of a piston in an alternating manner to cause the piston to reciprocate which causes the cutter to reciprocate.
37. The method of claim 36, wherein the cutting device comprises a first piston and a second piston, wherein the first piston is coupled to the second piston by a bi-stable switch which translates motion from the first piston to the second piston.
38. The method of claim 23, further comprising treating bleeding with an electrocautery wire positioned at the distal end of the elongate shaft.
39. The method of claim 23, further comprising delivering an anticoagulation therapy to a tissue site via the elongate shaft.
40. The method of claim 23, wherein the cutting device is fully disposable.
41. The method of claim 23, wherein the tissue is a polyp.
42. The method of claim 23, wherein the tissue is intradiscal nucleus.
43. A method for performing a polypectomy comprising:
advancing a cutting device next to a polyp in a subject;
powering the cutting device using suction created by a vacuum source such that the cutting device produces a reciprocating motion which causes the cutter to reciprocate or rotate; and
cutting the polyp with the reciprocating or rotating cutter.
44. The method of claim 43, further comprising evacuating the cut polyp using the suction created by the vacuum source.
45. The method of claim 43, wherein the cutting device is powered solely by suction created by the vacuum source.
46. A method for performing a discectomy comprising:
advancing a cutting device into a disc in a spine of a subject;
powering the cutting device using suction created by a vacuum source such that the cutting device produces a reciprocating motion which causes the cutter to reciprocate or rotate; and
cutting a nucleus of the disc with the reciprocating or rotating cutter.
47. The method of claim 46, further comprising evacuating the cut disc or nucleus using the suction created by the vacuum source.
48. The method of claim 46, wherein the cutting device is powered solely by suction created by the vacuum source.
49. An apparatus for scraping tissue in a subject comprising:
an end effector, wherein the end effector includes a scraping edge positioned on a distal end of the end effector and one or more scraping wings positioned at an angle relative to the scraping edge such that the scraping edge and scraping wings may be used to provide scraping motions in different directions.