1. A method of monitoring, maintaining, andor restoring viability of at least one organ in a perfusion apparatus, the method comprising:
monitoring data comprising information relating to events occurring while at least one organ is present in a perfusion apparatus to form a data record; and
connecting the perfusion apparatus to a network through wiring or wirelessly, and continuously uploading the data record to a database at a location away from the perfusion apparatus in such a manner that a database computer that obtains the data record from the database can at least one of manage, track, monitor, and diagnose the at least one organ in the perfusion apparatus in real-time based upon the information in the data record.
2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
disseminating the data record.
3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
storing the data record in the database.
4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
transmitting the data record over the network.
5. The method of claim 4, wherein the network is at least one of a local area network and the World Wide Web.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein a processor at least one of manages, tracks, monitors, and diagnoses the at least one organ, and the processor or a different processor at least one of manages, tracks, monitors, and diagnoses at least one other organ.
7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
transferring the data record to a memory device, wherein
the data record is transferred to the memory device before connecting at least one of a transporter, the perfusion apparatus, a cassette, and an organ diagnostic apparatus to the network.
8. The method of claim 1, further comprising at least one of displaying, accessing, and uploading the data record from the database via either the network or a different network connected to the database.
9. The method of claim 8, wherein the network or the different network is at least one of a local area network and the World Wide Web.
10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
transferring the data record to a remote location for at least one of managing, tracking, monitoring, and diagnosing the at least one organ.
11. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of a transporter, the perfusion apparatus, a cassette, and an organ diagnostic apparatus is configured with a wireless communications setup to provide real-time data transfer.
12. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
producing a first organ viability index based on the data record.
13. The method of claim 12, further comprising:
making organ therapy decisions based on the first organ viability index.
14. The method of claim 13, further comprising:
comparing the first organ viability index with a second organ viability index.
15. The method of claim 1, wherein the continuous upload of the data record to the database occurs while the perfusion apparatus is in a vehicle.
16. The method of claim 15, wherein the vehicle is an automobile.
17. The method of claim 15, wherein the vehicle is an airplane.
18. The method of claim 15,
wherein the perfusion apparatus is wirelessly connected to the network, and
wherein the data record is continuously uploaded to the database over the wireless connection.
19. The method of claim 18, wherein the data record is continuously uploaded to the database while the vehicle is in motion.
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 self destructing impact fuze employed in a low velocity projectile for detonating explosive charge coupled thereto, said self destructing impact fuze comprising:
a frame;
a self destructing (SD) firing pin assembly disposed concentrically within said frame, said SD firing pin assembly comprising a SD head on one end for receiving a SD spring, a SD firing pin on the opposite end for striking a detonator, and a centrifugal chamber for holding a plurality of spheres therein, said chamber further communicating with a plurality of radial openings and exposing portion of said spheres when the fuze is spun;
a groove disposed on the surface of said SD firing pin assembly for receiving two centrifugal locks, said locks having a pivot offset from the longitudinal axis of said frame and having a symmetric configuration;
a setback pin assembly for each of the centrifugal locks for controlling the release of said centrifugal locks from said SD firing pin assembly, said setback assembly having a setback pin retractable upon experiencing acceleration of said projectile; and
a support ring disposed concentrically within said frame for balancing the forces exerted radially on said centrifugal chamber with forces exerted axially on said SD firing pin assembly by said SD spring,
whereby when centrifugal forces on said projectile push said spheres against said support ring, said support ring prevents said SD firing pin assembly from being lowered onto said detonator so that the detonation is initiated by impact, but when said projectile fails to explode upon impact and reaches the maximum tactical distance, and the compression forces overcome the centrifugal forces on said spheres, said SD spring lowers said SD firing pin assembly onto said detonator so that said projectile is reliably detonated.
2. The self destructing impact fuze of claim 1 wherein said centrifugal chamber is hollow and cylindrical.
3. The self destructing impact fuze of claim 1 wherein said spheres are radiating flaps.
4. The self destructing impact fuze of claim 1 wherein the number of said spheres is the same as the number of said radial openings.
5. The self destructing impact fuze of claim 1 wherein said groove is disposed between said SD head and said centrifugal chamber.
6. A projectile with a self destructing impact fuze, comprising:
a self destructing impact fuze;
an escapement assembly comprising at least a rotor assembly and a detonator; and
a conical spring disposed between the self destructing impact fuze and the escapement assembly;
wherein the self destructing impact fuze comprises:
a frame;
a self destructing (SD) firing pin assembly disposed concentrically within said frame, said SD firing pin assembly comprising a SD head on one end for receiving a SD spring, a SD firing pin on the opposite end for striking a detonator, and a centrifugal chamber for holding a plurality of spheres therein, said chamber further communicating with a plurality of radial openings and exposing portion of said spheres when the fuze is spun;
a base disposed at the end of the SD firing pin, said base comprising a point detonation (PD) firing pin near the center of the base, wherein the PD firing pin has a SD firing pin opening for allowing the SD firing pin to pass through;
a groove disposed on the surface of said SD firing pin assembly for receiving two centrifugal locks, said locks having a pivot offset from the longitudinal axis of said frame and having a symmetric configuration;
a setback pin assembly for each of the centrifugal locks for controlling the release of said centrifugal locks from said SD firing pin assembly, said setback assembly having a setback pin retractable upon experiencing acceleration of said projectile; and
a support ring disposed concentrically within said frame for balancing the forces exerted radially on said centrifugal chamber with forces exerted axially on said SD firing pin assembly by said SD spring;
whereby after the projectile is launched, the escapement assembly aligns said detonator with the PD firing pin;
whereby when centrifugal forces on said projectile push said spheres against said support ring, said support ring prevents said SD firing pin assembly from being lowered onto said detonator so that the detonation is initiated by impact via the PD firing pin, but when said projectile fails to explode upon impact and reaches the maximum tactical distance, and the compression forces overcome the centrifugal forces on said spheres, said SD spring lowers said SD firing pin assembly onto said detonator and the SD firing pin passes through the SD firing pin opening so that said projectile is reliably detonated by the SD firing pin.
7. The projectile of claim 6 wherein said centrifugal chamber is hollow and cylindrical.
8. The projectile of claim 6 wherein said spheres are radiating flaps.
9. The projectile of claim 6 wherein the number of said spheres is the same as the number of said radial openings.
10. The projectile of claim 6 wherein said groove is disposed between said SD head and said centrifugal chamber.