1. A method for providing entry to a system via a wireless device, the system having a receiver, the wireless device having a power supply, a processor, memory, a biometric sensor, an input device, and a transmitter, the method comprising the steps of:
providing a database on the memory, the database including a list of authorized users, each authorized user having a biometric value and a set of command options associated therewith, each command option having a command code associated therewith;
receiving a biometric input value via the biometric sensor;
identifying the authorized user corresponding to the biometric input value;
loading the command options corresponding to the authorized user;
receiving a request for one of the command options via the input device; and
transmitting the command code associated with the requested command option to the receiver.
2. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of loading preset commands corresponding to the authorized user.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein the preset commands are stored on the database.
4. The method of claim 2, wherein the preset commands include vehicle seat adjustment commands.
5. The method of claim 4, wherein the preset commands include moving the seat to a predetermined position.
6. The method of claim 2, wherein the preset commands include at least one of mirror adjustment commands, climate control commands, or radio commands.
7. The method of claim 2, further comprising the step of transmitting command codes associated with the preset commands.
8. The method of claim 7, wherein the command codes associated with the preset commands are transmitted upon identifying the authorized user.
9. The method of claim 7, wherein the command codes associated with the preset commands are transmitted upon identifying a specific combination of authorized user and command request.
10. The method of claim 1, wherein the command options include cell phone commands.
11. The method of claim 1, wherein the command options include internet commands.
12. The method of claim 1, wherein the command options include finance commands.
13. The method of claim 1, wherein the command options include vehicle commands.
14. The method of claim 13, wherein the command options include multiple sets of vehicle commands for multiple vehicles.
15. The method of claim 1, wherein the biometric input value is a fingerprint image.
16. The method of claim 1, wherein the biometric input value is a voice image.
17. The method of claim 1, wherein the biometric input value is an eye image.
18. A wireless remote keyless entry device for a user, the device comprising:
a portable power supply;
a biometric sensor for receiving a biometric input value;
memory having a database stored thereon, the database including a list of authorized users, each authorized user having a biometric value, a set of command options, and a set of preset commands associated therewith, each command option and each preset command having a command code associated therewith;
a processor for comparing the biometric input value to the biometric values of authorized users and loading the associated command options, preset commands and command codes;
an input device for receiving a command request from the user; and
a transmitter for sending the command code corresponding to the command request and preset commands.
19. The wireless remote keyless entry device of claim 18, wherein the input device is a touch screen.
20. The wireless remote keyless entry device of claim 19, wherein the command options corresponding to the authorized user are displayed on the touch screen.
21. The wireless remote keyless entry device of claim 19, wherein the biometric sensor is also the same touch screen forming the input device.
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 balloon dilation catheter adapted to be utilized with a guidewire, the catheter comprising:
an elongated catheter shaft having a shaft proximal portion, a shaft distal portion, and a shaft transitional portion disposed therebetween, wherein the catheter shaft transitions from a coaxial configuration to a non-coaxial multilumen configuration in the transition portion, each of the proximal, distal and transitional shaft portions having a proximal end and a distal end;
a balloon having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end of the balloon being attached to the distal end of the shaft distal portion;
the catheter shaft including
an outer tubular member having a bore and extending from the proximal end of the shaft proximal portion to the distal end of the shaft transitional portion;
a plurality of distal tubular members, each distal tubular member having a bore and extending from a starting point disposed within the shaft transitional portion to the distal end of the shaft distal portion, the portions of the distal tubular members extending between the starting point and the distal end of the shaft transitional portion being disposed within the bore of the outer tubular member;
the bores of the distal tubular members defining distal inflationdeflation lumens providing fluid communication between the shaft transition portion and the interior of the balloon;
a distal body encasing the portions of the distal tubular members extending between the distal end of the shaft transitional portion and the distal end of the shaft distal portion,
a guidewire tubular member having a bore and extending from the proximal end of the shaft proximal portion to the distal end of the balloon, the portion of the guidewire tubular member extending between the proximal end of the shaft proximal portion and the distal end of the shaft proximal portion being disposed coaxially within the bore of the outer tubular member, the portion of the guidewire tubular member extending between the distal tubular member starting point in the shaft transitional portion and the distal end of the shaft transitional portion being disposed within the bore of the outer tubular member alongside the distal tubular members, the portion of the guidewire tubular member extending between the distal end of the shaft transitional portion and the distal end of the shaft distal portion being disposed in a multi-lumen arrangement with the distal tubular members and encased in the distal body, and the portion of the guidewire tubular member extending from the distal end of the shaft distal portion to the distal end of the balloon passing through the interior of the balloon and being connected to the distal end of the balloon;
the bore of the guidewire tubular member defining a guidewire lumen for conveying a guidewire through the catheter shaft and the balloon;
the space between the exterior of the guidewire tubular member and the interior of the outer tubular member defining a proximal inflationdeflation lumen providing fluid communication between the shaft proximal portion and the shaft transitional portion; and
a fluid-tight barrier disposed within the proximal inflationdeflation lumen between the distal tubular member starting point in the shaft transitional portion and the distal end of the shaft transitional portion, the fluid-tight barrier blocking the flow of inflation fluid past the shaft transitional portion in the proximal inflationdeflation lumen, but allowing the proximal inflationdeflation lumen to remain in fluid communication with the distal inflationdeflation lumens.
2. A balloon dilation catheter in accordance with claim 1, wherein the guidewire tubular member is formed of polyimide plastic.
3. A balloon dilation catheter in accordance with claim 1, wherein the distal tubular members are formed of polyimide plastic.
4. A balloon dilation catheter in accordance with claim 3, wherein the distal body is formed of a polyether block amide (PEBA) thermoplastic elastomer.
5. A balloon dilation catheter in accordance with claim 1, further comprising a jacket sheathing the outer tubular member, the jacket being formed of a material different from the material of the outer tubular member.
6. A balloon dilation catheter in accordance with claim 5, wherein the jacket is formed of a polyether block amide (PEBA) thermoplastic elastomer loaded with approximately 20% (by weight) bismuth.
7. A balloon dilation catheter in accordance with claim 1 wherein the fluid baffler is formed within the outer tubular member and between the outer tubular member and the guidewire tubular member at a distal end of the outer tubular member.
8. A balloon dilation catheter in accordance with claim 1 further comprising a pressure deflector ring at the distal end of the transition portion.
9. A shaft for a balloon dilation catheter to be utilized with a guidewire, the shaft comprising:
a shaft proximal portion, a shaft distal portion, and a shaft transitional portion disposed therebetween, wherein the catheter shaft transitions from a coaxial configuration to a non-coaxial multilumen configuration in the transition portion, each of the proximal, distal and transitional shaft portions having a proximal end and a distal end;
an outer tubular member having a bore and extending from the proximal end of the shaft proximal portion to the distal end of the shaft transitional portion;
at least one distal tubular members, each distal tubular member having a bore and extending from a starting point disposed within the shaft transitional portion to the distal end of the shaft distal portion, the portions of the distal tubular members extending between the starting point and the distal end of the shaft transitional portion being disposed within the bore of the outer tubular member;
the bores of the distal tubular members defining distal inflationldeflation lumens providing fluid communication between the shaft transition portion and the distal end of the shaft distal portion;
a distal body encasing the portions of the distal tubular members extending between the distal end of the shaft transitional portion and the distal end of the shaft distal portion;
a guidewire tubular member having a bore and extending from the proximal end of the shaft proximal portion to a point beyond the distal end of the shaft distal portion, the portion of the guidewire tubular member extending between the proximal end of the shaft proximal portion and the distal end of the shaft proximal portion being disposed coaxially within the bore of the outer tubular member, the portion of the guidewire tubular member extending between the distal tubular member starting point in the shaft transitional portion and the distal end of the shaft transitional portion being disposed within the bore of the outer tubular member alongside the distal tubular members, and the portion of the guidewire tubular member extending between the distal end of the shaft transitional portion and the distal end of the shaft distal portion being disposed in a multi-lumen arrangement with the distal tubular members and encased in the distal body;
the bore of the guidewire tubular member defining a guidewire lumen for conveying a guidewire through the catheter shaft;
the space between the exterior of the guidewire tubular member and the interior of the outer tubular member defining a proximal inflationldeflation lumen providing fluid communication between the shaft proximal portion and the shaft transitional portion; and
a fluid-tight barrier disposed within the proximal inflationldeflation lumen between the distal tubular member starting point in the shaft transitional portion and the distal end of the shaft transitional portion, the fluid-tight barrier blocking the flow of inflation fluid past the shaft transitional portion in the proximal inflationdeflation lumen, but allowing the proximal inflationldeflation lumen to remain in fluid communication with the distal inflationldeflation lumens.
10. A shaft in accordance with claim 9, wherein the distal end of the shaft distal portion is adapted for connection to a proximal end of a dilation balloon, and the portion of the guidewire tubular member extending beyond the distal end of the shaft distal portion is adapted to pass through the interior of the dilation balloon and to be connected to the distal end of the balloon.
11. A shaft in accordance with claim 10, wherein the proximal end of the shaft proximal portion is adapted for connection to an access fitting having a first port for conveying a guidewire into the guidewire lumen and a second port for conveying contrast media into the proximal inflationdeflation lumen.
12. A shaft in accordance with claim 9, wherein there are at least two distal tubular members.
13. A shaft in accordance with claim 9, wherein the guidewire tubular member is formed of polyimide plastic.
14. A shaft in accordance with claim 9, wherein the distal tubular members are formed of polyimide plastic.
15. A shaft in accordance with claim 14, wherein the distal body is formed of a polyether block amide (PEBA) thermoplastic elastomer.
16. A shaft in accordance with claim 9, further comprising a jacket sheathing the outer tubular member, the jacket being formed of a material different from the material of the outer tubular member.
17. A shaft in accordance with claim 16, wherein the jacket is formed of a polyether block amide (PEBA) thermoplastic elastomer loaded with approximately 20% (by weight) bismuth.
18. A shaft in accordance with claim 9 wherein the fluid barrier is formed within the outer tubular member and between the outer tubular member and the guidewire tubular member at a distal end of the outer tubular member.
19. A shaft in accordance with claim 9 further comprising a pressure deflector ring at the distal end of the transition portion.
20. A shaft for a balloon dilation catheter to be utilized with a guidewire, the shaft comprising:
a shaft proximal portion wherein a guidewire tubular member having a first diameter and a first bore is disposed coaxially within an outer tubular member having a second diameter and a second bore;
a shaft transitional portion connected to the distal end of the shaft proximal portion, wherein the guidewire tubular member is disposed within the bore of the outer tubular member and at least one distal tubular member having a third diameter and a third bore and not being present in the shaft proximal portion is also disposed within the bore of the outer tubular member, but not within the bore of the guidewire tubular member and wherein the catheter shaft transitions from a coaxial configuration to a non-coaxial multilumen configuration in the transition portion;
a shaft distal portion connected to the distal end of the shaft transitional portion, wherein the guidewire tubular member and the distal tubular members are disposed in a side-by-side configuration and encased within a distal body, and the outer tubular member is not present;
the bore of the guidewire tubular member defining a guidewire lumen for conveying a guidewire through the shaft;
the bores of the distal tubular members defining distal inflationldeflation lumens providing fluid communication between the shaft transition portion and a distal end of the shaft distal portion;
the space in the shaft proximal and transitional portions between the exterior of the guidewire tubular member and the interior of the outer tubular member defining a proximal inflationdeflation lumen providing fluid communication between a proximal end of the shaft proximal portion and the shaft transitional portion; and
a fluid-tight barrier disposed within the proximal inflationldeflation lumen between a proximal end of the distal tubular members and a distal end of the outer tubular member, the fluid-tight barrier blocking the flow of inflation fluid past the shaft transitional portion in the proximal inflationdeflation lumen, but allowing the proximal inflationdeflation lumen to remain in fluid communication with the distal inflationdeflation lumens.
21. A shaft in accordance with claim 20, wherein there are at least two distal tubular members.
22. A shaft in accordance with claim 21, wherein the diameter of the distal tubular members is smaller than the diameter of the outer tubular member and of the guidewire tubular member.
23. A shaft in accordance with claim 20, wherein at least one of the guidewire tubular member and the distal tubular members is formed of extruded polyimide plastic.
24. A shaft in accordance with claim 23, wherein the distal body is formed of a polyether block amide (PEBA) thermoplastic elastomer.
25. A shaft in accordance with claim 20 wherein the fluid barrier is formed within the outer tubular member and between the outer tubular member and the guidewire tubular member at a distal end of the outer tubular member.
26. A shaft in accordance with claim 20 further comprising a pressure deflector ring at the distal end of the transition portion.