1. A system for rebranding a portable electronic device comprising:
a portable electronic device associated with a service brand comprising:
a processor;
a removable memory;
a memory comprising:
a system memory partition associated with a manufacturer of the portable electronic device,
a user memory partition comprising a plurality of data, and
a carrier memory partition associated with a telecommunications service provider; and
an application stored in the carrier memory partition, that when executed by the processor:
receives a file comprising a rebranding command,
executes the rebranding command,
in response to executing the rebranding command, moves at least some data of the plurality of data in the user memory partition at least one storage location other than the user memory partition,
subsequent to moving the at least some data to the at least one storage location, rebrands the portable electronic device to a different service brand, wherein the rebranding resets at least the user memory partition, and
in response to rebranding the portable electronic device to the different service brand, receives the at least some data from the at least one storage location and stores the at least some data back in the user memory partition.
2. The system of claim 1, further comprising a branding server comprising at least one data store for branding information, and a remote server comprising at least one data store, wherein the rebranding command is received from the branding server in response to the branding server receiving a selection of the different service brand.
3. The system of claim 2, wherein the at least one storage location comprises the system memory partition, the carrier memory partition, the removable memory, or a remote server.
4. The system of claim 2, wherein the selection of the different service brand is made in response to a notification sent to the portable electronic device from the branding server, wherein the notification sent to the portable electronic device is sent as at least one of an email, a voicemail, an MMS message, or an SMS message.
5. The system of claim 4, wherein the notification is sent based on a history of use of the portable electronic device.
6. The system of claim 1, wherein at least some data of the plurality of data are relocated to at least two storage locations.
7. The system of claim 1, wherein the removable memory is one of a SIM card or an SD card.
8. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least some data comprises one or more configuration settings for the service brand that do not directly translate to the different service brand, and wherein the application further remaps the one or more configuration settings to alternate settings or stores the one or more configuration settings without implementing the one or more configuration settings.
9. A method of rebranding a portable electronic device comprising:
receiving, by an application stored in a carrier memory partition in a non-transitory memory of a portable electronic device, a rebranding command;
executing, by the application, the rebranding command;
in response to executing the rebranding command, sending, by the application, at least some data of a plurality of data from a user memory partition in the non-transitory memory of the portable electronic device to at least one storage location other than the user memory partition;
subsequent to sending the at least some data to the at least one storage location, rebranding, by the application, the portable electronic device to a different service brand, wherein the rebranding resets factory default settings to at least the user memory partition; and
in response to rebranding the portable electronic device to the different service brand, receiving, by the application, the at least some data from the at least one storage location, and sending, by the application, the at least some data back to the user memory partition.
10. The method of claim 9, wherein the rebranding command is received subsequent to the application receiving a selection of a new phone the different service brand from a notification sent to the portable electronic device.
11. The method of claim 10, wherein the notification is sent based upon a history of use of the portable electronic device.
12. A method of rebranding a portable electronic device comprising:
receiving, by an application stored in a carrier memory partition of a portable electronic device, a rebranding command, wherein the rebranding command is received in response to a selection of a new service brand from a notification sent to the portable electronic device, and wherein the notification is sent to the portable electronic device based on at least one of a history of service of the portable electronic device or a manual request;
executing, by the application, the rebranding command;
in response to executing the rebranding command, sending, by the application, at least some data of a plurality of data from a user memory partition on the portable electronic device to at least one storage location other than the user memory partition;
subsequent to sending the at least some data to the at least one storage location, rebranding, by the application, the portable electronic device to the new service brand, wherein the rebranding resets at least the user memory partition; and
in response to rebranding the portable electronic device to the new service brand, receiving, by the application, the at least some data from the at least one storage location, and sending, by the application, the at least some data back to the user memory partition.
13. The method of claim 12, further comprising sending the plurality of data to the at least one storage location based upon a predetermined setting.
14. The method of claim 13, wherein the predetermined setting comprises at least a first storage location and a second storage location.
15. The method of claim 14, wherein at least a portion of the plurality of data is sent to the second storage location in response to the first storage location being unavailable.
16. The method of claim 12, wherein the history of service comprises at least one of a history of use of data services and a history of use of voice services.
17. The method of claim 16, wherein the data services comprise web browsing, application downloads, and application usage.
18. The method of claim 12, wherein the at least one storage location is one of the carrier memory partition, a remote server, the system memory partition, and a removable memory.
19. The method of claim 18, wherein the removable memory is one of an SD card or a SIM card.
20. The method of claim 12, wherein the manual request is made by one of the portable electronic device or a customer care representative.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
What is claimed is:
1. A combination drug delivery catheter and dilator apparatus for use in lysing of clots comprising:
an internal dilator with a central lumen;
an outer catheter arranged coaxially about said internal dilator wherein an annular space for fluid passage is sealingly formed between an outer wall of the internal dilator and an inner wall of said outer infusion catheter;
apertures located in an outer wall of said outer catheter for distributing fluid from said annular space;
said internal dilator having a tip element;
said outer catheter having an end opening;
wherein said end opening is occluded by said tip element which protrudes beyond said outer catheter when said outer catheter is arranged coaxially about said internal dilator and wherein said the internal dilator is removable from said outer catheter.
2. The combination drug delivery catheter and dilator apparatus for use in lysing of clots of claim 1 wherein:
said central lumen of said internal dilator is dimensioned to accept up to a 0.025 diameter first guide wire and said outer infusion catheter is dimensioned to internally accept up to a 0.038 diameter second guide wire after the internal dilator is removed.
3. The combination drug delivery catheter and dilator apparatus for use in lysing of clots of claim 2 wherein:
said first guide wire has substantially a 0.018 diameter and said second guide wire has substantially a 0.035 diameter.
4. The combination drug delivery catheter and dilator apparatus for use in lysing of clots of claim 2 wherein:
said internal dilator has an outer diameter of 3 French; and
said outer catheter has an outer diameter of 5 French.
5. The combination drug delivery catheter and dilator apparatus for use in lysing of clots of claim 1 wherein:
said outer infusion catheter includes marking bands located near said apertures to indicate where a region containing said apertures begins and ends in said outer wall of said outer catheter.
6. The combination drug delivery catheter and dilator apparatus for use in lysing clots of claim 1 wherein:
said apertures are uniformly positioned in said outer wall of said outer catheter for uniformly distributing fluid from said annular space.
7. The combination drug delivery catheter and dilator apparatus for use in lysing clots of claim 1 wherein:
said apertures are pressure actuated recloseable exit slits normally biased in a closed position for uniformly distributing fluid in response to pressure.
8. The combination drug delivery catheter and dilator apparatus for use in lysing clots of claim 1 wherein:
said apertures are small open orifices.
9. A method for an improved thrombolytic lysing technique comprising:
puncturing a graft with a micropuncture needle;
inserting a micropuncture guide wire through the micropuncture needle into the graft;
removing said needle from the graft;
inserting a combined dilator and catheter apparatus over said guide wire into the graft,
infusing a lysing agent into the graft through said combined dilator and catheter apparatus via an annular space formed between an internal dilator and a catheter component with apertures to distribute the lysing agent to a clot;
removing said internal dilator component of said combined dilator and catheter apparatus;
inserting a second larger guide wire into said catheter component of said combined dilator and catheter apparatus; and
removing said catheter component from the graft while maintaining access via said second larger guide wire for subsequent medical procedures.
10. The method for an improved thrombolytic lysing technique of claim 9 wherein:
said internal dilator component is dimensioned to accept up to 0.025 diameter first guide wire;
said catheter component is dimensioned to internally accept up to a 0.038 diameter second guide wire after said internal dilator component is removed.
11. The method for an improved thrombolytic lysing technique of claim 9 wherein:
said first guide wire has substantially a 0.018 diameter and second larger guide wire has substantially a 0.035 diameter.
12. The method for an improved thrombolytic lysing technique of claim 9 wherein:
said internal dilator component has an outer diameter of 3 French; and
said catheter component has an outer diameter of 5 French.
13. The method for an improved thrombolytic lysing technique of claim 9 wherein:
said catheter component includes marking bands located near said apertures to indicate where a region of said apertures begins and ends in said catheter.
14. The method for an improved thrombolytic lysing technique of claim 9 wherein:
said apertures are uniformly positioned in said outer wall of said outer catheter for uniformly distributing fluid from said annular space.
15. The method for an improved thrombolytic lysing technique of claim 9 wherein:
said apertures are pressure actuated recloseable exit slits normally biased in a closed position for uniformly distributing fluid in response to pressure.
16. The method for an improved thrombolytic lysing technique of claim 9 wherein:
said apertures are small open orifices.
17. A method for enhancing declotting clinic capabilities to minimize patient time and costs incurred in using specialized procedure rooms associated with thrombolytic declotting procedures comprising:
performing on a patient located outside of the specialized procedure rooms the steps of:
puncturing a graft with a micropuncture needle,
inserting a micropuncture guide wire into the graft through the micropuncture needle;
removing the micropuncture needle from the graft;
inserting a combined dilator and catheter apparatus over said guide wire into the graft;
infusing a lysing agent into the graft through said combined dilator and catheter apparatus to distribute lysing agent to a clot;
removing an internal dilator component of said combined dilator and catheter apparatus and removing said micropuncture guide wire; and
inserting a second larger guide wire into a remaining catheter component of the dilator and catheter apparatus to maintain graft access in preparation for further medical procedures.
18. The method of claim 17 wherein
said micropuncture guide wire has substantially a 0.018 diameter and said second larger guide wire has substantially a 0.035 diameter.
19. The method of claim 17 wherein the further medical procedure is declotting of veins or arteries.
20. The method of claim 17 wherein the further medical procedure is angioplasty.
21. A combination drug delivery dilator and catheter medical kit system enabling performance of a further medical procedure following a thrombolytic procedure comprising:
an internal dilator with a central lumen adapted to accept a first guide wire, and with a dilator tip adapted for track dilation and occlusion;
an outer infusion catheter arranged coaxially and moveably about said internal dilator wherein an annular space for fluid passage is sealingly formed between an outer wall of the internal dilator and an inner wall of said outer infusion catheter, for introducing said fluid into said annular space;
apertures located in an outer wall of said outer infusion catheter for distributing the fluid from said annular space;
said internal dilator being removable from said outer infusion catheter to enable subsequent passage of a second larger guide wire through said outer infusion catheter.