Author: claimsbot

1. A vascular filter system comprising:
a dispensing needle having a delivery end and a filter wire dispenser connection end; and
a filter wire dispenser for storing a length of filter wire, wherein the filter wire dispenser comprises a guide tube, the guide tube sized for connection to the filter wire dispenser connection end of the dispensing needle;
filter wire configured to coil within or around the filter wire dispenser and further configured for deployment from the filter wire dispenser to a patient.
2. The vascular filter system of claim 1, wherein the length of filter wire includes residual stresses, surface tensions, or both configured to coil the length of filter wire into a predetermined shape.
3. The vascular filter system of claim 1, wherein the filter wire has a first end with a flexible rounded tip.
4. The vascular filter system of claim 1, wherein the length of filter wire is stored in a spool within the filter wire dispenser.
5. The vascular filter system of claim 1 further comprising a fixation device configured to attach to a patent and to a portion of the filter wire to thereby secure the filter wire.
6. A vascular filter system comprising:
a dispensing needle, the dispensing needle having a delivery end and a coupling end;
a length of filter wire, the filter wire configured to coil upon deployment from the delivery end of the needle;
a filter wire dispenser for storing the length of filter wire, the filter wire dispenser having a:
a storage housing configured to store the filter wire prior to dispensing in a patient;
a coupling end configured to releasably attach to the coupling end of the dispensing needle;
a guide tube between the storage housing and the coupling end configured to guide the filter wire from the storage housing to the coupling end.
7. The vascular filter system of claim 6, further comprising a fixation device configured to attach to a portion of the filter wire which protrudes from the patient when in use.
8. The vascular filter system of claim 6, wherein the length of filter wire includes residual stresses, surface tensions, or both configured to coil the length of filter wire into a predetermined shape.
9. The vascular filter system of claim 8, wherein the predetermined shape consists of one of the following shapes: a helix shape, a vortex shape, nested, shape and a tangled web shape.
10. The vascular filter system of claim 6, wherein the length of filter wire is stored in a spool within the filter wire dispenser.
11. The vascular filter system of claim 6, wherein the length of filter wire is stored linearly within the filter wire dispenser.
12. A method for surgically implanting a vascular filter in a patient comprising:
accessing a blood vessel with a dispensing needle;
attaching a filter wire dispenser to the needle, wherein the dispenser has a length of filter wire stored therein, the filter wire comprising a first end, a second end, and fabricated such that the filter wire coils upon deployment from a delivery end of the needle;
advancing the first end of the filter wire into the needle from the filter wire dispenser such that the first end exits the delivery end of the needle and forms a substantial filter wire coil within the blood vessel;
removing the needle and the dispenser, wherein the filter wire remains within the blood vessel and a portion of the filter wire extends out of the patient; and
securing the second end of the filter wire to a fixation device, the fixation device generally covering an exit passage from the patient for the filter wire.
13. The method for surgically implanting a vascular filter of claim 12, further comprising the step of verifying the needle is accurately located within the blood vessel.
14. The method for surgically implanting a vascular filter of claim 12 further comprising:
attaching a syringe to the needle, wherein the syringe is releasably attached to the needle;
drawing blood from the blood vessel into the syringe to confirm that the needle is accurately located within the blood vessel; and
detaching the syringe from the needle while leaving the needle located in the blood vessel.
15. The method for surgically implanting a vascular filter of claim 12, wherein the length of filter wire is fabricated such that the filter wire coils into a shape consisting of the following shapes: helix shape, a vortex shape, a flat coil, a nested coil, and a tangled web shape, after deployment from the delivery end of the needle.
16. The method for surgically implanting a vascular filter of claim 12, wherein the first end of the filter wire has a flexible tip.
17. The method for surgically implanting a vascular filter of claim 12, wherein the length of filter wire is stored in a spool within the filter wire dispenser.
18. The method for surgically implanting a vascular filter of claim 12, wherein the length of filter wire is stored linearly within the filter wire dispenser.
19. The method for surgically implanting a vascular filter of claim 12 wherein advancing the filter wire comprises pushing the filter wire into the blood vessel.
20. The method for surgically implanting a vascular filter of claim 12, wherein accessing the blood vessel comprises penetrating a skin layer of the patient at an acute angle in relation to the blood vessel.

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. An on-vehicle device capable of communicating with a mobile device, the on-vehicle device comprising:
a reception unit that receives image information transmitted from a particular mobile device which is the mobile device with which communication is established;
an interruption detection unit that detects that reception of the image information is interrupted;
a determination unit that determines, when the reception unit receives image information again after interruption of the reception is detected, whether or not a transmission device which transmits this image information is the particular mobile device; and
a display control unit that stops, when the transmission device is determined not to be the particular mobile device, displaying the image information, transmitted from the transmission device, on a display device.
2. The on-vehicle device according to claim 1, wherein
the determination unit determines whether or not the transmission device, which transmits the image information received by the reception unit after the interruption of the reception is detected, is a mobile device with which communication is newly established, and
when it is determined that the transmission device is neither the mobile device with which communication is newly established nor the particular mobile device, the display control unit stops displaying the image information transmitted from the transmission device on the display device.
3. The on-vehicle device according to claim 1, further comprising
a reply detection unit that detects a reply from a user, wherein
the image information includes notice information which should be notified to the user, and
when a reply from the user with respect to the notice information displayed on the display device is detected, the determination unit determines that the transmission device is the particular mobile device.
4. The on-vehicle device according to claim 1, further comprising
an authentication information detection unit that detects authentication information included in the image information, wherein
when the authentication information of the image information transmitted from the transmission device is detected, the determination unit determines that the transmission device is the particular mobile device.
5. The on-vehicle device according to claim 1, further comprising
an authentication command detection unit that detects a particular authentication command, wherein
when the authentication command is detected from a signal transmitted from the transmission device, the determination unit determines that the transmission device is the particular mobile device.
6. A communication method of an on-vehicle device capable of communicating with a mobile device, the communication method comprising:
(a) receiving image information transmitted from a particular mobile device which is the mobile device with which communication is established;
(b) detecting that reception of the image information is interrupted;
(c) determining, when image information is received again after interruption of the reception is detected, whether or not a transmission device which transmits this image information is the particular mobile device; and
(d) stopping, when the transmission device is determined not to be the particular mobile device, displaying the image information, transmitted from the transmission device, on a display device.
7. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored therein a program executable by a computer included in an on-vehicle device capable of communicating with a mobile device, the program causing the computer to execute a process comprising:
(a) receiving image information transmitted from a particular mobile device which is the mobile device with which communication is established;
(b) detecting that reception of the image information is interrupted;
(c) determining, when image information is received again after interruption of the reception is detected, whether or not a transmission device which transmits this image information is the particular mobile device; and
(d) stopping, when the transmission device is determined not to be the particular mobile device, displaying the image information, transmitted from the transmission device, on a display device.
8. The on-vehicle device according to claim 2, further comprising
a reply detection unit that detects a reply from a user, wherein
the image information includes notice information which should be notified to the user, and
when a reply from the user with respect to the notice information displayed on the display device is detected, the determination unit determines that the transmission device is the particular mobile device.
9. The on-vehicle device according to claim 2, further comprising
an authentication information detection unit that detects authentication information included in the image information, wherein
when the authentication information of the image information transmitted from the transmission device is detected, the determination unit determines that the transmission device is the particular mobile device.
10. The on-vehicle device according to claim 2, further comprising
an authentication command detection unit that detects a particular authentication command, wherein
when the authentication command is detected from a signal transmitted from the transmission device, the determination unit determines that the transmission device is the particular mobile device.

What is claimed is:

1. A damper comprising:
a pressure tube forming a working chamber;
a piston disposed within said working chamber, said piston dividing said working chamber into an upper working chamber and a lower working chamber;
a first flow path extending through said piston to provide communication between said upper working chamber and said lower working chamber;
a valve body disposed between said working chamber and a fluid chamber; and
a second flow extending through said valve body to provide communication between said working chamber and said fluid chamber.
2. The damper according to claim 1, wherein said valve body is attached to said pressure tube, said valve body and said pressure tube defining said fluid chamber.
3. The damper according to claim 2, wherein said fluid chamber is in communication with said lower working chamber.
4. The damper according to claim 1, wherein said valve body is attached to said pressure tube, said fluid chamber being disposed within said pressure tube.
5. The damper according to claim 4, wherein said fluid chamber is in communication with said lower working chamber.
6. The damper according to claim 1, further comprising a compression valve assembly attached to said piston, said compression valve assembly prohibiting fluid flow from said upper working chamber to said lower working chamber.
7. The damper according to claim 6, further comprising an extension valve assembly attached to said piston, said extension valve assembly prohibiting fluid flow from said lower working chamber to said upper working chamber.
8. The damper according to claim 1, wherein said first flow path is an open flow path.
9. The damper according to claim 8, wherein said second flow path is an open flow path.
10. The damper according to claim 1, wherein said second flow path is an open flow path.
11. The damper according to claim 1, further comprising a chamber tube disposed around said pressure tube, said fluid chamber being disposed between said pressure tube and said chamber tube.
12. The damper according to claim 11, wherein said valve body is attached to said pressure tube.
13. The damper according to claim 12, wherein said fluid chamber is in communication with said lower working chamber.
14. The damper according to claim 11, further comprising a compression valve assembly attached to said piston, said compression valve assembly prohibiting fluid flow from said upper working chamber to said lower working chamber.
15. The damper according to claim 14, further comprising an extension valve assembly attached to said piston, said extension valve assembly prohibiting fluid flow from said lower working chamber to said upper working chamber.
16. The damper according to claim 11, wherein said first flow path is an open flow path.
17. The damper according to claim 16, wherein said second flow path is an open flow path.
18. The damper according to claim 11, wherein said second flow path is an open flow path.
19. The damper according to claim 1, further comprising an air spring assembly attached to said damper, said air spring assembly defining said fluid chamber.
20. The damper according to claim 19, wherein said valve body is attached to said pressure tube.
21. The damper according to claim 20, wherein said fluid chamber is in communication with said upper working chamber.
22. The damper according to claim 19, wherein said fluid chamber is in communication with said upper working chamber.
23. The damper according to claim 19, further comprising a compression valve assembly attached to said piston, said compression valve assembly prohibiting fluid flow from said upper working chamber to said lower working chamber.
24. The damper according to claim 23, further comprising an extension valve assembly attached to said piston, said extension valve assembly prohibiting fluid flow from said lower working chamber to said upper working chamber.
25. The damper according to claim 19, wherein said first flow path is an open flow path.
26. The damper according to claim 25, wherein said second flow path is an open flow path.
27. The damper according to claim 19, wherein said second flow path is an open flow path.

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 method for detecting delayed Radio Link Protocol frames, and preventing the transmission of unnecessary Negative Acknowledgement messages and data frame retransmissions, comprising the steps of:
buffering an unsequentially received Radio Link Protocol frame received on a first channel;
withholding the transmission of a Negative Acknowledgement message for a delayed Radio Link Protocol frame until the delayed Radio Link Protocol frame has been missing longer than a predefined time period; and
monitoring the first channel and a second channel for the delayed Radio Link Protocol frame, wherein the first and second channel are code-multiplexed to allow concurrent transmission of the unsequentially received Radio Link Protocol frame and the delayed Radio Link Protocol frame, and further wherein the second channel is configured to allow transmission of Radio Link Protocol frames within physical layer frames of different lengths than that of physical layer frames of the first channel.
2. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of assigning a timercounter to the buffered Radio Link Protocol frame for determining the necessity of transmitting a Negative Acknowledgment message for an unreceived Radio Link Protocol frame.
3. The method of claim 1 further comprising the steps of:
buffering a Negative Acknowledgement message for an unreceived Radio Link Protocol frame; and
assigning a timercounter to the buffered Negative Acknowledgement message to prevent unnecessary transmission of the Negative Acknowledgement message if the unreceived Radio Link Protocol frame arrives before the expiration of a predefined time period.
4. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of delaying updating the expected sequence number until a delayed Radio Link Protocol frame has been received.
5. A wireless communications device configured to detect delayed Radio Link Protocol frames, and prevent the transmission of unnecessary Negative Acknowledgement messages and data frame transmissions, comprising:
a processor; and
a storage medium coupled to the processor and containing a set of instructions executable by the processor to buffer an unsequentially received Radio Link Protocol frame received on a first channel;
withhold the transmission of a Negative Acknowledgement message for a delayed Radio Link Protocol frame until the delayed Radio Link Protocol frame has been missing longer than a predefined time period; and
monitoring the first channel and a second channel for the delayed Radio Link Protocol frame, wherein the first and second channel are code-multiplexed to allow concurrent transmission of the unsequentially received Radio Link Protocol frame and the delayed Radio Link Protocol frame and further wherein the second channel is configured to allow transmission of Radio Link Protocol frames within physical layer frames of a different length than that of physical layer frames of the first channel.
6. The wireless communications device or claim 5, wherein:
the set of instructions is further executable by the processor to assign a timercounter to the buffered Radio Link Protocol frame to determine the necessity of transmitting a Negative Acknowledgement message for an unreceived Radio Link Protocol frame.
7. The wireless communications device of claim 5, wherein:
the set of instructions is further executable by the processor to buffer a Negative Acknowledgement message for an unreceived Radio Link Protocol frame; and
assign a timercounter to the buffered Negative Acknowledgement message to prevent unnecessary transmission of the Negative Acknowledgement message if the unreceived Radio Link Protocol frame arrives before the expiration of a predefined time period.
8. The wireless communications device of claim 5, wherein:
the set of instructions is further executable by the processor to delay updating the expected sequence number until a delayed Radio Link Protocol frame has been received.
9. The wireless communications device of claim 5, wherein:
the device is a base station transceiver.
10. The wireless communications device of claim 5, wherein:
the device is a mobile telephone.
11. The wireless communications device of claim 5, wherein:
the device is a data terminal.
12. A wireless apparatus for detecting delayed Radio Link Protocol frames, and preventing the transmission of unnecessary Negative Acknowledgement messages and data frame retransmissions, comprising:
means for buffering an unsequentially received Radio Link Protocol frame received on a first channel;
means for withholding the transmission of a Negative Acknowledgement message for a delayed Radio Link Protocol frame until the delayed Radio Link Protocol frame has been missing longer than a predefined time period; and
monitoring the first channel and a second channel for the delayed Radio Link Protocol frame, wherein the first and second channel are code-multiplexed to allow concurrent transmission of frames the unsequentially received Radio Link Protocol frame and the delayed Radio Link Protocol frame, and further wherein the second channel is configured to allow transmission of Radio Link Protocol frames within physical layer frames of a different length than that of physical layer frames of the first channel.
13. The wireless apparatus of claim 12 further comprising:
means for assigning a timercounter to the buffered Radio Link Protocol frame for determining the necessity of transmitting a Negative Acknowledgement message for an unreceived Radio Link Protocol frame.