Author: claimsbot

1. A method of achieving wound hemostasis and closure for soft body tissue, comprising the steps of:
applying a bolt, wherein the bolt comprises a single axially elongate shaft having a distal, pointed end and a proximal end, through tissue surrounding a wound, wherein the distal end and the proximal end of the bolt are exposed outside the tissue;
applying a first pressure plates to the distal, pointed end of said shaft, wherein the distal, pointed end extends beyond the first pressure plate;
applying a second pressure plate to the proximal end of said shaft, wherein the second end extends beyond the second pressure plate;
applying a first lock to the distal, pointed end of the shaft;
applying a second lock to the proximal end of the shaft, wherein said second lock comprises an adjustment mechanism; and
adjusting the position of the second pressure plate and lock with the adjustment mechanism on the proximal end of the bolt to maintain said first and second pressure plates in compression against said tissue as constrained by said bolt to achieve wound closure and hemostasis.
2. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of removing or retracting the distal, pointed end of the bolt.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein the placement of said bolt is accomplished through an axially elongate hollow introduction device.
4. The method of claim 3 further comprising the step of directly visualizing the placement of the bolt.
5. The method of claim 1 wherein removal of said bolt is accomplished through an axially elongate hollow introduction device.
6. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of removing the bolt at from the tissue.
7. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of implanting the bolt in body tissue for a long period of time.
8. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of allowing the bolt to resorb.
9. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of bending the bolt into an arcuate shape prior to applying the bolt through the tissue.
10. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of visualizing the bolt using fluoroscopy or X-rays.
11. A method of manufacturing a medical device for approximating wounded soft body tissue comprising:
providing a malleable bolt comprising a single, axially elongate shaft and having first and second ends, wherein the first end of the bolt comprises a tapered point;
providing first and second pressure plates adapted to slide over each of the first and second ends of the bolt;
providing first and second locking mechanisms adapted to longitudinally fix the first and second pressure plates, respectively, along the length of the bolt;
forcing the first end of the bolt through body tissue until the first and second ends of the bolt extend from the tissue;
affixing the first pressure plate on the first end of the bolt;
placing the second pressure plate on the second end of the bolt;
affixing the first locking mechanism on the first end of the bolt, to maintain the position of the first pressure plate;
placing the second locking mechanism on the second end of the bolt;
forcing the first and second pressure plates into contact with the body tissue; and
adjusting the position of the second pressure plate and second lock, relative to the second end of the axially elongate shaft, to achieve a desired amount of tissue compression.
12. The method of claim 11 further comprising the steps of bending the malleable bolt, and forcing the bolt through body tissue so that both ends of the bolt protrude from an accessible surface of the body tissue.
13. The method of claim 11 further comprising the step of removing the bolt.
14. The method of claim 11 wherein the first lock and the first pressure plate are integral to each other and the second lock and the second pressure plate are integral to each other.
15. The method of claim 11 further comprising the step of advancing the tapered point to pierce the tissue as the bolt is being forced through the body tissue and retracting the tapered point once the forcing step is completed.
16. the method of claim 11 further comprising the steps of applying a plurality of bolts to the body tissue.
17. the method of claim 11 comprising the step of forcing the bolt through solid organ tissue.
18. The method of claim 11 comprising the step of forcing the bolt through muscle tissue.
19. A method of achieving wound closure for soft body tissue, comprising the steps of:
applying a bolt, comprising a single, axially elongate shaft with a first, sharpened end and a second, blunt end, through a region of tissue surrounding a wound so that the first, sharpened end and the second, blunt end of the bolt are exposed outside the tissue;
applying a pressure plate and a lock at each end of the shaft;
adjusting the position of the pressure plate on the second blunt end of the bolt, relative to the axially elongate shaft, to achieve a desired amount of wound closure; and
activating the locks to keep said pressure plates in compression against said tissue as constrained by said bolt to achieve wound closure.
20. The method of claim 11 wherein the adjustment step comprises actuating a ratchet mechanism.

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 copolycarbonate of the formula
wherein
5 to 50 mole percent of the total number of R1 groups is derived from a monomer of formula (2)
wherein each Rf is independently at each occurrence a halogen atom, a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 10 carbons, or a halogen substituted hydrocarbon group having 1 to 10 carbons, and n is 0 to 4; and
50 to 95 mole percent of the R1 groups are derived from a dihydroxy compound of formula (7)
wherein Ra and Rb are each independently a halogen atom or a monovalent C1-6 alkyl group; p and q are each independently integers of 0 to 4; and Xa is one of the following groups:
wherein Rc and Rd are each independently a hydrogen atom or a C1-29 alkyl group, or Rc, C, and Rd taken together are a divalent C3-10 cycloalkyl group that is optionally substituted with one or more C1-10 alkyl groups, and Re is a divalent hydrocarbon group; or R1 can be derived from arylene-containing compounds selected from 4,4\u2032-dihydroxybiphenyl, 1,6-dihydroxynaphthalene, and 2,6-dihydroxynaphthalene, and the dihydroxy compound of formula (7) is not a compound of formula (2), and wherein
the copolycarbonate comprises at least 10% fewer carbonate linkages of formula (4)
than would be theoretically obtained in a random copolymer made from the same ratio of the monomer of formula (2) and the dihydroxy compound of formula (7) or the arylene-containing compounds.
2. The copolycarbonate of claim 1, wherein n is zero.
3. The copolycarbonate of claim 1, wherein the monomer of formula (2) is hydroquinone.
4. The copolycarbonate of claim 1, wherein the dihydroxy compound is of the formula (7)
wherein Ra and R b are each independently a halogen atom or a monovalent C1-6 alkyl group; p and q are each independently integers of 0 to 4; and Xa is one of the following groups:
wherein Rc and Rd are each independently a hydrogen atom or a C1-29 alkyl group, or Rc , C, and Rd taken together are a divalent C3-10 cycloalkyl group that is optionally substituted with one or more C1-10 alkyl groups, and Re is a divalent hydrocarbon group.
5. The copolycarbonate of claim 4, wherein each p and q are each zero and Xa is 2,2-propylene.
6. The copolycarbonate of claim 5, wherein n is zero.
7. The copolycarbonate of claim 5, wherein the monomer of formula (2) is hydroquinone.
8. The copolycarbonate of claim 1, wherein 10 to 40 mole % of the R1 groups in the copolycarbonate are derived from a monomer of formula (2), and 60 to 90 mole % of the R1 units are derived from another dihydroxy compound of formula (7) or the arylene-containing compounds.
9. The copolycarbonate of claim 1, comprising 15 to 98% fewer carbonate linkages of formula (4) than would theoretically be obtained in a random copolymer made from the same ratio of the monomer of formula (2) and the dihydroxy compound of formula (7) or the arylene-containing compounds.
10. A method of preparing a copolycarbonate comprising 5 to 50 mole percent of units derived from a monomer of formula (2)
wherein each Rf is independently at each occurrence a halogen atom, a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 10 carbons, or a halogen substituted hydrocarbon group having 1 to 10 carbons, and n is 0 to 4, the method comprising
forming a bischloroformate from a dihydroxy compound of formula (3)
HO\u2014R5\u2014OH\u2003\u2003(3)
wherein at least 60% of the R5 groups are aromatic, the dihydroxy compound of formula (3) is not a compound of formula (2), and the average number of units in the bischloroformate is 1 to 2, wherein the forming is performed by contacting the dihydroxy compound(s) in a substantially inert, substantially water-immiscible solvent with an aqueous alkali or alkaline earth metal solution and phosgene; and
reacting the monomer of formula (2) with the bischloroformate to produce a condensate, in a reaction system comprising water, a substantially inert, substantially water-insoluble organic liquid, base, and a phase transfer agent to form the copolycarbonate.
11. The method of claim 10, further comprising contacting the condensate with an organic base to hydrolyze and condense residual bischloroformates in the condensate.
12. The method of claim 10, wherein n is zero.
13. The method of claim 10, wherein the monomer of formula (2) is hydroquinone.
14. The method of claim 10 wherein the reaction system has a pH of 7 to 10.
15. A copolycarbonate prepared by the method of claim 10.
16. An article comprising the copolycarbonate of claim 1.
17. An article comprising the copolycarbonate manufactured by the method of claim 10.
18. A method of preparing a copolycarbonate comprising 5 to 50 mole percent of units derived from a monomer of formula (2)
wherein each Rf is independently at each occurrence a halogen atom, a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 10 carbons, or a halogen substituted hydrocarbon group having 1 to 10 carbons, and n is 0 to 4, the method comprising
forming a bischloroformate from a dihydroxy compound of formula (7)
wherein Ra and Rb are each independently a halogen atom or a monovalent C1-6 alkyl group; p and q are each independently integers of 0 to 4; and Xa is one of the following groups:
wherein Rc and Rd are each independently a hydrogen atom or a C1-29 alkyl group, or Rc, C, and Rd taken together are a divalent C3-10 cycloalkyl group that is optionally substituted with one or more C1-10 alkyl groups, and Re is a divalent hydrocarbon group; or R1 can be derived from arylene-containing compounds selected from 4,4\u2032-dihydroxybiphenyl, 1,6-dihydroxynaphthalene, and 2,6-dihydroxynaphthalene;
wherein the dihydroxy compound of formula (7) is not a compound of formula (2), and the average number of units in the bischloroformate is less than 19; and
reacting the monomer of formula (2) with the bischloroformate, in a reaction system comprising water, a substantially inert, substantially water-insoluble organic liquid, base, and a phase transfer agent to form the copolycarbonate.
19. The method of claim 18, wherein the average number of units in the bischloroformate is 1 to 3.
20. The method of claim 18, wherein the average number of units in the bischloroformate is 1 to 2.

1. A method for configuring a controlling device to command the operation of an appliance, comprising:
receiving into the controlling device data that functions to identify the appliance;
transferring the data that functions to identify the appliance from the controlling device to a device having Internet connectivity;
transferring the data that functions to identify the appliance from the device having Internet connectivity via a wide area communication link to an Internet server having access to a database of control codes for commanding the operation of a plurality of appliances of different types and different manufacturers;
receiving from the Internet server at the device having Internet connectivity via the wide area communication link control codes that were selected from the database of control codes as a function of the data that functions to identify the appliance;
transferring the control codes received from the Internet server from the device having Internet connectivity to the controlling device; and
storing the control codes received from the Internet server in the controlling device whereby the control codes are available for use in commanding the operation of the appliance.
2. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the device having Internet connectivity comprises a personal computer and wherein the step of transferring the data from the controlling device to a device having Internet connectivity is performed in response to the controlling device being placed into communication with the personal computer.
3. The method as recited in claim 2, wherein the step of transferring the data from the controlling device to a device having Internet connectivity is performed in response to the controlling device being synchronized with the personal computer.
4. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the device having Internet connectivity comprises a personal computer and wherein the step of transferring the control codes received from the Internet server from the device having Internet connectivity to the controlling device is performed in response to the controlling device being placed into communication with the personal computer.
5. The method as recited in claim 4, wherein the step of transferring the control codes received from the Internet server from the device having Internet connectivity into the controlling device is performed in response to the controlling device being synchronized with the personal computer.
6. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the data that functions to identify the appliance is received into the controlling device via a transmission originating from the appliance.
7. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the data that functions to identify the appliance is received into the controlling device by being manually entered into the controlling device.
8. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the data the functions to identify the appliance is received into the controlling device by reading a bar code label with the controlling device.
9. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the data that functions to identify the appliance is received into the controlling device via a transmission originating from a personal computer.
10. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the data that functions to identify the appliance is received into the controlling device via a transmission originating from a cable converter box.
11. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the data that identifies the appliance comprises a serial number for the appliance.
12. The method as recited in claim 1, comprising receiving from the Internet server at the device having Internet connectivity via the wide area network a macro command sequence and transferring the received macro command sequence from the device having Internet connectivity to the controlling device to thereby allow the controlling device to command at least one operation of the appliance in conjunction with at least one operation of another appliance.
13. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the device having Internet connectivity comprises a set top box.
14. A method for configuring a controlling device to command the operation of a first appliance and a second appliances, comprising:
receiving into the controlling device first data that functions to identify the first appliance;
receiving into the controlling device second data that functions to identify the second appliance;
transferring the first data and the second data from the controlling device to a device having Internet connectivity;
transferring the first data and the second data from the device having Internet connectivity via a wide area communication link to an Internet server having access to a database of control codes for commanding the operation of a plurality of appliances of different types and different manufacturers;
receiving from the Internet server at the device having Internet connectivity via the wide area communication link first control codes that were selected from the database of control codes as a function of the data that functions to identify the first appliance, second control codes that were selected from the database of control codes as function of the data that functions to identify the second appliance, and a macro sequence for commanding at least one operation of the first appliance in conjunction with at least one operation of the second appliance;
transferring the first control codes, the second control codes, and the macro sequence from the device having Internet connectivity to the controlling device; and
storing the first control codes, the second control codes, and the macro sequence in the controlling device whereby the first control codes, the second control codes, and the macro sequence are available for use in commanding the operation of the first appliance and the second appliance.
15. The method as recited in claim 14, wherein the first data and the second data is received into the controlling device via a transmission originating from the first appliance and the second appliance, respectively.
16. The method as recited in claim 14, wherein the first data and the second data is received into the controlling device by being manually entered into the controlling device.
17. The method as recited in claim 14, wherein the device having Internet connectivity comprises a set top box.
18. The method as recited in claim 14, wherein the device having Internet connectivity comprises a personal computer.
19. A system, comprising:
a controlling device; and
a device having internet connectivity adapted to exchange communications with the controlling device, wherein the device having internet connectivity comprises a processing device and an associated memory device on which is stored instructions which, when executed by the processing device, cause the device having internet connectivity to perform steps comprising:
receiving from the controlling device data that functions to identify an appliance;
transferring the data that functions to identify the appliance via a wide area communication link to an Internet server having access to a database of control codes for commanding the operation of a plurality of appliances of different types and different manufacturers;
receiving from the Internet server via the wide area communication link control codes that were selected from the database of control codes as a function of the data that functions to identify the appliance; and
transferring the control codes received from the Internet server to the controlling device whereby the control codes are available for use by the controlling device to command the operation of the appliance.
20. The system as recited in claim 19, wherein the device having Internet connectivity comprises a personal computer.
21. The system as recited in claim 19, wherein the device having Internet connectivity comprises a set top box.
22. The system as recited in claim 19, wherein the instructions cause the device having Internet connectivity to receive the data from the controlling device in response to the controlling device being placed into communication with the device having Internet connectivity.
23. The system as recited in claim 19, wherein the instructions cause the device having Internet connectivity to receive the data from the controlling device in response to the controlling device being synchronized with the device having Internet connectivity.
24. The system as recited in claim 19, wherein the instructions receive from the Internet server via the wide area network a macro command sequence and transfer the received macro command sequence to the controlling device to thereby allow the controlling device to command at least one operation of the appliance in conjunction with at least one operation of another appliance.

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 capping apparatus for a bottle filling device, comprising:
a capping head main body 30,
a first slide body 41 which is slidable up and down with respect to the capping head main body 30, and
a capping door mechanism M, which includes a door structure 39, a connecting rod 40, and a movable door 37, is hinged with the capping head main body 30 and the first slide body 41;
a cap sucking head 43, which is slidable up and down and which is connected to a mechanism driving the cap sucking head 43 to move up and down, the cap sucking head 43 being adapted to move downwards to apply bottle caps 94 onto containers via the capping head main body 30;
a middle slide body 48 arranged in a radial direction between the cap sucking head 43 and the first slide body 41, the middle slide body 48 being capable of sliding up and down, and to move downwards to act on the first slide body 41 in order to drive the first slide body 41 to move downwards,
a spare distance disposed at upper and lower directions of the middle slide body 48 and the first slide body 41, so that the middle slide body 48 will not be able to act on the first slide body 41 while moving downwards at an initial stage of a bottle capping process;
wherein the capping apparatus also includes a second spring 44 and a first spring 49, in which the second spring 44 is compressed to act on the middle slide body 48 along with the downward movement with the cap sucking head 43, and meanwhile, the first spring 49 is located between the capping head main body 30 and the first slide body 41, and supports the first slide body 41; and
the capping apparatus is also provided with one or more cap inlet chutes 300,
wherein a section of each of the inlet chutes 300 is located within the capping head main body 30.
2. The capping apparatus for bottle filling device according to claim 1, wherein a lower end of a cap slideway 104 is connected to the capping head main body 30.
3. The capping apparatus for bottle filling device according to claim 1, wherein the first spring 49 is located adjacent a lower end of the middle slide body 48 and the first slide body 41.
4. The capping apparatus for bottle filling device according to claim 1, wherein a lower end of a cap slideway 104 is connected to the capping head main body 30.
5. The capping apparatus for bottle filling device according to claim 1, wherein the spare distance is equal to a movement distance that the cap sucking head 43 travels downwards in order to suck up the caps 94 during the bottle capping process.
6. The capping apparatus for bottle filling device according to claim 1, wherein the first slide body 41 includes a slide sleeve on an internal cylindrical surface thereof extending from top to bottom of the first slide body 41,
the middle slide body 48 is arranged in the slide sleeve of the first slide body 41, and
the cap sucking head 43 is disposed in the slide sleeve of the first slide body 41.
7. The capping apparatus for bottle filling device according to claim 6, wherein the capping head main body 30 has an open-mouthed front end that is disposed with the movable door 37.
8. The capping apparatus for bottle filling device according to claim 6, wherein the capping head main body 30 includes a capping orifice 301, and
the door structure 39 of the capping door mechanism M is a cap pallet adjacent to the capping orifice 301.
9. The capping apparatus for bottle filling device according to claim 6, wherein the first slide body 41 is connected with a cap inlet door 42 which functions to block the cap inlet chutes 300, and
a closing position of the cap inlet door 42 is located away from a central portion of the cap inlet chutes 300.
10. The capping apparatus for bottle filling device according to claim 6, wherein the cap sucking head 43 has a step surface 430 at a lowermost end thereof that is able to raise the middle slide body 48 and the first slide body 41 when the cap sucking head 43 moves upwards, and
the middle slide body 48 has a lower end portion 481 which is raised by the step surface 430 before the first slide body 41 is raised during the bottle capping process.
11. The capping apparatus for bottle filling device according to claim 1, wherein the cap sucking head 43 has a step surface 430 at a lowermost end thereof that is able raise the middle slide body 48 and the first slide body 44 when the cap sucking head 43 moves upwards, and
the middle slide body 48 has a lower end portion 481 which is raised by the step surface 430 before the first slide body 41 is raised during the bottle capping process.
12. The capping apparatus for bottle filling device according to claim 1, wherein the first slide body 41 is connected with a cap inlet door 42 which functions to block the cap inlet chutes 300, and
a closing position of the cap inlet door 42 is located away from a central portion of the cap inlet chutes 300.
13. The capping apparatus for bottle filling device according to claim 1, wherein the capping head main body 30 includes a capping orifice 301, and
the door structure 39 of said capping door mechanism M is a cap pallet adjacent to the capping orifice 301.
14. The capping apparatus for bottle filling device according to claim 1, wherein the capping head main body 30 has an open-mouthed front end that is provided with the movable door 37.
15. The capping apparatus for bottle filling device according to claim 1,
wherein the capping apparatus is part of a capping system that includes multiple capping apparatuses equal to a number of rows of bottles,
the cap sucking heads 43 of each of the capping apparatuses are connected together via a connecting plate and then are connected to the capping door mechanism M of the system which drives the cap sucking heads 43 to move up and down.
16. The capping apparatus for bottle filling device according to claim 1, wherein the middle slide body 48 has a length that is longer than a length of the first slide body 41.
17. The capping apparatus for bottle filling device according to claim 1, wherein the door structure 39 includes upper members attached to the apparatus at locations adjacent to an outer side of the first slide body 41, and lower members extending under the movable door 37.
18. A capping apparatus for a bottle filling device, comprising:
a capping head main body 30,
a first slide body 41 which is slidable up and down with respect to the capping head main body 30, and
a capping door mechanism M, which includes a door structure 39, a connecting rod 40, and a movable door 37, is hinged with the capping head main body 30 and the first slide body 41;
a cap sucking head 43, which is slidable up and down and which is connected to a mechanism driving the cap sucking head 43 to move up and down, the cap sucking head 43 being adapted to move downwards to apply bottle caps 94 onto containers via the capping head main body 30;
a middle slide body 48 arranged in a radial direction between the cap sucking head 43 and the first slide body 41, the middle slide body 48 being capable of sliding up and down, and to move downwards to act on the first slide body 41 in order to drive the first slide body 41 to move downwards,
a spare distance disposed at upper and lower directions of the middle slide body 48 and the first slide body 41, so that the middle slide body 48 will not be able to act on the first slide body 41 while moving downwards at an initial stage of a bottle capping process;
wherein the capping apparatus also includes a second spring 44 and a first spring 49, in which the second spring 44 is compressed to act on the middle slide body 48 along with the downward movement with the cap sucking head 43, and meanwhile, the first spring 49 is located between the capping head main body 30 and the first slide body 41, and supports the first slide body 41; and
the capping apparatus is also provided with one or more cap inlet chutes 300, wherein a lower end of a cap slideway 104 is connected to the capping head main body 30.
19. A capping apparatus for a bottle filling device, comprising:
a capping head main body 30,
a first slide body 41 which is slidable up and down with respect to the capping head main body 30, and
a capping door mechanism M, which includes a door structure 39, a connecting rod 40, and a movable door 37, is hinged with the capping head main body 30 and the first slide body 41;
a cap sucking head 43, which is slidable up and down and which is connected to a mechanism driving the cap sucking head 43 to move up and down, the cap sucking head 43 being adapted to move downwards to apply bottle caps 94 onto containers via the capping head main body 30;
a middle slide body 48 arranged in a radial direction between the cap sucking head 43 and the first slide body 41, the middle slide body 48 being capable of sliding up and down, and to move downwards to act on the first slide body 41 in order to drive the first slide body 41 to move downwards,
a spare distance disposed at upper and lower directions of the middle slide body 48 and the first slide body 41, so that the middle slide body 48 will not be able to act on the first slide body 41 while moving downwards at an initial stage of a bottle capping process;
wherein the capping apparatus also includes a second spring 44 and a first spring 49, in which the second spring 44 is compressed to act on the middle slide body 48 along with the downward movement with the cap sucking head 43, and meanwhile, the first spring 49 is located between the capping head main body 30 and the first slide body 41, and supports the first slide body 41; and
the capping apparatus is also provided with one or more cap inlet chutes 300,
wherein the cap sucking head 43 has a step surface 430 at a lowermost end thereof that is able raise the middle slide body 48 and the first slide body 44 when the cap sucking head 43 moves upwards, and
the middle slide body 48 has a lower end portion 481 which is raised by the step surface 430 before the first slide body 41 is raised during the bottle capping process.