Author: claimsbot

1. A method of delivering a leadless medical implant to tissue at an implantation site within a patient, the method comprising the steps of:
percutaneously introducing and advancing a docking base through the vasculature of the patient to an implantation site;
deploying an anchor of the docking base into tissue at the implantation site;
percutaneously introducing and navigating a leadless medical implant through the vasculature to the implanted docking base; and
coupling the leadless medical implant to the docking base to retain the implant to tissue at the implantation site.
2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
removing the leadless medical implant from the docking base; and
repositioning the docking base to a second implantation site and repeating the steps of deploying the anchor, introducing the implant, and coupling the implant to the docking base.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the docking base includes a self-expanding basket-like structure defining a receptacle sized to securely receive the leadless medical implant and the step of coupling includes pushing the leadless medical implant into the receptacle.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the docking base is at least partially radiopaque and wherein the step of navigating includes utilizing fluoroscopic visualization to guide the leadless medical implant to the docking base.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of navigating includes utilizing electromagnetism to guide the implant to the docking base.
6. The method of claim 5, wherein the docking base includes a battery to provide electro-magnetization to the docking base for a limited amount of time.
7. The method of claim 5, wherein a proximally extending wire is releasably attached to the docking base and wherein the step of navigating a leadless medical implant to the implanted docking base includes supplying electrical current to the docking base via the wire to electromagnetize the docking base.
8. The method of claim 7, further comprising:
the step of detaching the wire from the docking base after the leadless medical implant is coupled to the docking base.
9. The method of claim 8, wherein the step of detaching the wire includes unscrewing a threaded distal end of the wire from within a mating threaded recess formed within a proximal end of the docking base.
10. The method of claim 8, wherein the step of detaching the wire includes pulling on the wire to break apart a connection between the wire and the docking base at a weakened area formed in the connection.
11. The method of claim 1, wherein the leadless medical implant is a leadless pacemaker and the implantation site is an area in the heart.
12. The method of claim 11, wherein the anchor is electrically connected to the leadless pacemaker and operable to serve as an electrode for delivering stimulation pulses to the tissue.
13. The method of claim 11, wherein the leadless pacemaker includes an electrode at a distal end thereof for delivering stimulation pulses to the tissue and wherein the electrode is in contact with the tissue at the implantation site when the leadless pacemaker is coupled to the docking base.
14. A system for retaining a leadless medical implant to tissue at an implantation site, the system comprising:
a leadless medical implant; and
a docking base percutaneously deliverable through the vasculature, wherein the docking base includes a deployable anchor for lodging into tissue at an implantation site and a coupler that defines a receptacle for engaging and securing the medical implant therein.
15. The system of claim 14, wherein the anchor and the coupler are formed from an electrically conductive material and the anchor is operable to serve as an electrode for delivering stimulation pulses from the leadless medical implant secured within the receptacle to the tissue.
16. The system of claim 14, wherein the coupler is a self-expanding basket-like structure.
17. The system of claim 16, wherein the leadless medical implant is received within the basket-like structure in one of a snap-fit, threaded and ratcheted engagement.
18. The system of claim 16, wherein the basket-like structure is bottomless such that an electrode on a distal end of the medical implant passes through the basket-like structure to contact the tissue at the implantation site.
19. The system of claim 14, wherein the coupler is electro-magnetizable and the coupler includes a battery to electro-magnetize the docking base for a limited amount of time.
20. The system of claim 14, wherein the coupler is electro-magnetizable and the coupler includes a proximally extending wire releasably attached thereto for supplying electrical current to the docking base to electro-magnetize the docking base.

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 mobile transport for scanning targets with penetrating radiation, for movement relative to the targets along a direction of travel, comprising:
a) a chassis;
b) a source of penetrating radiation mounted to said chassis;
c) one or more receptors for said penetrating radiation;
d) an instrument boom, said instrument boom comprising a mast assembly and a first boom section having longitudinal and transverse dimensions, said first boom section comprising:
a longitudinal member comprising an external surface;
a plurality of longitudinal sections, each section comprising two ends;
one or more substantially transverse flanges having opposing faces,
said flanges defining at least one hole from one face to the other; and
a plurality of longitudinal beams;
wherein said longitudinal member is internal to said longitudinal sections, at least one end of each section is joined to the face of one or more flanges, the longitudinal member extends through the hole in the one or more flanges, the external surface is joined to said one or more flanges, and said longitudinal beams rejoined to the flanges; and

e) wherein said first boom section is supported by said mast assembly, and said one or more receptors are mounted to said instrument boom.
2. The mobile transport of claim 1, wherein said instrument boom is positionable substantially transversely to the direction of travel.
3. The mobile transport of claim 1, the first boom section further comprising a proximal end, and a distal end, wherein said mast assembly supports the proximal end of the first boom section, and said first boom section supports a structure substantially at the distal end.
4. The mobile transport of claim 1, wherein said first boom section extends a distance substantially transverse to the direction of travel from said chassis, wherein said distance is greater than 144 inches.
5. The mobile transport of claim 1,
a) the instrument boom further comprising a second boom section; and
b) first boom section further comprising a distal end;
c) wherein said second boom section is downwardly extending and is supported by the distal end of the first boom section, and said first boom section’s longitudinal dimension is in a substantially horizontal plane.
6. The mobile transport of claim 5,
a) the second boom section comprising proximal and distal ends;
b) wherein said proximal end of said second boom section is supported by the first boom section, and the distal end of the second boom section translates less than about one inch in any direction relative to the source of penetrating radiation during movement relative to the targets.
7. The mobile transport of claim 5, wherein said first and second boom sections are comprised of type 6061 T6 aluminum.
8. The mobile transport of claim 1, said longitudinal member comprising a tube, wherein said tube is circular in cross-section and continuous along substantially the longitudinal extent of the first boom section.
9. The mobile transport of claim 1, each of said longitudinal sections comprising a tube segment located substantially concentrically externally of said longitudinal member.
10. The mobile transport of claim 1, each of said longitudinal beams comprising a substantially planar inward surface, and one or more legs along the beam’s longitudinal extent, and said flanges comprising edges, wherein said one or more legs extends from the inward surface substantially normal to the plane of the beam, and said inward surface is joined to said flange edges.
11. The mobile transport of claim 10, said flange edges defining a plurality of depressions corresponding congruently to said one or more legs, wherein said depressions facilitate engagement of said beams and said flange edges.

What is claimed is:

1. A display apparatus of an injection molding machine, which functions as a human-machine interface, comprising:
an input unit which inputs text information as electronic data;
a memory which stores the electronic data of the text information inputted from the input unit;
an instruction unit which instructs to display the text information; and
a display control means which displays the electronic text information stored in the memory in the display screen according to the instruction from the instruction unit.
2. The display apparatus of an injection molding machine according to claim 1, wherein the display screen of the display apparatus is divided into two or more sections, and a specific one of them is used as a display screen to display text information.
3. The display apparatus of an injection molding machine according to claim 2, wherein
the display apparatus has a selector buttons display screen to select various data; and
the display screen to display text information is used also as a selector buttons display screen.
4. The display apparatus of an injection molding machine according to claim 1, further comprising:
a time setting unit which sets a time to display text information;
a clock which clocks a current time;
a search unit which searches the data stored in the memory for the text information whose display time is a current time; and
a time display control unit which displays the text information in the display screen when the search unit searches the text information whose display time is a current time.
5. A display apparatus of an injection molding machine, which functions as a human-machine interface, comprising:
a text information receiving unit which receives the electronic text information created and transferred through a network; and
a display control unit which displays the text information received by the receiving unit in the display screen.
6. The display apparatus of an injection molding machine according to claim 5, wherein the display screen of the display apparatus is divided into two or more sections, and a specific one of them is used as a display screen to display text information.
7. The display apparatus of an injection molding machine according to claim 6, wherein
the display apparatus has a selector buttons display screen to select various data; and
the display screen to display text information is used also as a selector buttons display screen.
8. The display apparatus of an injection molding machine according to claim 5, further comprising:
an input unit which inputs text information as electronic data; and
a text information transfer unit which transfers the electronic data of the text information inputted by the input unit through the network.
9. A display apparatus of an injection molding machine, which functions as a human-machine interface, comprising:
a memo button which instructs to display text information;
a memo display screen which is displayed in the display apparatus when the memo button is operated, the memo display screen having a memo display section to display text information, a selector key to select text information to display in the memo display section, and a create key to create text information;
a character input panel which is displayed in the display apparatus when the create key is operated, the character input panel having a character key to input characters and a display time key to set a display time;
a memory which stores the electronic data of the text information inputted by the character input panel; and
a display control unit which displays the text information electrified and stored in the memory selected by the selector key in the memo display section.
10. The display apparatus of an injection molding machine according to claim 9, wherein the display screen of the display apparatus is divided into two or more sections, and a specific one of them is used as the memo display screen.
11. The display apparatus of an injection molding machine according to claim 10, wherein
the display apparatus has a selector buttons display screen to select various data; and
the memo display screen is used also as a selector buttons display screen.
12. The display apparatus of an injection molding machine according to claim 9, further comprising:
a clock which clocks a current time;
a search unit which searches the data stored in the memory for the text information whose display time is a current time; and
a time display control unit which displays the text information whose display time is a current time in the display screen, when the search unit searches that text information.
13. A display apparatus of an injection molding machine, which functions as a human-machine interface, comprising:
a mail button which instructs to display a mail;
a mail display screen which is displayed in the display apparatus when the mail button is operated, the mail display screen having a mail display area to display a mail, a selector key to select a mail to display in the mail display area, and a create key to create a mail;
a character input panel which is displayed in the display apparatus when the create key is operated, the character input panel having a character key to input characters and a display time key to set the display time;
a memory which stores the electronic data of the mail inputted from the character input panel; and
a display control unit which displays the mail electrified and stored in the memory selected by the selector key in the mail display area.
14. The display apparatus of an injection molding machine according to claim 13, wherein the display screen of the display apparatus is divided into two or more sections, and a specific one of them is used as the mail display screen.
15. The display apparatus of an injection molding machine according to claim 14, wherein
the display apparatus has a selector buttons display screen to select various data; and
the mail display screen is used also as a selector buttons display screen.

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 of generating a synthesized image of a hair, comprising:
calculating the shape of the hair by applying a behavioral relationship determining the shape of the hair as a function of at least one physical parameter linked to a mechanical property of the hair, the at least one parameter comprising an ellipticity of the hair;
producing an image of the hair of shape that has been calculated in this way.
2. A method according to claim 1, wherein the at least one physical parameter comprises at least one parameter selected from the following list: a length of the hair, a radius or radii of the hair, a major radii of the hair, a spontaneous curvature of the hair relative to one or more axes, a density, a linear density of the hair, at least one angle of embedment of the hair in a scalp, at least one bending moment of the hair, a Young’s modulus, a Poisson coefficient, a spontaneous twist of the hair, a twist moment, a porosity of the hair.
3. A method according to claim 1, wherein elements for adjusting a simulation parameter and the calculated image are displayed on the same screen.
4. A method according to claim 1, wherein the behavioral relationship depends only on the embedment of the hair in the scalp and on two reduced parameters each depending on one or more physical parameters.
5. A method according to claim 1, wherein the synthesized image of the hair includes the representation of a hair lying in a plane.
6. A method according to claim 5, wherein the behavioral relationship is given by the minimization of the following function:
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7. A method according to claim 1, wherein the synthesized image is a representation in perspective of the hair not entirely contained in a plane.
8. A method according to claim 7, wherein the behavioral relationship depends on three angles defining the embedment of the hair in a scalp and at least two reduced parameters, the first reduced parameter depending on a natural curvature of the hair and the second reduced parameter depending on the length of the hair and the acceleration due to gravity.
9. A method according to claim 7, wherein the behavioral relationship is given by the minimization of the following function E:
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where \u03c1 designates the density of the hair, L its total length, S the area of its section and g the acceleration due to gravity, Kxf and Kyf the bending moments in the x and y directions, respectively, Kt the twisting moment, s the curvilinear abscissa, kx(s), ky(s), and \u03c4(s) the curvatures in the x and y directions and the twist in the gravitational field, respectively, kx0, ky0 and \u03c40 the spontaneous curvatures in the x and y directions and the spontaneous twist, respectively, and z(s) the height of the hair.
10. A method according to claim 1, wherein the physical parameter varies as a function of the curvilinear abscissa measured along the hair.
11. A method of generating a synthesized image of a hair, comprising:
calculating the shape of the hair by applying a behavioral relationship determining the shape of the hair as a function of a physical parameter linked to a mechanical property of the hair, wherein the behavioral relationship is given by the minimization of an energy of the hair comprising a twist energy;
producing an image of the hair of shape that has been calculated in this way,
12. An interactive system for representing a hair, comprising:
a computer for calculating the shape of a hair by applying a behavioral relationship determining the shape of the hair as a function of at least one physical parameter linked to a mechanical property of the hair, the at least one physical parameter comprising an ellipticity of the hair; and
a device for generating an image of said hair the shape of which has been calculated in this way.
13. A system according to claim 12, further including an element for adjusting the physical parameter.
14. A system according to claim 13, wherein the adjustment element includes a cursor mobile between at least two positions corresponding to different values of a physical parameter.
15. A system according to claim 13, including a field in which the value of a physical parameter may be displayed and modified.
16. A system according to claim 12, wherein the device for generating a synthesized image of the hair includes display means.
17. A system according to claim 12, wherein the at least one physical parameter comprises at least one parameter selected from the following list: a length of the hair, a radius or radii of the hair, a major radii of the hair, a spontaneous curvature of the hair relative to one or more axes, a density, a linear density of the hair, at least one angle of embedment of the hair in the scalp, a bending moment of the hair, a Young’s modulus, a Poisson coefficient, a spontaneous twist of the hair, a twisting moment, a porosity of the hair.
18. A system according to claim 12, wherein the computer enables the display of an element for adjusting a parameter and the calculated image on the same screen.
19. A system according to claim 12, enabling the display on a screen of elements for adjusting a plurality of physical parameters characteristic of the shape of the hair represented.
20. A system according to claim 12, wherein the behavioral relationship depend only on the embedment of the hair in the scalp and two reduced parameters each depending on one or more physical parameters.
21. A system according to claim 12, wherein the representation of the hair is a representation of the hair lying in a plane.
22. A system according to claim 21, wherein the behavioral relationship is given by the minimization of the following function:
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where \u03b1=Lk0 and \u03b2=Kg\u03bcL3, and where L designates a length of the hair, k0 a spontaneous curvature, K a bending moment, \u03bc a linear density and g an acceleration due to gravity, {tilde over (s)} a curvilinear abscissa relative to the length of the hair, {tilde over (k)} its local curvature relative to its length and {tilde over (z)} its height relative to its length.
23. A system according to claim 12, wherein the synthesized image is a representation in perspective of the hair not entirely contained in a plane.
24. A system according to claim 23, wherein the physical parameters include at least two angles characteristic of the embedment of the hair in its support.
25. A system according to claim 23, wherein the behavioral relationship depends on three angles defining the embedment of the hair in a scalp and at least two reduced parameters, the first reduced parameter depending in particular on the natural curvature of the hair and the second reduced parameter depending in particular on the length of the hair and the acceleration due to gravity.
26. A system according to claim 25, wherein the behavioral relationship is given by the minimization of the following function E:
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where \u03c1 designates the density of the hair, L its total length, S the area of its section and g the acceleration due to gravity, Kxf and Kyf the x-axis and y-axis bending moments, respectively, Kt the twisting moment, s the curvilinear abscissa, kx(s), ky(s) and \u03c4(s) the x-axis and y-axis curvatures and the twist in the gravitational field, respectively, kx0, ky0 and \u03c40 the x-axis and y-axis spontaneous curvatures and the spontaneous twist, respectively, and z(s) the height of the hair.
27. A system according to claim 12, including means for representing said hair in relief.
28. A system according to claim 12, wherein the physical parameters do not include the color of the hair.
29. A system according to claim 12, further including a database including information linked to the evolution of a physical parameter of a hair as a function of a treatment applied to the hair.
30. A system according to claim 29, wherein the treatment is selected from the following list: permanent waving, crimping, decrimping, dyeing, drying of a wet hair, application of a composition to the hair, in particular a coating composition, application of a gel, setting, cutting, conditioning, thickening, lengthening, external climatic events, in particular rain, wind, sun.
31. A system according to claim 30, wherein two treatments differ from each other at least in the quantity of composition applied, the thickness of the layer of composition applied, the duration of the treatment, the diameter of the crimping iron, the temperature of the crimping iron.
32. A system according to claim 30, wherein a treatment varies as a function of the curvilinear abscissa measured along the hair.
33. A system according to claim 12, wherein the device for generating images is configured to generate a virtual image of said hair after the application of a treatment.
34. A system according to claim 33, wherein the device for generating images is configured to display simultaneously an image of the hair before treatment and an image of the hair after application of the treatment.
35. A system according to claim 12, wherein the physical parameter varies as a function of the curvilinear abscissa measured along the hair.
36. An atlas comprising:
at least two images generated by calculating the shape of the hair by applying a behavioral relationship determining the shape of the hair as a function of at least one physical parameter linked to a mechanical property of the hair;
information associated with each image linked to at least one physical parameter of the hair.
37. An atlas according to claim 36, wherein the information includes one or more of the following: an alphanumeric character, a symbol, a drawing, a color or a bar code.
38. An atlas according to claim 36, wherein the images include images of a hair lying in a plane.
39. An atlas according to claim 36, wherein the images include perspective images of a hair not entirely contained in a plane.
40. A product comprising:
a hair-care composition;
an image generated by calculating the shape of the hair by applying a behavioral relationship determining the shape of the hair as a function of at least one physical parameter linked to a mechanical property of the hair;
information associated with the image representing at least one physical parameter of the hair.
41. A method of characterizing a hair, comprising enabling a comparison between an image of the hair to be characterized and an image of a virtual hair obtained by calculating the shape of the hair by applying a behavioral relationship determining the shape of the hair as a function of at least one physical parameter linked to a mechanical property of the hair,
and modifying a physical parameter of the hair as a function of the comparison with a view to increasing the resemblance between the image of the hair to be characterized and the image of the virtual hair.
42. A method according to claim 41, wherein one to four or even only one or two physical parameters are modified.
43. A method according to claim 42, wherein a physical parameter of the hair is measured and a physical parameter is adjusted as a function of the measurement before operating on another physical parameter characteristic of the virtual hair in such manner as to achieve the required degree of matching between the image of the hair to be characterized and the image of the virtual hair.
44. A method according to claim 42, wherein the physical parameter is modified until the shape of the hair to be characterized and the shape the virtual hair have reached a predefined degree of matching.
45. A method according to claim 44, wherein the measured physical parameter is selected from the following list: a length of the hair, a mean radius of the hair, an ellipticity of the hair, a density of the hair, a linear density of the hair, a modulus of elasticity of the hair, its bending moment or moments, its twisting moment, its spontaneous curvatures, its spontaneous twisting.
46. A method according to claim 41, wherein an image of said hair to be characterized is acquired beforehand.
47. A method according to claim 41, wherein the hair to be characterized is used instead of an image of the hair to be characterized.
48. A method of prescribing a hair-care composition, comprising:
determining a characteristic of a hair from a head of hair to be treated by comparing the real hair with a virtual hair obtained calculating the shape of the hair by applying a behavioral relationship determining the shape of the hair as a function of at least one physical parameter linked to a mechanical property of the hair;
prescribing a hair-care composition as a function of the characteristic that has been determined.
49. A method according to claim 48, wherein the selected hair-care composition is sent to the subject via a distribution center.
50. A hair-care treatment method, comprising:
associating with a customer information linked to the shape of a hair of the customer by comparing the real hair to a virtual hair obtained by calculating the shape of the hair by applying a behavioral relationship determining the shape of the hair as a function of at least one physical parameter linked to a mechanical property of the hair;
as a function of that information, selecting a hair-care composition from a set of compositions identified by corresponding identifiers;
treating the customer using the selected product.
51. A method of modeling the impact of a treatment or an external event applied to a hair, comprising:
displaying a synthesized image of a hair obtained by calculating the shape of the hair by applying a behavioral relationship determining the shape of the hair as a function of a physical parameter linked to a mechanical property of the hair;
displaying a synthesized image of said hair, obtained by calculating the shape of the hair by applying a behavioral relationship determining the shape of the hair as a function of a physical parameter linked to a mechanical property of the hair, after it has undergone the treatment or the selected external event.
52. A method according to claim 51, wherein the synthesized image of the treated hair is calculated by modifying a physical parameter of the untreated hair.
53. A method according to claim 52, wherein the modification depends on the selected treatment.
54. A method according to claim 51, wherein an image of the hair after treatment and an image of the hair before treatment are displayed simultaneously on the same screen.
55. A method according to claim 54, wherein the treatment to be applied is one or more from the following list: permanent waving, crimping, decrimping, dyeing, drying of a wet hair, application of a coating composition to the hair, application of a gel, setting, cutting, geometrical constraints, combing, hairdressing, conditioning, thickening, lengthening, external climatic events, rain, wind, sun.
56. A method according to claim 51, wherein the treatment varies as a function of the curvilinear abscissa measured along the hair.
57. A method according to claim 51, wherein the mechanical effects of coating the hair are simulated.
58. A method according to claim 51, wherein the mechanical effects of a loss or uptake of moisture by a hair are simulated.
59. A hairdresser training method, comprising:
selecting a treatment to be applied to a hair;
displaying a virtual image of a hair that has undergone the selected treatment generated by calculating the shape of the hair by applying a behavioral relationship determining the shape of the hair as a function of at least one physical parameter linked to a mechanical property of the hair.
60. A method of generating digital data defining the shape of a hair, comprising:
receiving an image of a hair;
generating, from the shape of the hair, the received image and a behavioral relationship, digital data including a value of at least one physical parameter linked to a mechanical property of the hair.