Abstract:
A tendon and rigid element assembly that includes a tendon subassembly, including a tendon having a longitudinal end having a mating portion. Also, a rigid element has a mating portion. Further, a first one of the mating portions includes a set of projections and a second one of the mating portions defines a set of indentations that are sized and shaped to accept and retain the projections and wherein the set of projections are secured in the set of indentations, thereby securing the tendon to the rigid element.
Abstract:
A tendon and rigid element assembly that includes a tendon subassembly, including a tendon having a longitudinal end having a mating portion. Also, a rigid element has a mating portion. Further, a first one of the mating portions includes a set of projections and a second one of the mating portions defines a set of indentations that are sized and shaped to accept and retain the projections and wherein the set of projections are secured in the set of indentations, thereby securing the tendon to the rigid element.
Abstract:
A method of assembling a portion of a robot, including, providing a robot arm having an exterior surface and providing a tendon retaining element, having a first half having a first major surface, defining open channels and a second half having a second major surface. Then, placing a tendon in each of the open channels of the first half and placing the second major surface on the first major surface, thereby creating a set of closed channels each having a tendon passing therethrough and creating a finished tendon retaining element. Finally, attaching the finished tendon retaining element about the exterior surface of the robot arm, so that the tendons extend along the length of the robot arm.
Abstract:
A method of facilitating communications between a group of people close to one another. Each said person is provided with a microphone, positioned to receive voice sounds from said person, and an earphone. A microphone signal from each of said microphones is received and analyzed to determine a portion that is shared between said microphone signals and attenuating said shared portion. Finally, a signal is directed, based on said microphone signals, to at least one of said earphones.
Abstract:
A short range telephonic communications system that includes transceiving units for receiving a sound signal from a first user and for transmitting an RF signal representative of the sound signal and for receiving RF signals representing other users sound signals and presenting a sound signal reconstructed from the received RF signals to the first user's ears. Also, the transceiving units estimate relative position between one another and present the reconstructed sound signals to the users' ears in a manner related to the relative position estimate.
Abstract:
A method of providing a good seal between a user's nose and a CPAP mask having a portion designed to contact the upper part of a user's nose, that makes use of a piece of double-sided lightly adhesive tape. The tape is placed about the upper part the user's nose and the CPAP mask is placed on the user's face, so that the tape contacts the portion designed to contact the upper part of user's nose.
Abstract:
A nasal CPAP canula seal having directions of “above” and “below” by its anticipated placement on an infant face, above being higher up on the face and below being lower down. The canula seal includes a canula supporting portion, defining apertures for canula passage into the nostrils, and an anchoring portion designed to help anchor the nasal CPAP canula seal by adhering to facial areas about the nostrils. The anchoring portion defines a cut-out centered below the apertures, to help avoid covering any portion of the vermillion of the upper lip with the anchoring portion.
Abstract:
A nasal CPAP cannula seal that includes a strip of flexible material, between about 3 to 10 cm in width and between about 5 to 15 cm in length. The strip defines a pair of substantially round nostril apertures, each aperture having a diameter of between 2 mm and 4.5 mm and being spaced apart by from 1.5 mm to 3 mm. Also, the strip further defines a set of cuts extending outwardly from each nostril aperture.