POWDERED METAL COMPACTING

A system and a method of making an object from powdered metal are provided. The method includes feeding the powdered metal into a first end of a die. The die is rotated to pull a first portion of the powdered metal into a pressing zone. The first portion of the powdered metal is pressed using high pressure. The die is further rotated to release the first portion of the powdered metal from a second end of the die. A second portion of the powdered metal is then pulled into the first end of the die.

Instrument device manipulator with roll mechanism

An instrument device manipulator (IDM) is attached to a surgical arm of a robotic system and comprises a surgical tool holder and an outer housing. The surgical tool holder includes an attachment interface that can secure a surgical tool in a front-mount configuration (where the attachment interface is on a face opposite of a proximal extension of the surgical tool) or a back-mount configuration (where the attachment interface is on the same face as the proximal extension of the surgical tool). The surgical tool holder may rotate continuously within the outer housing. In a back-mount configuration, the surgical tool holder may have a passage that receives the proximal extension of the tool and allows free rotation of the proximal extension about the rotational axis. A surgical drape separates the IDM and robotic arm from a tool, while allowing electrical and/or optical signals to pass therebetween.

Method of manufacturing semiconductor device

A film is efficiently formed by sufficiently supplying a source gas to substrates accommodated in a process chamber, and the uniformity of a film formed on the substrates is improved. A method of a semiconductor device manufacturing includes (a) supplying a source gas to an upper region of a process chamber through a first gas supply hole disposed at a front end of a first nozzle disposed in a lower region of the process chamber where the source gas is not pyrolyzed; (b) supplying the source gas to substrates disposed in the lower region and a middle region of the process chamber through a plurality of second gas supply holes of a second nozzle; and (c) supplying a reactive gas to substrates disposed in the lower region, the middle region and the upper region of the process chamber through a plurality of third gas supply holes of a third nozzle.

Unmanned aerial vehicles

Various systems, methods, for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) are disclosed. In one aspect, UAVs operation in an area may be managed and organized by UAV corridors, which can be defined ways for the operation and movement of UAVs. UAV corridors may be supported by infrastructures and/or systems supported UAVs operations. Support infrastructures may include support systems such as resupply stations and landing pads. Support systems may include communication UAVs and/or stations for providing communications and/or other services, such as aerial traffic services, to UAV with limited communication capabilities. Further support systems may include flight management services for guiding UAVs with limited navigation capabilities as well as tracking and/or supporting unknown or malfunctioning UAVs.

Intelligent automated assistant in a media environment

Systems and processes are disclosed for operating a digital assistant in a media environment. In an exemplary embodiment, a user can interact with a digital assistant of a media device while content is displayed by the media device. In one approach, a plurality of exemplary natural language requests can be displayed in response to detecting a user input of a first input type. The plurality of exemplary natural language requests can be contextually-related to the displayed content. In another approach, a user request can be received in response to detecting a user input of a second input type. A task that at least partially satisfies the user request can be performed. The performed task can depend on the nature of the user request and the content being displayed by the media device. In particular, the user request can be satisfied while reducing disruption to user consumption of media content.

Instrument device manipulator with back-mounted tool attachment mechanism

An instrument device manipulator (IDM) is attached to a surgical arm of a robotic system and comprises a surgical tool holder and an outer housing. The surgical tool holder includes an attachment interface that can secure a surgical tool in a front-mount configuration (where the attachment interface is on a face opposite of an elongated body of the surgical tool) or a back-mount configuration (where the attachment interface is on the same face as the elongated body of the surgical tool). The surgical tool holder may rotate continuously within the outer housing. In a back-mount configuration, the surgical tool holder may have a passage that receives the elongated body of the tool and allows free rotation of the elongated body about the rotational axis. A surgical drape separates the IDM and robotic arm from a tool, while allowing electrical and/or optical signals to pass therebetween.

Instrument device manipulator and surgical drape

An instrument device manipulator (IDM) is attached to a surgical arm of a robotic system and comprises a surgical tool holder and an outer housing. The surgical tool holder includes an attachment interface that can secure a surgical tool in a front-mount configuration (where the attachment interface is on a face opposite of a proximal extension of the surgical tool) or a back-mount configuration (where the attachment interface is on the same face as the proximal extension of the surgical tool). The surgical tool holder may rotate continuously within the outer housing. In a back-mount configuration, the surgical tool holder may have a passage that receives the proximal extension of the tool and allows free rotation of the proximal extension about the rotational axis. A surgical drape separates the IDM and robotic arm from a tool, while allowing electrical and/or optical signals to pass therebetween.

Instrument device manipulator with surgical tool de-articulation

An instrument device manipulator (IDM) is attached to a surgical arm of a robotic system and comprises a surgical tool holder and an outer housing. The surgical tool holder includes an attachment interface that can secure a surgical tool in a front-mount configuration (where the attachment interface is on a face opposite of a proximal extension of the surgical tool) or a back-mount configuration (where the attachment interface is on the same face as the proximal extension of the surgical tool). The surgical tool holder may rotate continuously within the outer housing. In a back-mount configuration, the surgical tool holder may have a passage that receives the proximal extension of the tool and allows free rotation of the proximal extension about the rotational axis. A surgical drape separates the IDM and robotic arm from a tool, while allowing electrical and/or optical signals to pass therebetween.

Non-planar semiconductor device having omega-fin with doped sub-fin region and method to fabricate same

Non-planar semiconductor devices having omega-fins with doped sub-fin regions and methods of fabricating non-planar semiconductor devices having omega-fins with doped sub-fin regions are described. For example, a semiconductor device includes a plurality of semiconductor fins disposed above a semiconductor substrate, each semiconductor fin having a sub-fin portion below a protruding portion, the sub-fin portion narrower than the protruding portion. A solid state dopant source layer is disposed above the semiconductor substrate, conformal with the sub-fin region but not the protruding portion of each of the plurality of semiconductor fins. An isolation layer is disposed above the solid state dopant source layer and between the sub-fin regions of the plurality of semiconductor fins. A gate stack is disposed above the isolation layer and conformal with the protruding portions of each of the plurality of semiconductor fins.

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEDICAL DEVICE SECURITY, DATA TRACKING AND OUTCOMES ANALYSIS

The present invention creates an objective methodology of quantitative accountability for medical device manufacturers, vendors, clinical providers, patients, and payers. In one embodiment, the standardized data received and stored in the medical device database can in turn be used for a variety of applications related to decision support (e.g., medical device selection), education and training (e.g., procedural performance), cost efficacy, evidence based medicine and best practice guidelines, personalized medicine, and comparative performance/safety analytics.