Tool assembly for a surgical stapling device

A surgical device comprising a first jaw member, a second jaw member, a clamping member and a clamp apparatus is disclosed. The clamping member is slidably positioned to translate at least partially through the first jaw member. The clamping member engages the first jaw member and the second jaw member, and has a knife blade for cutting tissue. A flange of the clamping member is configured to engage a cam surface to pivot the second jaw member with respect to the first jaw member from an open position toward an approximated position. The clamp apparatus is movable from a retracted position to an advanced position for preventing a gap between proximal portions of the first jaw member and the second jaw member from exceeding a predetermined distance. The clamping member and the clamp apparatus are separately movable.

Surgical stapler with plurality of cutting elements

An apparatus comprises a body, a shaft assembly, an end effector, a cartridge, and a staple driver actuator. The end effector is operable to manipulate tissue. The end effector comprises a lower jaw, a pivotable anvil, and a translating cutter. The translating cutter is operable to translate relative to the lower jaw and the anvil when the anvil is pivoted toward the lower jaw to manipulate tissue. The cartridge is insertable into the lower jaw and includes a plurality of staples. The staple driver actuator is disposed within the cartridge. The staple driver actuator comprises a secondary cutting element. The translating cutter of the end effector is operable to drive the staple driver actuator distally to staple and cut tissue substantially simultaneously.

Method for forming a semiconductor device structure comprising a gate fill metal

A method for forming a semiconductor device structure is disclosure. The method may include, depositing an NMOS gate dielectric and a PMOS gate dielectric over a semiconductor substrate, depositing a first work function metal over the NMOS gate dielectric and over the PMOS gate dielectric, removing the first work function metal over the PMOS gate dielectric, and depositing a second work function metal over the NMOS gate dielectric and over the PMOS gate dielectric. Semiconductor device structures including desired metal gate electrodes deposited by the methods of the disclosure are also disclosed.

Method of sequential infiltration synthesis treatment of infiltrateable material and structures and devices formed using same

The disclosure relates to a sequential infiltration synthesis for treatment of infiltrateable material. Examples of the disclosure provide a method of forming a structure that includes providing the substrate with a infiltrateable material in a reaction chamber and infiltrating the infiltrateable material with infiltration material during one or more infiltration cycles.

Stress control cones for downhole electrical power system tubing encapsulated power cables

A stress cone for reducing electrical stresses is disclosed for use on terminated ends of tubing encapsulated power cable used in surface applications in a subsurface well power system employing electric submersible pumps (ESPs). The stress cone comprises an annular section about a longitudinal axis for receiving a terminated end of the TEPC in its first end and for abutting the terminated metal TEPC end against a metal shoulder at its second end therein, and an insulation chamber axially aligned with and connected to the annular section. The chamber comprises a metal interior surface symmetrical about the axis. The insulated TEPC core (without outer metal sheath) passes through the insulation chamber along the axis and then exits. The ID of the TEPC metal sheath and the inside metal surface of the chamber form a smooth ground plane transition surface. Insulation material surrounds the TEPC insulation layer within the insulation chamber.

Compositions and methods for depositing silicon nitride films

Described herein are compositions, silicon nitride films and methods for forming silicon nitride films using at least on cyclodisilazane precursor. In one aspect, there is provided a method of forming a silicon nitride film comprising the steps of: providing a substrate in a reactor; introducing into the reactor an at least one cyclodisilazane comprising a hydrocarbon leaving group and two Si—H groups wherein the at least one cyclodisilazane reacts on at least a portion of the surface of the substrate to provide a chemisorbed layer; purging the reactor with a purge gas; introducing a plasma comprising nitrogen and an inert gas into the reactor to react with at least a portion of the chemisorbed layer and provide at least one reactive site wherein the plasma is generated at a power density ranging from about 0.01 to about 1.5 W/cm2.

Surgical system with configurable rail-mounted mechanical arms

A robotic surgical system comprises a horizontal platform to support a patient, a rail positioned about the horizontal platform, a carriage operatively coupled to and configured to translate along the rail, and a robotic arm operatively coupled to the carriage and translated about the patient by the rail. The robotic arm is configured to operate on the patient in a variety of positions provided by the translating carriage. The rail provides a rounded path for the carriage, such as a U-shaped path. The U-shaped path may comprise a first leg and a second leg, the first leg longer than the second leg. Furthermore, the system may comprise a plurality of carriages operatively coupled to the rail and a plurality of robotic arms. Also, the system may further comprise a central base which the horizontal platform can articulate relative to, such as by translating horizontally or vertically, rotating, or titling.

System and method for natural language processing

Systems and methods are provided for natural language processing. An exemplary method implementable by a server may comprise: obtaining, from a computing device, an audio input and a current interface, wherein the current interface is associated with a context; and determining a query associated with the audio input based at least on the audio input and the context of the current interface.

Digital credentials based on personality and health-based evaluation

Techniques relate to managing digital credentials. An operation evaluation system monitors, using sensors configured to detect physical attributes of a user in a physical environment, physical attributes of the user while the user performs a user action in a testing environment. Data corresponding to the physical attributes of the user is transmitted to one or more digital credential generators. A digital credential template associated with at least one of the physical attributes of the user is determined. For the digital credential template, a criteria associated with the digital credential template is retrieved and compared to the physical attributes. Based on the comparison, whether or not the user is eligible to receive a digital credential is determined based on the digital credential template, and, in response to determining that the user is eligible to receive a digital credential based on the digital credential template, a digital credential is generated.

Surgery Digital Twin

Methods and apparatus providing a digital twin are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a digital twin of a healthcare procedure. The example digital twin includes a data structure created from tasks defining the healthcare procedure and items to be used in the healthcare procedure to model the tasks and items associated with each task for query and simulation for a patient. The example digital twin is to at least: receive input regarding a first item at a location; compare the first item to the items associated with each task; and, when the first item matches an item associated with a task of the healthcare procedure, record the first item and approval for the healthcare procedure and update the digital twin based on the first item. When the first item does not match an item associated with a task, the example digital twin is to log the first item.