LOW TEMPERATURE DIRECT BONDING

A method for forming a bonded structure is disclosed. The method can include providing a first element having a first non-conductive region and a first conductive feature, providing a second element having a second non-conductive region and a second conductive feature, bonding the first non-conductive region to the second non-conductive region, and imparting mechanical stress to at least one of the first conductive feature and the second conductive feature. When bonding the first non-conductive region to the second non-conductive region, the first conductive feature and the second conductive feature are spaced apart by a gap. Imparting mechanical stress to the at least one of the first conductive feature and the second conductive feature reduces the gap between the first and second conductive features. The method can include annealing the first and second elements while imparting the mechanical stress to the at least one of the first conductive feature and the second conductive feature.

GANG-FLIPPING OF DIES PRIOR TO BONDING

Embodiments of various systems, methods, and devices for gang flipping and individual picking dies are disclosed. The embodiments disclosed herein may be used, for example, in the manufacture of directly bonded devices.

Spatially Encoded Biological Assays

The present invention provides assays and assay systems for use in spatially encoded biological assays. The invention provides an assay system comprising an assay capable of high levels of multiplexing where reagents are provided to a biological sample in defined spatial patterns; instrumentation capable of controlled delivery of reagents according to the spatial patterns; and a decoding scheme providing a readout that is digital in nature.

Card holder data extraction

A method and a card reader for extracting Card Holder Data, CHD, from an Integrated Circuit Card, ICC, on a payment card. The card reader sends a request for a file list of Application Identifier's, AID's, stored in the ICC of the payment card, and checks if a Short File Identifier, SFI, associated with the AID is stored in a memory of the card reader. If not stored a Get Processing Options, GPO, command is executed to extract the SFI from the ICC, which is stored in the memory. Then the card reader 6 reads the CHD files according to the SFI and extracts a Primary Account Number, PAN. If CHD is already stored the card reader reads the CHD files according to SFI and extracts PAN directly.

SECUREMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FLUID COLLECTION ASSEMBLIES

Embodiments disclosed herein are fluid collection assemblies including one or more securement elements and methods for collecting fluids with the fluid collection assemblies. In an embodiment, a fluid collection assembly includes a fluid collection device and means for securing the fluid collection device to the user with a fluid permeable body of the fluid collection device positioned proximate to the urethra of the user through the opening in a fluid impermeable barrier of the fluid collection device.

Intravascular treatment of vascular occlusion and associated devices, systems, and methods

Systems and methods for removal of thrombus from a blood vessel in a body of a patient are disclosed herein. The method can include: providing a thrombus extraction device including a proximal self-expanding member formed of a unitary fenestrated structure, a distal substantially cylindrical portion formed of a net-like filament mesh structure, and an inner shaft member connected to a distal end of the net-like filament mesh structure; advancing a catheter constraining the thrombus extraction device through a vascular thrombus, deploying the thrombus extraction; retracting the thrombus extraction device to separate a portion of the thrombus from the vessel wall and to capture the portion of the thrombus within the net-like filament mesh structure; and withdrawing the thrombus extraction device from the body to remove thrombus from the patient.

DILATOR FOR VASCULAR ACCESS SYSTEMS, AND ASSOCIATED DEVICES AND METHODS

Disclosed herein are dilators for vascular access systems, and associated devices and methods. In some embodiments, a dilator includes an elongate body having a diameter that is generally constant or uniform along the length of the body. The diameter can be sized to correspond with a catheter of a vascular access system, such that the dilator can be positioned within the catheter with little or no gaps or spacing between the dilator and an interior of the catheter. Additionally, or alternatively, the body of the dilator can include multiple body regions, each having one or more respective mechanical properties. In these and other embodiments, the dilator can be configured to interface with at least a portion of the vascular access system. For example, the dilator can include one or more notches configured to couple the dilator to the vascular access system via a valve of the vascular access system.

System, method, and apparatus for managing vehicle data collection

An apparatus including a policy acquisition circuit, a parameter acquisition circuit, and a parameter storage circuit. The policy acquisition circuit interprets a vehicle policy data value having at least one requested vehicle property. The parameter acquisition circuit interprets vehicle parameter values from providing end points each on at least one network zone of a vehicle. The parameter storage circuit selectively stores a portion of the vehicle parameter values. A first portion of the stored portion of the vehicle parameter values is stored on a storage end point distinct from an associated one of the providing end points for the at least a first portion of the stored vehicle parameter values. The parameter storage circuit also determines a reserved memory amount by determining an amount of data to be collected to support the at least a portion of the vehicle parameter values.

Mitigation for prompt injection in A.I. models capable of accepting text input

A system for use with an artificial intelligence (AI) model configured to accept text input, such as generative pre-trained transformer (GPT), that detects and tags trusted instructions and nontrusted instructions of an input provided by a user responsive to an AI model prompt. The system uses reinforcement learning (RL) and a set of rules to remove the untrusted instructions from the input and provide only trusted instructions to the AI model. The input is represented as tokens, wherein the trusted instructions and the untrusted instructions are represented using incompatible token sets.

Systems, devices, and methods for treating vascular occlusions

Systems and methods for the intravascular treatment of clot material within a blood vessel of a human patient. A device in accordance with embodiments of the present technology can include, for example, a plurality of interconnected struts forming a unitary structure having a proximal portion and a distal portion. The struts can form a plurality of first cells in the proximal portion and a plurality of second cells, smaller than the first cells, in the distal portion. The device can be pulled against clot material within a blood vessel to engage, disrupt, and/or capture the clot material.