Fiber laser packaging

Packaging for a fiber laser includes a conduit surrounding the fiber laser and a thermally conductive compound filling a gap between the fiber laser and the conduit setting the fiber laser within the conduit. The fiber laser may have a substantially circular first cross section having a first diameter and the conduit may have a substantially circular second cross section having a second diameter larger than the first diameter of the fiber laser. The conduit may have a splice window cut out from a wall of the conduit and optical potting compound may fix a portion of the fiber laser under the splice window.

FIBER LASER PACKAGING

Packaging for a fiber laser includes a conduit surrounding the fiber laser and a thermally conductive compound filling a gap between the fiber laser and the conduit setting the fiber laser within the conduit. The fiber laser may have a substantially circular first cross section having a first diameter and the conduit may have a substantially circular second cross section having a second diameter larger than the first diameter of the fiber laser. The conduit may have a splice window cut out from a wall of the conduit and optical potting compound may fix a portion of the fiber laser under the splice window. 1. An apparatus , comprising:a fiber laser;a conduit surrounding the fiber laser; anda compound filling a gap between the fiber laser and the conduit setting the fiber laser within the conduit.2. The apparatus of claim 1 ,wherein the fiber laser comprises a substantially circular first cross section having a first diameter; andwherein the conduit comprises a substantially circular second cross section having a second diameter larger than the first diameter of the fiber laser.3. The apparatus of claim 1 ,{'sup': '2', 'wherein the fiber laser has a power density of greater than 10 kW/mm.'}4. The apparatus of claim 1 ,wherein the conduit comprises aluminum, copper, or steel.5. The apparatus of claim 1 ,wherein the conduit dissipates heat from the fiber laser during operation.6. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:at least one splice window cut out from a wall of the conduit.7. The apparatus of claim 7 , further comprising:optical potting compound to fix a portion of the fiber laser in the splice window.8. A method claim 7 , comprising:cutting a window into a predetermined length of tubing;installing a first predetermined length of fiber laser within a second predetermined length of tubing such that the second predetermined length of tubing substantially surrounds the first predetermined length of fiber laser and such that the fiber laser is visible through ...

CONNECTOR DEVICE FOR A CONTROLLABLE INSTRUMENT

A medical instrument may comprise a first articulatable segment having a first diameter, and a second articulatable segment having a second diameter smaller than the first diameter, wherein the second articulatable segment is coupled to the first articulatable segment and extends in a distal direction past the first articulatable segment. The instrument may also comprise a first force transmission element coupled to the first articulatable segment and extending in a proximal direction from the first articulatable segment to a first connector portion, the first connector portion being configured to be releasably coupled with a first actuator, and a second force transmission element coupled to the second articulatable segment and extending in a proximal direction from the second articulatable segment to a second connector portion, the second connector portion being configured to be releasably coupled with a second actuator. The first and second force transmission elements may be configured to transmit actuation forces, respectively, to articulate the first and second articulatable segments independently of one another. 1first and second connector portions configured to be placed in a removably mating configuration with each other by translational movement of the first connector portion relative to the second connector portion;the first connector portion comprising a first linearly translating actuator engagement feature and a second linearly translating actuator engagement feature, the first linearly translating actuator engagement feature receiving actuation force from a first actuator, and the second linearly translating actuator engagement feature receiving actuation force from a second actuator;the second connector portion comprising a first transmission element, a second transmission element, a first transmission element engagement feature coupled to the first transmission element, and a second transmission element engagement feature operably coupled to the ...

GRAVITY FED DIALYSIS SYSTEMS AND METHODS

A gravity fed peritoneal dialysis (“PD”) machine includes: a frame configured to be set on a supporting surface; at least one load cell; a scale platform supported by the frame via the at least one load cell positioned between the frame and the scale platform; a drain container support in mechanical communication with and extending downwardly from the scale platform, the machine configured such that when the frame is set on the supporting surface, at least one fresh PD fluid supply container is supportable by the scale platform above the at least one load cell and at least one used PD fluid drain container is supportable by the drain container support below the at least one load cell, so that a combined weight of fresh PD fluid and used PD fluid may be sensed by the at least one load cell. 1. A gravity fed peritoneal dialysis (“PD”) machine comprising:a frame configured to be set on a supporting surface;at least one load cell;a scale platform supported by the frame via the at least one load cell positioned between the frame and the scale platform; anda drain container support in mechanical communication with and extending downwardly from the scale platform when the frame is set on the supporting surface,wherein the machine is configured such that when the frame is set on the supporting surface, at least one fresh PD fluid supply container is supportable by the scale platform above the at least one load cell and at least one used PD fluid drain container is supportable by the drain container support below the at least one load cell, so that a combined weight of fresh PD fluid and used PD fluid may be sensed by the at least one load cell.2. The dialysis machine of claim 1 , wherein the drain container support includes plural members in mechanical communication with and extending downwardly from the scale platform claim 1 , and a drain container receiving portion located between the plural members.3. The dialysis machine of claim 2 , which includes a drain container ...

CONNECTOR DEVICE FOR A CONTROLLABLE INSTRUMENT

A medical instrument may comprise a first articulatable segment having a first diameter, and a second articulatable segment having a second diameter smaller than the first diameter, wherein the second articulatable segment is coupled to the first articulatable segment and extends in a distal direction past the first articulatable segment. The instrument may also comprise a first force transmission element coupled to the first articulatable segment and extending in a proximal direction from the first articulatable segment to a first connector portion, the first connector portion being configured to be releasably coupled with a first actuator, and a second force transmission element coupled to the second articulatable segment and extending in a proximal direction from the second articulatable segment to a second connector portion, the second connector portion being configured to be releasably coupled with a second actuator. The first and second force transmission elements may be configured to transmit actuation forces, respectively, to articulate the first and second articulatable segments independently of one another. 1. A medical instrument , comprising:a first articulatable segment having a first diameter;a second articulatable segment having a second diameter smaller than the first diameter, wherein the second articulatable segment is coupled to the first articulatable segment and extends in a distal direction past the first articulatable segment;a first force transmission element coupled to the first articulatable segment and extending in a proximal direction from the first articulatable segment to a first connector portion, the first connector portion being configured to be releasably coupled with a first actuator; anda second force transmission element coupled to the second articulatable segment and extending in a proximal direction from the second articulatable segment to a second connector portion, the second connector portion being configured to be ...

CONNECTOR DEVICE FOR A CONTROLLABLE INSTRUMENT

A connector assembly for controllable articles is described herein. The connector assembly engages force transmission elements used to transmit force from one or more force generators with the force transmission elements used to manipulate a controllable article. Additionally, the connector assembly provides organization thereby simplifying the process of connecting a plurality of elements, usually with a quick, single movement. 1. A connection assembly for connecting an articulating instrument to a force generator , comprising:the connection assembly having a first portion releasably coupled to a second portion;the first portion comprising at least one guideway, a carriage assembly moveable relative to the at least one guideway, a force transmission element attached to the carriage assembly and coupled to the force generator;the second portion comprising at least one guideway, a carriage assembly moveable relative to the at least one guideway, a force transmission element attached to the carriage assembly and coupled to the articulating instrument.3. A connection assembly according to wherein the first portion is coupled to the second portion using a first motion and the carriage assembly of the first portion engages the carriage assembly of the second portion using a second motion.4. A connection assembly according to wherein when the first portion is coupled to the second portion movement of a carriage assembly in the first portion relative to the at least one guideway in the first portion moves the articulating instrument.5. A connection assembly according to wherein when the first portion is coupled to the second portion a carriage assembly of the first portion is engaged to a carriage assembly of the second portion.6. A connection assembly according to wherein the carriage assembly of the first portion is engaged to a carriage assembly of the second portion using hooks.7. A connection assembly according to wherein the carriage assembly of the first portion is ...

TENDON-ACTUATED ARTICULATING INSTRUMENTS, AND RELATED SYSTEMS

A steerable device may comprise an elongate, flexible body comprising a plurality of articulatable segments along at least part of a length of the body, a plurality of coil pipes extending in a spiral configuration along the articulatable segments, a plurality of tendons respectively received within the plurality of coil pipes, and an actuator coupled to the plurality of tendons, the actuator being configured to apply an actuation force to the tendons to selectively actuate articulation of the articulatable segments. 1an elongate, flexible body comprising a plurality of articulatable segments alongat least part of. A steerable device, comprising:a plurality of coil pipes extending in a spiral configuration along the articulatable segments;a plurality of tendons respectively received within the plurality of coil pipes; andan actuator coupled to the plurality of tendons, the actuator being configured to apply an actuation force to the tendons to selectively actuate articulation of the articulatable segments.a length of the body; This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 11/871,104, filed Oct. 11, 2007, which is incorporated herein by reference. All publications and patent applications mentioned in this specification are incorporated herein, in their entirety, by reference to the same extent as if each individual publication or patent application was specifically and individually indicated to be incorporated by reference.The present invention relates, generally, to management of Bowden-type cables in articulating instruments or snake-like robots. More particularly, the present invention relates to managing Bowden-type cables to reduce or eliminate catastrophic permanent lateral plastic deformation (also referred to herein as kinking or herniation) of these cables in articulating instruments or snake-like robots.The forms of robots vary widely, but all robots share the features of a mechanical, movable structure under some form of control. The ...

MULTI-OPERATION LASER TOOLING FOR DEPOSITION AND MATERIAL PROCESSING OPERATIONS

Disclosed herein are methods, apparatus, and systems for a multi-operation optical beam delivery device having a laser source to generate the optical beam. A beam characteristic conditioner that, in response to a control input indicating a change between the different laser process operations, controllably modifies the beam characteristics for a corresponding laser process operation of the different laser process operations. A delivery fiber has an input end coupled to the beam characteristic conditioner and an output end coupled to a process head for performing the corresponding laser process operation. 1. A multi-operation optical beam delivery device to facilitate different laser process operations by modification of beam characteristics of an optical beam , the different laser process operations including laser deposition and processing of a deposition region , the multi-operation optical beam delivery device comprising:a laser source to generate the optical beam;a beam characteristic conditioner that, in response to a control input indicating a change between the different laser process operations, controllably modifies the beam characteristics for a corresponding laser process operation of the different laser process operations; anda delivery fiber having an input end coupled to the beam characteristic conditioner and an output end coupled to a process head for performing the corresponding laser process operation.2. The multi-operation optical beam delivery device of claim 1 , in which the beam characteristic conditioner includes:a first length of fiber through which the optical beam propagates and which has a first refractive index profile (RIP), the first RIP enabling, in response to an applied perturbation, modification of the beam characteristics to form an adjusted optical beam having modified beam characteristics; anda second length of fiber coupled to the first length of fiber and having multiple confinement regions defining a second RIP that is ...

PRODUCTION OF TEMPORALLY APPARENT INTENSITY DISTRIBUTION BY RAPID PERTURBATION OF VARIABLE BEAM CHARACTERISTICS OPTICAL FIBER

Disclosed are an optical beam delivery device, systems, and methods for sequentially adjusting, with respect to members of a set of confinement regions, a propagation path for establishing a controllable, temporally apparent intensity distribution. The disclosed techniques entail applying to a variable beam characteristics (VBC) fiber different states perturbation to change the propagation path and the members of the set of confinement regions through which a confined portion of an adjusted optical beam propagates, thereby establishing at an output end of the VBC fiber the controllable, temporally apparent intensity distribution. 1. An optical beam delivery device configured to sequentially adjust , with respect to members of a set of confinement regions , a propagation path for establishing a controllable , temporally apparent intensity distribution , the optical beam delivery device comprising:a first length of fiber having a first refractive index profile (RIP) for propagation of an optical beam, the first RIP enabling, in response to an applied perturbation, modification of the optical beam to form an adjusted optical beam that is movable to propagate along different propagation paths in response to different states of the applied perturbation; anda second length of fiber coupled to the first length of fiber and having a second RIP, different from the first RIP, defining the set of confinement regions in which different members the set occupy different positions to provide different intensity distributions at an output end of the second length of fiber such that, in response to sequential application of different states perturbation, the different members of the set through which the confined portion propagates establish, at the output end of the second length of fiber, the controllable, temporally apparent intensity distribution.2. The optical beam delivery device of claim 1 , in which the set of confinement regions comprises coaxial confinement regions.3. The ...

GRAVITY FED DIALYSIS SYSTEMS AND METHODS

A gravity fed peritoneal dialysis (“PD”) machine includes: a frame configured to be set on a supporting surface; at least one load cell; a scale platform supported by the frame via the at least one load cell positioned between the frame and the scale platform; a drain container support in mechanical communication with and extending downwardly from the scale platform, the machine configured such that when the frame is set on the supporting surface, at least one fresh PD fluid supply container is supportable by the scale platform above the at least one load cell and at least one used PD fluid drain container is supportable by the drain container support below the at least one load cell, so that a combined weight of fresh PD fluid and used PD fluid may be sensed by the at least one load cell. 1. A gravity fed peritoneal dialysis (“PD”) machine comprising:a frame configured to be set on a supporting surface;at least one load cell;a scale platform supported by the frame via the at least one load cell positioned between the frame and the scale platform; anda drain container support in mechanical communication with and extending downwardly from the scale platform when the frame is set on the supporting surface,wherein the machine is configured such that when the frame is set on the supporting surface, at least one fresh PD fluid supply container is supportable by the scale platform above the at least one load cell and at least one used PD fluid drain container is supportable by the drain container support below the at least one load cell, so that a combined weight of fresh PD fluid and used PD fluid may be sensed by the at least one load cell.2. The dialysis machine of claim 1 , wherein the drain container support includes plural members in mechanical communication with and extending downwardly from the scale platform claim 1 , and a drain container receiving portion located between the plural members.3. The dialysis machine of claim 2 , which includes a drain container ...

Connector device for a controllable instrument

A connector assembly for controllable articles is described herein. The connector assembly engages force transmission elements used to transmit force from one or more force generators with the force transmission elements used to manipulate a controllable article. Additionally, the connector assembly provides organization thereby simplifying the process of connecting a plurality of elements, usually with a quick, single movement.

Gravity fed dialysis systems and methods

A gravity fed peritoneal dialysis (“PD”) machine includes: a frame configured to be set on a supporting surface; at least one load cell; a scale platform supported by the frame via the at least one load cell positioned between the frame and the scale platform; a drain container support in mechanical communication with and extending downwardly from the scale platform, the machine configured such that when the frame is set on the supporting surface, at least one fresh PD fluid supply container is supportable by the scale platform above the at least one load cell and at least one used PD fluid drain container is supportable by the drain container support below the at least one load cell, so that a combined weight of fresh PD fluid and used PD fluid may be sensed by the at least one load cell.

Gravity-fed dialysis system and method

【課題】重力供給式透析システムおよび方法の提供。【解決手段】重力供給式腹膜透析（「ＰＤ」）機械は、支持表面上に設定されるように構成されたフレームと、少なくとも１つのロードセルと、少なくとも１つのロードセルを介してフレームによって支持される秤台であって、少なくとも１つのロードセルは、フレームと秤台との間に位置付けられている、秤台と、秤台と機械連通し、それから下向きに延びている排出コンテナ支持体とを含み、機械は、フレームが支持表面上に設定されているとき、新鮮ＰＤ液と使用済みＰＤ液との複合重量が少なくとも１つのロードセルによって感知され得るように、少なくとも１つの新鮮ＰＤ液供給コンテナが、少なくとも１つのロードセルの上方で秤台によって支持可能であり、少なくとも１つの使用済みＰＤ液排出コンテナが、少なくとも１つのロードセルの下方で排出コンテナ支持体によって支持可能であるように構成されている。【選択図】図１

Gravity fed dialysis systems

Enterprise cybersecurity ai platform

A method includes obtaining (1102) data associated with operation of a monitored system (100). The method also includes using (1106) one or more first machine learning models (302) to identify anomalies in the monitored system based on the obtained data, where each anomaly identifies an anomalous behavior. The method further includes using (1108) one or more second machine learning models (304) to classify each of at least some of the identified anomalies into one of multiple classifications. Different ones of the classifications are associated with different types of cyberthreats (116a-116n) to the monitored system, and the identified anomalies are classified based on risk scores (806) determined using the one or more second machine learning models. In addition, the method includes identifying (1112), for each of at least some of the anomalies, one or more actions to be performed in order to counteract the cyberthreat associated with the anomaly.

Enterprise cybersecurity ai platform

A method includes obtaining data associated with operation of a monitored system. The method also includes using one or more first machine learning models to identify anomalies in the monitored system based on the obtained data, where each anomaly identifies an anomalous behavior. The method further includes using one or more second machine learning models to classify each of at least some of the identified anomalies into one of multiple classifications. Different ones of the classifications are associated with different types of cyberthreats to the monitored system, and the identified anomalies are classified based on risk scores determined using the one or more second machine learning models. In addition, the method includes identifying, for each of at least some of the anomalies, one or more actions to be performed in order to counteract the cyberthreat associated with the anomaly.

Connector device for a controllable instrument

A medical instrument may comprise a first articulatable segment having a first diameter, and a second articulatable segment having a second diameter smaller than the first diameter, wherein the second articulatable segment is coupled to the first articulatable segment and extends in a distal direction past the first articulatable segment. The instrument may also comprise a first force transmission element coupled to the first articulatable segment and extending in a proximal direction from the first articulatable segment to a first connector portion, the first connector portion being configured to be releasably coupled with a first actuator, and a second force transmission element coupled to the second articulatable segment and extending in a proximal direction from the second articulatable segment to a second connector portion, the second connector portion being configured to be releasably coupled with a second actuator. The first and second force transmission elements may be configured to transmit actuation forces, respectively, to articulate the first and second articulatable segments independently of one another.

Enterprise cybersecurity ai platform

A method includes obtaining (1102) data associated with operation of a monitored system (100). The method also includes using (1106) one or more first machine learning models (302) to identify anomalies in the monitored system based on the obtained data, where each anomaly identifies an anomalous behavior. The method further includes using (1108) one or more second machine learning models (304) to classify each of at least some of the identified anomalies into one of multiple classifications. Different ones of the classifications are associated with different types of cyberthreats (116a-116n) to the monitored system, and the identified anomalies are classified based on risk scores (806) determined using the one or more second machine learning models. In addition, the method includes identifying (1112), for each of at least some of the anomalies, one or more actions to be performed in order to counteract the cyberthreat associated with the anomaly.