Patents Examined by Caitlin Carreiro
  • Face mask with adjustable straps and quick release fastener
    Patent number: 11246359
    Abstract: A face mask according to the present disclosure includes a main body for being worn to cover a wearer's mouth and nose and right and left adjustable straps affixed along respective right and left lateral extents of the main body, each adjustable strap including a continuous length of material having opposing first and second ends and a first loop formed at the first end, wherein the second end is threaded through the first loop to form an ear loop for being positioned around an ear of the wearer such that, in use, the second end is pulled to tighten the ear loop to adjust the fit of the face mask. In some implementations, the main body may include a middle portion disposed between elastic fabric side portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Tailored Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Fredrica V. Coates
  • Bandage securing device
    Patent number: 11246772
    Abstract: A bandage securing device composed of a first sheet part and a second sheet part, and optionally also a third sheet part. The first and second sheet parts are connected to each other along a connection line extending in a width direction and arranged to overlap each other, thereby forming a jaw-like structure in a longitudinal direction. At least one of the first and second sheet parts, and possibly both, are provided with at least one first adherent fastening layer on an internal surface facing the overlap. Further, the bandage securing device can include at least one second adherent fastening layer on an external surface, not facing the overlap, to detachably connect to the bandage. This second adherent fastening layer may be provided on one of the first and second sheet parts, and/or on the third sheet part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: PRESSCISE AB
    Inventors: Torbjörn Lundh, Jonatan Vasilis, Josefin Damm
  • Conformable drape cover dressing
    Patent number: 11246762
    Abstract: A conformable wound dressing system that includes a backing and a dressing support layer. The backing has a first major surface, a second major surface opposite the first major surface, a perimeter that includes first and second lateral edges extending from a first end to a second end, and a longitudinal axis extending form the first end to the second end. An adhesive is on the first major surface and a dressing support layer is on the second major surface. The dressing support layer has a first section and second section where the first section is disconnected and spaced apart from the second section to define a gap extending from the first end of the backing to the second end of the backing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: David R. Holm, Richard L. Jacobson
  • Dynamic exoskeletal orthosis
    Patent number: 11246729
    Abstract: An exoskeletal orthosis includes a proximal cuff including a hinge along an upper edge of the cuff; an ankle section/footplate; and at least one posterior strut connecting the proximal cuff to the ankle section and foot plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: The Government of the United States as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventor: Ryan Vaughn Blanck
  • Method of rescuing a subject positioned in a vehicle and a rescue device
    Patent number: 11247081
    Abstract: A rescue device for moving a subject includes a brace member for securing the arms and the torso of the subject together. The brace member includes a central section, a first lateral section and a second lateral section, and a fastener. The brace member is capable of forming a loop for securing the arms and the torso of the subject together by fastening the first lateral section to the second lateral section with the fastener. A ribbon member pair for moving and/or stabilizing a subject wearing the brace member when said rescue device is in use includes a first ribbon member having a first portion connected to the brace member and a second ribbon member having a second portion connected to the brace member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: PAULUS WILHELMUS JOHANNES MARIA VAN DER ZWAAN
    Inventor: Paulus Wilhelmus Johannes Maria Van Der Zwaan
  • Adhesive bandage system and method of use
    Patent number: 11246759
    Abstract: An adhesive bandage system includes a bottom package strip; a top package strip secured to the bottom package strip at a first end tab; a bandage, the bandage having a body and an adhesive layer and gauze, the adhesive layer removably engaged with an interior surface of the bottom package strip; and an applicator tab attached to a first end of the body of the bandage, the applicator tab extending outside of the bottom package strip and the top package strip; wherein the bandage is removed from between the bottom package strip and the top package strip via pulling force applied to the applicator tab.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Inventor: Niels Moore
  • Patient restraint system and methods for assisting a caregiver with patient restraint
    Patent number: 11246736
    Abstract: A restraint apparatus operable by a user for restraining a limb of a person to a restraining point including a cuff having a first end and a second end. The cuff is operable between an open configuration and a closed configuration. The cuff is secured around the limb of the person in the closed configuration and the first end and the second end are separated from each other in the open configuration. At least one tether is attached to the cuff. The tether includes a coupler to couple the cuff to the restraining point when the cuff is in the closed configuration. The cuff is wearable by a least a portion of a hand of the user in the open configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Stryker Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin Mark Patmore, Sarah Elizabeth Mynhier, Bryce Kelly Porter, Kyle Stephen Spieker, Douglas J. Paige, Bernadette Rose Marconi, Austin W. Frank, Miso Kim, Taylor Berry, Matthew Charles Boden
  • Customizable respiratory protection device
    Patent number: 11134728
    Abstract: A customizable respiratory protection device, including a mouth portion, including a mouth body to cover a mouth and a nose of a user, a filter receiving portion disposed on at least a portion of a rear surface of the mouth body to store an air filter therein, and an aperture disposed on an end of the filter receiving portion to receive the air filter therethrough, an attachment portion to cover eyes and a forehead of the user; and at least one fastener removably disposed on at least a portion of the mouth body to receive the attachment portion thereon, such that the attachment portion connects to the mouth body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Inventors: Shawn Gregory Poulin, Andre Gregory Joseph
  • Cervical collar having height adjustment
    Patent number: 11083616
    Abstract: A cervical collar has a height adjustment system between upper and lower parts forming an anterior component for increasing height of the anterior component inclusive of a tracheal opening. The anterior component is arranged to permit the use of known mandibular and occipital supports in the cervical collar to maintain their functionality, comfort and fit, including their anatomical contours and connection to the height adjusted anterior component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: OSSUR ICELAND EHF
    Inventors: Christopher Callicott Webster, Harry Duane Romo, Janaki Ram-srinivasaRao Chetlapalli, Jason Robert Taylor
  • Respirator including polymeric netting and method of forming same
    Patent number: 11033763
    Abstract: One or more embodiments of a respirator that includes a polymeric netting is disclosed. The respirator can include a mask body including a perimeter, a harness attached to the mask body, and a face seal disposed adjacent at least a portion of the perimeter of the mask body. In one or more embodiments, the face seal includes a polymeric netting including polymeric ribbons and polymeric strands, where each of the polymeric ribbons and strands having a length, width, and height, where the length is the longest dimension, the width is the shortest dimension, and the height is the dimension transverse to the length and the width. The polymeric ribbons have a height-to-width aspect ratio of at least 5 to 1, a major surface that is intermittently bonded to only one polymeric strand, and a height that is at least two times greater than a height of the one polymeric strand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Nhat Ha Thi Nguyen, Thomas J. Xue, Seyed A. Angadjivand, Ronald W. Ausen, William J. Kopecky, Mark T. Gibson, Olof N. Hansson, Joseph P. Kronzer
  • Pre-cut strips of kinesiology tape
    Patent number: 10973697
    Abstract: One example embodiment includes a pre-cut strip of kinesiology tape. The pre-cut strip of kinesiology tape includes a fabric. The fabric includes a weave of fibers, where the fibers include an elastic fiber covered by a covering material. The fabric also includes a first end and a second end, where the second end is opposite the first end. The fabric further includes one or more rounded corners. The pre-cut strip of kinesiology tape also includes a longitudinal cut in the fabric. The longitudinal cut passes through at least a portion of the fabric and extends from the first end to a pre-determined distance from the second end. The pre-cut strip of kinesiology tape also includes adhesive on a first surface of the fabric, where the adhesive is configured to adhere the fabric to a human body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: KT Health, LLC
    Inventor: Reed Quinn
  • Thermoformable medical member with heater and method of manufacturing same
    Patent number: 10973674
    Abstract: A thermoformable medical member and heater and method for manufacturing same. A thermoplastic material is converted from a relatively rigid state to a formable state over a narrow temperature range, and, which reverts back to a clinically rigid state within a relatively short period of time, and, which remains in that state even at elevated ambient temperatures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: RECHARGEABLE BATTERY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Adam Laubach, Alberto Macias Barrio
  • Support structure
    Patent number: 10966858
    Abstract: A support and corresponding system and method of using and producing the support, the support being for supporting a joint or body part of a wearer, the support having at least one rigid first support member, at least one fixing device for attaching the support to the wearer, and at least one second support member extending at an angle from the first support member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: University of Strathclyde
    Inventors: Karyn Ross, Emma Henderson, Mark O'Hare, Nicola J. Cairns, Alejandra Aranceta Garza
  • Shoulder and arm orthosis
    Patent number: 10966853
    Abstract: A shoulder and arm orthosis assembly for supporting at least one of a shoulder, arm, wrist and hand of a user. The orthosis assembly provides a sling with a shoulder strap, a wrist/hand orthosis, and a pillow support to hold the arm of the user away from the body. The sling has attached inner and outer portions that are configured to be detached and reattached with one another. The wrist/hand orthosis may be supported by the sling when the sling is closed and may be permitted to exit the sling when the sling is opened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Elizur Corporation
    Inventors: Dean G. Sotereanos, Joshua Cordle, James Grant, Darrell Seretti
  • Masticatory and airway stabilizing orthotic, and associated systems and methods
    Patent number: 10959875
    Abstract: Systems and methods for treating sleep-disordered breathing and related masticatory and temporomandibular joint disorders are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, an oral appliance for treating the sleep-disordered breathing and/or the related masticatory and temporomandibular joint disorders includes an upper section configured for attachment to upper teeth and a lower section configured for positioning behind lower teeth. The oral appliance also includes an extender connecting the lower section to the upper section. The extender is configured to advance the lower section into a contact with the lower teeth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Inventor: Joseph Yousefian
  • Wound exposure device for use with patients having excessive and/or redundant tissue and method of use
    Patent number: 10959885
    Abstract: A wound exposure device is disclosed that can be applied to a patient having excessive or redundant tissue (i.e., a panniculus) to retain the excessive or redundant tissue away from (off of) a wound to allow air so that the excessive or redundant tissue will not cover the wound while the wound is healing. The wound exposure device is wearable and highly conformable when applied to a patient to support/hold/retract redundant and/or excessive tissue off or away from a wound site for extended periods of time. The ability to wear the wound exposure device for extended periods of time facilitates better healing of wounds which would otherwise be covered by the redundant flesh.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: GSQUARED MEDICAL LLC
    Inventors: Thomas R. Galbierz, Michael A. Galbierz
  • Absorbent foam wound dressing materials
    Patent number: 10953127
    Abstract: A wound dressing material comprising a solid substrate having interstitial spaces therein, wherein said substrate is a hydrophilic open-cell foam material, and wherein said interstitial spaces are at least partially filled by a hydrophilic polyurethane foam different from said substrate foam material. Also provided is a method of making a porous wound dressing material comprising the steps of: providing a substrate of a solid hydrophilic first foam material; applying a fluid or gel polyurethane foam prepolymer mixture to at least one surface of said solid substrate; and curing said prepolymer in contact with said solid substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: KCI USA, INC.
    Inventors: William Pigg, Michelle Del Bono, Paul Howard Lowing
  • Antimicrobial bandage with nanostructures
    Patent number: 10952904
    Abstract: Bandage apparatus, methods, and antimicrobial bandages for facilitating wound healing by providing an antimicrobial functionality. A bandage apparatus includes a substrate with a first surface and a second surface opposing the first surface. An attachment mechanism and a nanostructure film are provided on the first surface. The attachment mechanism facilitates removably attaching the substrate to a part of a body comprising a wound. The nanostructure film includes a plurality of nanostructures that contact the wound without puncturing the wound when the substrate is attached to the part of the body comprising the wound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Huan Hu, Minhua Lu, Vince Siu, Gustavo Alejandro Stolovitzky
  • Seal ring cast protector
    Patent number: 10940060
    Abstract: A cast and bandage protector that uses a seal ring but avoids water pooling and seepage. It uses a flexible, stretchable and deformable diaphragm stretched tightly over a seal ring in order to seal the ordinarily open end of a flexible sleeve of waterproof material. The rigid seal ring flexible holder holds the flexible sleeve open and the diaphragm tightly stretches over and above it to minimize water pooling seepage and leaking about the interface of the diaphragm and the limb of the patient wearing the cast and the cast protector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: Brownmed, Inc.
    Inventors: Ivan E. Brown, Ronald Crowley, Matthew Garver, Teryle Kounkel, Brandon Rodriguez
  • Surgical drape and systems including surgical drape and attachment sensor
    Patent number: 10932877
    Abstract: A surgical drape for a patient side cart of a teleoperated surgical system may include a body and an attachment device feature. The body may be sized and shaped to cover at least a portion of an arm or main column of the patient side cart. The attachment device feature may be connected to the body. The attachment device feature may be configured to install the surgical drape to the arm or main column so as to cover at least a portion of the arm or main column with the surgical drape. The attachment device feature may be detectable by a sensor in an installed position of the surgical drape on the arm or main column. At least one of the main column and the arm may include a sensor to detect an attachment device feature of a surgical drape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Roman L. Devengenzo, Michael L. Hanuschik, Gerard J. Labonville, Paul W. Mohr, Tyler J. Morrissette, Joseph P. Orban, III