Patents by Inventor Clay Cannady

Clay Cannady has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11037673
    Abstract: A sterile processing information system receives data from a hospital clinical system representing scheduled surgical procedures and identified hospital owned assets for the respective surgical procedures, and also receives third party asset data electronically in a parsable data format from the vendor inventory management system representing scheduled surgical procedures and the third party assets for the respective surgical procedure. The system manages the sterile processing of both hospital and third party assets, and in particular creates a count sheet with a barcode for each of the third party assets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Materials Management Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Clay Cannady, Nathan Becker
  • Publication number: 20170068788
    Abstract: A sterile processing information system receives data from a hospital clinical system representing scheduled surgical procedures and identified hospital owned assets for the respective surgical procedures, and also receives third party asset data electronically in a parsable data format from the vendor inventory management system representing scheduled surgical procedures and the third party assets for the respective surgical procedure. The system manages the sterile processing of both hospital and third party assets, and in particular creates a count sheet with a barcode for each of the third party assets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2016
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Applicant: Materials Management Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Clay Cannady, Nathan Becker
  • Publication number: 20150147512
    Abstract: There is provided an improved sterilization wrap and a method for using the improved sterilization wrap to sterilize an article. The wrap is made of at least one sheet, and preferably two sheets, of sterilization material and in some embodiments, includes an additional sheet which may be made of an absorbent material. The sheet of absorbent material may have a smaller perimeter than at least one sheet of sterilization material. One side of at least one sheet of sterilization material includes a central portion. The absorbent material may be attached to the central portion of at least one sheet of sterilization material. The article to be sterilized is placed on the sterilization wrap and is then wrapped. The absorbent material provides sterility protection for the article in addition to the at least one sheet of sterilization material and also wicks moisture away from the article after sterilization has taken place.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2014
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Applicant: ALLEGIANCE CORPORATION
    Inventors: CLAY CANNADY, MICHAEL DUSKI, BRIAN G. HOGE, Gregory STECKLEIN, JAMES F. WHITAKER
  • Patent number: 8821808
    Abstract: There is provided an improved sterilization wrap and a method for using the improved sterilization wrap to sterilize an article. The wrap is made of at least one sheet, and preferably two sheets, of sterilization material and in some embodiments, includes an additional sheet which may be made of an absorbent material. The sheet of absorbent material may have a smaller perimeter than at least one sheet of sterilization material. One side of at least one sheet of sterilization material includes a central portion. The absorbent material may be attached to the central portion of at least one sheet of sterilization material. The article to be sterilized is placed on the sterilization wrap and is then wrapped. The absorbent material provides sterility protection for the article in addition to the at least one sheet of sterilization material and also wicks moisture away from the article after sterilization has taken place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Inventors: Clay Cannady, Michael Duski, Brian G. Hoge, Gregory Stecklein, James F. Whitaker
  • Publication number: 20130340394
    Abstract: There is provided an improved sterilization wrap and a method for using the improved sterilization wrap to sterilize an article. The wrap is made of at least one sheet, and preferably two sheets, of sterilization material and in some embodiments, includes an additional sheet which may be made of an absorbent material. The sheet of absorbent material may have a smaller perimeter than at least one sheet of sterilization material. One side of at least one sheet of sterilization material includes a central portion. The absorbent material may be attached to the central portion of at least one sheet of sterilization material. The article to be sterilized is placed on the sterilization wrap and is then wrapped. The absorbent material provides sterility protection for the article in addition to the at least one sheet of sterilization material and also wicks moisture away from the article after sterilization has taken place.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Inventors: Clay CANNADY, Michael DUSKI, Brian G. HOGE, Greg STECKLEIN, James F. WHITAKER
  • Publication number: 20050079093
    Abstract: There is provided an improved sterilization wrap and a method for using the improved sterilization wrap to sterilize an article. The wrap is made of at least one sheet, and preferably two sheets, of sterilization material and in some embodiments, includes an additional sheet which may be made of an absorbent material. The sheet of absorbent material may have a smaller perimeter than at least one sheet of sterilization material. One side of at least one sheet of sterilization material includes a central portion. The absorbent material may be attached to the central portion of at least one sheet of sterilization material. The article to be sterilized is placed on the sterilization wrap and is then wrapped. The absorbent material provides sterility protection for the article in addition to the at least one sheet of sterilization material and also wicks moisture away from the article after sterilization has taken place.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2003
    Publication date: April 14, 2005
    Applicant: Allegiance Corporation
    Inventors: Clay Cannady, Michael Duski, Brian Hoge, Greg Stecklein, James Whitaker