Patents by Inventor Martin W. Stryker
Martin W. Stryker 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).
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Patent number: 8646124Abstract: A transport apparatus includes a movable base, a sling, and a support frame mounted to the base. The frame extends over the base and is configured to move from a position spaced above the base at a first height wherein the frame may be extended over and proximate a support surface for engaging the sling when placed on the surface to another position spaced at a height greater than the first height after engagement with the sling. The sling is adapted to be engaged by the frame, which provides lateral support to the sling, wherein when the frame and sling are raised to the greater height the sling is raised above the surface so that a person supported on the sling may be lifted off the surface with the sling and the frame and supported in a stabilized sitting position so that the person can moved away from the surface.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2010Date of Patent: February 11, 2014Assignee: Stryker CorporationInventors: Martin W. Stryker, Jeffrey L. Lewandowski, Jason James Wroblewski
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Patent number: 8646125Abstract: A transport apparatus includes a base, a sling, a support frame mounted to the base. The support frame extends over the base and is configured to move from a first position spaced above the base at a first height wherein the support frame may be extended over and proximate a support surface for engaging the sling when placed on the support surface to a second position spaced above a second height greater than the first height once engaged with the sling wherein when the support frame and the sling are raised to the second position the sling is raised above the support surface so that a person supported on the sling may be lifted off the support surface with the sling and moved away from the support surface by the base. Further, the sling may be rotatably mounted to the support frame to facilitate reorientation of the person.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2011Date of Patent: February 11, 2014Assignee: Stryker CorporationInventors: Martin W. Stryker, Jeffrey L. Lewandowski, Jason James Wroblewski
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Publication number: 20140007353Abstract: A patient turner for positioning on a mattress includes a base layer and a turning bladder layer, with the turning bladder layer being configured for positioning either immediately under the patient or under a non-supporting layer, which is immediately under the patient, and with the base layer supporting the turning bladder above the mattress.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2013Publication date: January 9, 2014Applicant: STRYKER CORPORATIONInventors: Martin W. Stryker, Sean Stephen Daugherty, Jason James Wroblewski
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Publication number: 20130227787Abstract: The present invention provides a patient support that can be configured in an expanded configuration, for example to accommodate larger patients, and then reconfigured to a more compact configuration to ease maneuverability of the patient support through constricted passageways in a facility and/or to provide a low height patient support. Further, the present invention provides a barrier around the patient support surface which includes a panel that allows a patient to see through the barrier and which is optionally adaptable to change its transparency and/or color.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2013Publication date: September 5, 2013Applicant: STRYKER CORPORATIONInventors: Cory P. Herbst, Martin W. Stryker, James T. Thwaites, Richard A. Derenne, Christopher S. Hough, Eugene Keller
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Publication number: 20130076490Abstract: A location detection system includes a device that is mobile for positioning at a location and has a unique device ID. The device also has circuitry for controlling one or more functions of the device and includes a network interface. A location transmitting device is provided that is spaced from the device for communicating a unique location identifier corresponding to the location of the device to the device. The circuitry is operable to send device data, the unique device ID, and the unique location identifier from the device by way of the network interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2012Publication date: March 28, 2013Applicant: STRYKER CORPORATIONInventors: David Terence Becker, Bruce L. MacDonald, Joseph E. Mroz, Michael Joseph Hayes, Christopher John Hopper, Richard C. Mayoras, JR., Martin W. Stryker, Vivek Shankar, Jean-Paul Dionne, Aaron Douglas Furman, Krishna Sandeep Bhimavarapu
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Patent number: 8319633Abstract: A location detection system for a facility includes a patient handling device with a communication module with a unique ID, a locator fixed relative to the handling device for transmitting a unique location identifier corresponding to the location of the handling device, and a receiver mounted to the patient device for receiving the unique location identifier. A processing station remote from the handling device and the locator receives the unique location identifier and the unique ID and further correlates the unique ID with a patient supported by the handling device wherein the processing station can track the handling device and the patient supported thereby such that the location of the patient and handling device can be determined and monitored remotely from the handling device.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2012Date of Patent: November 27, 2012Inventors: David Terrance Becker, Bruce L. MacDonald, Joseph E. Mroz, Michael Joseph Hayes, Christopher John Hopper, Richard C. Mayoras, Jr., Martin W. Stryker, Vivek Shankar, Jean-Paul Dionne, Aaron Douglas Furman, Krishna Sandeep Bhimavarapu
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Publication number: 20120176221Abstract: A location detection system for a facility includes a patient handling device with a communication module with a unique ID, a locator fixed relative to the handling device for transmitting a unique location identifier corresponding to the location of the handling device, and a receiver mounted to the patient device for receiving the unique location identifier. A processing station remote from the handling device and the locator receives the unique location identifier and the unique ID and further correlates the unique ID with a patient supported by the handling device wherein the processing station can track the handling device and the patient supported thereby such that the location of the patient and handling device can be determined and monitored remotely from the handling device.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2012Publication date: July 12, 2012Applicant: STRYKER CORPORATIONInventors: David Terrance Becker, Bruce L. MacDonald, Joseph E. Mroz, Michael Joseph Hayes, Christopher John Hopper, Richard C. Mayoras, JR., Martin W. Stryker, Vivek Shankar, Jean-Paul Dionne, Aaron Douglas Furman, Krishna Sandeep Bhimavarapu
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Publication number: 20120117730Abstract: A patient support apparatus, such as a bed, cot, stretcher, gurney, surgical table, or the like, is disclosed that includes at least one form of wireless energy transfer and/or at least one form of wireless communication amongst its components. The wireless energy transfer may include the inductive transfer of electrical energy from the main body of the patient support apparatus to a mattress positioned thereon that uses electrical energy. Alternatively, the wireless energy transfer may include the inductive transfer or electrical energy from a stationary power station to the patient support itself. Or, the patient support apparatus may include both types of inductive energy transfer. The wireless communication may be between a controller on the main body of the patient support apparatus and a controller within, or coupled to, the mattress.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2011Publication date: May 17, 2012Applicant: STRYKER CORPORATIONInventors: Guy Lemire, Martin W. Stryker, Pascal Castonguay, Clifford Edwin Lambarth, Chad Conway Souke, Kurosh Nahavandi, Adam Darwin Downey, Robert Gregory Cox, Michael Joseph Hayes, Aaron Douglas Furman, Martin Plante
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Publication number: 20120090089Abstract: A transport apparatus includes a base, a sling, a support frame mounted to the base. The support frame extends over the base and is configured to move from a first position spaced above the base at a first height wherein the support frame may be extended over and proximate a support surface for engaging the sling when placed on the support surface to a second position spaced above a second height greater than the first height once engaged with the sling wherein when the support frame and the sling are raised to the second position the sling is raised above the support surface so that a person supported on the sling may be lifted off the support surface with the sling and moved away from the support surface by the base. Further, the sling may be rotatably mounted to the support frame to facilitate reorientation of the person.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2011Publication date: April 19, 2012Applicant: STRYKER CORPORATIONInventors: Martin W. Stryker, Jeffrey L. Lewandowski, Jason James Wroblewski
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Publication number: 20120065576Abstract: A drug delivery system including a chamber, which is configured for enclosing or covering at least a surface of a patient, a source of a drug and a pressure source, which selectively pressurizes the chamber. In addition, the system includes a controller for controlling the transfer of the drug to the chamber wherein the drug is administered to the surface of the patient under pressure.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2011Publication date: March 15, 2012Applicant: STRYKER CORPORATIONInventors: Martin W. Stryker, Donald M. Engelman
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Patent number: 8102254Abstract: A location detection system for a facility including a patient handling device for supporting a patient and being mobile for positioning at a location in the facility, a locator fixed relative to the patient handling device for transmitting a unique location identifier corresponding to the location of the patient handling device, and a processing station remote from the patient handling device and the locator for receiving the unique location identifier such that the location of the patient handling device can be determined and monitored remotely from the patient handling device.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2009Date of Patent: January 24, 2012Assignee: Stryker Canadian Management, Inc.Inventors: David Terrance Becker, Bruce L. MacDonald, Joseph E. Mroz, Michael Joseph Hayes, Christopher John Hopper, Richard C. Mayoras, Jr., Martin W. Stryker, Vivek Shankar, Jean-Paul Dionne, Aaron Douglas Furman, Krishna Sandeep Bhimavarapu
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Publication number: 20110314602Abstract: A bed siderail has a vertical siderail extension, a horizontal siderail extension, or both. A bed siderail has dual vertical siderail extensions. A bed has gap fillers pivotally mounted to the headboard and/or footboard, either in the manner of a hinge, or by means of a dual axis pivot, to fill gaps between the headboard/footboard and a siderail. A bed siderail has pivotally mounted gap fillers directed toward the headboard, footboard, or an adjacent siderail. A bed has slidably mounted gap fillers. A bed siderail has pivotally mounted gap fillers, to fill a gap between the siderail and a mattress, the gap fillers being either gravity- or cam-activated, or being integrally formed in the siderail support arms. A bed siderail is rotatable from a deployed to a stowed position, and is simultaneously stowed close-into or underneath the bed frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2011Publication date: December 29, 2011Applicant: STRYKER CORPORATIONInventors: MARTIN W. STRYKER, JEFFREY L. LEWANDOWSKI
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Publication number: 20110291372Abstract: A cart includes a first frame and a second frame supported for vertical movement relative to the first frame between at least one raised position and at least one lowered position. The second frame is adapted to support at least one tray wherein the tray can be moved by the second frame between at least two elevations to facilitate access to or transfer of the tray from the second frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2011Publication date: December 1, 2011Applicant: STRYKER CORPORATIONInventors: Martin W. Stryker, Cory P. Herbst
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Patent number: 8056163Abstract: A patient support apparatus, such as a bed, stretcher, or cot, includes a patient support deck that is directly coupled to elevation adjustment mechanisms without the need for an intervening frame. The elevation adjustment mechanisms may be placed outside the perimeter of the support deck to allow the support deck to be lowered to a greater extent and provide room for attaching side rails to the support deck. The width of the patient support deck may be adjusted by way of extenders, and the sleep surface may also be adjusted by way of foldable strips. A jack type of actuator may be used to pivot the different sections of the support deck with respect to each other. The elevation adjustment mechanisms may include vertical threaded shafts that rotatingly engage threaded collars and raise or lower the collars when the shaft and the collar rotate with respect to each other.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2007Date of Patent: November 15, 2011Assignee: Stryker CorporationInventors: Guy Lemire, Martin W. Stryker, Pascal Castonguay
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Patent number: 8048044Abstract: A drug delivery system including a chamber, which is configured for enclosing or covering at least a surface of a patient, a source of a drug, and a pressure source, which selectively pressurizes the chamber. In addition, the system includes a controller for controlling the transfer of the drug to the chamber wherein the drug is administered to the surface of the patient under pressure.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2008Date of Patent: November 1, 2011Assignee: Stryker CorporationInventors: Martin W. Stryker, Donald M. Engelman
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Patent number: 7971291Abstract: A bed siderail has a vertical siderail extension, a horizontal siderail extension, or both. A bed siderail has dual vertical siderail extensions. A bed has gap fillers pivotally mounted to the headboard and/or footboard, either in the manner of a hinge, or by means of a dual axis pivot, to fill gaps between the headboard/footboard and a siderail. A bed siderail has pivotally mounted gap fillers directed toward the headboard, footboard, or an adjacent siderail. A bed has slidably mounted gap fillers. A bed siderail has pivotally mounted gap fillers, to fill a gap between the siderail and a mattress, the gap fillers being either gravity- or cam-activated, or being integrally formed in the siderail support arms. A bed siderail is rotatable from a deployed to a stowed position, and is simultaneously stowed close-into or underneath the bed frame.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2008Date of Patent: July 5, 2011Assignee: Stryker CorporationInventors: Martin W. Stryker, Jeffrey L. Lewandowski
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Publication number: 20110092890Abstract: A microclimate management sheet, for placing against a person's body, includes a flexible generally fluid impermeable first layer, a flexible generally fluid impermeable second layer with a gas permeable region for facing a patient's body. The first layer is joined with the second layer in a manner to form a chamber between the first layer and the second layer. An inlet operative to be in fluid communication with a supply of gas and in fluid communication with the chamber is provided for delivering a gas to the chamber, with the gas permeable region for directing the gas the patient's body.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2010Publication date: April 21, 2011Applicant: STRYKER CORPORATIONInventors: Martin W. Stryker, Santoshkumar Balakrishnan
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Publication number: 20100287698Abstract: A transport apparatus includes a movable base, a sling, and a support frame mounted to the base. The frame extends over the base and is configured to move from a position spaced above the base at a first height wherein the frame may be extended over and proximate a support surface for engaging the sling when placed on the surface to another position spaced at a height greater than the first height after engagement with the sling. The sling is adapted to be engaged by the frame, which provides lateral support to the sling, wherein when the frame and sling are raised to the greater height the sling is raised above the surface so that a person supported on the sling may be lifted off the surface with the sling and the frame and supported in a stabilized sitting position so that the person can moved away from the surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2010Publication date: November 18, 2010Applicant: Stryker CorporationInventor: Martin W. Stryker
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Patent number: 7735165Abstract: A wheelchair transfer device is configured for moving an invalid patient from a flat surface to a seated position for transport in the seated position on the transfer device. The transfer device includes a rolling base supported by casters and convertible low profile rollers that are configured to fit under the base of a hospital bed and convert to a larger diameter wheel without altering the height of the transfer device. The transfer device includes a leg portion, a torso portion and a seat portion configured to be coplanar for adaptation to a hospital bed, so that an invalid patient can, with assistance, roll onto the device. The seat portion can then be raised against the patient's buttocks, generally perpendicular to the leg and torso portions, and the whole assembly can then be rotated to a vertical position, with the seat portion supporting the weight of the patient.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2006Date of Patent: June 15, 2010Assignee: Stryker CorporationInventors: Martin W. Stryker, Jeffrey L. Lewandowski, James T. Thwaites, Cory P. Herbst
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Patent number: 7712166Abstract: A siderail and support mechanism for a bed includes a siderail having a head edge and a foot edge. First and second support arms having upper and lower pivot shafts are configured to pivotally attach the siderail to a bed. At least one of the first support arm and the second support arm includes an edge configured to form a continuous face with one of the head edge and the foot edge of the siderail. In a further embodiment, a bed siderail and support mechanism includes a siderail for a bed including a central portion and at least one end portion. The end portion is configured to extend lower than the central portion to closely cooperate with a bed structure for preventing a patient from being trapped between the siderail and the bed. The siderails are configured to minimize potential trapping hazards.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2005Date of Patent: May 11, 2010Assignee: Stryker CorporationInventors: Martin W. Stryker, Jeffrey L. Lewandowski, Dhiraj Tiwari