Patents by Inventor Michael J. Frazer

Michael J. Frazer 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).

  • Publication number: 20090227927
    Abstract: An improved orthopedic walking brace for providing therapeutic pressure to an ankle and lower leg is provided. An exterior stirrup frame and detachable front tongue and rear panel members apply compressive forces through an inner liner member to the foot, ankle and leg. Inflatable bladders are positionable adjacent the ankle for providing adjustable pressure. The air inlet tubes for the bladders are adjustable to an infinite number of positions relative to the stirrup member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2009
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Inventor: Michael J. Frazer
  • Patent number: 6645185
    Abstract: An improved anchoring appliance for detachably securing a catheter or other elongate or tube-like member to the limb of a body is disclosed. A primary strap with a slip-resistant surface portion is configured for adjustable encircling attachment to the limb. The slip-resistant surface portion directly engages the limb and includes material that resists slippage of the strap longitudinally along the limb. A secondary anchoring member attached to the strap is configured to detachably retainably engage and hold a catheter or other elongate or tube-like member in a desired position relative to the strap. The anchoring appliance preferably has at least its slip-resistant surface portion made of non-allergenic materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2003
    Assignee: Bird & Cronin
    Inventors: John R. Bird, Michael J. Frazer
  • Publication number: 20020165495
    Abstract: An improved anchoring appliance for detachably securing a catheter or other elongate or tube-like member to the limb of a body is disclosed. A primary strap with a slip-resistant surface is configured for adjustable encircling attachment to the limb. The slip-resistant surface directly engages the limb and includes material that resists slippage of the strap longitudinally along the limb. A secondary anchoring member attached to the strap is configured to detachably retainably engage and hold a catheter or other elongate or tube-like member in a desired position relative to the strap. The anchoring appliance preferably has at least its slip-resistant surface made of non-allergenic materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2001
    Publication date: November 7, 2002
    Inventors: John R. Bird, Michael J. Frazer
  • Patent number: 5352209
    Abstract: A band for securing a tube device to a limb or other body member is disclosed. A primary stretchable strap is designed to be secured about a body member at a position therealong at which the tube is to be secured. The primary strap length is adjustable to accommodate body members of varied circumference. A flexible secondary strap designed to retainably engage the tube is secured to and aligned with the primary strap. The secondary strap has a non-stretchable portion that forms a seat for the tube and a stretchable portion, both of which are coated with high-friction material. The tube is enveloped between the lower seat and the upper stretchable portion of the secondary strap, which is pulled and folded in overlying engagement with the tube, and is held in such configuration by Velcro-type fastener means that releasably engages the primary strap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 4, 1994
    Assignee: Bird & Cronin, Inc.
    Inventors: John R. Bird, Michael J. Frazer
  • Patent number: D492788
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2004
    Assignee: Bird & Cronin, Inc.
    Inventors: John R. Bird, Michael J. Frazer