Patents by Inventor Sheldon R. Davis

Sheldon R. Davis 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).

  • Surgical simulator system
    Patent number: 7866983
    Abstract: Disclosed is a surgical simulator for teaching, practicing, and evaluating surgical techniques. Such a simulator may comprise a cassette of organs, blood vessels, and tissues that may be disposable. The simulator also comprises a hemodynamic simulator and a frame assembly, the frame assembly providing support for the cassette of organs as well as a fluid conduit through which simulated blood flow from the hemodynamic simulator may be connected to the blood vessels of the organs and related tissues. The hemodynamic simulator provides adjustable and variable pressures to the arteries and veins, as well as variable pulse rates, which can be programmed at settings chosen by an instructor or user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: East Tennessee State University Research Foundation
    Inventors: William K. Hemphill, J. Paul Sims, Martin E. Olsen, Martin P. Eason, Sheldon R. Davis
  • Surgical Simulator System
    Publication number: 20070166681
    Abstract: Disclosed is a surgical simulator for teaching, practicing, and evaluating surgical techniques. Such a simulator may comprise a cassette of organs, blood vessels, and tissues that may be disposable. The simulator also comprises a hemodynamic simulator and a frame assembly, the frame assembly providing support for the cassette of organs as well as a fluid conduit through which simulated blood flow from the hemodynamic simulator may be connected to the blood vessels of the organs and related tissues. The hemodynamic simulator provides adjustable and variable pressures to the arteries and veins, as well as variable pulse rates, which can be programmed at settings chosen by an instructor or user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2007
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Inventors: William K. Hemphill, J. Paul Sims, Martin E. Olsen, Martin P. Eason, Sheldon R. Davis