Patents Assigned to Sage Products
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Patent number: 11679923Abstract: A package for enclosing an oral care device includes a first layer and a second layer removably coupled to the first layer. The second layer includes a first section configured to enclose a first portion of an oral care device, a second section configured to enclose a second portion of the oral care device, and a formed region disposed between the first section and the second section, wherein the formed region is configured to prevent the first portion from moving from the first section into the second section.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2021Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: Sage Products, LLCInventors: David P. Beck, Brett C. Blabas, Ronald C. Cagle, Thomas Keaty, Jr., Heather K. Mercier, Jay R. Roberts
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Patent number: 11673017Abstract: In an example, a bed exercise system includes a foot pad and first and second elastic connectors. The foot pad includes a rigid support member. The first elastic connector has a first end coupled to a first lateral side of the foot pad and a second end for coupling to a support structure. The second elastic connector has a first end coupled to a second lateral side of the foot pad and a second end coupling to the support structure. When the second ends of the first and second elastic connectors are coupled to the support structure: (i) the foot pad is movable between a first position and a second position relative to the support structure, and (ii) a tension on the first elastic connector and a tension on the second elastic connector increases as the foot pad moves from the first position to the second position.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2021Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: Sage Products, LLCInventors: Kaitlin Konopacz, Heather Sirianni, Kristin Sexton, Lawrence G. Ponsi
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Patent number: 11660450Abstract: A method of reducing stimulation signal interference with an electrical monitoring device includes sensing an electrical interference signal at a first location in a body resulting from delivery of an electrical muscle stimulation signal at a second location in the body, and delivering an electrical counter signal to the patient that destructively interferes with the electrical interference signal to prevent interference with the electrical monitoring device.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2020Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: Sage Products, LLCInventors: Brian J. Fahey, Timothy Machold, Zachary J. Malchano, Curtis Tom
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Patent number: 11654063Abstract: A method for turning and positioning a patient includes placing a sheet under the patient, the sheet including a top surface, a bottom surface, a first lateral side, a second lateral side, a first strap coupled proximate to the first lateral side, and a second strap coupled proximate to the second lateral side, and providing a pulling force to the first strap and the second strap, wherein the pulling force to the first strap and the pulling force to the second strap are in opposing directions across the patient. The pulling force to the first strap is greater than the pulling force to the second strap whereby the pulling force to the first handle causes movement of the patient in the direction of the pulling force to move the patient from a first position to a second position, and the pulling force to the second handle is a resistance force.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2022Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: Sage Products, LLCInventors: Hester C. Fletcher, Daniel Robert Ulreich, Curtis L. Hollabaugh, Paul M. Fowler, Gregory T. Davis
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Patent number: 11642267Abstract: A system for supporting a patient on an inclined surface includes an inflatable device. The inflatable device includes a top sheet of material connected to a bottom sheet of material, the top sheet and the bottom sheet defining a cavity to be inflated, wherein the bottom sheet of material is configured to permit air to pass from the cavity to the exterior of the device and to flow between a bottom surface of the device and a support surface upon which the device is configured to rest, and an input configured for receiving air to inflate the device. The system further includes a high-friction pad configured to attach to the top sheet of material, and at least one attachment system configured to maintain the device on a support surface.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2018Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: Sage Products, LLCInventors: Alex D. Kea, Hester C. Fletcher, David P. Beck, Michael P. Flores
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Publication number: 20230126051Abstract: A system for use with a bed having a frame and a supporting surface includes a sheet having a bottom surface placed above the supporting surface of the bed, a top surface, and a plurality of tether straps connected to and extending from the sheet. Each tether strap is configured for connection to the bed. The bottom surface is at least partially formed of a low friction material, and the top surface is at least partially formed of a high friction material, such that the top surface provides greater slipping resistance than the bottom surface. The tether straps include at least two pairs of tether straps, with one pair connected proximate a top edge of the sheet and another pair connected proximate a bottom edge of the sheet. The sheet may further include a sliding member on the bottom surface to assist in lateral sliding of the sheet.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2022Publication date: April 27, 2023Applicant: Sage Products, LLCInventors: Larry Ponsi, James Layer
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Publication number: 20230092350Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to oral care systems and devices. An oral care system includes a container defining an interior portion and a moveable funnel configured to slide in the interior portion of the container. The moveable funnel includes a funnel portion having a base connected to a tube. The system further includes a toothbrush supported by the tube, the toothbrush having a handle extending out from the container.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2022Publication date: March 23, 2023Applicant: Sage Products, LLCInventors: Paul Michael Fowler, Ronald Christopher Cagle, Theresa L. Sebastian, Daniel R. Ulreich, Jodi Marie Balbinot, Kristin Marie Sexton
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Publication number: 20230037511Abstract: A pump apparatus includes a pump configured for moving air, a housing supporting the pump, and an air output hose in communication with the pump. The housing further includes a rest for retaining a portion of the air output hose. The rest forms a u-shape having two side walls and a valley therebetween.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2022Publication date: February 9, 2023Applicant: Sage Products, LLCInventors: Jeffrey A. Kennedy, Ryan A. Alvarez, Gregory T. Davis, Brian J. Ecklund, Craig S. Golden, Curtis L. Hollabaugh
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Patent number: 11523933Abstract: A urine collection device includes a collection member extending from a proximal end to a distal end. The proximal end includes an opening that provides access to an internal cavity of the collection member. The internal cavity includes a first chamber in fluid communication with a second chamber. The urine collection device includes a spacer in the second chamber, a first attachment member extending from a bottom wall of the collection member at the proximal end, a second attachment member extending from a top wall of the collection member at the proximal end, and an outlet for egressing urine from the internal cavity of the collection member. The first attachment member defines an aperture. The collection member is suitable to (i) direct urine from the first chamber to the second chamber and (ii) direct the urine in the second chamber distally toward the outlet.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2020Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: Sage Products, LLCInventors: Brian J. Ecklund, Kristin M. Sexton, Alex D. Kea, Daniel R. Ulreich
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Patent number: 11510485Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to oral care systems and devices. An oral care system includes a container defining an interior portion. The container includes a repository provided within the interior portion and configured to hold a fluid, and a barrier configured to maintain the fluid separate from the interior portion. The barrier is configured to be breached to expose the interior portion to the fluid. The system further includes a tube configured to slide in the interior portion of the container. The tube includes a distal end configured to breach the barrier when the tube is moved in a direction of the fluid in the repository.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2022Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: Sage Products, LLCInventors: Paul Michael Fowler, Ronald Christopher Cagle, Theresa L. Sebastian, Daniel R. Ulreich, Jodi Marie Balbinot, Kristin Marie Sexton
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Patent number: 11478086Abstract: A system includes a pump having a filter. The filter includes a HEPA material configured for filtering air and the pump used to inflate an inflatable device configured to support a patient. A kit includes a pump configured for moving air to inflate an inflatable device, and a removable filter including a HEPA material couplable to the pump and configured to filter the air to inflate the inflatable device. The inflatable device configured to support a patient on a supporting surface.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2020Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: Sage Products, LLCInventors: Jeffrey A. Kennedy, Ryan A. Alvarez, Gregory T. Davis, Brian J. Ecklund, Craig S. Golden, Curtis L. Hollabaugh
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Publication number: 20220323280Abstract: A patient positioning system includes a patient support device and a positioning apparatus including a body comprising a front end, a first lateral side, a second lateral side, and a ramped surface between the first lateral side and the second lateral side, a tail extending from the front end of the body, the tail comprising an elongated piece of material, and a directional guide material coupled to or integrated with the ramped surface and configured to interface with the patient support device, wherein the directional guide material inhibits relative movement in a first direction between the patient support device and the positioning apparatus more than relative movement in a second direction between the patient support device and the positioning apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2022Publication date: October 13, 2022Applicant: Sage Products, LLCInventors: Daniel R. Ulreich, Michael J. Rigoni
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Publication number: 20220323283Abstract: A method for reprocessing a patient positing system, the system comprising inflatable device and a high-friction pad configured to attach to the inflatable device. The method includes removing the high-friction pad from the inflatable device, at least one of cleaning or sterilizing the inflatable device, and providing a replacement for at least one component of the patient positioning system.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2022Publication date: October 13, 2022Applicant: Sage Products, LLCInventors: Catherine Boulos, Alex D. Kea, Hester C. Fletcher, David P. Beck, Michael P. Flores, Medha Sesham
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Publication number: 20220304874Abstract: A method for turning and positioning a patient includes placing a sheet under the patient, the sheet including a top surface, a bottom surface, a first lateral side, a second lateral side, a first strap coupled proximate to the first lateral side, and a second strap coupled proximate to the second lateral side, and providing a pulling force to the first strap and the second strap, wherein the pulling force to the first strap and the pulling force to the second strap are in opposing directions across the patient. The pulling force to the first strap is greater than the pulling force to the second strap whereby the pulling force to the first handle causes movement of the patient in the direction of the pulling force to move the patient from a first position to a second position, and the pulling force to the second handle is a resistance force.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2022Publication date: September 29, 2022Applicant: Sage Products, LLCInventors: Hester C. Fletcher, Daniel Robert Ulreich, Curtis L. Hollabaugh, Paul M. Fowler, Gregory T. Davis
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Patent number: 11426303Abstract: A device for collecting urine discharged from a body of a user includes a fluid collection assembly having at least one layer for drawing urine discharged from the body into an interior cavity, an external covering that covers a portion of the at least one layer, and at least one fenestration for receiving urine, wherein the fenestration is a portion of the fluid collection assembly that is uncovered by the external covering. The device further includes a cap enclosing a first end of the assembly, a tube having a first end in fluid communication with the cap, and a shape retaining element configured to conform the assembly to a curved configuration and maintain the curved configuration until the configuration is adjusted. The assembly is configured to be disposed against the body of the user, with the at least one fenestration in operative relation with a urethral opening of the user.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2020Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: Sage Products, LLPInventors: Gregory T. Davis, Brett C. Blabas, Ryan A. Alvarez, Kristin M. Sexton, Adam R. Cole, Timothy J. Rapinchuk, Catherine S. Boulos
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Publication number: 20220265497Abstract: An inflatable device for lifting a patient includes an inflatable body having a top sheet and a bottom sheet attached along opposing side edges and forming at least one cavity there between, and a plurality of connecting members extending outwardly from the opposing side edges of the inflatable device. The inflatable device is configured to be inflated while being lifted by the hoist.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2022Publication date: August 25, 2022Applicant: Sage Products, LLCInventors: Curtis L. Hollabaugh, Michael P. Flores, Daniel R. Ulreich, Corey A. Bochat
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Publication number: 20220248836Abstract: An oral fluid delivery device includes a housing forming at least one cavity. The cavity includes at least two reservoirs, a first reservoir and a second reservoir. The device also includes an elongated neck with a distal end having at least one distal opening for passage of a fluid, a proximal end, and a channel fluidly connected to the distal opening. The device also includes a cap at the proximal end of the elongated neck. The cap includes at least one aperture aligned with the channel of the elongated neck and is rotatably coupled to the housing such that rotating the cap relative to the housing selectively aligns the aperture with a first reservoir opening to provide fluid communication between the first reservoir and the channel, or aligns the aperture with a second reservoir opening to provide fluid communication between the second reservoir and the channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2022Publication date: August 11, 2022Applicant: Sage Products, LLCInventors: Ronald Cagle, David Beck
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Publication number: 20220225757Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to oral care systems and devices. An oral care system includes a container defining an interior portion. The container includes a repository provided within the interior portion and configured to hold a fluid, and a barrier configured to maintain the fluid separate from the interior portion. The barrier is configured to be breached to expose the interior portion to the fluid. The system further includes a tube configured to slide in the interior portion of the container. The tube includes a distal end configured to breach the barrier when the tube is moved in a direction of the fluid in the repository.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2022Publication date: July 21, 2022Applicant: Sage Products, LLCInventors: Paul Michael Fowler, Ronald Christopher Cagle, Theresa L. Sebastian, Daniel R. Ulreich, Jodi Marie Balbinot, Kristin Marie Sexton
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Patent number: D961777Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2018Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: Sage Products, LLCInventors: Brian J. Ecklund, Jay R. Roberts
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Patent number: D988868Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2019Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: Sage Products, LLCInventors: Paul M. Fowler, Ronald C. Cagle, Theresa L. Sebastian, Timothy J. Rapinchuk, Catherine S. Boulos, Abhi R. Patel