Patents Assigned to Stetrix Inc.
  • Method of securing perianal support device
    Patent number: 9615853
    Abstract: A perianal support device is provided that is configured to inhibit the formation and/or progression of tissue damage in the perianal region of the body. A method is provided to apply the perianal support device to patients during childbirth to inhibit the formation and/or progression of tissue damage in the perianal region of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Stetrix, Inc.
    Inventors: David Dwayne Blurton, Hai H. Trieu
  • Method and apparatus for retention of adipose tissue
    Patent number: 9408741
    Abstract: A tissue retention system to assist in maintaining adipose tissue on a patient in a displaced position during a medical procedure to provide access to a body region of the patient includes a flexible anchor pad having a pad length and a pad width. The anchor pad may include a pad body with an adhesive surface thereon, the adhesive being configured to selectively adhere to a patient's skin. The anchor pad also may include an opposing first attachment surface facing away from the adhesive surface. The tissue retention system also may include a flexible tension member having a second attachment surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: Stetrix, Inc.
    Inventors: David D. Blurton, Mark Buchanan
  • Labor management devices for pelvic floor support
    Patent number: 9326721
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides devices for decreasing the incidence of Cesarean childbirth by managing the labor process. In one aspect, a tactile feedback device is positioned adjacent the perianal tissues. A perianal support device includes a perianal support member having a pressure surface configured for engagement with tissue adjacent an anal orifice and a pressure detecting system associated with the perianal support member to detect pressure indicative of pressure on the perianal tissue of a patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: STETRIX, INC.
    Inventors: David D. Blurton, Mark Buchanan
  • Method and apparatus for retention of adipose tissue
    Patent number: 9144423
    Abstract: A tissue retention system to assist in maintaining adipose tissue on a patient in a displaced position during a medical procedure to provide access to a body region of the patient includes a flexible anchor pad having a pad length and a pad width. The anchor pad may include a pad body with an adhesive surface thereon, the adhesive being configured to selectively adhere to a patient's skin. The anchor pad also may include an opposing first attachment surface facing away from the adhesive surface. The tissue retention system also may include a flexible tension member having a second attachment surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: Stetrix, Inc.
    Inventors: David D. Blurton, Mark Buchanan
  • Labor management devices providing pelvic floor support
    Patent number: 9089301
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides devices for supporting pelvic floor tissues to decrease the incidence of pelvic floor injuries during child birth. In one aspect, a pelvic floor support device is positioned adjacent the pelvic floor tissues. The pelvic floor support device includes a support member having a pressure surface configured for engagement with tissue adjacent the pelvic floor and a pressure detecting system associated with the pelvic floor support member to detect pressure indicative of pressure on the pelvic floor of a patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: Stetrix Inc.
    Inventors: David D. Blurton, Mark Buchanan