Patents Examined by Adam Baker
  • Patent number: 11752057
    Abstract: Spinal support devices and methods of use. Support devices have a base unit, a neck support unit defining a first end, an upper thigh support unit defining a second end, and a mid-back support unit positioned between said neck and upper thigh support units, wherein the neck, upper thigh, and mid-back support units each have a convex shaped topside with an apex that is configured to align within designated concave shaped areas on the user's backside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Contoureal, LLC
    Inventor: Parviz Jahangiri
  • Patent number: 11737903
    Abstract: An anatomical brace for dynamically stabilizing the elbow during elbow articulation, the anatomical brace comprising: a brace body comprising a distal portion for fitting over the forearm of a user and a proximal portion for fitting over the upper arm of a user; a hinge mechanism comprising a distal segment, a proximal segment and a pivot for pivotally connecting the distal segment and the proximal segment, the distal segment of the hinge mechanism being mounted to the distal portion of the brace body and the proximal segment of the hinge mechanism being mounted to the proximal portion of the brace body; a pivot cable guide mounted to the anterior portion of the pivot; an upper arm cable guide mounted to at least one of the proximal segment of the hinge mechanism and the proximal portion of the brace body, the upper arm cable guide being configured to change the direction of a cable extending through the upper arm cable guide; an ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) cable guide mounted to the brace body and config
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Sports Medicine Sciences, LLC
    Inventor: Andrew Blecher
  • Patent number: 11737942
    Abstract: A shoulder hold-down is provided for use in securing at least a shoulder of a patient in position relative to a surgical frame. The shoulder hold-down includes a locking mechanism that is adjustable to afford positioning of a shoulder engaging portion for contacting the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC.
    Inventor: Roy K. Lim
  • Patent number: 11737847
    Abstract: A surgical drape having an attachable fluid control pouch and geometric alignment feature are described. The surgical drape may be fenestrated and include a base drape panel, an absorbent intermediate panel, and a mounting panel. The mounting panel may have a fluid impervious top surface that forms a higher quality adhesive seal with the adhesive attachment areas of the fluid control pouch. The surgical drape panels may be joined together by a continuous fluid impervious seal surrounding the fenestration. The fluid control pouch attachment edge may include a geometric structure that aligns with a corresponding geometric structure of the fenestration such that the fluid control pouch can be effectively positioned regardless of its rotational orientation relative to the surgical drape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: ALLEGIANCE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Alejandro Puentes, Rogelio Reyes, Laura E. Mott, Caroline S. Ginn
  • Patent number: 11730560
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a fast-action clamping device includes a handle including rod recesses, a tension rod and a link lever that can apply a fast-action clamping to a portion of an object that can have a rod-shaped from. The device is formed in that sections of an object may be received in the rod recesses and clamped in a clamping position without a clamping position of the link lever, set by a user, being able to pass into a non-clamping position. It also relates to a surgical device which includes such a fast-action clamping device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: STUCKENBROCK MEDIZINTECHNIK GMBH
    Inventor: Olaf Storz
  • Patent number: 11730555
    Abstract: A drape for a piece of equipment used during a medical procedure may be formed of a flexible sheet of polymeric material. The flexible sheet can have a basin portion shape-indexed to a basin or reservoir of the piece of equipment over which the drape is intended to be draped. The flexible sheet can also have a side sheet portion connected to the basin portion. The side sheet portion can drape down the basin or reservoir of the piece of equipment over which the drape is draped. The basin portion of the flexible sheet can be collapsible. As a result, the drape can be collapsed into planar package for storage. Upon being removed from the package, the basin portion of the drape can be expanded to conform to the walls of the basin of the piece of equipment over which the drape is deployed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Microtek Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Heidi Frances Hendrix, David Richard Rawlings, Michelle Wilson
  • Patent number: 11730623
    Abstract: A mandible support device for use with the maxillary teeth and mandibular teeth of a patient includes a first tray configured to engage one or more of the maxillary teeth, a second tray configured to engage one or more of the mandibular teeth, and a spacer having a body with a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The first surface is coupled to the first tray and the second surface is coupled to the second tray. The spacer is configured to position the first tray and the second tray in a centric occlusion orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Inventor: Amy Dianne Urban
  • Patent number: 11712580
    Abstract: A structure includes a base comprising a first ramp and an opposing, second ramp. The structure further includes a shell frame having an inner surface configured to a shape of a body part and an outer convex surface, wherein the outer convex surface of the shell frame rides upon, and moves relative to, upper surfaces of the first ramp and the second ramp to enable a pitch of the shell frame to be adjusted relative to the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: MEDTEC LLC
    Inventors: Gregory Nephi Nordgren, William Louis Barnat, Keith Van Voorst, Renaud Durand
  • Patent number: 11707395
    Abstract: A rail assembly for a knee positioning system that includes a base and a pair of rails removably coupled to the base. Each of the rails defines a plurality of positioning slots formed therein, each of the positioning slots being at least partially aligned with a corresponding positioning slot of the other rail. At least one of the rails and the base form at least one cleanout channel therebetween that is configured to receive a cleaning fluid for removing contaminants that collect on the at least one rail and the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: White Surgical, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen E. White, Roy Wiley
  • Patent number: 11707389
    Abstract: A bandage system lances a skin tag from a person's body and thereafter projects the wound created. The system has a base layer that is adhesively attached to the person such that the skin tag passes through an opening of the base layer. A cutter is located atop the base layer and uses a pair of blades that are squeezed together to cut the skin tag protruding through the opening. After cutting, a protective layer is adhered to the base layer such that a medicine laden absorbent pad on the protective layer overlays the opening on the base layer absorbing any blood from the wound and applying the medicine to the wound. Thereafter, the system is worn as a typical bandage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Tag Off LLC
    Inventor: Alan R. Carver
  • Patent number: 11701283
    Abstract: A positioning device includes a base extending in a horizontal plane, a support post extending along a vertical axis, a detachable headrest subassembly attached to an end of the support post opposite the base, an arm rest subassembly attached to the support post between the headrest subassembly and the base, a thoracic support subassembly attached to the support post between the armrest subassembly and the base, A thoracic support cushion is attached to the support post by a bar. The attachment is reconfigurable to vary an orientation and location of the cushion with respect to the vertical axis, a footrest subassembly attached to the support post between the thoracic support subassembly and the base, and a digital device holder attached to the positioned device by a flexible arm, the flexible arm configured to support a digital device in view of the patient during use of the positioning device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: The Aga Khan University
    Inventors: Dileep Kumar, Saleem Sayani, Muhammad Abdul Muqeet, Hafiz Imtiaz Ahmed, Faizan Khan
  • Patent number: 11690753
    Abstract: A mandibular advancement device having a first frame and a second frame, the first frame having a first occlusal surface and a first generally U-shaped groove, the second frame having a second occlusal surface and second generally U-shaped groove, the mandibular advancement device having a first rib protruding from the first occlusal surface of the first frame, a first upstanding sidewall protruding from the first occlusal surface of the first frame, a first inner surface of the first upstanding sidewall, the first inner surface generally parallel to, offset from, and facing the first rib, a first set of teeth on the inner surface of the first upstanding wall, the first set of teeth facing the first rib and orthogonal to the first occlusal surface, a first channel of the second occlusal surface of the second frame, the first channel in relative position to interface with the first rib, an opening of the first channel, the opening of the first channel having a width that is narrower than a width of the first r
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Koncept Innovators LLC
    Inventors: Sylvan Newby, Bryan Devereux
  • Patent number: 11672690
    Abstract: An oral appliance having an upper dental tray and lower dental tray. The upper dental tray and lower dental tray are connected by an elongated connector having receptacles at its proximal and distal ends for engaging laterally extending supports on the upper dental tray and lower dental tray, respectively. A backstop is positioned adjacent to each of the laterally extending supports to prevent movement of the connector in a predetermined direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: ODIN SLEEP, LLC
    Inventors: Robin Veis, John Christian
  • Patent number: 11672718
    Abstract: A surgical frame and method for use thereof is provided. The surgical frame is capable of reconfiguration before, during, or after surgery. The surgical frame includes a main beam that can be rotated, raised/lowered, and tilted upwardly/downwardly to afford positioning and repositioning of a patient supported thereon. The surgical frame also includes a reconfigurable upper leg support for supporting portions of the upper legs, the hips, and the lower back of the patient to facilitate positioning and repositioning there during surgery. The upper leg support via reconfiguration thereof can accommodate patients of different sizes, can provide flexure of the patient's lumbar spine to facilitate surgical access thereto, and can prevent unwanted torsion of a patient's spine during such reconfiguration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC.
    Inventors: Roy K. Lim, Richard A. Hynes, Matthew M. Morrison, Roger P. Jackson
  • Patent number: 11660225
    Abstract: A modular device is configured to provide different levels of knee extension to a patient by being moveable between an assembled or “rest” configuration and a detached or “therapy” configuration. The device includes a proximal section with an inclined upper surface and a separate distal section with an inclined upper surface. When attached, the proximal and distal sections form a single continuous incline for supporting a patient's leg. At least one of the sections also includes an ankle supporting cavity that holds the patient's ankle and heel and provides greater stretching/extension of the patient's knee.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Bone Foam, Inc.
    Inventor: Chad Robran
  • Patent number: 11660220
    Abstract: A hemorrhoid relief product that provides an intergluteal spacer for gentle separation of the gluteal cheeks, external support of hemmorhoidal tissue with a cradling effect on inflamed or prolapsed or related perianal tissues, while providing absorption. The product optionally includes adhesive to secure the device in place. The product may include a cavity for positioning over hemorrhoidal tissue to provide pressure adjustment, and may also include at least one nub for selectively applying and/or adjusting pressure to areas. The product may include a trapezoidal, or other, cross-section for easier fit, as well as a split end for adherence to multiple gluteal cheeks and anatomy in the relevant area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: HR BRANDS, LLC
    Inventor: Theodore F. Martin
  • Patent number: 11660224
    Abstract: An orthopedic field splint and system and method for use of the same are disclosed. In one embodiment of the orthopedic field splint, a body has flexion and extension movement parallel to a longitudinal axis between a horizontal axial plane and a rolled sleeve. A coupling member is hingedly connected to the body in overlapping releasable engagement in a closed retracted position and extending beyond the body in an open extended position. A receiving pocket is connected to the body. The receiving pocket and the coupling member having mutually completing mating forms. Multiple sleeves extend longitudinally through the body and each of the sleeves is parallel to the longitudinal axis and configured to accept a rigid slat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: 3AGJ LLC
    Inventor: Andrew Broussard
  • Patent number: 11648143
    Abstract: A brace for aligning and protecting a patella. The brace includes a mounting component for mounting the brace to the leg of the user. The brace also includes a first attachment component attached to the mounting component and a second attachment component superposed on the first attachment component. An alignment component for aligning the patella is releasably attached to the mounting component by the first attachment component. A cushioning component for cushioning the patella is releasably attached to the mounting component by the second attachment component. A cryotherapy or thermal therapy component can alternatively be releasably attached to the mounting component by the second attachment component instead of the cushioning component depending on the needs of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Inventor: Emmanuelle Tessier
  • Patent number: 11642238
    Abstract: A mandibular protrusion device which comprises a maxillary dental tray, a mandibular dental tray and at least two lateral links. Each one of the lateral links has a first end removably engageable with the maxillary dental tray and a second end removably engageable with the mandibular dental tray. The maxillary dental tray, mandibular dental tray and the lateral links have complementary male and female members configured to be engageable and disengageable from one another in at least one engagement/disengagement configuration that is not reached when the device is worn or in normal use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Panthera Dental Inc.
    Inventor: Florent Miquel
  • Patent number: 11628114
    Abstract: A shoulder hold-down is provided for use in securing at least a shoulder of a patient in position relative to a surgical frame. The shoulder hold-down includes a locking mechanism that is adjustable to afford positioning of a shoulder engaging portion for contacting the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC.
    Inventor: Roy K. Lim