Patents Examined by Caitlin A Carreiro
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Patent number: 11612513Abstract: An apparatus for providing breathing assistance includes a body with a recess for receiving teeth of a user to thereby position the body within an oral cavity of the user. A first opening extends beyond lips of a user to allow air from outside the oral cavity to be drawn in through the opening. A second opening is provided in the oral cavity to allow air to be directed into a posterior region of the oral cavity. A channel connects the first and second openings and through at least part of a buccal sulcus of the user.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2018Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignee: OPEN AIRWAY DENTAL SOLUTIONS LTD.Inventor: Christopher Patrick Hart
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Patent number: 11590012Abstract: An orthopaedic device with a shell mechanism which can be brought into a closed position in which it engages at least partially around a body part arranged in the shell mechanism, and into an open position, in which the body part can be brought into the shell mechanism, wherein the shell mechanism can be brought from the open position to the closed position by means of the body part being introduced into the shell mechanism. The device has at least one actuation element which is arranged and designed in such a way that it is actuated when the body part is introduced into the shell mechanism, and it brings the shell mechanism from the open position to the closed position, wherein the actuation element has a tensile force transmission element, in particular a band or a cloth.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2017Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: OTTOBOCK SE & CO. KGAAInventors: Annedore Kurzweg, Emma Louise Van Den Berg, Harry Plechelmus Christenhusz
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Patent number: 11571490Abstract: An article having anti-microbial effect is provided. The article includes an occlusive layer and a substrate having a nanostructured surface. The nanostructured surface is coated with a metal oxide layer and the metal oxide layer includes a metal oxide.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2016Date of Patent: February 7, 2023Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANYInventors: Ta-Hua Yu, Junkang Jacob Liu, Narina Y. Stepanova, Badri Veeraraghavan, Moses M. David
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Patent number: 11510820Abstract: A cloth bandage includes a cloth layer portion including a single weave pattern including a uniform distribution of threads, wherein each thread includes a compound structure including a non-metallic fibrous material and metallic material, and an adhesive layer portion upon a bottom surface of the cloth layer portion configured to adhere the cloth bandage to skin of a wearer. A top surface of the cloth layer portion includes a uniform metallic appearance across the top surface. The metallic material can include silver, copper, or any oligodynamic material.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2019Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Inventor: Dimitrije Stojanovski
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Patent number: 11504202Abstract: A sterile drape is provided to cover medical equipment. The drape may include an expandable element to open the open end of the drape. A sheath may also be provided to cover the sheath prior to use. The drape may also be held in a container, which may be coupled to the equipment. Furthermore, the drape may include one or more partially deployed positions in which the drape is partially deployed yet the sterile surface of the drape remains unexposed so that the drape may be partially deployed by non-sterile personnel and stored in a non-sterile area.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2019Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: Source Surgical, Inc.Inventor: Todd Marinchak
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Patent number: 11504257Abstract: A dorsal night splint has dynamic adjustable features that allow the patient to adjust the splint while in use to control the stretching of the plantar fascia and Achilles. A semi-rigid flexible frame is included along with a tightening strap that is anchored to the frame and by which the patient can tension the strap and adjust the structure of the frame to fit the patient's desired therapeutic or prophylactic needs.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2019Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: DJO, LLCInventors: Carl Hoffmeier, Tracy Ng, Eileen Zirpolo-Kisco
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Patent number: 11497573Abstract: A surgical draping system includes an under-draping, an over-draping, and a connecting draping connected between the under-draping and the over-draping. The surgical draping system is used to establish and maintain a surgical corridor to a surgical site or sites on a patient supported by a surgical table. The surgical draping system can accommodate rotation of the patient on the surgical table, such that the sterile surgical corridor is maintained even during such rotation. The sterile surgical corridor extends through an aperture formed in the over-draping, through an enclosed passageway formed through the connecting draping, and through an aperture formed in the under-draping.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2020Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC.Inventors: Jeffrey W. Beale, Robert Andrew Fields, Richard Hynes, Matthew Morrison
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Patent number: 11458033Abstract: An orthotic brace for an anatomic joint includes an upper brace portion for securement about an upper limb portion of the joint and a lower brace portion pivotally coupled to the upper brace portion for securement about a lower limb portion of the joint. A cable guide is pivotal relative to the lower brace portion and is operative between a working condition fixed for rotation with the upper brace portion relative to the lower brace portion and a released condition in which the upper brace portion pivots independently. A spring is coupled between the lower brace portion and a cable about the cable guide to bias towards an extended position in the working condition of the cable guide. Stops on the guide prescribe the range of biased motion in the working condition and independent stops on the brace portions prescribe the range of unbiased motion in the released condition.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2016Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Inventor: Brian Raab
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Patent number: 11439540Abstract: A breathable adhesive bandage, sticking plaster or plaster includes a fabric layer, a pad and an adhesive. The adhesive may provide only partial coverage of the fabric layer, allowing breathability. The pad and/or fabric layer may be formed from wool, such as merino wool. A backing may be applied to the adhesive layer.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2021Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Inventor: Lucas Hector Izard Smith
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Patent number: 11419958Abstract: A multi-panel sterilization assembly that includes a barrier panel formed of a permeable material, barrier panel bolsters at or adjacent at least a portion of two edges of the barrier panel, a fold protection panel, and at least one panel attachment means. The barrier panel has a first end and a second end opposite the first end such that the barrier panel has a length that is the distance from the first end to the second end and a midpoint along the length generally delineating the barrier panel into a content receiving region and a content covering region. The barrier panel bolsters prevent the edges of the barrier panel from folding back onto itself, i.e. back towards the unfolded position, during unfolding of the barrier panel after sterilization.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2012Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: O&M Halyard, Inc.Inventors: Eric T. Bricker, Jeffrey J. Farmer, Melissa R. Gaynor, Shawn E. Jenkins, Mark T. Pamperin, Corinna Schwarz, Tara Denise Smith, Catherine J. Turnbow
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Patent number: 11395517Abstract: A new or alternative swaddling garment that swaddles infants by sufficiently restraining movement of the limbs to suppress the startle reflex, yet allowing movement of hand to mouth thereby facilitating non-nutritive sucking and allowing the infant to self-soothe by sucking the hands or the fabric of the garment.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2021Date of Patent: July 26, 2022Assignee: BIG BEINGS USA PTY LTDInventor: Hana-Lia Krawchuk
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Patent number: 11376148Abstract: A combined structure of a wearable apparatus includes: a torso fastening part fixedly fastened to a wearer's torso; a fixed link extending from the torso fastening part to a position above a wearer's shoulder; a first link and a second link being respectively coupled to the fixed link to be laterally rotatable, and crossing each other while being vertically spaced apart from each other; a rotatable part disposed at a position above the wearer's shoulder, and coupled to the first link and the second link to be laterally rotatable; a connecting part coupled to the rotatable part; and an upper arm module coupled to be rotatable upward or downward about the connecting part while an end thereof is coupled to the connecting part at a position corresponding to an upper end portion of a wearer's upper arm.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2019Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Kyu Jung Kim, Hyun Seop Lim, Beom Su Kim, Dong Jin Hyun, Ki Hyeon Bae
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Patent number: 11376086Abstract: A drape includes a first drape portion configured to receive a manipulator arm of a surgical system and a pocket coupled to a distal portion of the first drape portion. The pocket is configured to receive a manipulator of the surgical system. The pocket includes a flexible membrane positionable between an output of the manipulator and an input of a surgical instrument mountable to the manipulator. In some embodiments, the flexible membrane is located at a distal end of the pocket. In some embodiments, the flexible membrane is configured to allow an actuating force to be transmitted from the output of the manipulator to the input of the surgical instrument. In some embodiments, the pocket provides a sterile barrier between the manipulator and the surgical instrument. In some embodiments, the drape further includes a rotatable seal configured to couple a proximal opening of the pocket to the first drape portion.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2019Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.Inventors: Anthony K. McGrogan, Jeffrey D. Brown, Thomas G. Cooper, Eugene F. Duval, Daniel H. Gomez, Robert E. Holop, Craig R. Ramstad
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Patent number: 11364137Abstract: Described herein are systems and devices for providing an orthopedic walking brace having a housing and a sole with a curved distal surface. The housing is configured to encompass and immobilize a patient's ankle against flexion. The distal surface of the sole has a posterior region, a mid region, and an anterior region. The posterior region is configured to lie under a heel portion of the patient's foot and has a first anterior-posterior (AP) curvature that increases from a posterior side of the posterior region toward a middle portion of the posterior region and decreases from the middle portion of the posterior region toward the mid region. The mid region is configured to lie under a center portion of the patient's foot. The anterior region is configured to lie under an anterior metatarsal and toe portion of the patient's foot and has a second AP curvature.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2019Date of Patent: June 21, 2022Assignee: DJO, LLCInventors: Benjamin Batterson, Manikandan Sasidharan, Christopher P. Loughnane, Derek Hugger, Lee Panecki, Chris Aiston
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Patent number: 11364098Abstract: Systems, devices and methods are disclosed for reshaping airways concurrently with dental and/or orthodontic treatment. The systems can have a series of two or more oral appliances configured to progressively reposition the maxillary and mandibular teeth in two or more successive steps. Each oral appliance in the series can have one or more maxillary blocks, one or more mandibular blocks, a maxillary oral tray, and a mandibular oral tray. One or more maxillary blocks can be attached to or integrated with the maxillary oral tray. One or more mandibular blocks can be attached to or integrated with the mandibular oral tray. The maxillary and mandibular oral trays can be configured to move one or more teeth from a tooth first position to a tooth second position. The maxillary and mandibular blocks can be configured to interact with one another to treat sleep breathing disorders.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2017Date of Patent: June 21, 2022Assignee: uLab Systems, Inc.Inventor: Michael I. Falkel
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Patent number: 11357694Abstract: A foot wrap (10) has a generally non-stretchable, flexible binding (11), a generally stretchable panel (12) coupled to the binding, an expandable, rotatable bladder (14), and a support pad (16) coupled to the binding opposite the bladder (14). The binding has a central portion (19) straddled by a first wing (21), a second wing (22), and an elastic heel band (23). The bladder measures approximately 3 inches by 3 inches and is designed to increase in height approximately 1½ to 1¾ inches with its inflation.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2017Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Inventors: Mary H Frank, William M. Davidson, Shane C. Bruce
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Patent number: 11357662Abstract: A method, system, apparatus, and/or device for adjusting a mandible of a user. The method, system, apparatus, and/or device may include: a top tray configured to be inserted into a mouth of a user to form around upper teeth of the user; a top position adjuster attached to a bottom portion of the top tray: a bottom tray configured to be inserted into the mouth of the user to form around lower teeth of the user; and a bottom position adjuster attached to a top portion of the bottom tray, where the top position adjuster and the bottom position adjuster are adjustable to move the top position adjuster or the bottom position adjuster laterally or longitudinally.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2020Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Inventor: Ryan Bruss
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Patent number: 11357268Abstract: A new or alternative swaddling garment that swaddles infants by sufficiently restraining movement of the limbs to suppress the startle reflex, yet allowing movement of hand to mouth thereby facilitating non-nutritive sucking and allowing the infant to self-soothe by sucking the hands or the fabric of the garment.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2015Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: BIG BEINGS USA PTY LTDInventor: Hana-Lia Krawchuk
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Patent number: 11351020Abstract: An incontinence clamp is provided. The incontinence clamp includes an upper clamp arm and a lower clamp arm. Each of the upper and lower clamp arms include a first end, a second end, an inner surface and an outer surface. The inner surfaces face each other. A hinge pivotally connects the first ends of the upper and lower clamp arms together. An upper guide is coupled to the inner surface of the upper clamp arm and a lower guide is coupled to the inner surface of the lower clamp arm. A connector releasably connects the second ends of the upper clamp arm and the lower clamp arm together.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2021Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: WIESNER HEALTHCARE INNOVATION LLCInventor: Juan Felipe Velez Wiesner
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Patent number: 11331406Abstract: A medical dressing is described having a substrate with a first chemical compound, said substrate having a first surface, wherein said medical dressing further includes an adhesive layer having a skin-facing surface to adhere said medical dressing to a dermal surface, wherein at least a portion of said skin-facing surface has a coating with a second chemical compound. Also described is a method of manufacturing such a medical dressing.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2015Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: MÖLNLYCKE HEALTH CARE ABInventors: Niclas Flach, Kristina Hamberg, Ulf Johannison, Bengt Söderström