Patents by Inventor Andrew L. Sternlicht

Andrew L. Sternlicht 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).

  • Method for controlling the body temperature of a patient
    Patent number: 5588968
    Abstract: A method for controlling the body temperature of a patient, received in substantially horizontal disposition on a supporting surface, wherein an apparatus includes an air heater, at least one air hose having a plurality of side apertures therein which is positionable so that it extends along the perimeter of the body of the patient, and a surgical drape receivable over the air hose and the adjacent portion of the body of the patient. The method includes the steps of assembling the air hose so that it extends along the perimeter of the body of the patient, assembling a surgical drape over the air hose and the adjacent portions of the body of the patient and supplying heated air to the air hose so that the heated air is exhausted adjacent the body of the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 31, 1996
    Inventor: Andrew L. Sternlicht
  • Apparatus for controlling the body temperature of a patient
    Patent number: 5522871
    Abstract: An apparatus for controlling the body temperature of a patient, received in substantially horizontal disposition on a supporting surface, wherein the apparatus includes an air heater, at least one air hose having a plurality of side apertures therein which is positionable so that it extends along the perimeter of the body of the patient, and a surgical drape receivable over the air hose and the adjacent portion of the body of the patient. Includes the steps of assembling the air hose so that it extends along the perimeter of the body of the patient, assembling a surgical drape over the air hose and the adjacent portions of the body of the patient and supplying heated air to the air hose so that the heated air is exhausted adjacent the body of the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 4, 1996
    Inventor: Andrew L. Sternlicht