Patents by Inventor BITTENSON N. STEVEN

BITTENSON N. STEVEN 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).

  • Apparatus and methods for associating medical probes with connection ports
    Patent number: 9211161
    Abstract: Apparatus, systems and methods for associating medical diagnostic and treatment probes with connection ports of a multiport instrument console. Proximity sensing between a probe and the console provide user-detectable signals indicating the availability or nonavailability of a compatibly configured port for the probe, and specific identification of one or more ports that are compatible with the probe. The proximity sensing also provides capability for identifying and configuring a probe before attempting to connect the probe to a console port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventor: Bittenson N. Steven
  • APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR ASSOCIATING MEDICAL PROBES WITH CONNECTION PORTS
    Publication number: 20140257046
    Abstract: Apparatus, systems and methods for associating medical diagnostic and treatment probes with connection ports of a multiport instrument console. Proximity sensing between a probe and the console provide user-detectable signals indicating the availability or nonavailability of a compatibly configured port for the probe, and specific identification of one or more ports that are compatible with the probe. The proximity sensing also provides capability for identifying and configuring a probe before attempting to connect the probe to a console port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2013
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Inventor: BITTENSON N. STEVEN