Patents by Inventor Brian K Heston

Brian K Heston 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).

  • Tourniquet cuff with a tightness indicator
    Patent number: 9295474
    Abstract: A tourniquet cuff has a body configured for being wrapped around a limb. The body has an unpressurized state and a pressurized state. A securing portion on the body is releasably engageable to the body. The cuff also has an indicator that operates in response to movement of the securing portion for locating where the securing portion engages the body in order to apply a predetermined amount of force sufficient to secure the body to a limb without causing significant venous occlusion at the limb when the body is in the unpressurized state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: Zimmer Surgical, Inc.
    Inventor: Brian K. Heston
  • TOURNIQUET CUFF WITH A TIGHTNESS INDICATOR
    Publication number: 20150080944
    Abstract: A tourniquet cuff has a body configured for being wrapped around a limb. The body has an unpressurized state and a pressurized state. A securing portion on the body is releasably engageable to the body. The cuff also has an indicator that operates in response to movement of the securing portion for locating where the securing portion engages the body in order to apply a predetermined amount of force sufficient to secure the body to a limb without causing significant venous occlusion at the limb when the body is in the unpressurized state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventor: Brian K. Heston
  • Tourniquet cuff with a tightness indicator
    Patent number: 8900266
    Abstract: A tourniquet cuff has a body configured for being wrapped around a limb. The body has an unpressurized state and a pressurized state. A securing portion on the body is releasably engageable to the body. The cuff also has an indicator that operates in response to movement of the securing portion for locating where the securing portion engages the body in order to apply a predetermined amount of force sufficient to secure the body to a limb without causing significant venous occlusion at the limb when the body is in the unpressurized stated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Zimmer Surgical, Inc.
    Inventor: Brian K. Heston
  • TOURNIQUET CUFF WITH A TIGHTNESS INDICATOR
    Publication number: 20090062843
    Abstract: A tourniquet cuff has a body configured for being wrapped around a limb. The body has an unpressurized state and a pressurized state. A securing portion on the body is releasably engageable to the body. The cuff also has an indicator that operates in response to movement of the securing portion for locating where the securing portion engages the body in order to apply a predetermined amount of force sufficient to secure the body to a limb without causing significant venous occlusion at the limb when the body is in the unpressurized stated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2008
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Inventor: Brian K. Heston
  • Tourniquet pressure control apparatus
    Patent number: D476421
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2003
    Assignee: Zimmer, Inc.
    Inventor: Brian K Heston