Patents by Inventor Brian Thomas Wilson

Brian Thomas Wilson 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 for positioning a patient for spinal surgery
    Patent number: 6001076
    Abstract: A device for positioning a patient for surgery. The device is used with an operating table, and includes two arms for resting on the operating table, a patient support, and a lifting mechanism arranged to move the patient support between a first position in which the patient support lies level with the operating table, and a second position above the table. The patient is rolled onto the support in the first position, and is then raised to the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 14, 1999
    Assignees: Nuffield Nursing Homes Trust, University of Northumbria at Newcastle
    Inventors: Brian Thomas Wilson, Daniel Martin