Patents by Inventor Bruce D. Graham

Bruce D. Graham 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).

  • Support pillow for rectal surgery
    Patent number: 6557197
    Abstract: A surgical pillow is provided for supporting, cushioning and positioning a patient while in a prone position on an operating table during rectal surgery. The pillow comprises an elongated, self-sustaining, flexible body unit of compressible material having shape return memory. The body unit is provided with an indented upper face defined by a longitudinally extending, centrally located channel and chamfered downwardly inclined patient positioning surfaces on opposite sides of the central channel. Converging, inclined side surfaces of the body unit are configured and strategically located to accommodate the axilla areas of a patient while the patient is supported on the body unit. A removable cover that substantially conforms to the configuration of the body unit is provided in full covering relationship to the body unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2003
    Inventor: Bruce D. Graham
  • SUPPORT PILLOW FOR RECTAL SURGERY
    Publication number: 20030079291
    Abstract: A surgical pillow is provided for supporting, cushioning and positioning a patient while in a prone position on an operating table during rectal surgery. The pillow comprises an elongated, self-sustaining, flexible body unit of compressible material having shape return memory. The body unit is provided with an indented upper face defined by a longitudinally extending, centrally located channel and chamfered downwardly inclined patient positioning surfaces on opposite sides of the central channel. Converging, inclined side surfaces of the body unit are configured and strategically located to accommodate the axilla areas of a patient while the patient is supported on the body unit. A removable cover that substantially conforms to the configuration of the body unit is provided in full covering relationship to the body unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2001
    Publication date: May 1, 2003
    Inventor: Bruce D. Graham
  • Support pillow for rectal surgery
    Patent number: D456906
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Inventor: Bruce D. Graham