Patents by Inventor Debra A. Arrington

Debra A. Arrington 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).

  • Publication number: 20120197165
    Abstract: An apparatus for ultrasonically treating an injury in conjunction with an orthopaedic cast is disclosed. The apparatus includes a portable self-contained main operating unit, a support fixture, an ultrasonic transducer treatment head module, and casting material for attaching the support fixture to the orthopaedic cast. The support fixture is configured and adapted for attachment to the orthopaedic cast adjacent an external site corresponding to an internal injury remote from the main operating unit. The support fixture has a body and at least one mesh projection extending from the body. The ultrasonic transducer treatment head module is operatively connected to the main operating unit and detachably engaged with the body of the support fixture. At least a portion of the casting material impregnates the mesh projection to attach the support fixture to the cast.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2012
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Applicant: SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
    Inventors: Kevin J. Tanis, Debra A. Arrington, John B. Schneider