Patents by Inventor Ellen Lerner

Ellen Lerner 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).

  • Method and equipment for automated tracking and identification of nonuniform items
    Patent number: 7180014
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising of a segmented instrument tray, precision scale, image processing system, photoelectric sensors and a Personal Computer (PC) is disclosed. Said apparatus provides an automated and accurate tracking of surgical instruments used during surgical operating procedure by counting and identifying a specific quantity and instrument type, which are removed from a sterilized instrument tray to be used during the procedure and subsequently returned to the tray upon procedure completion, thus preventing an accidental leaving of an instrument inside of a patient and significantly reducing time spent by the operation staff for the instrument accounting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2007
    Inventors: Boris Farber, Sofia Farber, Boris Lerner, Ellen Lerner
  • Method and equipment for automated tracking and identification of nonuniform items
    Publication number: 20040186683
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising of a segmented instrument tray, precision scale, image processing system, photoelectric sensors and a Personal Computer (PC) is disclosed. Said apparatus provides an automated and accurate tracking of surgical instruments used during surgical operating procedure by counting and identifying a specific quantity and instrument type, which are removed from a sterilized instrument tray to be used during the procedure and subsequently returned to the tray upon procedure completion, thus preventing an accidental leaving of an instrument inside of a patient and significantly reducing time spent by the operation staff for the instrument accounting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2004
    Publication date: September 23, 2004
    Inventors: Boris Farber, Sofia Farber, Boris Lerner, Ellen Lerner