Patents by Inventor Elliot L. Ames

Elliot L. Ames 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).

  • Universal hand surgery table
    Publication number: 20030192122
    Abstract: A hand surgery table has a top for supporting a patient's arm during hand surgery. A concave end of the hand surgery-table accommodates the attending surgeon's torso so that the attending surgeon may sit comfortably. A tongue-shaped end portion extends from the end opposite the concave end for securing the hand surgery table to a conventional operating table where the patient may lie and rest his or her forearm on the hand surgery table top. Elbow support structures are attached to respective sides of the hand surgery table and have convex peripheries for the attending surgeon and the nurse assistant to rest their elbows and forearms. The elbow support structures are retractable to the underside of the table and are moveable longitudinally along the hand surgery table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2003
    Publication date: October 16, 2003
    Inventor: Elliot L. Ames
  • Universal hand surgery table
    Patent number: 6568010
    Abstract: A hand surgery table has a top for supporting a patient's arm during hand surgery. A concave end of the hand surgery table accommodates the attending surgeon's torso so that the attending surgeon may sit comfortably. A tongue-shaped end portion extends from the end opposite the concave end for securing the hand surgery table to a conventional operating table where the patient may lie and rest his or her forearm on the hand surgery table top. Elbow support structures are attached to respective sides of the hand surgery table and have convex peripheries for the attending surgeon and the nurse assistant to rest their elbows and forearms. The elbow support structures are retractable to the underside of the table and are moveable longitudinally along the hand surgery table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2003
    Inventor: Elliot L. Ames
  • Therapeutic elbow support
    Patent number: D460824
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2002
    Inventor: Elliot L. Ames
  • Therapeutic post-operative arm elevator/sling
    Patent number: D422362
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2000
    Inventor: Elliot L. Ames
  • Therapeutic post-operative leg elevator
    Patent number: D424698
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2000
    Inventor: Elliot L. Ames