Patents by Inventor Frieda Andersen

Frieda Andersen 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).

  • Construction for alerting health-care professionals
    Patent number: 4577185
    Abstract: An improved health-care professional alert system is disclosed. The system is compatible with existing health-care professional call systems having a patient operable call unit; a cord connecting the unit to a receptacle; a detector determining when the patient call unit is disconnected from the receptacle; and an activator that operates an alarm signal upon detection of a patient-unit disconnect. The invention comprises an insert mateable with the existing receptacle, the insert being connected by a cord to a patient's body or gown. In the preferred embodiment, the cord is connected to a patient's body by a spring operated clip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1983
    Date of Patent: March 18, 1986
    Assignee: Saint Margaret Hospital
    Inventor: Frieda Andersen