Patents by Inventor James Edward SMITH, JR.

James Edward SMITH, JR. 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).

  • INSERTION AND REMOVAL FEATURES FOR MODULAR STEMS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20230285158
    Abstract: An apparatus may include a body extending from a first end to a second end. The first end of the body may include a first coupling element, and the second end of the body may include a second coupling element. The second end of the body may include a first engagement element that extends inwardly into the body and may be disposed between a peripheral edge of the body and the second coupling element. Methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2022
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Applicant: WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Collin DESENS, Meghan KUBACKI, James Edward Smith, JR., Kevin FROSTER
  • Negative pressure chamber for patient intubation
    Patent number: 11229501
    Abstract: A chamber for placement over a patient while allowing medical personnel to perform various medical procedures releasing virus, bacteria, or other contaminants, such as tracheal intubation, on the patient, including a frame forming and supporting two sidewalls and a curved center portion extending between the sidewalls of a transparent body, wherein the body includes at least one access hole, and wherein the chamber surrounds the patient's head and one of the sidewalls deforms around the patient's body in order to capture and exhaust any of the virus, bacteria, or other contaminants released by the patient during the medical procedure. A method of using the chamber of to perform a medical procedure on a patient releasing virus, bacteria, or other contaminants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: V2 Engineering Group LLC
    Inventors: Karlis Vizulis, James Edward Smith, Jr.
  • NEGATIVE PRESSURE CHAMBER FOR PATIENT INTUBATION
    Publication number: 20210307872
    Abstract: A chamber for placement over a patient while allowing medical personnel to perform various medical procedures releasing virus, bacteria, or other contaminants, such as tracheal intubation, on the patient, including a frame forming and supporting two sidewalls and a curved center portion extending between the sidewalls of a transparent body, wherein the body includes at least one access hole, and wherein the chamber surrounds the patient's head and one of the sidewalls deforms around the patient's body in order to capture and exhaust any of the virus, bacteria, or other contaminants released by the patient during the medical procedure. A method of using the chamber of to perform a medical procedure on a patient releasing virus, bacteria, or other contaminants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Applicant: V2 Engineering Group LLC dba A/X Medical
    Inventors: Karlis VIZULIS, James Edward SMITH, JR.