Patents by Inventor John W. Frankland

John W. Frankland 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).

  • Equipment drape for use with an interventional magnetic resonance imaging device
    Patent number: 6105578
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel equipment drapes for use with an Interventional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (IMRI) device. An IMRI device enables medical personnel to obtain magnetic resonance imaging data on a patient and, at the same time, perform surgery on the patient. An IMRI device requires specialty equipment. The present invention is directed to one form of specialty equipment, equipment drapes. Equipment drapes of the present invention have a U-shape or rectangular shape and are attached to the IMRI machine to maintain a sterile field and to provide a barrier against fluids escaping from a surgery patient. In one embodiment, the present invention discloses an equipment drape having a U-shape with a retractable flap positioned with the "U" portion of the drape. In a further embodiment, the present invention discloses an equipment drape having a U-shape with a retractable pouch positioned with the "U" portion of the drape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2000
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Jay R. Sommers, John W. Frankland, Chris Vetsch