Patents by Inventor Karen A. Fula

Karen A. Fula 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).

  • Knee positioning support
    Patent number: 5871457
    Abstract: A modular knee positioning support comprising at least one leg-engaging portion removably attached to a center wedge portion. The leg-engaging portion has a flat bottom with a single angled edge, and a top concave portion for receiving the upper and lower portions of a leg. The support can be made of a carvable foam. The foam can be covered with a washable cloth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 16, 1999
    Assignee: Smith & Nephrew, Inc.
    Inventors: Lynn M. Swedberg, Karen A. Fula
  • Finger rehabilitation system
    Patent number: 5447490
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a finger rehabilitation system which has a gauntlet constructed of an elastomeric material, shaped to fit the center portion of a human hand extending past the wrist with securing means for releasably securing the gauntlet to the hand and finger attachment means for selectively rehabilitating the joints of the fingers, having securing means for releasably securing to the gauntlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 5, 1995
    Assignee: Smith & Nephew Rolyan, Inc.
    Inventors: Karen A. Fula, Debra A. Reina, Kim M. Pederson
  • Multi-functional therapeutic workstation kit
    Patent number: 5435728
    Abstract: A multi-functional therapeutic workstation which can simulate a multitude of job tasks. The workstation kit includes five panel designs, right angled elbows, nuts and bolts, and can be assembled into a variety of modules requiring the exercise of varying levels of cognitive and motor skills. Depending upon the position of the patient relative to the workstation kit, and the module that the patient is required to construct, the assembly rehabilitates both muscles as well as neurological pathways.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 25, 1995
    Assignee: Smith & Nephew Rolyan, Inc.
    Inventors: Karen A. Fula, Carl E. Krippendorf
  • Method of rehabilitating muscles and neurological pathways in a patient using a multifunctional therapeutic workstation kit
    Patent number: 5350304
    Abstract: A multi-functional therapeutic workstation which can simulate a multitude of job tasks. The workstation kit includes five panel designs, right angled elbows, nuts and bolts, and can be assembled into a variety of modules requiring the exercise of varying levels of cognitive and motor skills. Depending upon the position of the patient relative to the workstation kit, and the module that the patient is required to construct, the assembly rehabilitates both muscles as well as neurological pathways.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 27, 1994
    Assignee: Smith & Nephew Rolyan, Inc.
    Inventors: Karen A. Fula, Carl E. Krippendorf
  • Knee positioning splint
    Patent number: D413981
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1999
    Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
    Inventors: Lynn M. Swedberg, Karen A. Fula