Patents by Inventor Kristin M. Gagliardi

Kristin M. Gagliardi 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).

  • HEAD AND JAW IMMOBILIZATION DEVICE
    Publication number: 20160095739
    Abstract: Methods of immobilizing the head of a patient include heating a thermoplastic mask preform to a formable temperature, forming the thermoplastic mask over at least a mouth of the patient, and pushing a mouth receiving end of a bite piece into a portion of the thermoplastic mask preform that is positioned over the mouth of the patient, which moves the portion of the thermoplastic mask preform into the mouth of the patient. The methods also include allowing the thermoplastic mask preform to cool from the formable temperature, causing the portion of the thermoplastic mask moved into the mouth of the patient to harden.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2014
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Applicant: Qfix Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel D. Coppens, John Damon Kirk, Kristin M. Gagliardi, Sean F. McGrenaghan, Franklin B. Ports