Patents by Inventor Meghan Leigh Thorne

Meghan Leigh Thorne 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).

  • Publication number: 20230301502
    Abstract: An apparatus for performing a medical examination is disclosed. The apparatus includes a mounting interface configured to couple to a smartphone including a camera and illuminator. A depressor blade has a proximal end demountably attachable to the mounting interface and configured to displace a patient's tongue to provide access for illumination of a patient's pharynx by the illuminator, thus facilitating capture of an image of the pharynx by the camera. An otoscope attachment has a proximal end demountably attachable to the mounting interface, the ostocope attachment terminating in a speculum shaped for insertion into a patient's ear. One or more optical elements are disposed on the ostocope attachment and are configured to direct illumination provided by the illuminator into the patient's ear, thus facilitating capture of an image of the patient's ear by the camera.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Reiza Rayman, Michael Konstantine Lavdas, Meghan Leigh Thorne
  • Publication number: 20170112983
    Abstract: Disclosed are lactation assistive devices. The lactation assistive device may include a stimulation component and a controller. The stimulation component may include electrical components or mechanical components to stimulate a breast. The stimulation component may be sized to fit within a garment worn about the breast and may define an opening to be located proximate a nipple of the breast when the garment is worn. The controller may be configured to control stimulation of the breast by the stimulation component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2016
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventors: Meghan Leigh Thorne, Catherine E. Taylor, Jack B. Stubbs, Benjamin Y. Arcand