Patents by Inventor Nicholas Sievers

Nicholas Sievers 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).

  • Patent number: 10835337
    Abstract: Systems and methods for a sterile imaging protective system are described. The system preferably includes a first flexible drape with a cavity configured to surround an imaging intensifier and a second drape that is attached to an operating table or patient drape. The second drape has a proximal portion, a distal portion, a pocket therebetween with a top sterile portion and a lower portion, and a plurality of reusable fasteners that allows the second drape to be repeatedly moved from a collapsed configuration to an expanded configuration. When in the expanded configuration, the second drape is releasably attached to the first drape. The system may also include a third drape located on the opposite side of the operating table as the second drape. The drapes preferably allow sterility to be maintained during movement of the c-arm imaging system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: TIDI Products, LLC
    Inventors: Samba Toure, James Richard Bemman, Nicholas Sievers, Eva Elaine Miller, Brian L. Wilt
  • Publication number: 20200060780
    Abstract: Systems and methods for using a sterile drape with a surgical table are described. The system includes a sterile drape and at least one securement device that secure the sterile drape to the surgical table. The securement device may be an adhesive sticker having a perforation. Because of the perforation, the sticker is prone to break under small levels of force exerted on the sticker. In this way, a user can visually determine whether potential breaches of sterility have occurred when the sticker has broken. Additionally, the system may include magnets, weights, poly-ties, rubber bands, hooks, clips, buckles, adhesive tabs, straps, tape, and the like to secure the sterile drape to the surgical table. In this way, the surgical table can be prepared, the sterile drape can be installed, and the drape can be secured to the table to prevent breaches of sterility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: James BEMMAN, Samba TOURE, Nicholas SIEVERS, Phillip Reed BROWN, Brian L. WILT, Evelina LEECE, Wojciech PORCELK, Donald COREMAN, Eric STRAUCH
  • Publication number: 20180214228
    Abstract: Systems and methods for a sterile imaging protective system are described. The system preferably includes a first flexible drape with a cavity configured to surround an imaging intensifier and a second drape that is attached to an operating table or patient drape. The second drape has a proximal portion, a distal portion, a pocket therebetween with a top sterile portion and a lower portion, and a plurality of reusable fasteners that allows the second drape to be repeatedly moved from a collapsed configuration to an expanded configuration. When in the expanded configuration, the second drape is releasably attached to the first drape. The system may also include a third drape located on the opposite side of the operating table as the second drape. The drapes preferably allow sterility to be maintained during movement of the c-arm imaging system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2017
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventors: Samba Toure, James Richard Bernman, Nicholas Sievers, Eva Elaine Miller, Brian L. Wilt