Patents by Inventor Paul E. Lingeman

Paul E. Lingeman 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).

  • Fluid control drape with conforming lip
    Patent number: 6314958
    Abstract: A medical drape for controlling fluid during a medical procedure. The drape includes a base sheet formed of a fluid impervious material which is placed underneath a patient and on an operating bed. A sealing lip, which is made of a material such as a plastic encapsulated, compressible foam to conform to the underside of the patient, is attached to the base sheet in a fluid tight fashion and serves to achieve a fluid tight seal between the medical drape and the patient positioned thereon. The sealing lip rings a region of the base sheet and causes fluid that runs down along the patient above the base sheet to collect on the base sheet region, from where it is funneled to a fluid collection pouch. In an alternate embodiment, the medical drape is provided with a patient covering main sheet. A method of controlling fluid run-off during medical procedures with the a medical drape is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2001
    Assignee: Microtek Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Bernadette A. Harroll, Paul E. Lingeman
  • Fluid control drape with conforming lip
    Patent number: 6070586
    Abstract: A medical drape for controlling fluid during a medical procedure. The drape includes a base sheet formed of a fluid impervious material which is placed underneath a patient and on an operating bed. A sealing lip, which is made of a material such as a plastic encapsulated, compressible foam to conform to the underside of the patient, is attached to the base sheet in a fluid tight fashion and serves to achieve a fluid tight seal between the medical drape and the patient positioned thereon. The sealing lip rings a region of the base sheet and causes fluid that runs down along the patient above the base sheet to collect on the base sheet region, from where it is funneled to a fluid collection pouch. In an alternate embodiment, the medical drape is provided with a patient covering main sheet. A method of controlling fluid run-off during medical procedures with the a medical drape is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2000
    Assignee: Lingeman Medical Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Bernadette A. Harroll, Paul E. Lingeman