Patents by Inventor Robert Sweitzer
Robert Sweitzer 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).
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Patent number: 10912573Abstract: A reamer used in orthopedic surgery that reams and collects bone cement. The reamer may come in different diameters and is used when removal of bone cement is necessary, as is commonly done in revision surgeries. The reamer has a cutting tip with a fluted opening connected to a hollow body in which the bone cement chips or shavings collect after passing through the tip. The other end of the reamer has a hub that can connect to a drill. As the reamer advances into the IM canal it shaves the bone cement off of the walls and/or the bottom of the intramedullary canal. The reamer has a central channel extending throughout its length through which a guide wire may be placed.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2016Date of Patent: February 9, 2021Assignee: Shukla MedicalInventors: Zachary Robert Sweitzer, Rebecca Arwen Wenokor
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Publication number: 20200229857Abstract: A surgical tool assembly having a striking assembly is disclosed. The surgical tool assembly includes a handle for attachment to a tool, and a striking assembly for attachment to the handle. The striking assembly includes a frame, an impact plate extending from the frame, and a guard attached to the frame and movable between a first position adjacent the frame and a second position. The second position may be distal to the frame, e.g., adjacent the handle.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2020Publication date: July 23, 2020Applicant: Shukla MedicalInventor: Zachary Robert Sweitzer
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Publication number: 20200222205Abstract: An implant extractor tool including first and second pivotably connected arms having jaws at their distal ends adapted to engage an implant. The tool further includes an adjustment mechanism having an adjuster and a biasing member biasing one of the first and second arms, and an actuator operatively engageable with the adjustment mechanism. The actuator is movable between a first position locking the adjustment mechanism in a fixed position and a second position spaced from the adjustment mechanism permitting movement of the adjustment mechanism relative to the actuator. The implant extraction tool can be operated using one hand to engage an implant to be extracted.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2020Publication date: July 16, 2020Applicant: Shukla MedicalInventors: Adam Gosik-Wolfe, Zachary Robert Sweitzer
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Publication number: 20200214853Abstract: An implant extractor that includes an elongated body having a proximal end for attachment to an extraction device, a first arm extending from the elongated body, and a second arm pivotably connected to the first arm. The second arm includes a moment arm for generating a torque about a distal end of the second arm. The implant extractor further includes a force applicator operatively connected to the first arm and the moment arm to apply a force to one or more of the first and second arms.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2020Publication date: July 9, 2020Applicant: Shukla MedicalInventor: Zachary Robert Sweitzer
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Publication number: 20200155129Abstract: A handle for a surgical tool including a shaft having a proximal end and a distal end with a gripping handle affixed to the proximal end of the shaft. A bushing is attached to the distal end of the shaft, the bushing including a plurality of flexible members circumferentially spaced apart. The handle further includes a sleeve circumscribing the shaft and the bushing. The sleeve is moveable between a first position substantially covering an entirety of the bushing and a second position spaced from a most distal end of the bushing.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2018Publication date: May 21, 2020Applicant: Shukla MedicalInventors: Evan G. Leibowitz, Zachary Robert Sweitzer
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Publication number: 20180360620Abstract: A locking grip extraction tool has plier handles with jaws having sharp beveled edges for moving in a direction so that an axis perpendicular to the plane of movement is oriented at an acute angle to the handles; the axis intersecting the plane of jaw movement at a point midway between the jaws. A locking link coupled to the handles is adapted to releasably lock the jaws onto an orthopedic implant. A connection rod can be threaded into a hole in one of the handles near the jaws, so that a force applying tool such as a slap hammer can be connected to the rod to apply force to remove the implant. The rod is in alignment with the axis, which alignment makes it easier to remove the implant.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2018Publication date: December 20, 2018Applicant: Shukla MedicalInventor: Zachary Robert Sweitzer
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Patent number: 10085852Abstract: A locking grip extraction tool has plier handles with jaws having sharp beveled edges for moving in a direction so that an axis perpendicular to the plane of movement is oriented at an acute angle to the handles; the axis intersecting the plane of jaw movement at a point midway between the jaws. A locking link coupled to the handles is adapted to releasably lock the jaws onto an orthopedic implant. A connection rod can be threaded into a hole in one of the handles near the jaws, so that a force applying tool such as a slap hammer can be connected to the rod to apply force to remove the implant. The rod is in alignment with the axis, which alignment makes it easier to remove the implant.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2016Date of Patent: October 2, 2018Assignee: Shukla MedicalInventor: Zachary Robert Sweitzer
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Publication number: 20160270797Abstract: A reamer used in orthopedic surgery that reams and collects bone cement. The reamer may come in different diameters and is used when removal of bone cement is necessary, as is commonly done in revision surgeries. The reamer has a cutting tip with a fluted opening connected to a hollow body in which the bone cement chips or shavings collect after passing through the tip. The other end of the reamer has a hub that can connect to a drill. As the reamer advances into the IM canal it shaves the bone cement off of the walls and/or the bottom of the intramedullary canal. The reamer has a central channel extending throughout its length through which a guide wire may be placed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2016Publication date: September 22, 2016Applicant: S.S. White Technologies Inc.Inventors: Zachary Robert Sweitzer, Rebecca Arwen Wenokor
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Publication number: 20160270929Abstract: A locking grip extraction tool has plier handles with jaws having sharp beveled edges for moving in a direction so that an axis perpendicular to the plane of movement is oriented at an acute angle to the handles; the axis intersecting the plane of jaw movement at a point midway between the jaws. A locking link coupled to the handles is adapted to releasably lock the jaws onto an orthopedic implant. A connection rod can be threaded into a hole in one of the handles near the jaws, so that a force applying tool such as a slap hammer can be connected to the rod to apply force to remove the implant. The rod is in alignment with the axis, which alignment makes it easier to remove the implant.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2016Publication date: September 22, 2016Applicant: S.S. White Technologies Inc.Inventor: Zachary Robert Sweitzer
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Patent number: 8903467Abstract: A single use, self-contained, self-powered disposable oximeter, in the form of a patch or a bandage strip, has mounted thereto a light emitter and a light sensor to measure the SpO2 of the patient. Mounted to an electronics layer of the patch is an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) that has electronics integrated thereto that controls the operation of the light emitter and light sensor, and the algorithm for calculating from the data collected by the sensor at least the SpO2 of the patient. The patch oximeter may also be equipped with a transceiver, and the appropriate electronics, for wirelessly transceiving information to/from a remote device or another wireless patch oximeter.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2012Date of Patent: December 2, 2014Assignee: Smiths Medical ASD, Inc.Inventors: Robert Sweitzer, Guy Smith
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Patent number: 8457704Abstract: A single use, self-contained, self-powered disposable oximeter, in the form of a patch or a bandage strip, has mounted thereto a light emitter and a light sensor that together measure at least the SpO2 of the patient. Mounted to an electronics layer of the patch is an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) that has electronics integrated thereto that controls the operation of the light emitter and light sensor, and the algorithm for calculating from the data collected by the sensor at least the SpO2 of the patient. Optionally, a display and an alarm may also be mounted or embedded onto the patch for respectively displaying at least the SpO2, and for informing the caregiver/patient that at least the SpO2 is not within an acceptable range, if such is the case. Also provided in the patch is a battery that powers the operation of the ASIC circuit and the emitter, as well as the display and alarm if such optional components are provided on the patch. An attachment mechanism is also provided on the patch.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2009Date of Patent: June 4, 2013Assignee: Smiths Medical ASD, Inc.Inventors: Robert Sweitzer, Guy Smith
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Publication number: 20130046163Abstract: A single use, self-contained, self-powered disposable oximeter, in the form of a patch or a bandage strip, has mounted thereto a light emitter and a light sensor to measure the SpO2 of the patient. Mounted to an electronics layer of the patch is an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) that has electronics integrated thereto that controls the operation of the light emitter and light sensor, and the algorithm for calculating from the data collected by the sensor at least the SpO2 of the patient. The patch oximeter may also be equipped with a transceiver, and the appropriate electronics, for wirelessly transceiving information to/from a remote device or another wireless patch oximeter.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2012Publication date: February 21, 2013Applicant: SMITHS MEDICAL ASD, INC.Inventors: Robert Sweitzer, Guy Smith
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Publication number: 20090131774Abstract: A single use, self-contained, self-powered disposable oximeter, in the form of a patch or a bandage strip, has mounted thereto a light emitter and a light sensor that together measure at least the SpO2 of the patient. Mounted to an electronics layer of the patch is an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) that has electronics integrated thereto that controls the operation of the light emitter and light sensor, and the algorithm for calculating from the data collected by the sensor at least the SpO2 of the patient. Optionally, a display and an alarm may also be mounted or embedded onto the patch for respectively displaying at least the SpO2, and for informing the caregiver/patient that at least the SpO2 is not within an acceptable range, if such is the case. Also provided in the patch is a battery that powers the operation of the ASIC circuit and the emitter, as well as the display and alarm if such optional components are provided on the patch. An attachment mechanism is also provided on the patch.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2009Publication date: May 21, 2009Applicant: SMITHS MEDICAL PM, INCInventors: Robert Sweitzer, Guy Smith
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Patent number: 7499739Abstract: A single use, self-contained, self-powered disposable oximeter, in the form of a patch or a bandage strip, has mounted thereto a light emitter and a light sensor that together measure at least the SpO2 of the patient. Mounted to an electronics layer of the patch is an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) that has electronics integrated thereto that controls the operation of the light emitter and light sensor, and the algorithm for calculating from the data collected by the sensor at least the SpO2 of the patient. Optionally, a display and an alarm may also be mounted or embedded onto the patch for respectively displaying at least the SpO2, and for informing the caregiver/patient that at least the SpO2 is not within an acceptable range, if such is the case. Also provided in the patch is a battery that powers the operation of the ASIC circuit and the emitter, as well as the display and alarm if such optional components are provided on the patch. An attachment mechanism is also provided on the patch.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2005Date of Patent: March 3, 2009Assignee: Smiths Medical PM, Inc.Inventors: Robert Sweitzer, Guy Smith
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Patent number: D793556Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2016Date of Patent: August 1, 2017Assignee: Shukla MedicalInventor: Zachary Robert Sweitzer
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Patent number: D802763Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2016Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: Shukla MedicalInventor: Zachary Robert Sweitzer
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Patent number: D816219Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2016Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: Shukia MedicalInventor: Zachary Robert Sweitzer
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Patent number: D883480Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2018Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: Shukla MedicalInventors: Evan G. Leibowitz, Zachary Robert Sweitzer
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Patent number: D883481Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2018Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: Shukla MedicalInventor: Zachary Robert Sweitzer
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Patent number: D910394Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2019Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: Shukla MedicalInventors: Zachary Robert Sweitzer, Lindsey Anne Charbonneau