Patents by Inventor Ryan Jefferis
Ryan Jefferis 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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Publication number: 20240122279Abstract: A self-adjustable surgical garment includes a front defining a centerline, a back, and two sides connecting the front and the back. The self-adjustable surgical garment also includes a strap having a first segment and a second segment, the second segment separable from the first segment. The first segment of the strap comprises a first strap and a second strap each comprising fastening portions, and wherein the second segment is a third strap which is removably coupled to both of the first strap and the second strap. The fastening portions are removably coupled to a portion of the garment such that a portion of the first segment is in a sterile zone. The region corresponding to a sterile zone of the wearer being at least partially defined as a region within ninety degrees in either direction of the centerline.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Applicant: Stryker CorporationInventor: Ryan A. Jefferis
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Publication number: 20230118466Abstract: A surgical apparel system including a surgical helmet including a peripheral device and surgical garment. The surgical helmet comprising a face frame, a sensor, and a coupling member at least partially disposed within a recess of the face frame. The surgical garment configured to be at least partially disposed over the surgical helmet to provide a barrier between a medical environment and a wearer, the garment comprising an attachment element configured to removably engage the coupling member of the helmet to couple the garment to the helmet. The sensor positioned and configured to detect when the attachment element is engaged with the coupling member and to transmit a signal a controller related to operation of the peripheral device based on the engagement of the attachment element with the coupling member. The controller coupled to the sensor configured to control the peripheral device based on the signal from the sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2022Publication date: April 20, 2023Applicant: Stryker CorporationInventors: Ryan Jefferis, Beau Kidman, Stephen Isham
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Patent number: 11547169Abstract: A medical garment for use with a helmet, wherein the garment comprises a shell and a transparent face shield configured to define a barrier between the wearer and the environment. The transparent face shield may comprise a tab configured to be at least partially disposed within an alignment channel of the helmet when the medical garment is attached to the helmet to orient the shell relative to the helmet. The tab may also be separate from the transparent face shield and disposed on the shell of the medical garment. The transparent face shield may also comprise an attachment element configured to removably couple with a coupling member of the helmet, wherein the attachment element and coupling member comprise complementary coupling surfaces.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2019Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: Stryker CorporationInventors: Ryan Jefferis, Beau Kidman, Stephen Isham
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Publication number: 20220273066Abstract: A surgical helmet (720) for use with a surgical garment (718) and a power source (826). The surgical helmet comprises a protrusion (746) extending from a top beam (729) and configured to removably secure the surgical garment to the surgical helmet, and a projection (754) extending transversely from the protrusion to retain the surgical garment. The surgical helmet may also comprise a post (834) and the power source may comprise a plug (832), wherein the post and the plug comprise complementary features to allow the plug to be rotated about the post without breaking the electrical connection between the plug and the post.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2020Publication date: September 1, 2022Applicant: Stryker CorporationInventors: Stephen Isham, Benjamin Edinger, Wei Jian Chiu, Ryan Jefferis, Beau Kidman
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Publication number: 20220151321Abstract: A face frame including features for coupling the surgical garment to a surgical helmet. The face frame (524) comprises a lower beam (528) connected by a pair of posts (526, 527). The posts of the face frame comprise a face frame coupler (552, 554) configured to removably couple the face frame to a surgical helmet.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2020Publication date: May 19, 2022Applicant: Stryker CorporationInventors: Douglas Paul Hines, Sergey Belikov, Ryan Jefferis
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Publication number: 20220110381Abstract: A surgical apparel system including a surgical helmet, a surgical garment, and a power source. The surgical helmet may comprise a detector for determining the presence or absence of the surgical garment. The surgical helmet may also comprise a peripheral device and a controller for controlling operation of the peripheral device. The surgical helmet may also comprise a detector in communication with the controller, the detector configured to indicate the presence or absence of the surgical garment being disposed over the surgical helmet. The surgical helmet may also comprise one or more user inputs in communication with the controller and configured to allow the user to manipulate one or more operational characteristic of the peripheral device. The controller may be configured to control the operation of the peripheral device based on signals received from the user input and/or the detector.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2021Publication date: April 14, 2022Applicant: Stryker CorporationInventors: Ryan Jefferis, Beau M. Kidman, Stephen Isham
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Patent number: 11291265Abstract: A surgical garment for use with a helmet, wherein the garment comprises a shell, a transparent face shield, and an attachment element coupled to the transparent face shield. The garment may be configured to define a barrier between the wearer and the environment. The attachment element configured to removably couple with a coupling member of the helmet, wherein the attachment element and coupling member comprise complementary coupling surfaces. The attachment element comprises a head having a distal surface and a proximal surface, and defining a coupling recess, the coupling recess is defined in the proximal surface of the head. The garment may comprise a first and second attachment element, with the first attachment element being coupled to upper portion of the transparent face shield and the second attachment element being coupled to lower portion of the transparent face shield.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2021Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: Stryker CorporationInventors: Ryan Jefferis, Beau Kidman, Stephen Isham
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Publication number: 20210392988Abstract: A surgical garment for use with a helmet, wherein the garment comprises a shell, a transparent face shield, and an attachment element coupled to the transparent face shield. The garment may be configured to define a barrier between the wearer and the environment. The attachment element configured to removably couple with a coupling member of the helmet, wherein the attachment element and coupling member comprise complementary coupling surfaces. The attachment element comprises a head having a distal surface and a proximal surface, and defining a coupling recess, the coupling recess is defined in the proximal surface of the head. The garment may comprise a first and second attachment element, with the first attachment element being coupled to upper portion of the transparent face shield and the second attachment element being coupled to lower portion of the transparent face shield.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2021Publication date: December 23, 2021Applicant: Stryker CorporationInventors: Ryan Jefferis, Beau Kidman, Stephen Isham
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Publication number: 20210204621Abstract: A self-adjustable surgical garment includes a front defining a centerline, a back, and two sides connecting the front and the back. The self-adjustable surgical garment also includes a strap having a first end portion, a second end portion opposite the first end portion, and a fastening portion. The strap is attached at the first end portion to the back. Additionally, the fastening portion is removably coupled to a portion of the garment such that the second end portion is in a sterile zone of a wearer. The region corresponding to a sterile zone of the wearer being at least partially defined as a region within ninety degrees in either direction of the centerline.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2019Publication date: July 8, 2021Applicant: Stryker CorporationInventor: Ryan A. Jefferis
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Publication number: 20200359718Abstract: A surgical garment configured for attachment to a surgical helmet, wherein the surgical garment defines a barrier between the wearer and the environment. The surgical helmet includes a peripheral device, a chin bar, and a coupling member. The coupling member may be recessed within the chin bar. The surgical garment may comprise an attachment element configured to removably couple with the coupling member of the surgical helmet. The coupling member and attachment member may comprise reciprocal features, such as a protrusion and a recess. The protrusion and/or corresponding recess may comprise a curved or similarly shaped surface configured to resist decoupling of the attachment member and the coupling member when a force is applied to the surgical garment.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2020Publication date: November 19, 2020Applicant: Stryker CorporationInventors: Ryan Jefferis, Beau Kidman, Stephen Isham
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Publication number: 20200275724Abstract: A medical garment for use with a helmet, wherein the garment comprises a shell and a transparent face shield configured to define a barrier between the wearer and the environment. The transparent face shield may comprise a tab configured to be at least partially disposed within an alignment channel of the helmet when the medical garment is attached to the helmet to orient the shell relative to the helmet. The tab may also be separate from the transparent face shield and disposed on the shell of the medical garment. The transparent face shield may also comprise an attachment element configured to removably couple with a coupling member of the helmet, wherein the attachment element and coupling member comprise complementary coupling surfaces.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2019Publication date: September 3, 2020Inventors: Ryan Jefferis, Beau Kidman, Stephen Isham
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Patent number: 10750800Abstract: A surgical garment configured for attachment to a surgical helmet, wherein the surgical garment defines a barrier between the wearer and the environment. The surgical helmet includes a peripheral device, a chin bar, and a coupling member. The coupling member may be recessed within the chin bar. The surgical garment may comprise an attachment element configured to removably couple with the coupling member of the surgical helmet. The coupling member and attachment member may comprise reciprocal features, such as a protrusion and a recess. The protrusion and/or corresponding recess may comprise a curved or similarly shaped surface configured to resist decoupling of the attachment member and the coupling member when a force is applied to the surgical garment.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2018Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: Stryker CorporationInventors: Ryan Jefferis, Beau Kidman, Stephen Isham
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Patent number: 10420386Abstract: A medical garment for use with a helmet, wherein the garment comprises a shell and a transparent face shield configured to define a barrier between the wearer and the environment. The transparent face shield may comprise a tab configured to be at least partially disposed within an alignment channel of the helmet when the medical garment is attached to the helmet to orient the shell relative to the helmet. The tab may also be separate from the transparent face shield and disposed on the shell of the medical garment. The transparent face shield may also comprise an attachment element configured to removably couple with a coupling member of the helmet, wherein the attachment element and coupling member comprise complementary coupling surfaces.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2019Date of Patent: September 24, 2019Assignee: STRYKER CORPORATIONInventors: Ryan Jefferis, Beau Kidman, Stephen Isham
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Publication number: 20190231005Abstract: A surgical garment configured for attachment to a surgical helmet, wherein the surgical garment defines a barrier between the wearer and the environment. The surgical helmet includes a peripheral device, a chin bar, and a coupling member. The coupling member may be recessed within the chin bar. The surgical garment may comprise an attachment element configured to removably couple with the coupling member of the surgical helmet. The coupling member and attachment member may comprise reciprocal features, such as a protrusion and a recess. The protrusion and/or corresponding recess may comprise a curved or similarly shaped surface configured to resist decoupling of the attachment member and the coupling member when a force is applied to the surgical garment.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2018Publication date: August 1, 2019Applicant: Stryker CorporationInventors: Ryan Jefferis, Beau Kidman, Stephen Isham
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Patent number: 10098749Abstract: An interphalangeal prosthesis (10) includes a mobile element (12), a proximal fixation element (22), and a distal fixation element (24). The mobile element (12) includes a proximal portion (42, 62, 94) and a distal portion (43, 64, 92), and the proximal portion includes three proximal mobile coupling contiguous surfaces (46, 48, 50) and a proximal mobile coupling protrusion (52), and the distal portion includes a distal coupling mobile surface (54) and a distal mobile coupling protrusion (56), and the proximal portion and the distal portion move relative to each other primarily in an axis of rotation perpendicular to a plane that extends through the proximal mobile coupling protrusion, the three proximal mobile coupling contiguous surfaces, the distal coupling mobile surface, and the distal mobile coupling protrusion in an implanted configuration.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2016Date of Patent: October 16, 2018Inventors: Ryan A. Jefferis, Michelle A. Chin, Robert (aka Andrew) A. Fields
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Publication number: 20170027710Abstract: An interphalangeal prosthesis (10) includes a mobile element (12), a proximal fixation element (22), and a distal fixation element (24). The mobile element (12) includes a proximal portion (42, 62, 94) and a distal portion (43, 64, 92), and the proximal portion includes three proximal mobile coupling contiguous surfaces (46, 48, 50) and a proximal mobile coupling protrusion (52), and the distal portion includes a distal coupling mobile surface (54) and a distal mobile coupling protrusion (56), and the proximal portion and the distal portion move relative to each other primarily in an axis of rotation perpendicular to a plane that extends through the proximal mobile coupling protrusion, the three proximal mobile coupling contiguous surfaces, the distal coupling mobile surface, and the distal mobile coupling protrusion in an implanted configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2016Publication date: February 2, 2017Inventors: RYAN A. JEFFERIS, MICHELLE A. CHIN, ROBERT (aka ANDREW) A. FIELDS
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Patent number: D936905Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2019Date of Patent: November 23, 2021Assignee: Stryker CorporationInventors: Ryan Jefferis, Beau Kidman, Stephen Isham, Mark Wasserman
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Patent number: D936909Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2020Date of Patent: November 23, 2021Assignee: Stryker CorporationInventors: Ryan Jefferis, Beau Kidman, Stephen Isham, Mark Wasserman