Patents by Inventor Samantha A. Weinstein

Samantha A. Weinstein 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).

  • Modular system for patient positioning during medical procedures
    Patent number: 8413660
    Abstract: A device 50 for supporting and positioning a part of a patient's body includes at least two joints 62, 64, 66 each having a locked state and an unlocked state and a release system for allowing an operator to select between the locked state and the unlocked state. The release system has an operator interface remote from the joints and at a location that enables the operator to support the weight of the body part while at least one of the joints is in the unlocked state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Allen Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Samantha A. Weinstein, Thomas K. Skripps
  • MODULAR SYSTEM FOR PATIENT POSITIONING DURING MEDICAL PROCEDURES
    Publication number: 20120012117
    Abstract: A device 50 for supporting and positioning a part of a patient's body includes at least two joints 62, 64, 66 each having a locked state and an unlocked state and a release system for allowing an operator to select between the locked state and the unlocked state. The release system has an operator interface remote from the joints and at a location that enables the operator to support the weight of the body part while at least one of the joints is in the unlocked state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Inventors: Samantha A. WEINSTEIN, Thomas K. SKRIPPS
  • Modular system for patient positioning during medical procedures
    Patent number: 8037884
    Abstract: A device 50 for supporting and positioning a part of a patient's body includes at least two joints 62, 64, 66 each having a locked state and an unlocked state and a release system for allowing an operator to select between the locked state and the unlocked state. The release system has an operator interface remote from the joints and at a location that enables the operator to support the weight of the body part while at least one of the joints is in the unlocked state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: Allen Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Samantha A. Weinstein, Thomas K. Skripps
  • Modular System for Patient Positioning During Medical Procedures
    Publication number: 20080078031
    Abstract: A device 50 for supporting and positioning a part of a patient's body includes at least two joints 62, 64, 66 each having a locked state and an unlocked state and a release system for allowing an operator to select between the locked state and the unlocked state. The release system has an operator interface remote from the joints and at a location that enables the operator to support the weight of the body part while at least one of the joints is in the unlocked state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2007
    Publication date: April 3, 2008
    Inventors: Samantha A. Weinstein, Thomas K. Skripps