Patents by Inventor Shannon N. Stephens

Shannon N. Stephens 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: 9867751
    Abstract: A limb irrigation pan device collects and removes irrigation fluid and debris from a surgical field when a limb is irrigated. The device includes a frame having a pair of opposed ends and a pair of longitudinal sides extending between the opposed ends. Respective upper surfaces of each opposed end are concavely arcuate and an upper edge of the frame defines an open top of the frame. A base is coupled to the opposed ends and the longitudinal sides defining a well for collecting a fluid passed into the frame through the open top. A porous sling is coupled to the frame for passing the fluid through the sling to be collected in the well. A drain coupled to the frame is in fluid communication with the well wherein the drain drains the fluid from the well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Inventors: Shannon N. Stephens, Brenda Samuels
  • Patent number: 9198727
    Abstract: A surgical sponge organizer assembly stores and clearly displays surgical sponges after surgery. The assembly includes a hanging panel. A plurality of pouches is attached to a front surface of the hanging panel. Each of the pouches has an open upper end defining an access opening into an interior space of an associated one of the pouches wherein the interior space is configured to store a surgical sponge therein. A support member is configured for being attached to an IV pole. The hanging panel is releasably coupled to the support member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Inventors: Brenda Samuels, Shannon N. Stephens
  • Publication number: 20150328393
    Abstract: A limb irrigation pan device collects and removes irrigation fluid and debris from a surgical field when a limb is irrigated. The device includes a frame having a pair of opposed ends and a pair of longitudinal sides extending between the opposed ends. Respective upper surfaces of each opposed end are concavely arcuate and an upper edge of the frame defines an open top of the frame. A base is coupled to the opposed ends and the longitudinal sides defining a well for collecting a fluid passed into the frame through the open top. A porous sling is coupled to the frame for passing the fluid through the sling to be collected in the well. A drain coupled to the frame is in fluid communication with the well wherein the drain drains the fluid from the well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2014
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Inventors: Shannon N. Stephens, Brenda Samuels