Patents by Inventor Stephen Matthew Kmak

Stephen Matthew Kmak 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).

  • Sheath for a Medical Device
    Publication number: 20240041361
    Abstract: A sheath for an oximetry device includes a top and a body where the top opens to provide an opening where the oximetry device can be placed into the body of the sheath. The top of the sheath can be closed onto the body and the closure of the top can be verified by circuits in the oximetry device. The circuits can monitor the position of a latch that is connected to the top of the sheath. The circuits can determine when the latch is unlatched and the top is open and not sealed closed to the body. And, the circuits can determine when the latch is latched and the top is closed and sealed to the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Stephen Matthew Kmak, Robert J. Campbell, Jr., Robert James Mosley, Mark Gil Martin, William Welch, Richard W. O’Connor
  • Sheath for a medical device
    Patent number: 11684297
    Abstract: A sheath for an oximetry device includes a top and a body where the top opens to provide an opening where the oximetry device can be placed into the body of the sheath. The top of the sheath can be closed onto the body and the closure of the top can be verified by circuits in the oximetry device. The circuits can monitor the position of a latch that is connected to the top of the sheath. The circuits can determine when the latch is unlatched and the top is open and not sealed closed to the body. And, the circuits can determine when the latch is latched and the top is closed and sealed to the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: ViOptix, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Matthew Kmak, Robert J. Campbell, Jr., Robert James Mosley, Mark Gil Martin, William Welch, Richard W. O'Connor
  • Medical Device and Sheath Seal and Seal Verification
    Publication number: 20210212614
    Abstract: An oximetry device includes an inductive detector. When the oximetry device is sealed in a sheath and a latch of the sheath is in a latched position, the inductive detector inductively detects that latch. The oximeter device uses first information received from the detector for the latch being in the latched position to allow the device to take oximetry measurements. The oximeter device uses second information received from the detector for the latch not being in the latched position to allow the device to display a message on a display of the device that the sheath is not sealed. The displayed message indicates to a user that the sheath lid needs to be closed. The closed lid prevents contaminants in the sheath from reaching patient tissue during use of the device and sheath.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2021
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Stephen Matthew Kmak, Robert James Mosley, David Keith Hohl, Willem-Jan Ouburg, Timothy Lee Sauder, Alan Baldwin
  • Sheath for a Medical Device
    Publication number: 20210212583
    Abstract: A sheath for an oximetry device includes a top and a body where the top opens to provide an opening where the oximetry device can be placed into the body of the sheath. The top of the sheath can be closed onto the body and the closure of the top can be verified by circuits in the oximetry device. The circuits can monitor the position of a latch that is connected to the top of the sheath. The circuits can determine when the latch is unlatched and the top is open and not sealed closed to the body. And, the circuits can determine when the latch is latched and the top is closed and sealed to the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2021
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Stephen Matthew Kmak, Robert J. Campbell, JR., Robert James Mosley, Mark Gil Martin, William Welch, Richard W. O'Connor
  • Calibration target for medical device
    Patent number: D936223
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: ViOptix, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Matthew Kmak, Joseph G. Santiago, Alex Michael Margiott