Patents by Inventor Tazeem Bux

Tazeem Bux 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).

  • System for turning a patient over in a bed
    Patent number: 10583057
    Abstract: A system for controllably turning over a patient in a bed includes a flexible body sling and a ratchet device. The flexible body sling includes a main torso portion that terminates in a first end and an opposing second end and is configured for placement under the patient between a head and a tailbone of the patient. The flexible sling has a first sling strap that is coupled to the first end and a second sling strap that is coupled to the second end. The ratchet device has a mount that includes a curved portion for placement over a side rail of the bed to detachably secure the ratchet device to the bed. The ratchet device has a rotatable spool with a slot for receiving one of the first sling strap and the second sling strap. The ratchet device has a pivotable handle for driving the rotatable spool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: NEW YORK SOCIETY FOR THE RUPTURED AND CRIPPLED MAINTAINING THE HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY
    Inventor: Tazeem Bux
  • SYSTEM FOR TURNING A PATIENT OVER IN A BED
    Publication number: 20180036187
    Abstract: A system for controllably turning over a patient in a bed includes a flexible body sling and a ratchet device. The flexible body sling includes a main torso portion that terminates in a first end and an opposing second end and is configured for placement under the patient between a head and a tailbone of the patient. The flexible sling has a first sling strap that is coupled to the first end and a second sling strap that is coupled to the second end. The ratchet device has a mount that includes a curved portion for placement over a side rail of the bed to detachably secure the ratchet device to the bed. The ratchet device has a rotatable spool with a slot for receiving one of the first sling strap and the second sling strap. The ratchet device has a pivotable handle for driving the rotatable spool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventor: Tazeem Bux