Patents by Inventor Thomas Daniel SMYTH

Thomas Daniel SMYTH 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).

  • Publication number: 20140137323
    Abstract: Described are various embodiments of a patient lift and positioning system, and adjustable components thereof. In one embodiment, a patient positioning interface is suspended from a patient support mechanism and used in positioning a thus supported patient in two or more positions. The interface comprises a legrest portion for supporting a lower body portion of the patient and a backrest portion pivotally coupled to the legrest portion for supporting an upper body portion of the patient. The interface further comprises a powered drive mechanism independently acting on each of the legrest portion and the backrest portion to independently adjust relative to one another a legrest and backrest angle of the legrest portion and backrest portion, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2013
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK
    Inventors: Geoffrey Roy FERNIE,, Adam Mathew SOBCHAK, Thomas Daniel SMYTH, Cesar Marquez CHIN, Tilak DUTTA