Patents by Inventor Tim Stern

Tim Stern 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).

  • FLUID COMMUNICATION PATH
    Publication number: 20120143156
    Abstract: An apparatus and method are disclosed for providing a fluid communication path to a wound site through a drape. The apparatus comprises a body portion having a lower surface and an upper surface, at least one connection port, at least one suction port and at least one fluid communication passageway between the connection port and the suction port. A connector at an end of at least one tubular conduit is locatable through the drape into an orifice in the connection port to thereby provide a fluid communication path through the drape between the tubular conduit and the wound site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2010
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: SMITH & NEPHEW PLC
    Inventors: Neill Bannister, Edward Yerbury Hartwell, Iain Blackburn, Andy Linton, Mark White, Tim Stern
  • APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR NEGATIVE PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY
    Publication number: 20120116334
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are several embodiments of a negative pressure appliance and methods of using the same in the treatment of wounds. Some embodiments are directed to improved fluidic connectors or suction adapters for connecting to a wound site, for example using softer, kink-free conformable suction adapters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicant: SMITH & Nephew ,Inc.
    Inventors: Sean Albert, Ed Armstrong, Ken Beaudoin, Iain Michael Blackburn, Phil Bussone, Brendan Crawford, Robert Emmerson, Mike Ewaschuk, Steven Gianelis, Andrew Goddard, Joseph Gordon, Mark Guarraia, Tim Johnson, Darwin Keith-Lucas, Andrew Linton, Dan Nelsen, Michael Salame, Tim Stern, Mark White
  • DISPENSER WITH WASTE COLLECTION SPOOL, AND METHOD OF USING
    Publication number: 20120104014
    Abstract: Herein are disclosed methods for liberating one or more packaged devices from a packaging web, and a dispenser for performing such methods. The packaging web is separated into first and second waste webs which are co-wound onto a common collection spool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2010
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Inventors: Jeffrey L. Hamer, Ken F. Teeters, Ravi Thomas, Andrew Linton, Tim Stern, Mark White