81 |
Apparatus and methods for monitoring objects in a surgical field |
US15498931 |
2017-04-27 |
US09974625B2 |
2018-05-22 |
Steven J. Fleck; David Szakelyhidi; Gautam Gandhi |
Apparatus and methods for identifying and counting objects having identifiers entering and exiting a surgical field are provided. In one embodiment, the apparatus has an entry scanner, a hand held scanner and an exit scanner for generating a detection field and for receiving data which identifies said objects. In another embodiment, the apparatus has a plurality of lower antennas and an upper antenna for generating a detection field and for receiving data which identifies said objects. Various surgical devices with identifiers and methods for preventing electromagnetic coupling between and protecting objects and identifier are also provided. The invention further provides apparatus and methods comprising a handheld scanner and a mat adapted to underlie a patient during a surgical procedure. |
82 |
MEDICAL APPARATUS COVER |
US15371492 |
2016-12-07 |
US20170181909A1 |
2017-06-29 |
Charles Donald Baker, JR.; Matthew Thomas Thielking; Ryan Ross; Venkata Ravi Varma Mudunuri; Jason Michael Paul; Tyler Scott Wright |
A cover for covering a portion of a hospital bed barrier that includes a sheet of material that has sufficient flexibility and elasticity to stretch from a first configuration to a second configuration. When in the first configuration, the cover is insufficient in size to cover at least a portion of a hospital bed barrier and, when in the second configuration, the cover is sufficient in size to cover at least a portion of a hospital bed barrier. |
83 |
ENHANCED MODULAR DRAWER STRUCTURES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS |
US15153584 |
2016-05-12 |
US20160260272A1 |
2016-09-08 |
Cristian J. Daugbjerg; Robert Peter Glaser; Carl Hermann Poppe |
A modular drawer structure comprises a housing having an interior volume defined therein, and a drawer comprising one or more compartments, wherein the drawer is slidably movable with respect to the interior volume of the housing between a first closed position, wherein the compartments are enclosed within the interior volume, and a second open position, wherein the compartments are at least partially accessible. The drawer structure further comprises a mechanism for controllably locking the drawer in the first closed position, an access pad, e.g. such as but not limited to a keypad and/or a card swipe pad, for entry of a passcode, and a processor for unlocking the drawer when an entered passcode matches a stored passcode value. Some embodiments of the drawer structure include a stored time threshold, wherein if the drawer is unlocked for a time that meets or exceeds the stored time threshold, the drawer is relocked. |
84 |
Apparatus and methods for monitoring objects in a surgical field |
US14836258 |
2015-08-26 |
US09414973B2 |
2016-08-16 |
Steven J. Fleck; David Szakelyhidi; Gautam Gandhi |
Apparatus and methods for identifying and counting objects having identifiers entering and exiting a surgical field are provided. In one embodiment, the apparatus has an entry scanner, a hand held scanner and an exit scanner for generating a detection field and for receiving data which identifies said objects. In another embodiment, the apparatus has a plurality of lower antennas and an upper antenna for generating a detection field and for receiving data which identifies said objects. Various surgical devices with identifiers and methods for preventing electromagnetic coupling between and protecting objects and identifier are also provided. The invention further provides apparatus and methods comprising a handheld scanner and a mat adapted to underlie a patient during a surgical procedure. |
85 |
Medication dispensing apparatus having conveyed carriers |
US13076549 |
2011-03-31 |
US09412217B2 |
2016-08-09 |
Todd Kijowski; Paul Santmyer |
A medication dispensing cabinet and an associated medication dispensing drawer assembly are provided in order to controllably convey and dispense medication. A medication dispensing cabinet may include a cabinet body, a plurality of drawers disposed within and configured for slidable extension relative to the cabinet body, a conveyor belt disposed within a first drawer and a plurality of bins operably connected to the conveyor belt and configured to receive medication for movement with the conveyor belt. Each bin may includes an openable support surface which, in one embodiment, is biased to open. In addition, the first drawer may define an opening and the conveyor belt may be configured to move a respective bin into alignment with the opening. The support surface of the respective bin may then be permitted to open and the medication carried by the respective bin may be dispensed through the opening. |
86 |
Surgical Objects For Monitoring In A Surgical Field |
US14931420 |
2015-11-03 |
US20160051418A1 |
2016-02-25 |
Steven J. Fleck; David Szakelyhidi; Gautam Gandhi |
Apparatus and methods for identifying and counting objects having identifiers entering and exiting a surgical field are provided. In one embodiment, the apparatus has an entry scanner, a hand held scanner and an exit scanner for generating a detection field and for receiving data which identifies said objects. In another embodiment, the apparatus has a plurality of lower antennas and an upper antenna for generating a detection field and for receiving data which identifies said objects. Various surgical devices with identifiers and methods for preventing electromagnetic coupling between and protecting objects and identifier are also provided. The invention further provides apparatus and methods comprising a handheld scanner and a mat adapted to underlie a patient during a surgical procedure. |
87 |
System for monitoring caregivers and equipment |
US14318803 |
2014-06-30 |
US09230421B2 |
2016-01-05 |
Ryan A. Reeder; Kenneth L. Kramer; William L. Jacques; Carl William Riley; Richard J. Schuman |
A hospital monitoring system for monitoring hospital personnel, a plurality of patient locations for patients, and associated devices is configured to control the associated devices based on the presence of hospital personnel or alarms. |
88 |
RENTAL CASKET DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND METHOD |
US14092456 |
2013-11-27 |
US20150149367A1 |
2015-05-28 |
Carl Justin Thacker |
A rental casket distribution system includes a distribution system administrator in communication with a supplier network, a distributor network and a service provider network to provide rental caskets to service providers for temporary use by a client deceased. A rental casket order is received by the administrator and dispatched to a selected distributor for fulfillment and delivery of a rental casket kit to a service provider. The rental casket kit is assembled to include a returnable, reusable rental casket and may further include one or more of a non-reusable casket insert, casket lining, pillow, and overlay. The rental casket may be customized by the distributor prior to delivery to the service provider. A rental casket price includes a rental casket deposit and a rental fee. The rental casket deposit may be partially or fully refunded as determined by the condition of the rental casket upon return to a distributor. |
89 |
Relating to Printing |
US14237159 |
2012-07-18 |
US20140209498A1 |
2014-07-31 |
Gerard Stevens |
An assembled blister package (1) has a blister sheet (11) formed with blisters (2) sealed by a foil backing sheet (4). The blister package (1) is sandwiched between opposite sides of a folded card (not shown) to stiffen it. Each of these sides has a rectilinear array of windows, the blisters protruding through one array of windows and the other array of windows defining discrete areas on which print describing the contents of the blisters beneath, is to be applied. A header sheet on which a bar-code is printed is attached to the backing sheet and a reader (23) is positioned to read the bar-code and extract from it information such as a description of the contents of each of the blisters and their respective positions in the package. Information relating to the identification of the contents of a particular blister and the identity of the patient is fed to an ink-jet printer (31) and two stepping motors (22 and 30) are used to control the position of the printer with respect to the backing sheet. As the printer does not make physical contact with the backing sheet, it can be spaced from it by a sufficient distance to enable it to pass over the card without obstruction despite the card being salient with respect to the surface of the backing sheet. Printing can thus proceed quickly without obstruction by parts of the card and without having to vary the distance between the printer and the irregular surface over which it passes. This has the advantage that no precise alignment of the backing sheet with the blister sheet is necessary during assembly of the blister package, and problems associated with securing the backing sheet to the blister sheet are avoided. As the printing information is read from the bar code on the header sheet which is attached to the blister package, there is a direct correlation between the written description of the blister contents on discrete areas of the backing sheet and the patient identity information read from the header card as both are determined by the same bar-code. |
90 |
MODULAR ARCHITECTURAL FRAME FOR A WALL |
US14141879 |
2013-12-27 |
US20140110361A1 |
2014-04-24 |
David C. NEWKIRK; Dennis J. Gallant; Brian J. Hoffman; Steven R. Westerfeld; Sebastian Moster; Joseph H. Abel |
A modular architectural wall system for a patient room may support accessories and include panels. The architectural wall system may include gas outlets and electrical outlets mounted to a surface of the architectural wall system. |
91 |
Treatment of Asthma, Allergic Rhinitis and Improvement of Quality of Sleep by Temperature Controlled Laminar Airflow Treatment |
US14045200 |
2013-10-03 |
US20140096772A1 |
2014-04-10 |
Dan Allan Robert KRISTENSSON; Pal Martin Svensson; Mark Kornfeld |
This invention relates in general to methods and devices for displacing body convection and thereby reducing exposure to allergens and other airborne fine particles within a personal breathing zone during situations of or corresponding to sleep thereby reducing or removing symptoms of asthma and allergic rhinitis while improving quality of sleep and in particular to methods and devices that utilize Temperature controlled Laminar Airflow (abbreviated TLA from herein and onwards). Also, business methods involving such methods and devices are disclosed. |
92 |
Modular architectural room system |
US12578848 |
2009-10-14 |
US08640391B2 |
2014-02-04 |
David C. Newkirk; Dennis J. Gallant; Brian J. Hoffman; Steven R. Westerfeld; Sebastian Moster; Joseph H. Abel |
A modular architectural wall system for a patient room may support accessories and include panels. The architectural wall system may include gas outlets and electrical outlets mounted to a surface of the architectural wall system. |
93 |
Mobile device for transporting, tracking, and processing medical instruments |
US13613642 |
2012-09-13 |
US08435445B2 |
2013-05-07 |
Jude A. Kral |
A mobile device for transporting, tracking and processing medical instruments. The device comprises a cart including at least one receptacle for receiving an instrument container having instruments stored therein. The cart also includes plumbing for circulating processing fluids through the instrument container and a communications system for communicating tracking data associated with the instrument container and the cart. |
94 |
Hospital bed computer system with pharmacy interaction |
US13049393 |
2011-03-16 |
US08368545B2 |
2013-02-05 |
Robert Mark Zerhusen; Ryan A. Reeder; John D. Vogel; Michael E. Cerimele; Carl W. Riley; Timothy D. Wildman |
A point-of-care computer system is provided, including a display positioned in a point-of-care location. The point-of-care computer includes hardware coupled to a frame of a hospital bed. |
95 |
MOBILE DEVICE FOR TRANSPORTING, TRACKING, AND PROCESSING MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS |
US13613642 |
2012-09-13 |
US20130008472A1 |
2013-01-10 |
Jude A. Kral |
A mobile device for transporting, tracking and processing medical instruments. The device comprises a cart including at least one receptacle for receiving an instrument container having instruments stored therein. The cart also includes plumbing for circulating processing fluids through the instrument container and a communications system for communicating tracking data associated with the instrument container and the cart. |
96 |
Treatment of Asthma, Allergic Rhinitis and Improvement of Quality of Sleep by Temperature Controlled Laminar Airflow Treatment |
US13525947 |
2012-06-18 |
US20120273729A1 |
2012-11-01 |
Dan Allan Robert KRISTENSSON; Pal Martin Svensson; Mark Kornfeld |
This invention relates in general to methods and devices for displacing body convection and thereby reducing exposure to allergens and other airborne fine particles within a personal breathing zone during situations of or corresponding to sleep thereby reducing or removing symptoms of asthma and allergic rhinitis while improving quality of sleep and in particular to methods and devices that utilize Temperature controlled Laminar Airflow (abbreviated TLA from herein and onwards). Also, business methods involving such methods and devices are disclosed. |
97 |
Ambulance cot system |
US12110088 |
2008-04-25 |
US08051513B2 |
2011-11-08 |
Jaime C. Reed; Jeffrey J. Krieger; Richard T. Seizer; Shawn G. Bhend; Jarod M. Sulik |
The present invention relates to ambulance cots, cot systems and methods of using the same. In particular, the present invention provides an ambulance cot comprising a hydraulic system and a tip angle monitoring, recording and alert system, and methods of using the same (e.g., to transport subjects and/or to detect and/or record operational data related to cot usage). |
98 |
HOSPITAL BED COMPUTER SYSTEM WITH PHARMACY INTERACTION |
US13049393 |
2011-03-16 |
US20110166891A1 |
2011-07-07 |
Robert Mark Zerhusen; Ryan A. Reeder; John D. Vogel; Michael E. Cerimele; Carl W. Riley; Timothy D. Wildman |
A point-of-care computer system is provided, including a display positioned in a point-of-care location. The point-of-care computer includes hardware coupled to a frame of a hospital bed. |
99 |
Hospital bed computer system |
US12710407 |
2010-02-23 |
US07911349B2 |
2011-03-22 |
Robert Mark Zerhusen; Ryan A. Reeder; John D. Vogel; Michael E. Cerimele; Carl W. Riley; Timothy D. Wildman |
A point-of-care computer system is provided, including a display positioned in a point-of-care location. The point-of-care computer includes hardware coupled to a frame of a hospital bed. |
100 |
PATIENT HEALTH BASED SUPPORT APPARATUS CONFIGURATION |
US12537839 |
2009-08-07 |
US20110035057A1 |
2011-02-10 |
Timothy J. Receveur; Stephen C. Flint; Charles A. Lachenbruch |
A person-support apparatus operates according to a set of default operating parameters, processes information corresponding to an occupant of the person-support apparatus from a receiver to determine if an optimal value for an operating parameter is different from the default value, modifies a default operating parameter to an optimal value based on the information corresponding to the occupant of the person-support apparatus to create a modified operating parameter, and operates the person-support apparatus utilizing the modified operating parameter. |