Lapsed, fee not paid8 drawingsSpine acupressure roller
A springy device that follows the bumps of the spine and presses along them to relieve back and neck pain.
Devices for diagnosis, therapy, rehab and everyday care. 36 patents: 21 lapsed, 6 expired at full term, 9 likely abandoned.
Lapsed, fee not paid8 drawingsA springy device that follows the bumps of the spine and presses along them to relieve back and neck pain.
Lapsed, fee not paid4 drawingsA strap-on guard that covers the toes of someone in a foot cast so they stop stubbing them.
Lapsed, fee not paid5 drawingsA frame worn over the eyes with a grid of holes that guides a dropper so the drop lands in the eye, not on the cheek.
Lapsed, fee not paid5 drawingsA sharps container with a slot and ramp that guides a scalpel blade upward until a spring-loaded catch locks behind it, freeing the blade from the handle.
Lapsed, fee not paid6 drawingsA handheld urine collector with a contoured rim shaped to fit female anatomy, a sloped surface and an offset collection port.
Lapsed, fee not paid19 drawingsA disposable liner with channeled layers that locks in liquid and solids for potty chairs and bedpans.
Lapsed, fee not paid6 drawingsRoll-out body and head covers that clip onto a gurney, with optional heating to keep patients warm in transit.
Lapsed, fee not paid6 drawingsA telescoping hoop frame with pressure pads that lets you apply chiropractic-style pressure to your own back.
Expired, full term3 drawingsA housing that stores anesthetic tubes and releases one sideways each time you press a protruding actuator.
Likely abandoned8 drawingsAn arm support with a grid of connection points so the angle and position can be set exactly.
Lapsed, fee not paid7 drawingsAnalyzes photos of a wound to measure it and track healing over time.
Lapsed, fee not paid5 drawingsShoppers carry a small tag that shows how long since they last sanitized, and store stations reset it.
Lapsed, fee not paid19 drawingsA canister for pharmacy pill-packaging machines that dispenses in bulk, then one pill at a time for exact counts.
Lapsed, fee not paid4 drawingsA bill dispenser that passes each banknote between UV-C lamps so the cash comes out disinfected.
Lapsed, fee not paid11 drawingsA prosthetic hand end that clamps a bike or motorcycle handlebar through steering and braking, yet releases in a fall.
Lapsed, fee not paid15 drawingsA knee brace that uses permanent magnets to resist load evenly and relieve both sides of a damaged knee while walking.
Lapsed, fee not paid4 drawingsA motorized central pivot with arms that slowly spins a board or bed in a circle, like a gentle carousel ride.
Expired, full term14 drawingsA horseshoe table with a built-in computer and a chair that weighs you, plus a chewing-sensor headset and a blood-pressure sensor in the armrest.
Expired, full term7 drawingsA palm-sized computer with a touch screen and a universal adapter that connects to exam instruments and captures what they see.
Likely abandoned4 drawingsMeasures the pulse at two places on the body and compares timing to flag poor blood circulation.
Likely abandoned3 drawingsAn app-driven hearing test that plays calibrated tones and uses the results to tune a wireless hearing aid.
Expired, full term6 drawingsA clear housing that draws a body-fluid sample over a test strip, with a vent plug that seals when wet and a ruler for reading it.
Lapsed, fee not paid12 drawingsAn unpowered exoskeleton that supports bending, crouching, lifting and standing up for workers with repetitive tasks.
Lapsed, fee not paid7 drawingsUses a building's existing fire-sprinkler pipes to spray disinfectant through the space.
Lapsed, fee not paid6 drawingsA small plate bonded behind an upper front tooth that stops the lower teeth from closing too far during orthodontic treatment.
Likely abandoned8 drawingsA small microfluidic chip that sorts and counts sperm from a sample to screen for male infertility.
Likely abandoned6 drawingsA portable instrument that shines light on skin and measures fluorescent compounds that build up with age and blood sugar.
Likely abandoned3 drawingsInfrared spectrometers read biological fluid samples and send the data for automated analysis.
Likely abandoned3 drawingsSensors around the bed rim collect vitals and room data, and onboard processors correlate them into alerts.
Expired, full term11 drawingsA method that samples non-invasive readings from a patient with a hydrocephalus shunt and estimates whether the shunt works, and which failure is likely.
Expired, full term4 drawingsA method that measures the time between heartbeats, computes the fractal dimension of that series, and estimates how deep a patient's anesthesia is.
Lapsed, fee not paid6 drawingsA continuous, flexible ring that can be injected into the cornea to reshape it and correct vision problems.
Lapsed, fee not paid8 drawingsA four-motor robot that holds and pulls a patient's fractured foot to the exact alignment during surgery.
Lapsed, fee not paid8 drawingsA catheter whose tip forms a loop with side ports, used to break up and draw out blood clots.
Likely abandoned6 drawingsA clip placed at a tumor through an endoscope carries an electronic marker that a surgeon's probe can locate later.
Likely abandoned13 drawingsA patch of microneedles coated with allergens that tests for allergies through the skin without the usual scratch-test needles.