公开(公告)号：US11457994B2

公开(公告)日：2022-10-04

申请号：US17153974

申请日：2021-01-21

Applicant: American Sterilizer Company

Inventor： David Jesurun ,  Benjamin L. Yoder

IPC: A61B90/30 ,  F21V5/00 ,  F21V5/04 ,  F21V14/06 ,  F21V23/00 ,  A61B90/00 ,  H05B45/00 ,  A61B90/35 ,  F21W131/205 ,  H05B47/00

Abstract: A light head for a medical device support system. The light head includes first and second zones of light sources, an optical system, and a control system. The first and second zones of light sources emit respective first and second beams of light that form an illumination pattern having a pattern size at a region of interest. The optical system adjusts a beam spread of the second beam of light to change the pattern size of the illumination pattern from a first pattern size to a second pattern size. The control system varies power to the first and second zones of light sources in response to adjustment of the beam spread of the second beam of light to maintain a substantially constant magnitude of illuminance at the region of interest as the pattern size is changed from the first pattern size to the second pattern size.

公开(公告)号：US20220211462A1

公开(公告)日：2022-07-07

申请号：US17551504

申请日：2021-12-15

Applicant: American Sterilizer Company

Inventor： Michael Joseph Heser ,  Jerime Josef Pichler

IPC: A61B90/50 ,  A61B90/00

Abstract: A medical device support system including a shaft, an extension arm, and a hub mounted to the shaft for pivotable movement of the extension arm about a rotation axis of the shaft. The hub includes a cavity including first and second contact faces, and at least one floating stop movably disposed in the cavity. The hub is pivotably mounted for a range of at least 360-degrees rotation about the rotation axis. The at least 360-degrees rotation range is based on a compound of a first rotation range and a second rotation range. The first rotation range is defined by a first movable amount of the at least one floating stop between first and second stop surfaces fixed relative to the shaft. The second rotation range is defined by a second movable amount of the at least one floating stop between the first and second contact faces of the hub.

公开(公告)号：US20220133431A1

公开(公告)日：2022-05-05

申请号：US17511827

申请日：2021-10-27

Applicant: American Sterilizer Company

Inventor： Lance Bellows ,  Michael Hollopeter ,  Martin Kraig ,  Brad Lachmeier ,  Jerime Pichler ,  Nicholas Puterbaugh ,  David Westenfelder ,  Robert Chavez

IPC: A61B90/50

Abstract: A load balancing arm for a medical device support system includes a proximal hub, a support arm, a link, and a distal end vertical block. The components together may form a four bar linkage. The proximal hub is configured for pivotable movement about an axis P-P. The distal hub is configured to support a medical device load for pivotable movement about an axis D-D. The distal hub is mounted to the distal end vertical block for pivotable movement between a first position in which the axis D-D is at a first angle relative to the axis P-P and a second position in which the axis D-D is at a second angle relative to the axis P-P, wherein the first angle is different than the second angle. A parallelism adjustment mechanism enables the axis D-D to be adjusted so as to be substantially parallel to the axis P-P.

公开(公告)号：USD945606S1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-08

申请号：US29725038

申请日：2020-02-21

Applicant: American Sterilizer Company

Designer： Lance Clark Bellows ,  Michael Joseph Heser

公开(公告)号：US20210353810A1

公开(公告)日：2021-11-18

申请号：US16876727

申请日：2020-05-18

Applicant: American Sterilizer Company

Inventor： Anthony J. Fiorello ,  Christopher J. Lannan

IPC: A61L2/28 ,  A61L2/07

Abstract: A sterilization process test device for verifying the efficacy of a sterilization process includes a tubular body defining a chamber for containing at least one sterilization indicator and a cap to sealingly close the tubular body. The tubular body includes at least one hole, which is covered by a gas and steam permeable cover. The only flow path into the chamber is provided through the steam and gas permeable cover and the at least one hole, which when combined are configured to control and restrict a flow of steam or a gaseous sterilization medium from an external environment.

公开(公告)号：US11123695B2

公开(公告)日：2021-09-21

申请号：US15651200

申请日：2017-07-17

Applicant: American Sterilizer Company

Inventor： Jonathan Richard Bell

IPC: A61J1/10 ,  B01D71/06 ,  A61J1/05 ,  B01D53/22 ,  B01D69/02 ,  A61J1/14

Abstract: This invention relates to a container for storing an aqueous hydrogen peroxide solution, the container comprising: walls formed from a gas permeable, liquid impermeable polymeric material, the walls being capable of permitting gas to escape from the container through the walls to avoid build-up of pressure within the container while retaining liquid within the container, the polymeric material having a gas transmission rate in the range from about 0.05 to about 0.5 cubic centimeters of gas per square centimeter of polymeric material per 24 hours at 25° C.

公开(公告)号：US20210239299A1

公开(公告)日：2021-08-05

申请号：US17151760

申请日：2021-01-19

Applicant: American Sterilizer Company

Inventor： David A. Westenfelder, II ,  Jill A. Sanders

IPC: F21V14/06 ,  F21V5/04 ,  F21V17/00 ,  F21V23/00 ,  F21V21/26 ,  F21V21/03 ,  A61B90/35

Abstract: A light head for a medical device support system. The light head includes a housing base, an annular shape first lens, a housing cover, and a motion transfer member. The housing cover includes a cavity within which the annular shape first lens is rotatable about a rotation axis. The housing cover includes a second lens. The annular shape first lens and the second lens are in a light emitting path of the plurality of light emitting elements. The motion transfer member is configured to movably interact with a boss of the annular shape first lens to rotate the annular shape first lens about the rotation axis and within the cavity. A periphery of the annular shape first lens includes guide members configured to position the boss of the annular shape first lens to movably interact with the motion transfer member.

公开(公告)号：US20210239281A1

公开(公告)日：2021-08-05

申请号：US17161605

申请日：2021-01-28

Applicant: American Sterilizer Company

Inventor： David A. Westenfelder, II ,  Michael Hollopeter ,  Jill A. Sanders ,  Martin R. Kraig

IPC: F21S8/06 ,  F21V21/28 ,  F21V5/04

Abstract: A lighting assembly includes a light transmissive substrate extending along a length and including a light emission portion including opposed first and second major surfaces spaced apart from one another in a thickness direction, an inner edge surface extending between the first and second major surfaces in the thickness direction, and an outer edge surface opposed the inner edge surface and extending in the thickness direction. An extension portion extends from the light emission portion proximate the second major surface in the thickness direction. A light source is attached to the extension portion. A light head includes a housing, a primary light source attached to the housing, and the lighting assembly as an auxiliary lighting assembly. The housing includes a channel in which the auxiliary lighting assembly is retained.

公开(公告)号：US11039899B2

公开(公告)日：2021-06-22

申请号：US16145815

申请日：2018-09-28

Applicant: American Sterilizer Company

Inventor： Michael Hollopeter ,  Lena T. Fogle

IPC: A61B90/35 ,  A61B90/00 ,  A61L2/28

Abstract: A sterile field encroachment indicator apparatus for a surgical lighting system includes one or more encroachment indicators, one or more sensor units, and one or more controllers. The encroachment indicators are configured to indicate encroachment of a predetermined proximity to a surgical lighthead by a foreign entity and contact of the encroaching foreign entity with the surgical lighthead. The surgical lighthead is configured to provide illumination in order to illuminate a surgical environment. The sensor units are positioned in the surgical lighthead, and are configured to sense proximity of the foreign entity to the surgical lighthead and the contact of the encroaching foreign entity with the surgical lighthead. The controllers are configured to control the encroachment indicators based on the sensed proximity of the foreign entity to the surgical lighthead and the sensed contact of the foreign entity with the surgical lighthead.

公开(公告)号：US10993778B2

公开(公告)日：2021-05-04

申请号：US16517707

申请日：2019-07-22

Applicant: American Sterilizer Company

Inventor： Lance Clark Bellows ,  Christopher Roy Mohr

IPC: A61B90/50 ,  F16M11/20 ,  F16D65/14 ,  F16D65/06 ,  F16D121/14

Abstract: A medical device support system including a central shaft, an extension arm, a brake clamp assembly, and a brake actuator. The extension arm has a support for a medical device and a hub at its proximal end mounted to the central shaft for pivotable movement about the central shaft. The brake clamp assembly is secured in the hub for rotation therewith and includes first and second clamp portions. The brake actuator includes a cap, a plunger coupled to the cap for reciprocable axial movement relative to the cap, and a spring disposed between the cap and the plunger and configured to exert a biasing force against movement of the cap axially toward the plunger. The cap is adjustably mounted to the hub and coupled to the plunger to selectively urge the first and second clamp portions either toward or away from the central shaft to respectively increase or decrease a frictional braking force to the central shaft.