Shakespear
Daniel Shakespear, Lake Orion, MI US
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20130131932 | STEERING SYSTEM FOR THREE-WHEELED VEHICLE - A vehicle includes a frame, first and second wheels that are selectively rotatable about a first horizontal axis, a third wheel, and a steering system. The steering system operatively connects the third wheel to the frame such that the third wheel is selectively rotatable about a second horizontal axis. The steering system is configured to selectively toe the third wheel and to laterally displace the third wheel with respect to the frame, thereby increasing stability during turning. | 05-23-2013 |
20130234843 | SCROLLING CONTROL SYSTEM HAVING TACTILE FEEDBACK - A scrolling control system having tactile feedback includes a rotational control for scrolling through a plurality of user selections. Also included is a first position of the rotational control, wherein rotation away from the first position scrolls through the plurality of user selections. Further included is a pulsating system for providing tactile feedback to a user, wherein the pulsating system distributes pulses at a plurality of frequencies that correspond to a plurality of rotational control positions. | 09-12-2013 |
Karen Shakespear, San Francisco, CA US
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20120316541 | DUAL-PURPOSE LAPAROSCOPIC SURGICAL DEVICE - A medical device intended for use in performing minimally invasive procedures is provided. The device is intended for performing a pyloromyotomy in pediatric surgery, laparascopically. A key aspect of embodiments of the device is the dual-purpose functionality of the device as it combines both spreading of tissue and cutting of tissue, using mono- or bi-polar electric energy or a knife, with the same medical device. The use of the device requires fewer tool changes during surgery, improving safety and ease of use, as well as reducing surgery time. The devices lend themselves to torelatively cheaper manufacturing processes and lower overall cost compared to existing devices. They would also require less training time compared to current laparoscopic tools. | 12-13-2012 |
Karen F. Shakespear, San Francisco, CA US
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20130041238 | ELECTROCHEMICAL DISINFECTION OF IMPLANTED CATHETERS - An implantable catheter is provided that may be disinfected without removal from the body of a patient, using an electrochemical method to generate an electric field on the catheter surface and thus destroy microorganisms in a biofilm that is present or forming. A catheter system includes the implantable catheter and a voltage source that is operably connected to electrodes on or embedded in the exterior and optionally the interior catheter surface. Methods are also provided for disinfecting the implantable catheter in vivo and for detecting or confirming the presence of a pathogenic biofilm thereon. | 02-14-2013 |
20130060188 | PHOTOCATALYTIC DISINFECTION OF IMPLANTED CATHETERS - An implantable catheter is provided that may be disinfected without removal from the body of a patient, using a photocatalytic method to activate a reaction on the catheter surface that generates oxidizing agents in the form of Reactive Oxygen Species (“ROS”) and thus destroy microorganisms in a biofilm that is present or forming. A catheter system includes the implantable catheter, a light source, and a source of power operably connected to the light source. Methods are also provided for disinfecting the implantable catheter in vivo. | 03-07-2013 |
Karen Frances Shakespear, San Francisco, CA US
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20110218529 | Indwelling Nerve Block Catheters - A nerve block catheter system employs an indwelling, flexible catheter comprising a tissue lock to retain the catheter tip in pharmacologically proximity to a target nerve and optionally, a decoupler that insulates the tip of the catheter from proximal tissue movement. | 09-08-2011 |
Karen Frances Shakespear, Menlo Park, CA US
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20140364798 | Indwelling Nerve Block Catheters - A nerve block catheter system employs an indwelling, flexible catheter comprising a tissue lock to retain the catheter tip in pharmacologically proximity to a target nerve and optionally, a decoupler that insulates the tip of the catheter from proximal tissue movement. | 12-11-2014 |