IP Library Granted Patent US 10,492,877
Granted Patent B2
US 10,492,877 · App. 16/048,209 · Granted Dec 3, 2019

Disposable kit

Inventors: Henry Hewes (Los Angeles, CA); Kevin Lai (Los Angeles, CA); Jan Zwierstra (Los Angeles, CA); Kiah Lesher (Los Angeles, CA); Lane Stith (Los Angeles, CA)
Assignee: Neural Analytics, Inc.
A61B50/30A61B8/40A61B17/00A61B34/30A61B46/10A61B90/361A61F5/3707A61G13/121A61N7/00A61B2017/0023A61B2034/2057A61B2050/0055A61B2050/3008A61B2090/3937
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Patent No.
US 10,492,877
App. No.
16/048,209
Granted
Dec 3, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

Arrangements described herein relate to systems, apparatuses, and methods for a disposable kit containing medical items configured for a medical device including a head cradle to support a head of a subject, the disposable kit includes a container that encloses a head cradle pad configured to be affixed to the head cradle, at least one fiducial marker configured to be disposed on a location at the head of the subject, and at least one enclosure configured to cover a portion of the medical device.

Claims (34)

1. A disposable kit containing medical items configured for a medical device including a probe and a head cradle to support a head of a subject, the disposable kit comprising:

a container, wherein the container encloses:

a head cradle pad configured to be affixed to the head cradle;

at least one fiducial marker configured to be disposed on a location at the head of the subject; and

at least one enclosure configured to cover a portion of the medical device, the at least one enclosure defining a probe hole through which the probe is configured to extend and contact the head of the subject.

2. The disposable kit of claim 1 , wherein the disposable kit contains medical items configured to be used for an ultrasound medical procedure.

3. The disposable kit of claim 1 , wherein the head cradle pad is configured to be releasably affixed to the head cradle.

4. The disposable kit of claim 1 , wherein

the head cradle pad comprises a pad layer and an adhesive layer; and

the head cradle pad is configured to be affixed to the head cradle via the adhesive layer.

5. The disposable kit of claim 4 , wherein

the pad layer is configured to be pressed into a concave surface of the head cradle; and

the adhesive layer contacts and adheres to the concave surface of the head cradle when the pad layer is pressed into the concave surface of the head cradle.

6. The disposable kit of claim 1 , wherein the at least one fiducial marker has:

an adhesive surface configured to be affixed to the head of the subject; and

a light reflective surface opposite to the adhesive surface.

7. The disposable kit of claim 1 , wherein

the at least one fiducial marker comprises a plurality of fiducial markers, each of the plurality of fiducial markers configured to be adhered to a same side of the head of the subject.

8. The disposable kit of claim 1 , wherein the at least one fiducial marker comprises a first set of fiducial markers and a second set of fiducial markers, each of the first set and the second set including a plurality of fiducial markers and configured to be adhered to opposite sides of the head of the subject.

9. The disposable kit of claim 1 , wherein the at least one enclosure comprises a plurality of enclosures.

10. The disposable kit of claim 1 , wherein the head cradle pad contacts a bottom surface of the container and fits into a space defined by the bottom surface and side walls extending from the bottom surface.

11. The disposable kit of claim 1 , wherein the medical device comprises a Transcranial Doppler device.

12. A disposable kit containing medical items configured for a medical device including a head cradle to support a head of a subject and a head restraint, the disposable kit comprising:

a container, wherein the container encloses no more and no less than:

a head cradle pad configured to be affixed to the head cradle;

a head restraint pad configured to be affixed to the head restraint of the medical device;

a sheet carrying at least one fiducial marker configured to be disposed on a location at the head of the subject;

at least one enclosure; and

a packaging enclosing the container.

13. A method for providing a disposable kit containing medical items configured for a medical device including a probe and a head cradle to support a head of a subject, the method comprising:

providing a container, wherein providing the container comprises enclosing, in the container:

a head cradle pad configured to be affixed to the head cradle;

at least one fiducial marker configured to be disposed on a location at the head of the subject; and

at least one enclosure configured to cover a portion of the medical device, the at least one enclosure defining a probe hole through which the probe is configured to extend and contact the head of the subject.

Assignments (8)
DEFAULT Recorded Mar 5, 2024
From: NOVASIGNAL CORP.
To: AVENUE VENTURE OPPORTUNITIES FUND, L.P.
Reel/Frame 066741/0678 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 10, 2023
From: AVENUE VENTURE OPPORTUNITIES FUND, L.P.
To: NEURASIGNAL, INC.
Reel/Frame 064238/0383 →
STATEMENT OF FORECLOSURE Recorded Jul 5, 2023
From: NOVASIGNAL CORP.
To: AVENUE VENTURE OPPORTUNITIES FUND, L.P.
Reel/Frame 064206/0484 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 5, 2023
From: AVENUE VENTURE OPPORTUNITIES FUND, L.P.
To: NEURASIGNAL, INC.
Reel/Frame 064155/0787 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 5, 2023
From: NEURASIGNAL, INC.
To: AVENUE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT II, L.P.
Reel/Frame 064155/0854 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 18, 2021
From: NOVASIGNAL CORP.
To: AVENUE VENTURE OPPORTUNITIES FUND, L.P.
Reel/Frame 058425/0481 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 25, 2020
From: NEURAL ANALYTICS, INC.
To: NOVASIGNAL CORP.
Reel/Frame 054203/0165 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 21, 2018
From: HEWES, HENRY; LAI, KEVIN; ZWIERSTRA, JAN; LESHER, KIAH; STITH, LANE
To: NEURAL ANALYTICS, INC.
Reel/Frame 047978/0561 →