Patents

US 11813205 B2: Tissue retention systems and methods

Granted
2023-11-14
Filed
2021-12-15 application 17551956
Type
Utility · 20 claims
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Abstract

A tissue retention belt for maintaining tissue in a position that permits access to a body portion of a patient for a medical procedure includes a first anchor zone, a second anchor zone, and a tension zone. The tension zone extends between the first anchor zone and the second anchor zone and defines a tension axis that extends in a direction of loading to be applied to retained tissue. The tension zone may include an auxiliary anchor zone that includes a removable non-adhesive and an adhesive surface configured to adhere to a patient's skin and provide auxiliary anchoring for maintaining tissue in position.

Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg231114.xml).

Assignees

AssigneeTypePlaceAlso on furp.orgSource
Stetrix, Inc. 32 patentsUS company or organizationBartlett, TNPVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10

Inventors

InventorPlacePatentsPerson pageSource
David D. BlurtonWhiteville, TN42PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10
Mark BuchananAtoka, TN43PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10

CPC categories

SubclassCategoryFirst groupSource
A61GTransport, personal conveyances, or accommodation specially adapted for patients or disabled persons ; operating tables or chairs; chairs for dentistry; funeral devicesA61G13/122PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10
A61BDiagnosis; surgery; identificationA61B17/02PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10
A61FFilters implantable into blood vessels; prostheses; devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents; orthopaedic, nursing or contraceptive devices; fomentation; treatment or protection of eyes or ears; bandages, dressings or absorbent pads; first-aid kitsA61F5/37PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10

Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).

Assignments and security interests

RecordedWhatFromToReel/frameSource
2022-01-25Assignment
Assignment of assignor's interest
BLURTON, DAVID D. signed 2017-07-10
BUCHANAN, MARK signed 2017-07-10
STETRIX, INC. BARTLETT, TN58758/71PASDL, file of 2026-10-15

Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.

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