JOSEPH J BERKE, M.D., PH.D.
Medical Practice in Detroit, MI

4482064, Nov 13, 1984

Dec 18, 1981

6/331956

Joseph J. Berke - Detroit MI
Eric L. Gay - Ann Arbor MI
Henry P. Doble - West Redding CT

A47F 700

211 691

A computer terminal support and hand rest to be placed on a desk top and interposed between the computer terminal and a computer operator as well as being interposed between the computer terminal and the desk top. The computer terminal support provides a hand rest for supporting the hands of the computer operator both during use of the computer terminal and during rest intervals. In a preferred embodiment, the support also includes a conductive portion for draining static charges from the computer terminal operator to prevent circuit damage and erroneous command signals to the computer and to prevent electrical shock to the operator. Several embodiments of the support are disclosed including alternate structures for providing a static discharge path, alternate structures for supporting the hands and alternate structures for supporting the computer terminal. In addition, some embodiments include a trough into which the fingers of the computer operator may be placed during rest intervals and the trough also functions as a receptacle for pens, pencils and the like.

4887598, Dec 19, 1989

Mar 9, 1987

7/023650

Joseph J. Berke - Detroit MI

A61B 1732

606180

Rotary scalpel structure and method which rotary scalpel may be either manual or automatic. The manual rotary scalpel structure includes an handle having a bifurcated end between the ends of which a circular scalpel blade is mounted for rotation. The automatic rotary scalpel includes a circular scalpel blade secured at one end of a blade support arm connected to a handle having a drive motor secured to the other end thereof and means extending through the handle and the blade support arm for rotating the circular scalpel blade on energization of the motor. The automatic rotary scalpel includes structure for releasably securing the blade support arm to the handle. A circular scalpel blade is also provided which has concave surfaces to reduce blade friction along with a blade container for transporting and storing circular scalpel blades. The method includes manually or automatically rotating a circular scalpel blade and drawing it across an area in which an incision is required. With the automatic rotary scalpel structure, the blade is rotated prior to the incision being made.

4482063, Nov 13, 1984

Dec 18, 1981

6/331954

Joseph J. Berke - Detroit MI
Eric L. Gay - Ann Arbor MI
Henry P. Doble - West Redding CT

A47F 7100

211 691

A computer terminal support and hand rest to be placed on a desk top and interposed between the computer terminal and a computer operator as well as being interposed between the computer terminal and the desk top. The computer terminal support provides a hand rest for supporting the hands of the computer operator both during use of the computer terminal and during rest intervals. In a preferred embodiment, the support also includes a conductive portion for draining static charges from the computer terminal operator to prevent circuit damage and erroneous command signals to the computer and to prevent electrical shock to the operator. Several embodiments of the support are disclosed including alternate structures for providing a static discharge path, alternate structures for supporting the hands and alternate structures for supporting the computer terminal. In addition, some embodiments include a trough into which the fingers of the computer operator may be placed during rest intervals and the trough also functions as a receptacle for pens, pencils and the like.

4481556, Nov 6, 1984

Apr 4, 1980

6/137808

Joseph J. Berke - Detroit MI
Eric L. Gay - Ann Arbor MI
Henry P. Doble - West Redding CT

H05F 300

361222

A computer terminal support and hand rest to be placed on a desk top and interposed between the computer terminal and a computer operator as well as being interposed between the computer terminal and the desk top. The computer terminal support provides a hand rest for supporting the hands of the computer operator both during use of the computer terminal and during rest intervals. In a preferred embodiment, the support also includes a conductive portion for draining static charges from the computer terminal operator to prevent circuit damage and erroneous command signals to the computer and to prevent electrical shock to the operator. Several embodiments of the support are disclosed including alternate structures for providing a static discharge path, alternate structures for supporting the hands and alternate structures for supporting the computer terminal. In addition, some embodiments include a trough into which the fingers of the computer operator may be placed during rest intervals and the trough also functions as a receptacle for pens, pencils and the like.

4340060, Jul 20, 1982

Jun 16, 1980

6/159481

Joseph J. Berke - Detroit MI
Eric L. Gay - Ann Arbor MI

A61B 1714

128317

An improved craniotome footplate, or dura guard for cutting between bur holes or from a single bur hole in the skull without damaging the dura membrane which is intermediate the underside of the skull and the brain. The guard includes a flexible, resilient tip for negotiating bony prominences on the underside of the skull and for separating the dura from the underside of the skull in advance of the craniotome cutting of the skull.

4791928, Dec 20, 1988

Sep 24, 1982

6/422847

Joseph J. Berke - Detroit MI
George H. Muller - Ann Arbor MI

A61B 1732

128305

A manual method of making a surgical incision in free tissue including moving a freely rotatable circular scalpel blade across an area of the free tissue at a desired incision depth without pressing the tissue to a mechanical backing member wherein the circular scalpel blade is rotated solely by friction between the blade and the tissue in which the incision is required. The scalpel blade may be pushed or pulled across the area of free tissue, preferably at a speed of between four and seven centimeters per second.

4713002, Dec 15, 1987

Oct 9, 1985

6/785922

Dwight W. Presser - West Bloomfield Township, Oakland County MI
Joseph J. Berke - Detroit MI

A61C 100, A61C 300

433 30

An improved dental mirror or instrument of the type including an elongated handle and a disc-like mirror mounted in a frame at one end of the handle. A concave clear plastic shell is sealed relative to the mirror surface to substantially reduce, if not completely eliminate, condensation. The concave exterior surface, which is dome-like in configuration, may be comfortably and conveniently wiped on the inside cheek of the patient to assist in maintaining the surface clear and clean, and to assist in removal of debris from the mouth of the patient.