STEVEN PAUL SMITH
Burglar Alarm in Draper, UT

6447462, Sep 10, 2002

Feb 15, 2000

09/504972

Wm. Dean Wallace - Salt Lake City UT
Christopher A. Cutler - Centerville UT
Steven R. Smith - Draper UT
Richard A. Dixon - West Jordan UT

Clinical Innovation Associates, Inc. - Murray UT

A61B 500

600561, 600435, 604915

A urodynamic catheter incorporating at least one balloon adjacent a distal end thereof and associated with a pressure lumen extending to a proximal end to be placed external to the body of a patient and usable with a transducer housing including a pressure transducer and a mechanism for alternatively venting an air column defined by the assembled pressure lumen and transducer housing to the ambient environment and closing the air column and charging it with air while reducing volume of the air column. One embodiment includes two, separately-chargeable balloons and a bladder fill tube, another embodiment includes a single balloon and a fill tube, and yet another embodiment, suitable for use as a reference catheter to measure abdominal pressure, includes only a single balloon and omits the fill tube. A novel catheter architecture and assembly technique are also disclosed, as are methods of using the inventive catheter.

7469158, Dec 23, 2008

Oct 1, 2004

10/957430

Christopher A. Cutler - Centerville UT, US
William D. Wallace - Salt Lake City UT, US
Steven R. Smith - Draper UT, US
Daniel J. McGraw - Herriman UT, US
Nick Tu - West Palm Beach FL, US
Clifford G. Montagnoli - Murray UT, US
Trent W. Banks - Salt Lake City UT, US

RIC Investments, LLC - Murrysville PA

A61B 5/1455

600338, 600325, 600339

An optical measuring device having multiple optical paths between one or more light emitters and one or more light detectors and/or providing at least two sets of wavelength of light along at least one path, with a final measurement being produced as a combination of measurements of the sets of wavelengths of light taken along one or more of the optical paths. Features that contribute to increased safety and ease of use include providing (1) a receiving cavity in a proximal end of an insertion rod that holds a free end of a circuit connector to keep it from becoming tangled or snagged, (2) a mechanism to keep the sensor within an introducer tube during storage and insertion and to expose a portion of the sensor only when the sensor is applied to the unborn baby, (3) a tab on the insertion rod to prevent the circuit connector from becoming tangled or snagged within the introducer tube, (4) a rotating feature whereby if a torque applied on the sensor exceeds a first predetermined amount, the sensor rotates, and a disengaging feature whereby the sensor detaches from insertion rod if a pull-off force exceeds a second predetermined amount, the rotating and disengaging features being independent of one another, (5) a circuit connector that includes at least one of the following features: (a) a stiffening member provided at the proximal end to minimize bending, (b) a shielding layer, and (c) at least one slit to increase the flexibility of the circuit connector, and (6) an interface that includes an identification element that is detected by an external circuit only if the circuit connector is connected to the interface. The present invention also pertains to a method of manufacturing a needle that is used in an invasive sensor, and preferably for fetal monitoring, that provides features not heretofore available in conventional sensors.

2007012, May 31, 2007

May 25, 2006

11/440827

Steven Smith - Draper UT, US

G06Q 20/00

705021000

The present invention relates to systems, methods and apparatus for making purchase transactions at a point-of-sale. A wireless purchase device (WPD) comprising a short range communications device for communication with vendor point-of-sale equipment such as a wireless vendor device (WVD) and a long range communications device for communications with credit or debit authorization processors. In preferred embodiments, a WVD will communicate vendor identification data and a transaction purchase price to a WPD and a WPD user will determine whether to complete the transaction. The transaction may be completed by transmitting the vendor identification and purchase data to an authorization processor for credit or debit approval. Authorization approval or denial is transmitted to the WPD where the user is discretely notified of the outcome. If approved, the user may transmit the approval to the WVD to complete the transaction. Using the systems and methods of the present invention, vendors need not maintain long range communications between points-of-sale and authorization processors or other parties. Purchasers also benefit from the discrete notification of credit or debit approval or rejection.

5951497, Sep 14, 1999

Jun 18, 1997

8/878054

Wm. Dean Wallace - Salt Lake City UT
Christopher A. Cutler - Centerville UT
Steven R. Smith - Draper UT

Clinical Innovation Associates, Inc. - Murray UT

A61B 5103, A61B 5117

600587

A pressure catheter for monitoring changes in pressure within the body is comprised of an outer tube containing a fluid channel and a closed air column having a pressure-compliant member which is deformable upon an increase in pressure. A change in pressure deforms the pressure-compliant member, which modifies the pressure in the air column, and is translated to a pressure sensor, which converts the pressure change data to an electrical signal recognizable by a fetal monitor. The outer tube employs a window extending along at least a portion of the side thereof for viewing of bodily fluids moving through the fluid channel from the body in which the catheter is inserted toward the proximal catheter end. The pressure catheter of the present invention is particularly suitable for intrauterine pressure monitoring during labor. Viewing of amniotic fluid through the window facilitates verification of proper catheter tip placement within the amniotic fluid space.

6231524, May 15, 2001

May 11, 1999

9/309332

Wm. Dean Wallace - Salt Lake City UT
Christopher A. Cutler - Centerville UT
Steven R. Smith - Draper UT

Clinical Innovation Associates, Inc. - Murray UT

A61B 5103, A61B 5117

600587

A pressure catheter for monitoring changes in pressure within the body is comprised of an outer tube containing a fluid channel and a closed air column having a pressure-compliant member which is deformable upon an increase in pressure. A change in pressure deforms the pressure-compliant member, which modifies the pressure in the air column, and is translated to a pressure sensor, which converts the pressure change data to an electrical signal recognizable by a fetal monitor. The outer tube employs a window extending along at least a portion of the side thereof for viewing of bodily fluids moving through the fluid channel from the body in which the catheter is inserted toward the proximal catheter end. The pressure catheter of the present invention is particularly suitable for intrauterine pressure monitoring during labor. Viewing of amniotic fluid through the window facilitates verification of proper catheter tip placement within the amniotic fluid space.

7336985, Feb 26, 2008

Sep 30, 2004

10/956176

Wm. Dean Wallace - Salt Lake City UT, US
Richard A. Dixon - Bountiful UT, US
Christopher A. Cutler - Centerville UT, US
Steven R. Smith - Draper UT, US

Clinical Innovations, LLC - Lake Forest IL

A61B 5/0448

600376, 600511, 439909

A fetal heart rate electrode assembly, a connector for use therewith and a cable assembly including a housing assembly configured for engagement with the connector. The electrode assembly includes a drive knob configured and located for selective extension of a fetal scalp electrode beyond a distal end thereof. The connector comprises a rotationally omnidirectional contact assembly disposed within a dielectric housing including an annular groove on the exterior thereof The housing assembly includes longitudinally resiliently biased pin contacts for end face contact with the contacts of the connector disposed within an inner housing of the housing assembly having an O-ring and an annular retention element positioned to respectively wipe the exterior of the connector housing and grasp the connector housing at the annular groove when the connector is inserted thereinto. A system and methods of use are also disclosed.

2013024, Sep 19, 2013

Mar 15, 2013

13/839411

Steven R. Smith - Draper UT, US
Kristian J. Olsen - Saratoga Springs UT, US
Bryce R. Smith - Draper UT, US

Clinical Innovations, LLC - Murray UT

A61B 17/42

606119

A surgical instrument comprises a handle having a blade proximate a distal end of the handle. A blade edge inset from a mouth of the recess is exposed within the recess and faces at least partially toward a proximal end of the handle with the blade edge inset from a mouth of the recess. The distal end further comprises a point bounding a portion of the recess and facing at least partially toward the proximal end of the handle. Methods of use are also disclosed.

5984879, Nov 16, 1999

Sep 3, 1996

8/706837

W. Dean Wallace - Salt Lake City UT
Christopher A. Cutler - Centerville UT
Steven R. Smith - Draper UT

Clinical Innovation Associates, Inc. - Murray UT

A61B 5103, A61B 5117

600587

A pressure catheter for monitoring changes in pressure within the body is comprised of an outer hollow tube containing a fluid channel and a closed air column having a pressure-compliant member which is deformable upon an increase in pressure. A change in pressure deforms the pressure-compliant member, which modifies the pressure in the air column, and is translated to a pressure sensor which converts the pressure change data to an electrical signal recognizable by a fetal monitor. The pressure catheter of the present invention is particularly suitable for intrauterine pressure monitoring during labor.

5487377, Jan 30, 1996

Nov 5, 1993

8/148840

Steven R. Smith - Draper UT
Christopher A. Cutler - Centerville UT
William D. Wallace - Salt Lake City UT

Clinical Innovation Associates, Inc. - Murray UT

A61B 132

600204

A disposable uterine manipulator including a pivotable tip support at the distal end of an elongated insertion rod for carrying a manipulator tip assembly, the tip support being rotatable by a manual drive at the proximal end of the insertion rod via a drive linkage to effectuate a range of rotation of the tip support of at least greater than 90. degree. anteversion and at least greater than 30. degree. retroversion. The manual drive may be an articulated linkage, a belt drive, or an axle drive. Several designs for a manipulator tip assembly including a balloon and a dye injection passage are also disclosed.

5643311, Jul 1, 1997

Sep 22, 1995

8/532898

Steven R. Smith - Draper UT
Christopher A. Cutler - Centerville UT
William D. Wallace - Salt Lake City UT

Clinical Innovation Associates, Inc. - Murray UT

A61H 2902, A61B 1313, A61B 1303

606193

A disposable uterine manipulator including a pivotable tip support at the distal end of an elongated insertion rod for carrying a manipulator tip assembly, the tip support being rotatable by a manual drive at the proximal end of the insertion rod via a drive linkage to effectuate a range of rotation of the tip support of at least greater than 90. degree. anteversion and at least greater than 30. degree. retroversion. The manual drive may be an articulated linkage, a belt drive, or an axle drive. Several designs for a manipulator tip assembly including a balloon and a dye injection passage are also disclosed.