Abstract: An atomizer device for use in discharging a liquid into or on the body of the patient, the device having reusable and disposable components designed to safely and automatically prevent pathogens contamination.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 9, 2012
Date of Patent:
July 28, 2015
Assignee:
Alcove Medical, Inc.
Inventors:
John K. Bullock, G. Allen Allred, Jeff Bullock
Abstract: An atomizer device for use in discharging a liquid into or on the body of the patient, the device having reusable and disposable components designed to safely and automatically prevent pathogens contamination.
Type:
Application
Filed:
February 9, 2012
Publication date:
August 15, 2013
Applicant:
ALCOVE MEDICAL, INC.
Inventors:
John K. Bullock, G. Allen Allred, Jeff Bullock
Abstract: The present invention is a catheter having a tube and including mechanisms that provide precision control over insertion and retraction of the catheter tube. The catheter is particularly adapted for introduction into the pulmonary system. The catheter includes an insertion depth control mechanism that acts as a stop and provides a tactile indication to the person inserting the catheter tube that a predetermined position has been reached. The catheter also includes an anti-bunching mechanism to prevent bunching of a protective sleeve disposed around the catheter tube, thereby reducing interference from the sleeve during insertion of the catheter tube.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 30, 2004
Date of Patent:
September 25, 2007
Assignee:
Alcove Medical Inc.
Inventors:
Warren D. Owens, William R. Hawes, Cary P. Jenkins, Ken D. Hargett
Abstract: The present invention is a catheter having a tube and including mechanisms that provide precision control over insertion and retraction of the catheter tube. The catheter is particularly adapted for introduction into the pulmonary system. The catheter includes an insertion depth control mechanism that acts as a stop and provides a tactile indication to the person inserting the catheter tube that a predetermined position has been reached. The catheter also includes an anti-bunching mechanism to prevent bunching of a protective sleeve disposed around the catheter tube, thereby reducing interference from the sleeve during insertion of the catheter tube.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 12, 2000
Date of Patent:
March 9, 2004
Assignee:
Alcove Medical, Inc.
Inventors:
Warren D. Owens, William R. Hawes, Cary P. Jenkins, Ken D. Hargett
Abstract: A neonatal suction adaptor with reduced deadspace allows tidal volume monitoring and synchronization to continue without substantial interference while a suction catheter is used. The adaptor includes a central housing disposed about a central chamber. A ventilation connector and an endotracheal connector are each secured to, and extend from, the central housing. Each tubular connector defines a passage connected with the central chamber. The connectors are sized and shaped to form press-fit connections with endotracheal tubes and ventilation monitors. The endotracheal connector includes a sleeve separated from a core by an annular recess configured to receive part of an endotracheal tube ventilation adaptor. A suction access tube is also secured to, and extends from, the central housing. The suction access tube is connectable to a wide variety of standard sleeved or exposed suction catheters.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 9, 1996
Date of Patent:
July 1, 1997
Assignee:
Alcove Medical, Inc.
Inventors:
Warren D. Owens, Cary P. Jenkins, Ken Hargett