Patents by Inventor Adin M. Potter

Adin M. Potter has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Catheters including antimicrobial sleeve and methods of making catheters
    Patent number: 10188826
    Abstract: A catheter includes a tubular body having an outer surface, and a sleeve disposed on only a portion of the outer surface of the tubular body. The sleeve includes an outer layer overlying an inner layer. The catheter contains a water-soluble, anti-microbial agent in the outer layer of the sleeve. Methods of making the catheter are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Lise-Helene Heroux, Adin M. Potter, Robert Frechette, Manisha M. Dadhania
  • MEDICAL DEVICE WITH ANTIMICROBIAL LAYER
    Publication number: 20110067703
    Abstract: A medical device includes a conduit for a fluid. The conduit has a wall formed of a hydrophobic polymer with a hydrophilic polymer layer extruded over it, and an antimicrobial substantially dispersed within the hydrophilic polymer. The antimicrobial compound may be a predetermined amount of phosphorus-based glass having a predetermined quantity of a metal such as silver substantially dispersed therein. The medical device may be an endotracheal tube made by providing a hydrophobic polymer, a hydrophilic polymer and an antimicrobial compound, forming the hydrophobic polymer, the hydrophilic polymer and the antimicrobial compound into a conduit, and forming a cuff on an end of the conduit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2010
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Applicant: Mallinckrodt Inc.
    Inventors: Paul W. Martens, Robert L. Nieto, Robert Virag, Adin M. Potter
  • Catheters including antimicrobial sleeve and methods of making catheters
    Publication number: 20080172011
    Abstract: A catheter includes a tubular body having an outer surface, and a sleeve disposed on only a portion of the outer surface of the tubular body. The sleeve includes an outer layer overlying an inner layer. The catheter contains a water-soluble, anti-microbial agent in the outer layer of the sleeve. Methods of making the catheter are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Publication date: July 17, 2008
    Applicant: TYCO HEALTHCARE GROUP LP
    Inventors: Lise-Helene Heroux, Adin M. Potter, Robert Frechette, Manisha M. Dadhania