Patents by Inventor Alison Diana Burcar

Alison Diana Burcar 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).

  • Medical connector and method for nasally administering or removing a substance
    Patent number: 7785300
    Abstract: A medical connector contains a plurality of arms having respective entrance ports. The medical connector also contains a cover preferably having first and second caps coupled together by a first tether, and a fastener coupled to at least one of the first and second caps by a second tether. The fastener is secured to a portion of the medical connector. The first and second caps are adapted to cover at least a portion of the entrance ports of respective first and second arms of the plurality of arms. The medical connector preferably has a sleeve that is detachably coupled to a first arm of the plurality of arms. The first cap preferably comprises a first portion with a first inner diameter adapted to encircle an end of the first arm and a second portion with a second inner diameter adapted to encircle a distal end of the sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: ICU Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Jerry Seiichi Ishii, Alison Diana Burcar, Rita Bennett
  • Medical connector and method for nasally administering or removing a substance
    Patent number: 7387618
    Abstract: A medical connector contains a plurality of arms having respective entrance ports. The medical connector also contains a cover preferably having first and second caps coupled together by a first tether, and a fastener coupled to at least one of the first and second caps by a second tether. The fastener is secured to a portion of the medical connector. The first and second caps are adapted to cover at least a portion of the entrance ports of respective first and second arms of the plurality of arms. The medical connector preferably has a sleeve that is detachably coupled to a first arm of the plurality of arms. The first cap preferably comprises a first portion with a first inner diameter adapted to encircle an end of the first arm and a second portion with a second inner diameter adapted to encircle a distal end of the sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2008
    Assignee: ICU Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Jerry Seiichi Ishii, Alison Diana Burcar, Rita Bennett
  • Medical connector and method for nasally administering or removing a substance
    Patent number: 7156826
    Abstract: A medical connector contains a plurality of arms having respective entrance ports. The medical connector also contains a cover preferably having first and second caps coupled together by a first tether, and a fastener coupled to at least one of the first and second caps by a second tether. The fastener is secured to a portion of the medical connector. The first and second caps are adapted to cover at least a portion of the entrance ports of respective first and second arms of the plurality of arms. The medical connector preferably has a sleeve that is detachably coupled to a first arm of the plurality of arms. The first cap preferably comprises a first portion with a first inner diameter adapted to encircle an end of the first arm and a second portion with a second inner diameter adapted to encircle a distal end of the sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2007
    Assignee: ICU Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Jerry Seiichi Ishii, Alison Diana Burcar, Rita Bennett
  • Medical connector and method for nasally administering or removing a substance
    Publication number: 20040236311
    Abstract: A medical connector contains a plurality of arms having respective entrance ports. The medical connector also contains a cover preferably having first and second caps coupled together by a first tether, and a fastener coupled to at least one of the first and second caps by a second tether. The fastener is secured to a portion of the medical connector. The first and second caps are adapted to cover at least a portion of the entrance ports of respective first and second arms of the plurality of arms. The medical connector preferably has a sleeve that is detachably coupled to a first arm of the plurality of arms. The first cap preferably comprises a first portion with a first inner diameter adapted to encircle an end of the first arm and a second portion with a second inner diameter adapted to encircle a distal end of the sleeve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2003
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Inventors: Jerry Seiichi Ishii, Alison Diana Burcar, Rita Bennett