Patents by Inventor Austin McKinnon
Austin McKinnon 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).
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Patent number: 11980727Abstract: A needle protection device may include a hub, a housing disposed within the lumen of the hub, and a needle. The housing may include a tubular portion, which may include two arms coupled thereto. Each of the arms may include a first end coupled to the tubular portion, a second end disposed within the tubular portion, and a bent portion therebetween. The second end of the first arm and the second end of the second arm may form a duckbill valve. A needle may extend through the housing. Withdrawing a sharp distal tip of the needle in a proximal direction beyond the second end of each of the arms may close the duckbill valve and facilitate removal of the housing from the hub. Shielding the sharp distal tip of the needle in this manner may prevent blood spatter and exposure to blood and blood-borne pathogens.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2021Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and CompanyInventors: S. Ray Isaacson, Marty Stout, Austin McKinnon
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Publication number: 20230158231Abstract: A medication filling device and system are provided. The filling device is configured to attach to a medication delivery device and includes a vial attachment component configured to attach to a medication vial. The vial attachment component includes a pump, operable in forward and reverse directions, and an empty vial detection unit configured to detect whether a vial attached to the vial attachment component is empty. The filling device further includes a processor configured to receive a signal from the empty vial detection unit indicating whether a vial attached to the vial attachment component is empty, and a user interface configured to output an indication to a user indicating whether the vial is empty.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2021Publication date: May 25, 2023Applicant: Becton, Dickinson and CompanyInventors: Bo Yang YU, Austin MCKINNON, J. Richard GYORY, Bart PETERSON, Mark NEWBY
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Publication number: 20210386975Abstract: A needle protection device may include a hub, a housing disposed within the lumen of the hub, and a needle. The housing may include a tubular portion, which may include two arms coupled thereto. Each of the arms may include a first end coupled to the tubular portion, a second end disposed within the tubular portion, and a bent portion therebetween. The second end of the first arm and the second end of the second arm may form a duckbill valve. A needle may extend through the housing. Withdrawing a sharp distal tip of the needle in a proximal direction beyond the second end of each of the arms may close the duckbill valve and facilitate removal of the housing from the hub. Shielding the sharp distal tip of the needle in this manner may prevent blood spatter and exposure to blood and blood-borne pathogens.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2021Publication date: December 16, 2021Inventors: S. Ray Isaacson, Marty Stout, Austin McKinnon
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Patent number: 10918849Abstract: A connection apparatus for a medical device includes a first connection member having a first end and a second end with the first connection member defining at least one channel adjacent the first end. The at least one channel having a first portion extending in an axial direction and a shoulder adjacent to the first end of the first connection member that defines a channel entry. The at least one channel having a second portion extending in a transverse direction relative to the axial direction. The connection apparatus further including a second connection member having a first end and a second end and at least one protrusion adjacent the first end. The shoulder is configured to guide the at least one protrusion of the second connection member into the channel entry regardless of the orientation of the at least one protrusion relative to the channel entry.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2019Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: Becton Dickinson and Company LimitedInventors: Austin McKinnon, Laurie Sanders, Yan Yevmenenko, Jude Cancellieri, Daniel Hamilton, James J. Kennedy, III, Lai Chiu Tang, Richard Mann
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Publication number: 20190217074Abstract: A connection apparatus for a medical device includes a first connection member having a first end and a second end with the first connection member defining at least one channel adjacent the first end. The at least one channel having a first portion extending in an axial direction and a shoulder adjacent to the first end of the first connection member that defines a channel entry. The at least one channel having a second portion extending in a transverse direction relative to the axial direction. The connection apparatus further including a second connection member having a first end and a second end and at least one protrusion adjacent the first end. The shoulder is configured to guide the at least one protrusion of the second connection member into the channel entry regardless of the orientation of the at least one protrusion relative to the channel entry.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2019Publication date: July 18, 2019Inventors: Austin McKinnon, Laurie Sanders, Yan Yevmenenko, Jude Cancellieri, Daniel Hamilton, James J. Kennedy, III, Lai Chiu Tang, Richard Mann
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Patent number: 10286201Abstract: A connection apparatus for a medical device includes a first connection member having a first end and a second end with the first connection member defining at least one channel adjacent the first end. The at least one channel having a first portion extending in an axial direction and a shoulder adjacent to the first end of the first connection member that defines a channel entry. The at least one channel having a second portion extending in a transverse direction relative to the axial direction. The connection apparatus further including a second connection member having a first end and a second end and at least one protrusion adjacent the first end. The shoulder is configured to guide the at least one protrusion of the second connection member into the channel entry regardless of the orientation of the at least one protrusion relative to the channel entry.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2014Date of Patent: May 14, 2019Assignee: Becton Dickinson and Company LimitedInventors: Austin McKinnon, Laurie Sanders, Yan Yevmenenko, Jude Cancellieri, Daniel Hamilton, James J. Kennedy, III, Lai Chiu Tang, Richard Mann
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Patent number: 9901672Abstract: Described herein is a programmable portable infusion device. The infusion device may include electronics such as sensors, and can be programmed to detect parameters related to the proper administration of infusion. If the sensors detect that a parameter is outside of a defined boundary or range, the infusion device may notify a user that it may not be safe to administer infusion and may prevent infusion from occurring.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2016Date of Patent: February 27, 2018Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and CompanyInventors: Mircea Stefan Despa, Adam Martin, Sundeep Kankanala, Austin McKinnon, Christian Sandmann, Ralph Sonderegger, Ray Isaacson, Marcel Souza, Bart Peterson
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Publication number: 20160213843Abstract: Described herein is a programmable portable infusion device. The infusion device may include electronics such as sensors, and can be programmed to detect parameters related to the proper administration of infusion. If the sensors detect that a parameter is outside of a defined boundary or range, the infusion device may notify a user that it may not be safe to administer infusion and may prevent infusion from occurring.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2016Publication date: July 28, 2016Inventors: Mircea Stefan DESPA, Adam MARTIN, Sundeep KANKANALA, Austin MCKINNON, Christian SANDMANN, Ralph SONDEREGGER, Ray ISAACSON, Marcel SOUZA, Bart PETERSON
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Publication number: 20160136412Abstract: A connection apparatus for a medical device includes a first connection member having a first end and a second end with the first connection member defining at least one channel adjacent the first end. The at least one channel having a first portion extending in an axial direction and a shoulder adjacent to the first end of the first connection member that defines a channel entry. The at least one channel having a second portion extending in a transverse direction relative to the axial direction. The connection apparatus further including a second connection member having a first end and a second end and at least one protrusion adjacent the first end. The shoulder is configured to guide the at least one protrusion of the second connection member into the channel entry regardless of the orientation of the at least one protrusion relative to the channel entry.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2014Publication date: May 19, 2016Inventors: Austin McKinnon, Laurie Sanders, Yan Yevmenenko, Jude Cancellieri, Daniel Hamilton, Jamie Kennedy, Lai Chiu Tang, Richard Mann
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Publication number: 20080086099Abstract: A vascular access device may include a body, a single-disk septum in communication with the body, and a rigid member supporting the septum. A method of manufacturing a vascular access device may include providing a body, providing a single-disk septum in communication with the body, and supporting the septum with a rigid member.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2007Publication date: April 10, 2008Applicant: BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANYInventors: Austin McKinnon, William Moulton
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Publication number: 20070293818Abstract: A vascular access device for communicating with the vascular system of a patient may include a status indicator. The status indicator may detect and signal whether and to what extent at least a portion of the vascular access device has been cleaned.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2007Publication date: December 20, 2007Applicant: BECTON, DICKINSON & COMPANYInventors: Marty Stout, Mark Crawford, Weston Harding, Austin McKinnon
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Publication number: 20070293822Abstract: A vascular access device for communicating with the vascular system of a patient may include a status indicator. The status indicator may detect and signal that a period of time has elapsed in relation to the use of the vascular access device.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2007Publication date: December 20, 2007Applicant: BECTON, DICKINSON & COMPANYInventors: Mark Crawford, Austin McKinnon, Marty Stout, Weston Harding, Glade Howell
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Publication number: 20070171499Abstract: Example embodiments of a reflective member are illustrated and described.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2006Publication date: July 26, 2007Inventors: Austin McKinnon, Brett Mortensen