Patents by Inventor BARBARA A. COLLINS

BARBARA A. COLLINS 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).

  • Sleeves, manifolds, systems, and methods for applying reduced pressure to a subcutaneous tissue site
    Patent number: 10207034
    Abstract: The illustrative embodiments described herein are directed to apparatuses, systems, and methods for applying reduced pressure to subcutaneous tissue site. In one illustrative embodiment, the apparatus includes a sleeve adapted for placement at a subcutaneous tissue site. The sleeve is further adapted to receive a manifold. The sleeve may also have an opening operable to transfer reduced pressure from the manifold to the subcutaneous tissue site. In one embodiment, the apparatus may also include a manifold that is insertable into the sleeve. The manifold may include at least one aperture, and may be operable to deliver reduced pressure to the subcutaneous tissue site via at least one aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: KCI Licensing, Inc.
    Inventor: Barbara A. Collins
  • SLEEVES, MANIFOLDS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR APPLYING REDUCED PRESSURE TO A SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE SITE
    Publication number: 20140309602
    Abstract: The illustrative embodiments described herein are directed to apparatuses, systems, and methods for applying reduced pressure to subcutaneous tissue site. In one illustrative embodiment, the apparatus includes a sleeve adapted for placement at a subcutaneous tissue site. The sleeve is further adapted to receive a manifold. The sleeve may also have an opening operable to transfer reduced pressure from the manifold to the subcutaneous tissue site. In one embodiment, the apparatus may also include a manifold that is insertable into the sleeve. The manifold may include at least one aperture, and may be operable to deliver reduced pressure to the subcutaneous tissue site via at least one aperture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2014
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Inventor: BARBARA A. COLLINS