Patents by Inventor Barrie R. Hayes-Gill

Barrie R. Hayes-Gill 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).

  • Airway maintenance device
    Patent number: 11382524
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an airway maintenance device, such as an endotracheal tube, tracheostomy tube, or supraglottic airway device, and in particular to an airway maintenance device having a sensor for measuring capillary blood flow and/or pressure. The device includes an airway maintenance device with an airway lumen having a proximal end and a distal end, a distal end portion incorporating an optical sensor configured to measure capillary blood flow in tissue surrounding the distal end when in position within a patient's airway. The optical sensor may include a portion of an optical fibre extending to the distal end portion along the lumen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignees: NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST, THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM
    Inventors: Stephen P. Morgan, Barrie R. Hayes-Gill, Sergiy Korposh, Ricardo Correia, Jonathan Hardman, Andrew Norris
  • AIRWAY MAINTENANCE DEVICE
    Publication number: 20170340216
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an airway maintenance device, such as an endotracheal tube, tracheostomy tube, or supraglottic airway device, and in particular to an airway maintenance device having a sensor for measuring capillary blood flow and/or pressure. The device includes an airway maintenance device with an airway lumen having a proximal end and a distal end, a distal end portion incorporating an optical sensor configured to measure capillary blood flow in tissue surrounding the distal end when in position within a patient's airway. The optical sensor may include a portion of an optical fibre extending to the distal end portion along the lumen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Stephen P. Morgan, Barrie R. Hayes-Gill, Sergiy Korposh, Ricardo Correia, Jonathan Hardman, Andrew Norris