Patents by Inventor Brandon W. Close

Brandon W. Close 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).

  • Endotracheal tube cuff inflation device and methods
    Patent number: 8721589
    Abstract: The present general inventive concept relates to a syringe that, when connected to an endotracheal tube (ETT) cuff, automatically inflates the ETT cuff to a safe pressure in a single, full stroke of the syringe, and methods related thereto. The syringe includes a plunger, body, high pressure valve and low pressure valve. The syringe inflates an ETT cuff to a pressure high enough to seal the ETT cuff in a patient's trachea, but not high enough to cause damage. Then the pressure is reduced to a desired optimal pressure by releasing pressure through the low pressure valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Spiritus Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Rawley Stanhope, Brandon W. Close