Patents by Inventor David A. Cocanower

David A. Cocanower 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).

  • Modified nasogastric tube for use in enteral feeding
    Patent number: 5334167
    Abstract: A nasogastric tube which includes a flexible, collapsible introducer sheath for facilitating guided gastric intubation of an enteral feeding tube. The collapsible sheath is made of thin polyvinyl chloride, is puncture and tear resistant, and is molded externally and lengthwise to a nasogastric tube. The sheath is open at its proximal and distal ends, and impregnated on its internal surface with water activated lubricant which allows for placement of a feeding tube into the stomach through the sheath of an already placed nasogastric tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 2, 1994
    Inventor: David A. Cocanower