Patents by Inventor Douglas MacBride

Douglas MacBride 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).

  • Implantable pump with adjustable flow rate
    Patent number: 7867203
    Abstract: A valve that is adapted to control the flow rate of fluid flow from an implantable pump or other fluid delivery device is provided. In general, the valve includes a multi-lumen member that is adapted to receive fluid-flow therethrough, and a restrictor member that is coupled to the multi-lumen member such that the restrictor member is effective to selectively restrict at least a portion of one or more lumens in the multi-lumen member to thereby adjust the flow rate of fluid flowing through the multi-lumen member. The valve can be built into an implantable drug pump to control fluid flow exiting the pump, or alternatively the valve can disposed within a catheter or otherwise coupled to an outlet port in an implantable drug pump to control the flow rate of fluid exiting the drug pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Codman & Shurtleff, Inc.
    Inventors: Meir Rosenberg, Douglas MacBride
  • IMPLANTABLE PUMP WITH ADJUSTABLE FLOW RATE
    Publication number: 20080154215
    Abstract: A valve that is adapted to control the flow rate of fluid flow from an implantable pump or other fluid delivery device is provided. In general, the valve includes a multi-lumen member that is adapted to receive fluid-flow therethrough, and a restrictor member that is coupled to the multi-lumen member such that the restrictor member is effective to selectively restrict at least a portion of one or more lumens in the multi-lumen member to thereby adjust the flow rate of fluid flowing through the multi-lumen member. The valve can be built into an implantable drug pump to control fluid flow exiting the pump, or alternatively the valve can disposed within a catheter or otherwise coupled to an outlet port in an implantable drug pump to control the flow rate of fluid exiting the drug pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2008
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Applicant: CODMAN & SHURTLEFF, INC.
    Inventors: Meir Rosenberg, Douglas MacBride
  • Implantable pump with adjustable flow rate
    Patent number: 7367968
    Abstract: A valve that is adapted to control the flow rate of fluid flow from an implantable pump or other fluid delivery device is provided. In general, the valve includes a multi-lumen member that is adapted to receive fluid-flow therethrough, and a restrictor member that is coupled to the multi-lumen member such that the restrictor member is effective to selectively restrict at least a portion of one or more lumens in the multi-lumen member to thereby adjust the flow rate of fluid flowing through the multi-lumen member. The valve can be built into an implantable drug pump to control fluid flow exiting the pump, or alternatively the valve can disposed within a catheter or otherwise coupled to an outlet port in an implantable drug pump to control the flow rate of fluid exiting the drug pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2008
    Assignee: Codman & Shurtleff, Inc.
    Inventors: Meir Rosenberg, Douglas MacBride
  • Implantable pump with adjustable flow rate
    Publication number: 20050054988
    Abstract: A valve that is adapted to control the flow rate of fluid flow from an implantable pump or other fluid delivery device is provided. In general, the valve includes a multi-lumen member that is adapted to receive fluid-flow therethrough, and a restrictor member that is coupled to the multi-lumen member such that the restrictor member is effective to selectively restrict at least a portion of one or more lumens in the multi-lumen member to thereby adjust the flow rate of fluid flowing through the multi-lumen member. The valve can be built into an implantable drug pump to control fluid flow exiting the pump, or alternatively the valve can disposed within a catheter or otherwise coupled to an outlet port in an implantable drug pump to control the flow rate of fluid exiting the drug pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2003
    Publication date: March 10, 2005
    Applicant: CODMAN & SHURTLEFF, INC.
    Inventors: Meir Rosenberg, Douglas MacBride