Patents by Inventor Erik A. Quiroz

Erik A. Quiroz 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).

  • Publication number: 20220054721
    Abstract: An article configured to warm and monitor a patient during a dialysis treatment, the article includes one or more heating elements. The article also includes one or more sensors configured to monitor a condition of the patient during the dialysis treatment. The article also includes a fabric portion configured to receive the one or more heating elements and the one or more sensors and position the one or more heating elements and the one or more sensors on the patient during treatment. The article also includes a transmitter configured to transmit information from the one or more sensors to a dialysis machine and an electrical connector configured to provide power to at least one of the one or more heating elements and the one or more sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Erik A. Quiroz, Jon Moss, Bert D. Egley
  • Patent number: 11191881
    Abstract: An article configured to warm and monitor a patient during a dialysis treatment, the article includes one or more heating elements. The article also includes one or more sensors configured to monitor a condition of the patient during the dialysis treatment. The article also includes a fabric portion configured to receive the one or more heating elements and the one or more sensors and position the one or more heating elements and the one or more sensors on the patient during treatment. The article also includes a transmitter configured to transmit information from the one or more sensors to a dialysis machine and an electrical connector configured to provide power to at least one of the one or more heating elements and the one or more sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Erik A. Quiroz, Jon Moss, Bert D. Egley
  • Publication number: 20190175810
    Abstract: An article configured to warm and monitor a patient during a dialysis treatment, the article includes one or more heating elements. The article also includes one or more sensors configured to monitor a condition of the patient during the dialysis treatment. The article also includes a fabric portion configured to receive the one or more heating elements and the one or more sensors and position the one or more heating elements and the one or more sensors on the patient during treatment. The article also includes a transmitter configured to transmit information from the one or more sensors to a dialysis machine and an electrical connector configured to provide power to at least one of the one or more heating elements and the one or more sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: Erik A. Quiroz, Jon Moss, Bert D. Egley
  • Patent number: 10245409
    Abstract: A device and method for holding coils of medical tubing is provided to simplify packaging and organizing the various coils of medical tubing needed for a medical device. This will make it easier for the patient to manipulate each coil of tubing, particularly in a home setting involving a home dialysis machine operated by the patient. The tube holding device advantageously reduces the probability of entanglement and groups the coils of tubing individually. It also mitigates and/or eliminates the need for tape to bundle the coils. Specifically, benefits of the tube holding device according to the system described herein include: reduced cost; ease-of-use; prevention of entanglement of coils of tubing; ease of packaging and shipping; and does not require packaging tape to bundle tubing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Erik A. Quiroz, Anina Cooter
  • Publication number: 20180008798
    Abstract: A device and method for holding coils of medical tubing is provided to simplify packaging and organizing the various coils of medical tubing needed for a medical device. This will make it easier for the patient to manipulate each coil of tubing, particularly in a home setting involving a home dialysis machine operated by the patient. The tube holding device advantageously reduces the probability of entanglement and groups the coils of tubing individually. It also mitigates and/or eliminates the need for tape to bundle the coils. Specifically, benefits of the tube holding device according to the system described herein include: reduced cost; ease-of-use; prevention of entanglement of coils of tubing; ease of packaging and shipping; and does not require packaging tape to bundle tubing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2016
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Inventors: Erik A. Quiroz, Anina Cooter