Patents by Inventor Nancy E. Dubrowny

Nancy E. Dubrowny 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).

  • Collection device
    Patent number: 6686204
    Abstract: The present invention is a container assembly that includes a coating composition on an interior surface of the container assembly and more particularly a coating composition for rapid clotting of a blood sample within a blood collection tube. The coating composition includes an intrinsic coagulation activator and an extrinsic coagulation activator for activating intrinsic and extrinsic pathways for promoting the rapid clotting of the blood sample. In addition, the present invention includes a barrier package for enclosing the container assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2004
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson & Company
    Inventors: Nancy E. Dubrowny, Andrew J. Harrop
  • Collection device
    Publication number: 20030045857
    Abstract: The present invention is a container assembly that includes a coating composition on an interior surface of the container assembly and more particularly a coating composition for rapid clotting of a blood sample within a blood collection tube. The coating composition includes an intrinsic coagulation activator and an extrinsic coagulation activator for activating intrinsic and extrinsic pathways for promoting the rapid clotting of the blood sample. In addition, the present invention includes a barrier package for enclosing the container assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2002
    Publication date: March 6, 2003
    Applicant: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Nancy E. Dubrowny, Andrew John Harrop