Patents by Inventor Omar Gallano

Omar Gallano 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).

  • Optically guided feeding tube, catheters and associated methods
    Patent number: 8361041
    Abstract: The present invention provides devices and methods for safe, easy and cost effective means of placing and verifying proper placement of nasogastric and nasoenteric feeding tubes. Specifically, an integrated feeding device including a tube operable to deliver a nutritional and/or medicinal substance to the gastrointestinal tract, an optical system including a light source, flexible optical fibers or a camera, and a lens, and a steering system is disclosed. The components of the system, namely the optical system and the steering system, may be integrated into the tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: University of Utah Research Foundation
    Inventors: John Fang, Mark Adams, Dylan McCreedy, Tim Nieman, Omar Gallano, Brett Richins, Shawn Andrus
  • OPTICALLY GUIDED FEEDING TUBE, CATHETERS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20100305503
    Abstract: The present invention provides devices and methods for safe, easy and cost effective means of placing and verifying proper placement of nasogastric and nasoenteric feeding tubes. Specifically, an integrated feeding device including a tube operable to deliver a nutritional and/or medicinal substance to the gastrointestinal tract, an optical system including a light source, flexible optical fibers or a camera, and a lens, and a steering system is disclosed. The components of the system, namely the optical system and the steering system, may be integrated into the tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2010
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Inventors: John Fang, Mark Adams, Dylan McCreedy, Tim Nieman, Omar Gallano, Brett Richins, Shawn Andrus