Patents by Inventor Randall E. Ohnemus
Randall E. Ohnemus 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).
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Patent number: 8764711Abstract: A needle guard assembly having a resilient arm extending from a base situated to slide along the shaft of a needle. In one implementation the needle guard has an elongate containment member that rides with the resilient arm and is co-operable with the resilient arm to effectuate a covering of the entire distal tip of the needle upon the needle being refracted into the needle guard.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2011Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: InjectiMed, Inc.Inventors: Thomas C. Kuracina, Tim L. Kitchen, Randall E. Ohnemus
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Patent number: 8545454Abstract: A needle tip protective device for use with percutaneous entry needles. In one embodiment, the needle tip protective device includes a needle guard slidably mounted on a hypodermic needle, the latter having a needle tip located at the distal end thereof, and a change of profile formed medially there along. The needle guard is movable along the hypodermic needle and engageable with the change in profile formed thereon. The engagement with the change in profile is configured to correspond with the ability of the needle trap to entrap the needle tip once the needle trap has advanced the sufficient distance distally along the hypodermic needle. In further refinements, the needle trap may be biased toward the distal needle tip of the needle.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2012Date of Patent: October 1, 2013Assignee: B. Braun Melsungen AGInventors: Thomas C. Kuracina, Randall E. Ohnemus, Craig W. Smith, Richard Cohen
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Patent number: 8444605Abstract: A needle tip protective device for use with percutaneous entry needles. In one embodiment, the needle tip protective device includes a needle guard slidably mounted on a hypodermic needle, the latter having a needle tip located at the distal end thereof, and a change of profile formed medially there along. The needle guard is movable along the hypodermic needle and engageable with the change in profile formed thereon. The engagement with the change in profile is configured to correspond with the ability of the needle trap to entrap the needle tip once the needle trap has advanced the sufficient distance distally along the hypodermic needle. In further refinements, the needle trap may be biased toward the distal needle tip of the needle.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2011Date of Patent: May 21, 2013Assignee: B. Braun Melsungen AGInventors: Thomas C. Kuracina, Randall E. Ohnemus, Craig W. Smith, Richard Cohen
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Patent number: 8414539Abstract: A needle tip protective device for use with percutaneous entry needles. In one embodiment, the needle tip protective device includes a needle guard slidably mounted on a hypodermic needle, the latter having a needle tip located at the distal end thereof, and a change of profile formed medially there along. The needle guard is movable along the hypodermic needle and engageable with the change in profile formed thereon. The engagement with the change in profile is configured to correspond with the ability of the needle trap to entrap the needle tip once the needle trap has advanced the sufficient distance distally along the hypodermic needle. In further refinements, the needle trap may be biased toward the distal needle tip of the needle.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2011Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: B. Braun Melsungen AGInventors: Thomas C. Kuracina, Randall E. Ohnemus, Craig W. Smith, Richard Cohen
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Patent number: 8308694Abstract: A needle tip protective device for use with percutaneous entry needles. In one embodiment, the needle tip protective device includes a needle guard slidably mounted on a hypodermic needle, the latter having a needle tip located at the distal end thereof, and a change of profile formed medially there along. The needle guard is movable along the hypodermic needle and engageable with the change in profile formed thereon. The engagement with the change in profile is configured to correspond with the ability of the needle trap to entrap the needle tip once the needle trap has advanced the sufficient distance distally along the hypodermic needle. In further refinements, the needle trap may be biased toward the distal needle tip of the needle.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2011Date of Patent: November 13, 2012Assignee: B. Braun Melsungen AGInventors: Thomas C. Kuracina, Randall E. Ohnemus, Craig W. Smith, Richard Cohen, David Rollo
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Publication number: 20120238966Abstract: A needle tip protective device for use with percutaneous entry needles. In one embodiment, the needle tip protective device includes a needle guard slidably mounted on a hypodermic needle, the latter having a needle tip located at the distal end thereof, and a change of profile formed medially there along. The needle guard is movable along the hypodermic needle and engageable with the change in profile formed thereon. The engagement with the change in profile is configured to correspond with the ability of the needle trap to entrap the needle tip once the needle trap has advanced the sufficient distance distally along the hypodermic needle. In further refinements, the needle trap may be biased toward the distal needle tip of the needle.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2012Publication date: September 20, 2012Applicant: B. BRAUN MELSUNGEN AGInventors: Thomas C. Kuracina, Randall E. Ohnemus, Craig W. Smith, Richard Cohen, David Rollo
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Publication number: 20120220956Abstract: A needle guard assembly having a resilient arm extending from a base situated to slide along the shaft of a needle. In one implementation the needle guard has an elongate containment member that rides with the resilient arm and is co-operable with the resilient arm to effectuate a covering of the entire distal tip of the needle upon the needle being refracted into the needle guard.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2011Publication date: August 30, 2012Applicant: INJECTIMED, INC.Inventors: Thomas C. Kuracina, Tim L. Kitchen, Randall E. Ohnemus
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Patent number: 8100857Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for identifying and deploying a protective cover about a percutaneous puncture site formed by a hypodermic needle. In the preferred embodiment, a marking agent or puncture site covering, the latter of which preferably takes the form of a bandage, is releasably secured upon either the needle hub of the hypodermic needle or on a sliding member or sleeve axially moveable along the length of said needle that forms a marking or detaches therefrom once compressed about the puncture site.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2006Date of Patent: January 24, 2012Assignee: B. Braun Melsungen AGInventors: Thomas C. Kuracina, Randall E. Ohnemus, Richard Cohen, Wilfrid E. Des Laurier
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Publication number: 20110166526Abstract: A needle tip protective device for use with percutaneous entry needles. In one embodiment, the needle tip protective device includes a needle guard slidably mounted on a hypodermic needle, the latter having a needle tip located at the distal end thereof, and a change of profile formed medially there along. The needle guard is movable along the hypodermic needle and engageable with the change in profile formed thereon. The engagement with the change in profile is configured to correspond with the ability of the needle trap to entrap the needle tip once the needle trap has advanced the sufficient distance distally along the hypodermic needle. In further refinements, the needle trap may be biased toward the distal needle tip of the needle.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2011Publication date: July 7, 2011Inventors: Thomas C. Kuracina, Randall E. Ohnemus, Craig W. Smith, Richard Cohen, David Rollo
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Patent number: 7927314Abstract: A needle tip protective device for use with percutaneous entry needles. In one embodiment, the needle tip protective device includes a needle guard slidably mounted on a hypodermic needle, the latter having a needle tip located at the distal end thereof, and a change of profile formed medially there along. The needle guard is movable along the hypodermic needle and engageable with the change in profile formed thereon. The engagement with the change in profile is configured to correspond with the ability of the needle trap to entrap the needle tip once the needle trap has advanced the sufficient distance distally along the hypodermic needle. In further refinements, the needle trap may be biased toward the distal needle tip of the needle.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2008Date of Patent: April 19, 2011Assignee: B. Bran Melsungen AGInventors: Thomas C Kuracina, Randall E. Ohnemus, Craig W. Smith, Richard Cohen
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Publication number: 20100137815Abstract: A needle tip protective device for use with percutaneous entry needles. In one embodiment, the needle tip protective device includes a needle guard slidably mounted on a hypodermic needle, the latter having a needle tip located at the distal end thereof, and a change of profile formed medially there along. The needle guard is movable along the hypodermic needle and engageable with the change in profile formed thereon. The engagement with the change in profile is configured to correspond with the ability of the needle trap to entrap the needle tip once the needle trap has advanced the sufficient distance distally along the hypodermic needle. In further refinements, the needle trap may be biased toward the distal needle tip of the needle.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2009Publication date: June 3, 2010Inventors: Thomas C. Kuracina, Randall E. Ohnemus, Craig W. Smith, Richard Cohen, David Rollo
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Publication number: 20090177167Abstract: A needle tip protective device for use with percutaneous entry needles. In one embodiment, the needle tip protective device includes a needle guard slidably mounted on a hypodermic needle, the latter having a needle tip located at the distal end thereof, and a change of profile formed medially there along. The needle guard is movable along the hypodermic needle and engageable with the change in profile formed thereon. The engagement with the change in profile is configured to correspond with the ability of the needle trap to entrap the needle tip once the needle trap has advanced the sufficient distance distally along the hypodermic needle. In further refinements, the needle trap may be biased toward the distal needle tip of the needle.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2008Publication date: July 9, 2009Inventors: Thomas Kuracina, Randall E. Ohnemus, Craig W. Smith, Richard Cohen, David Rollo
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Patent number: 7534231Abstract: A needle tip protective device for use with percutaneous entry needles. In one embodiment, the needle tip protective device includes a needle guard slidably mounted on a hypodermic needle, the latter having a needle tip located at the distal end thereof, and a change of profile formed medially there along. The needle guard is movable along the hypodermic needle and engageable with the change in profile formed thereon. The engagement with the change in profile is configured to correspond with the ability of the needle trap to entrap the needle tip once the needle trap has advanced the sufficient distance distally along the hypodermic needle. In further refinements, the needle trap may be biased toward the distal needle tip of the needle.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2005Date of Patent: May 19, 2009Assignee: Injectimed, Inc.Inventors: Thomas C Kuracina, Randall E. Ohnemus, Craig W. Smith, Richard Cohen, David Rollo
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Patent number: 7066908Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for identifying and deploying a protective cover about a percutaneous puncture site formed by a hypodermic needle. In the preferred embodiment, a marking agent or puncture site covering, the latter of which preferably takes the form of a bandage, is releasably secured upon either the needle hub of the hypodermic needle or on a sliding member or sleeve axially moveable along the length of said needle that forms a marking or detaches therefrom once compressed about the puncture site.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2002Date of Patent: June 27, 2006Assignee: InjectiMed, Inc.Inventors: Thomas C. Kuracina, Randall E. Ohnemus, Richard Cohen, Wilfrid E. Des Laurier
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Patent number: 6860871Abstract: A needle tip protective device for use with percutaneous entry needles. In one embodiment, the needle tip protective device includes a needle guard slidably mounted on a hypodermic needle, the latter having a needle tip located at the distal end thereof, and a change of profile formed medially there along. The needle guard is movable along the hypodermic needle and engageable with the change in profile formed thereon. The engagement with the change in profile is configured to correspond with the ability of the needle trap to entrap the needle tip once the needle trap has advanced the sufficient distance distally along the hypodermic needle. In further refinements, the needle trap may be biased toward the distal needle tip of the needle.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2003Date of Patent: March 1, 2005Assignee: Injectimed, Inc.Inventors: Thomas C Kuracina, Randall E. Ohnemus, Craig W. Smith, Richard Cohen, David Rollo
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Publication number: 20030195479Abstract: A needle tip protective device for use with percutaneous entry needles. In one embodiment, the needle tip protective device includes a needle guard slidably mounted on a hypodermic needle, the latter having a needle tip located at the distal end thereof, and a change of profile formed medially there along. The needle guard is movable along the hypodermic needle and engageable with the change in profile formed thereon. The engagement with the change in profile is configured to correspond with the ability of the needle trap to entrap the needle tip once the needle trap has advanced the sufficient distance distally along the hypodermic needle. In further refinements, the needle trap may be biased toward the distal needle tip of the needle.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2003Publication date: October 16, 2003Inventors: Thomas C. Kuracina, Randall E. Ohnemus, Craig W. Smith, Richard Cohen, David Rollo
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Patent number: 6629959Abstract: A needle tip protective device for use with percutaneous entry needles. In one embodiment, the needle tip protective device includes a needle guard slidably mounted on a hypodermic needle, the latter having a needle tip located at the distal end thereof, and a change of profile formed medially there along. The needle guard is movable along the hypodermic needle and engageable with the change in profile formed thereon. The engagement with the change in profile is configured to correspond with the ability of the needle trap to entrap the needle tip once the needle trap has advanced the sufficient distance distally along the hypodermic needle. In further refinements, the needle trap may be biased toward the distal needle tip of the needle.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2001Date of Patent: October 7, 2003Assignee: InjectiMed, Inc.Inventors: Thomas C. Kuracina, Randall E. Ohnemus, Craig W. Smith, Richard Cohen, David Rollo
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Publication number: 20030040706Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for identifying and deploying a protective cover about a percutaneous puncture site formed by a hypodermic needle. In the preferred embodiment, a marking agent or puncture site covering, the latter of which preferably takes the form of a bandage, is releasably secured upon either the needle hub of the hypodermic needle or on a sliding member or sleeve axially moveable along the length of said needle that forms a marking or detaches therefrom once compressed about the puncture site.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2002Publication date: February 27, 2003Inventors: Thomas C. Kuracina, Randall E. Ohnemus, Richard Cohen, Wilfrid E. Des Laurier
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Patent number: 6506092Abstract: A method and apparatus for enhancing an applause is described. The present invention acts as a container for food or beverages and once the food or beverage is consumed may be converted into an apparatus to enhance an applause or boo. One embodiment of the present invention is an apparatus for holding a beverage container. The apparatus for holding the beverage container has a top, a bottom, and at least two sidewall sections which may be selectively detached and assembled with matching components. The device may be selectively adjustable to accommodate containers of various sizes and shapes. By detaching the sidewall sections in at least one place the sidewall sections may be open and closed. The open and closing motion may be done such that when the sidewall sections are closed upon one another they hit to make an audible sound.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2000Date of Patent: January 14, 2003Assignee: Intune CorporationInventors: Thomas C. Kuracina, Randall E. Ohnemus
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Patent number: 6443929Abstract: A needle tip protective device. In one embodiment the needle tip protective device includes a needle guard that is slidably mounted on a hypodermic needle having a needle tip located at the distal end of the needle. The needle guard contains a movable needle trap that is biased against or toward the hypodermic needle. The needle trap advances over the tip of the needle, entrapping the needle tip as the needle guard is urged forward near the sharpened distal end of the hypodermic needle. A tether, or other limiting means, limits the forward movement of the needle guard along the needle. In one embodiment, the needle guard is manually urged forward along the shaft of the needle by the user. In yet another embodiment, a spring, or other biasing means, is used to move the needle guard along the shaft of the needle.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 1998Date of Patent: September 3, 2002Assignee: Injectimed, Inc.Inventors: Thomas C. Kuracina, Randall E. Ohnemus, Craig W. Smith, Richard Cohen