Patents by Inventor Terry Shaffer

Terry Shaffer 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).

  • Accessing and deaccessing tools and methods
    Patent number: 6673091
    Abstract: A tool is used to assist in the manual insertion and removal of a needle into a medical device implanted under the skin of a patient. The tool includes an elongated body having a handle section and an enlarged guard section with an elongated slot extending from an edge of the guard section into the guard section, terminating at an internal portion of the guard section. Preferably, the guard section of this tool is transparent, and it has indicia thereon which assist in aligning the tool with the implanted medical device. The guard section may include a depression on its underside which overlies the implanted medical device when the guard is placed in position for accessing or deaccessing the needle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2004
    Inventors: Terry Shaffer, Jeanette Perlick, Robert Burns