Patents by Inventor William K. Arnold
William K. Arnold 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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Publication number: 20230138293Abstract: Catheters including thermoplastic polyurethane polymer tubing with improved shape recovery after storage in a substantially coiled configuration are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2021Publication date: May 4, 2023Inventors: Brent H. Sellers, Paul Healy, William K. Arnold, Horacio Montes De Oca Balderas
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Patent number: 11596422Abstract: An adjustable bowel treatment arm (110) features a telescoping shaft (112) having a proximal end and a distal end. A handle (118) is secured to the distal end of the telescoping shaft, while a pivot junction (122) positioned at the proximal end of the telescoping shaft. A stem has a proximal end and a distal end, where the distal end of the stem is attached to the pivot junction. A head (124) is attached to the proximal end of the stem.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2017Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: Hollister IncorporatedInventors: Jerome A. Henry, William K. Arnold, Stephen Collum, Denise Gamblin, Ruchi Seth, Adam Foley, Malford E. Cullum
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Patent number: 11577018Abstract: A system for performing irrigation of a body cavity includes a reservoir containing an irrigation liquid, a catheter and a controller. The catheter is configured to be at least partially inserted into the body cavity and has a flushing passage, a drain passage and a retention balloon. A waste drain valve is in fluid communication with the drain passage of the catheter and is movable between a closed configuration, where waste is retained within the drain passage, and an open configuration where waste flows through the drain passage. The controller is in fluid communication with the reservoir and the catheter, and has a pump and a valve assembly. The valve assembly is changeable between configurations where, when the pump is actuated, irrigation liquid is pumped from the reservoir to the retention balloon, from the reservoir to the flushing passage of the catheter and from the retention balloon to the reservoir.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2017Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: Hollister IncorporatedInventors: Jerome A. Henry, William K. Arnold, Donald V. Matesi, Denise Gamblin, Mary L. Glennon, Martin Bruggemann, Colin Conlon, Stephen King, Malford E. Cullum
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Patent number: 11541163Abstract: Components for use in hollow organ irrigation systems are provided, including collapsible and expandable liquid reservoirs, self-supporting liquid containers for liquid reservoirs, and retaining elements for rectal catheters, which may be inflatable or un-inflatable.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2018Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: Hollister IncorporatedInventors: Jerome A. Henry, William K. Arnold, Donald V. Matesi, Denise Gamblin, Jeanne E. Lee, Peng Lin, Malford E. Cullum
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Patent number: 11497845Abstract: A trans anal irrigation device that can be used on a bed. The device includes a rectal catheter connected to an irrigation fluid supply. A waste collection bag is also connected to the catheter. The catheter may be insertable in a seat attached to a fluid supply line. A valve in one of the catheter or seat selectably allows or prevents fluid communication between the catheter and a waste collection bag. The catheter may include an inflationless cuff made of a flexible material that permits it to be inserted in the rectum to prevent leakage around the exterior of the catheter.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2020Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: Hollister IncorporatedInventors: Adam J. Foley, Stephen Collum, Denise Gamblin, William K. Arnold, Ruchi Seth, Jerome A. Henry, Malford E. Cullum, George J. Cisko
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Patent number: 11497844Abstract: A device for performing transanal irrigation includes an elongated neck having a proximal end and a flushing liquid channel passing therethrough. In a system including the device, the flushing liquid channel communicates with a source of flushing liquid. An insert is positioned on the proximal end of the neck of the device and is inserted into a body cavity of a user. The insert has a flushing liquid opening that is in fluid communication with the flushing liquid channel of the neck. A control housing is connected to the neck of the device and contains a pump. Pressurized flushing liquid flows through the device channel and exits through the flushing liquid opening of the insert when the pump is activated. A pair of support arms are attached to the device neck and rest on a sitting user's legs with the insert positioned below a body cavity of the user.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2017Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: Hollister IncorporatedInventors: Jerome A. Henry, William K. Arnold, Stephen Collum, Denise Gamblin, Ruchi Seth, Adam Foley
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Patent number: 11383021Abstract: A trans-anal irrigation (TAI) device has a pump base unit, an irrigation fluid reservoir, a wireless electronic controller, fluid tubing, and a disposable rectal catheter in fluid communication with the tubing. The rectal catheter has a retention balloon and a waste control valve. The fluid tubing contains two or three separate lumens for irrigation fluid and retention balloon inflation/deflation and optionally for waste control valve actuation. None of the lumens ever communicates with any other lumen. A hydraulic control circuit has a pump that pumps in one direction only but, with suitable control valves, is able to pump water to and from the retention balloon and to and from an optional waste control valve. A water temperature sensor is mounted in the pump base unit at a thin-wall section. The temperature sensor sends a signal to a controller which provides an indication of whether the water temperature is suitable for use.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2017Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: Hollister IncorporatedInventors: Jerome A. Henry, William K. Arnold, Donald V. Matesi, Mary L. Glennon, Denise Gamblin, Christina Augustyn, Jeanne E. Lee, Colin Conlon, Stephen King, Martin Bruggemann, Mark Liddle, Malford E. Cullum
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Patent number: 11318245Abstract: A controller for a body cavity irrigation system, where the system features a reservoir containing an irrigation liquid and a catheter, includes a housing with a dial attached to the housing and movable between positions corresponding to stages of a body cavity irrigation procedure. The controller is in communication with an electromechanical pump and at least one electromechanical valve that are in fluid communication with the reservoir and the catheter so that the electromechanical pump and at least one electromechanical valve are configured to perform a stage of the body cavity irrigation procedure corresponding to the selected dial position.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2018Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignee: Hollister IncorporatedInventors: Jerome A. Henry, William K. Arnold, Donald V. Matesi, Denise Gamblin, Malford E. Cullum
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Publication number: 20220023508Abstract: Hygienic Hydrophilic coatings, hydrophilic coating formulations and wetting fluids that include an anti-infective agent.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2021Publication date: January 27, 2022Inventors: David J. Farrell, John P. O'Mahony, James J. Fitzpatrick, Padraig M. O'Flynn, Paul C. Fletter, William K. Arnold, John T. Clarke, Adam J. Foley, Malford E. Cullum
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Patent number: 11167064Abstract: Hygienic Hydrophilic coatings, hydrophilic coating formulations and wetting fluids that include an anti-infective agent.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2017Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: Hollister IncorporatedInventors: David J. Farrell, John P. O'Mahony, James J. Fitzpatrick, Padraig M. O'Flynn, Paul C. Fletter, William K. Arnold, John T. Clarke, Adam J. Foley, Malford E. Cullum
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Publication number: 20210283325Abstract: A system for performing irrigation of a body cavity includes a reservoir containing an irrigation liquid, a catheter and a controller. The catheter is configured to be at least partially inserted into the body cavity and has a flushing passage, a drain passage and a retention balloon. A waste drain valve is in fluid communication with the drain passage of the catheter and is movable between a closed configuration, where waste is retained within the drain passage, and an open configuration where waste flows through the drain passage. The controller is in fluid communication with the reservoir and the catheter, and has a pump and a valve assembly. The valve assembly is changeable between configurations where, when the pump is actuated, irrigation liquid is pumped from the reservoir to the retention balloon, from the reservoir to the flushing passage of the catheter and from the retention balloon to the reservoir.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2017Publication date: September 16, 2021Inventors: Jerome A. Henry, William K. Arnold, Donald V. Matesi, Denise Gamblin, Mary L. Glennon, Martin Bruggemann, Colin Conlon, Stephen King, Malford E. Cullum
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Patent number: 10898675Abstract: A reusable urinary catheter assembly includes a catheter shaft and a plurality of removable members associated with the catheter shaft. A different one of the removable members is configured to be removed from the catheter shaft between each consecutive use of the reusable urinary catheter assembly. By such a configuration, the number of times that the reusable urinary catheter may be reused is limited by the number of removable members.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2016Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: Hollister IncorporatedInventors: James J. Fitzpatrick, Adam J. Foley, Padraig M. O'Flynn, John T. Clarke, Paul C. Fletter, William K. Arnold
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Publication number: 20200316287Abstract: A trans anal irrigation device that can be used on a bed. The device includes a rectal catheter connected to an irrigation fluid supply. A waste collection bag is also connected to the catheter. The catheter may be insertable in a seat attached to a fluid supply line. A valve in one of the catheter or seat selectably allows or prevents fluid communication between the catheter and a waste collection bag. The catheter may include an inflationless cuff made of a flexible material that permits it to be inserted in the rectum to prevent leakage around the exterior of the catheter.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2020Publication date: October 8, 2020Inventors: Adam J. Foley, Stephen Collum, Denise Gamblin, William K. Arnold, Ruchi Seth, Jerome A. Henry, Malford E. Cullum, George J. Cisko
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Patent number: 10765796Abstract: A trans anal irrigation device that can be used on a bed. The device includes a rectal catheter connected to an irrigation fluid supply. A waste collection bag is also connected to the catheter. The catheter may be insertable in a seat attached to a fluid supply line. A valve in one of the catheter or seat selectably allows or prevents fluid communication between the catheter and a waste collection bag. The catheter may include an inflationless cuff made of a flexible material that permits it to be inserted in the rectum to prevent leakage around the exterior of the catheter.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2015Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: Hollister IncorporatedInventors: Adam J. Foley, Stephen Collum, Denise Gamblin, William K. Arnold, Ruchi Seth, Jerome A. Henry, Malford E. Cullum, George J. Cisko
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Patent number: 10737013Abstract: A portable trans anal irrigation device has a hand-held water management unit removably connectable to an irrigation arm. The water management unit includes a water cartridge and a controller. The irrigation arm has a cone head for interfacing with the user's body.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2015Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: Hollister IncorporatedInventors: Adam J. Foley, Stephen Collum, Denise Gamblin, William K. Arnold, Ruchi Seth, Jerome A. Henry
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Publication number: 20200179590Abstract: A controller for a body cavity irrigation system, where the system features a reservoir containing an irrigation liquid and a catheter, includes a housing with a dial attached to the housing and movable between positions corresponding to stages of a body cavity irrigation procedure. The controller is in communication with an electromechanical pump and at least one electromechanical valve that are in fluid communication with the reservoir and the catheter so that the electromechanical pump and at least one electromechanical valve are configured to perform a stage of the body cavity irrigation procedure corresponding to the selected dial position.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2018Publication date: June 11, 2020Inventors: Jerome A. Henry, William K. Arnold, Donald V. Matesi, Denise Gambin, Malford E. Cullum
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Publication number: 20200178988Abstract: An adjustable bowel treatment arm (110) features a telescoping shaft (112) having a proximal end and a distal end. A handle (118) is secured to the distal end of the telescoping shaft, while a pivot junction (122) positioned at the proximal end of the telescoping shaft. A stem has a proximal end and a distal end, where the distal end of the stem is attached to the pivot junction. A head (124) is attached to the proximal end of the stem.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2017Publication date: June 11, 2020Inventors: Jerome A. Henry, Stephen Collum, Denise Gamblin, William K. Arnold, Malford E. Cullum
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Publication number: 20200078510Abstract: A device for performing transanal irrigation includes an elongated neck having a proximal end and a flushing liquid channel passing therethrough. In a system including the device, the flushing liquid channel communicates with a source of flushing liquid. An insert is positioned on the proximal end of the neck of the device and is inserted into a body cavity of a user. The insert has a flushing liquid opening that is in fluid communication with the flushing liquid channel of the neck. A control housing is connected to the neck of the device and contains a pump. Pressurized flushing liquid flows through the device channel and exits through the flushing liquid opening of the insert when the pump is activated. A pair of support arms are attached to the device neck and rest on a sitting user's legs with the insert positioned below a body cavity of the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2017Publication date: March 12, 2020Inventors: Jerome A. Henry, William K. Arnold, Stephen Collum, Denise Gamblin, Ruchi Seth, Adam Foley
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Patent number: D905091Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2017Date of Patent: December 15, 2020Assignee: Hollister IncorporatedInventors: Jerome A. Henry, William K. Arnold, Christina Augustyn, Denise Gamblin, Jeanne E. Lee
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Patent number: D916880Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2019Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: Hollister IncorporatedInventors: Jerome A. Henry, William K. Arnold, Christina Augustyn, Donald V. Matesi