Patents Represented by Attorney R. M. Barrett
  • Patent number: 4892222
    Abstract: A port assembly for a container is provided. The port assembly includes an elongated tube extending from an end of a base, the tube defining a tubular bore for receiving a member for accessing the container. The tubular bore includes a membrane for separating the tubular bore into a first portion and second portion, the first portion being closer to the container than the second portion. A resealing injection site is mechanically locked within the second portion of the channel. A method for making the port assembly is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 1988
    Date of Patent: January 9, 1990
    Assignee: Baxter International Inc.
    Inventors: Josef Schmidt, James Ducay, Hugh Forman
  • Patent number: 4707389
    Abstract: A multilayered tube (10) is provided that includes an outer layer (12) comprising ethylene-vinyl acetate for bonding to an ethylene-vinyl acetate material and an inner layer (14) comprising polyvinyl chloride for bonding to polyvinyl chloride material. A bonding layer (16) is provided between the outer and inner layers for bonding and preventing delamination of the outer and inner layers.In another embodiment, a port and membrane tube assembly (18) is provided that includes the above-described multilayered tube and a polyvinyl chloride membrane tube bonded to the inner layer of the multilayered tube.The multilayered tube or the port and membrane tube assembly can be bonded to an ethylene-vinyl acetate container which can be used to store various types of solutions useful in medical treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1983
    Date of Patent: November 17, 1987
    Assignee: Baxter Travenol Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventor: James R. Ward