Patents Assigned to Injectimed, Inc.
  • Patent number: 9987423
    Abstract: A needle guard assembly having a resilient arm extending from a base. 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 retracted into the elongate containment member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: Injectimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas C. Kuracina, Tim L. Kitchen
  • Patent number: 9399119
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: Injectimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas C. Kuracina, Tim L. Kitchen
  • Publication number: 20150126943
    Abstract: 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 retracted into the needle guard.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2015
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Applicant: InjectiMed, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas C. Kuracina, Tim L. Kitchen
  • Publication number: 20140371677
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2014
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Applicant: InjectiMed, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas C. Kuracina, Tim L. Kitchen
  • Patent number: 8821439
    Abstract: 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 retracted into the needle guard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: InjectiMed Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas C. Kuracina, Tim L. Kitchen
  • Publication number: 20140221931
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: InjectiMed, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas C. Kuracina, Tim L. Kitchen
  • Patent number: 8764711
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: InjectiMed, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas C. Kuracina, Tim L. Kitchen, Randall E. Ohnemus
  • Patent number: 8672895
    Abstract: 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 retracted into the needle guard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: InjectiMed, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas C. Kuracina, Tim L. Kitchen
  • Patent number: 8273056
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: InjectiMed, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas C. Kuracina, Tim L. Kitchen
  • Patent number: 7534231
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2009
    Assignee: Injectimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas C Kuracina, Randall E. Ohnemus, Craig W. Smith, Richard Cohen, David Rollo
  • Patent number: 7066908
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2006
    Assignee: InjectiMed, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas C. Kuracina, Randall E. Ohnemus, Richard Cohen, Wilfrid E. Des Laurier
  • Patent number: 6860871
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2005
    Assignee: Injectimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas C Kuracina, Randall E. Ohnemus, Craig W. Smith, Richard Cohen, David Rollo
  • Patent number: 6629959
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2003
    Assignee: InjectiMed, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas C. Kuracina, Randall E. Ohnemus, Craig W. Smith, Richard Cohen, David Rollo
  • Patent number: 6443929
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2002
    Assignee: Injectimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas C. Kuracina, Randall E. Ohnemus, Craig W. Smith, Richard Cohen
  • Patent number: 6156010
    Abstract: A method an apparatus for introducing an intravenous catheter. In one embodiment, a catheter having a flashback chamber is provided, the flashback chamber having a proximal end, a distal end and an inner wall. The distal end of the flashback chamber being in fluid communication with the catheter needle. A moveable member within the flashback chamber sealingly engages with the inner wall of the flashback chamber, the member being movable within the flashback chamber in a direction from the distal end to the proximal end of the flashback chamber. The movement of the member creates a vacuum within the flashback chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2000
    Assignee: Injectimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas C. Kuracina, Randall E. Ohnemus
  • Patent number: 6001080
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 14, 1999
    Assignee: Injectimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas C. Kuracina, Randall E. Ohnemus, Craig W. Smith, Richard Cohen
  • Patent number: 5879337
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 9, 1999
    Assignee: InjectiMed, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas C. Kuracina, Randall E. Ohnemus, Craig W. Smith, Richard Cohen
  • Patent number: 5360211
    Abstract: This is an all-plastic protective sleeve for the needle of a medical device. It comprises, a plastic base carrying a bottom end of the needle; a plastic end-cap slidably mounted on the needle adjacent a tip end thereof; a plurality of longitudinal plastic slats extending from the base to the end-cap; a cylindrical plastic locking collar disposed over the plurality of longitudinal slats adjacent the end-cap; and, a plastic spring disposed over the plurality of longitudinal slats between the base and the end-cap. The spring is a unitary plastic helical compression spring comprising a cylindrical collar portion disposed over a center portion of the plurality of longitudinal slats with first and second portions of helical compression spring turns extending therefrom toward the base and the locking collar, respectively. The locking collar has an outside diameter larger than the outside diameter of the spring and is of a thickness sufficient to produce a textured grippable area at the periphery thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 1, 1994
    Assignee: InjectiMed, Inc.
    Inventors: Craig W. Smith, Randall E. Ohnemus
  • Patent number: 5336197
    Abstract: This invention is directed to covers for holding and protecting needles of medical devices prior to use. It includes covers for holding and protecting needles of medical devices in which the needles are, in turn, contained within a retractable protective sleeve. In such case, the needle and its protective sleeve are held within the cover by a wedging action of a base portion with the cover. The cover contains projections which grip the base so that the needle and its protective sleeve can be turned with the cover to twist them on and off of the medical device safely. Longitudinal vanes in the cover can be included to hold a spring and locking collar over the protective sleeve in a retracted state prior to use. A cap with a flat end and square shoulders is aligned with a flat side of the cover and the entirety closed with a frangible security strip to indicate any possible tampering prior to use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 9, 1994
    Assignee: InjectiMed, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas C. Kuracina, Randall E. Ohnemus, Craig W. Smith
  • Patent number: 5336200
    Abstract: This invention is a carpule-using syringe assembly having a needle protected to minimize the chance of accidental needle-stick. There is a carpule having a pierceable end and a syringe body for receiving and holding the carpule with the pierceable end adjacent an opening in an end portion of the syringe body. A cap is disposed over the pierceable end. The cap includes a support portion disposed in the opening. There are carpule-piercing portions for piercing the pierceable end of the carpule through the cap and a needle having a patient-piercing end. A retractable protective sleeve formed of a plurality of longitudinal slats is disposed over the patient-piercing end of the needle. Finally, there is provision for attaching the needle and the retractable protective sleeve in combination to the support portion with the needle in communication with an interior portion of the carpule through the carpule-piercing portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 9, 1994
    Assignee: InjectiMed, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald A. Streck, Thomas C. Kuracina, Randall E. Ohnemus