Patents by Inventor Alicia Farrell

Alicia Farrell 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).

  • Post-operative bacteria test strip spool and method
    Publication number: 20070012728
    Abstract: A media-dispensing apparatus for testing body fluids and a method of using the same are disclosed. The apparatus includes a housing having a lower portion and an upper portion, and an elongated tubular member having a distal opening adjacent a distal end thereof. The elongated tubular member includes a first lumen within the elongated tubular member extending from the lower portion of the housing to the distal opening and includes a second lumen within the elongated tubular member extending from the upper portion of the housing to the distal opening. A media strip is dispensable from the lower portion of the housing, through the first lumen, out the distal opening of the elongated tubular member, through the second lumen and into the upper portion of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2006
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Inventors: Frank Viola, Michael Soltz, Robert Beetel, Katherine Jordan, Alicia Farrell, Emily Gumkowski