Patents by Inventor Andrea TROMBA

Andrea TROMBA 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).

  • Appliance for enteral nutrition
    Patent number: 10398630
    Abstract: An appliance (1) for enteral nutrition by means of a probe of the type comprising a tubular element of elongated shape and substantially flexible which defines a feeding channel open at the extremities for the introduction of nutritional substances in the stomach of a patient and which comprises at least a first inflatable balloon for detecting the pressure inside the esophagus of a patient, the tubular element comprising at least a first inlet/outlet mouth for the air in/from the first balloon, the appliance (1) further comprising: at least a pneumatic circuit (3) having pumping means (4) associable at least with the first inlet/outlet mouth for inflating/deflating the first balloon; processing means (8) comprising: detection means which can be connected to the first balloon to detect the patient's oesophageal pressure (pes); reading means of the pressure of the respiratory tract (paw) which can be connected to an external detection device; calculation means operatively connected to the detection means a
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: SIDAM S.r.l.
    Inventors: Graziano Azzolini, Francesco Mojoli, Andrea Tromba
  • APPLIANCE FOR ENTERAL NUTRITION
    Publication number: 20170304154
    Abstract: An appliance (1) for enteral nutrition by means of a probe of the type comprising a tubular element of elongated shape and substantially flexible which defines a feeding channel open at the extremities for the introduction of nutritional substances in the stomach of a patient and which comprises at least a first inflatable balloon for detecting the pressure inside the oesophagus of a patient, the tubular element comprising at least a first inlet/outlet mouth for the air in/from the first balloon, the appliance (1) further comprising: at least a pneumatic circuit (3) having pumping means (4) associable at least with the first inlet/outlet mouth for inflating/deflating the first balloon; processing means (8) comprising: detection means which can be connected to the first balloon to detect the patient's oesophageal pressure (pes); reading means of the pressure of the respiratory tract (paw) which can be connected to an external detection device; calculation means operatively connected to the detection means
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: Graziano AZZOLINI, Francesco MOJOLI, Andrea TROMBA