Patents by Inventor Barbara J. Doyle

Barbara J. Doyle 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).

  • Method and apparatus for autotransfusion of blood
    Patent number: 4014329
    Abstract: A method and device is provided for autotransfusion of blood during surgery. The shed blood is retrieved from the surgical field via a receiving vessel located within a vacuum chamber and under less vacuum than the vacuum applied to the chamber. The vacuum in the receiving vessel draws blood from the surgical field into the receiving vessel where it is first collected and then passed to a second vessel. The blood is transferred from the second vessel to the patient during reinfusion. Suitable filters are provided for removing any blood clots or bits of tissue before the blood is reinfused.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 1975
    Date of Patent: March 29, 1977
    Assignee: The Rochester General Hospital
    Inventors: Joseph D. Welch, Barbara J. Doyle, Harvey A. Weintraub, Ludovico Cerulli
  • Device for assisting in the care of dentures
    Patent number: 3949768
    Abstract: A reusable denture kit is provided to enable a denture wearer to care adequately for a denture, to maintain it in a desired condition of cleanliness and to facilitate retention of the denture in place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 1975
    Date of Patent: April 13, 1976
    Inventor: Barbara J. Doyle