Patents by Inventor Beth Bullemer

Beth Bullemer 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).

  • Implantable therapeutic substance delivery device with septum guide and method of use
    Patent number: 8348909
    Abstract: An implantable delivery device including a housing, a port assembly, and a plurality of grooves. The housing includes an outer wall defining an exterior face. The port assembly includes a septum and a port opening that is exteriorly open relative to the housing face. The plurality of grooves are formed in the exterior face proximate the port opening, and are sized to receive a needle tip to guide the needle tip toward the port opening. In one embodiment, the port assembly is fluidly connected to a reservoir, such that the port assembly constitutes a reservoir refill port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: James M. Haase, Wende L. Dewing, William K. Wenger, Beth Bullemer
  • Implantable therapeutic substance delivery device with septum guide and method of use
    Publication number: 20070255234
    Abstract: An implantable delivery device including a housing, a port assembly, and a plurality of grooves. The housing includes an outer wall defining an exterior face. The port assembly includes a septum and a port opening that is exteriorly open relative to the housing face. The plurality of grooves are formed in the exterior face proximate the port opening, and are sized to receive a needle tip to guide the needle tip toward the port opening. In one embodiment, the port assembly is fluidly connected to a reservoir, such that the port assembly constitutes a reservoir refill port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2006
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Inventors: James Haase, Wende Dewing, William Wenger, Beth Bullemer