Patents by Inventor Byron Moran

Byron Moran 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).

  • Apparatus and method for percutaneous catheter implantation and replacement
    Publication number: 20070149949
    Abstract: A medical apparatus and method of use for implanting a percutaneous catheter in a patient's body which catheter can be easily positioned, repositioned, and replaced. The apparatus includes an elongate sleeve comprising a wall surrounding an interior elongate passageway. The passageway extends from a sleeve proximal end to a sleeve distal end. The sleeve is intended to be percutaneously implanted through an incision in the patient's skin so that the sleeve distal end resides subcutaneously. The sleeve outer peripheral surface carries a layer of porous material intended to be placed just under the patient's outer skin layer in contact with the dermis to promote tissue ingrowth for anchoring the sleeve and forming an infection resistant barrier. The sleeve passageway is dimensioned to snugly accommodate the outer surface of catheter while permitting the catheter to slide relative to the sleeve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2007
    Publication date: June 28, 2007
    Inventors: Christopher Porter, Claude Vidal, Russ Redmond, Byron Moran, Paul Kaluzniak, Abram Janis
  • Apparatus and method for facilitating the replacement of an implanted catheter
    Publication number: 20070112334
    Abstract: A medical apparatus and method of use for implanting a percutaneous catheter in a patient's body which catheter can be easily positioned, repositioned, and replaced. The apparatus includes an elongate sleeve comprising a wall surrounding an interior elongate passageway. The passageway extends from a sleeve proximal end to a sleeve distal end. The sleeve is intended to be percutaneously implanted through an incision in the patient's skin so that the sleeve distal end resides subcutaneously. The sleeve outer peripheral surface carries a layer of porous material intended to be placed just under the patient's outer skin layer in contact with the dermis to promote tissue ingrowth for anchoring the sleeve and forming an infection resistant barrier. The sleeve passageway is dimensioned to snugly accommodate the outer surface of catheter while permitting the catheter to slide relative to the sleeve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2007
    Publication date: May 17, 2007
    Inventors: Christopher Porter, Claude Vidal, Russ Redmond, Byron Moran, Paul Kaluzniak, Abram Janis
  • Surgical instrument set and procedure for implanting sound transducer proximate to patient's outer ear canal
    Publication number: 20070028927
    Abstract: A hearing aid system (10) including an implantable device (60), and a surgical instrument (134) for enabling a physician to install the implant (60) in a patient's body in a simple office procedure using only local anesthesia.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2004
    Publication date: February 8, 2007
    Inventors: William Slattery, Claude Vidal, Russell Redmond, Byron Moran