Patents by Inventor Charles I. Blitz, Jr.

Charles I. Blitz, Jr. 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).

  • Negative pressure treatment system with heating and cooling provision
    Patent number: 9724243
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for the controlled acceleration, and/or retardation of the body's inflammatory response comprises a foam pad for insertion into a wound site, a drape covering the foam pad, and a thermal control element configured to be placed proximate the wound site. The foam pad is placed in fluid communication with a vacuum source for promotion of the controlled acceleration or retardation of the body's inflammatory response. The thermal control element has a pair of flexible sheets for receiving a thermally conductive fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: KCI Licensing, Inc.
    Inventors: Raymond R. Hannigan, James R. Leininger, Charles I. Blitz, Jr., Frank Dilazzaro, Christopher Fashek, Royce W. Johnson, Wayne J. Schroeder
  • Negative pressure treatment system with heating and cooling provision
    Patent number: 7540848
    Abstract: A method, and apparatus for the controlled acceleration, and/or retardation of the body's inflammatory response generally comprises a foam pad for insertion substantially into a wound site, a heating, a cooling pad for application over the wound site, a wound drape or sealing enclosure of the foam pad, the heating, and cooling pad at wound site. The foam pad is placed in fluid communication with a vacuum source for promotion of the controlled acceleration or retardation of the body's inflammatory response. The heating, and cooling provision controls the local metabolic function as part of the inflammatory response.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: KCI Licensing, Inc.
    Inventors: Raymond R. Hannigan, James R. Leininger, Charles I. Blitz, Jr., Frank Dilazzaro, Christopher Fashek, Wayne J. Schroeder, Royce W. Johnson