Patents by Inventor Christopher Geoffrey McCord

Christopher Geoffrey McCord 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).

  • MEDICAL-SURGICAL TUBE ARRANGEMENTS
    Publication number: 20210402120
    Abstract: A tracheostomy tube (1) has an inflatable sealing cuff (13) and an array of one or more RFID pressure sensors (120) around the cuff. A leakage unit (30) interrogates the sensors (120) to determine any regions around the cuff having incomplete contact with the tracheal wall indicative of potential leakage between the cuff and the wall of the trachea.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicant: SMITHS MEDICAL INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
    Inventors: Steven Mark Tupper, Christopher Geoffrey McCord, Eric Pagan, Mohammad Qassim Mohammad Khasawneh, Robert James Burchell, Jonathan McNeill Flint