Patents by Inventor Claudio Zanon

Claudio Zanon 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).

  • Patent number: 6206871
    Abstract: The kit enables performing percutaneous connection between an arterial catheter (1) to be inserted along an artery leading to the region to be treated, and an infusion port (2) to be implanted in correspondence of a subcutaneous pocket-like cut (T) formed at a short distance from the opening (C) for introducing the catheter (1). The kit comprises a tunnelling assembly including a cannula needle (3) formed by a metal tubular inner stylet (4) having a tapered and bevelled tip (5) and by an outer jacket (6), a metal guide member (7), and a tunneler device (8) formed by an inner tubular dilator (9) and by an outer tubular introduction element (10) having a slightly tapered distal end (11) and a slightly countersunk proximal end (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Inventors: Claudio Zanon, Maurizio Grosso