Patents by Inventor Craig TROMBORG

Craig TROMBORG 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).

  • Venipuncture Assist Device
    Publication number: 20170231541
    Abstract: A venipuncture assist device includes a main body having a first surface configured to confront a target venipuncture site. The device further includes a vein capture channel disposed within the first surface configured to urge a portion of a patient's tissue and subcutaneous vein therein when the vein capture channel is evacuated by vacuum, wherein the urging creates a bend in the vein for piercing by a venipuncture needle. The device further includes one or more needle channels extending from a front main body surface configured to receive and guide the needle into the bend in the vein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventor: Craig Tromborg
  • Venipuncture assist device
    Patent number: 9636468
    Abstract: A venipuncture assist device includes a main body having a first surface configured to confront a target venipuncture site. The device further includes a vein capture channel disposed within the first surface configured to urge a portion of a patient's tissue and subcutaneous vein therein when the vein capture channel is evacuated by vacuum, wherein the urging creates a bend in the vein for piercing by a venipuncture needle. The device further includes one or more needle channels extending from a front main body surface configured to receive and guide the needle into the bend in the vein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Inventor: Craig Tromborg
  • Venipuncture Assist Device
    Publication number: 20160136362
    Abstract: A venipuncture assist device includes a main body having a first surface configured to confront a target venipuncture site. The device further includes a vein capture channel disposed within the first surface configured to urge a portion of a patient's tissue and subcutaneous vein therein when the vein capture channel is evacuated by vacuum, wherein the urging creates a bend in the vein for piercing by a venipuncture needle. The device further includes one or more needle channels extending from a front main body surface configured to receive and guide the needle into the bend in the vein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2015
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventor: Craig TROMBORG