Patents by Inventor Dean R Gauf

Dean R Gauf 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).

  • FLUSH ENTRANCE HEMOSTASIS VALVE WITH UNOBSTRUCTED PASSAGEWAY
    Publication number: 20150088095
    Abstract: A method of placing a catheter into a patient while preventing disadvantageous escape of fluid from the patient comprises providing a catheter secured to a valve hosing. The catheter has a proximal end, a distal end and an interior lumen. The valve housing has a first port, a second port, and a fluid path running between the first and second ports. The catheter and the valve housing have a hollow needle extending therethrough. The method further comprises piercing the patient's skin, thereby inserting the catheter into the patient. The method further comprises holding the catheter and valve housing in place while removing the hollow needle through the catheter and valve housing. The hollow needle passes through the first and second ports of the valve housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: RONALD B. LUTHER, JOHN I. MURI, DEAN R. GAUF
  • FLUSH ENTRANCE HEMOSTASIS VALVE WITH UNOBSTRUCTED PASSAGEWAY
    Publication number: 20130304026
    Abstract: A method of placing a catheter into a patient while preventing disadvantageous escape of fluid from the patient comprises providing a catheter secured to a valve hosing. The catheter has a proximal end, a distal end and an interior lumen. The valve housing has a first port, a second port, and a fluid path running between the first and second ports. The catheter and the valve housing have a hollow needle extending therethrough. The method further comprises piercing the patient's skin, thereby inserting the catheter into the patient. The method further comprises holding the catheter and valve housing in place while removing the hollow needle through the catheter and valve housing. The hollow needle passes through the first and second ports of the valve housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2013
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Inventors: RONALD B. LUTHER, JOHN I. MURI, DEAN R. GAUF
  • Flush entrance hemostasis valve with unobstructed passageway
    Patent number: 8506534
    Abstract: A method of placing a catheter into a patient while preventing disadvantageous escape of fluid from the patient comprises providing a catheter secured to a valve hosing. The catheter has a proximal end, a distal end and an interior lumen. The valve housing has a first port, a second port, and a fluid path running between the first and second ports. The catheter and the valve housing have a hollow needle extending therethrough. The method further comprises piercing the patient's skin, thereby inserting the catheter into the patient. The method further comprises holding the catheter and valve housing in place while removing the hollow needle through the catheter and valve housing. The hollow needle passes through the first and second ports of the valve housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Luther Needlesafe Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald B. Luther, John I. Muri, Dean R. Gauf
  • FLUSH ENTRANCE HEMOSTASIS VALVE WITH UNOBSTRUCTED PASSAGEWAY
    Publication number: 20120123340
    Abstract: A method of placing a catheter into a patient while preventing disadvantageous escape of fluid from the patient comprises providing a catheter secured to a valve hosing. The catheter has a proximal end, a distal end and an interior lumen. The valve housing has a first port, a second port, and a fluid path running between the first and second ports. The catheter and the valve housing have a hollow needle extending therethrough. The method further comprises piercing the patient's skin, thereby inserting the catheter into the patient. The method further comprises holding the catheter and valve housing in place while removing the hollow needle through the catheter and valve housing. The hollow needle passes through the first and second ports of the valve housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2012
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Inventors: Ronald B. Luther, John I. Muri, Dean R. Gauf
  • Flush entrance hemostasis valve with unobstructed passageway
    Patent number: 8123727
    Abstract: A method of placing a catheter into a patient while preventing disadvantageous escape of fluid from the patient comprises providing a catheter secured to a valve housing. The catheter has a proximal end, a distal end and an interior lumen. The valve housing has a first port, a second port, and a fluid path running between the first and second ports. The catheter and the valve housing have a hollow needle extending therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Luther Needlesafe Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald B Luther, John I Muri, Dean R Gauf
  • FLUSH ENTRANCE HEMOSTASIS VALVE WITH UNOBSTRUCTED PASSAGEWAY
    Publication number: 20100010447
    Abstract: A method of placing a catheter into a patient while preventing disadvantageous escape of fluid from the patient comprises providing a catheter secured to a valve hosing. The catheter has a proximal end, a distal end and an interior lumen. The valve housing has a first port, a second port, and a fluid path running between the first and second ports. The catheter and the valve housing have a hollow needle extending therethrough. The method further comprises piercing the patient's skin, thereby inserting the catheter into the patient. The method further comprises holding the catheter and valve housing in place while removing the hollow needle through the catheter and valve housing. The hollow needle passes through the first and second ports of the valve housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2009
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Inventors: Ronald B. Luther, John I. Muri, Dean R. Gauf