Patents by Inventor Dinah K. DiBernardo

Dinah K. DiBernardo 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).

  • Packaging system for an elongated flexible product
    Patent number: 5344011
    Abstract: A compact packaging system for elongated flexible products, such as catheters, guidewires and the like which keeps the products in a sterile environment until they are used but which allows preparation of the product for subsequent use. The system includes a housing with a main portion and a movable portion. The main portion has a plurality of passageways which receive the elongated product and a catch which releasably secures an elongated product within the housing passageways. The movable housing portion is adapted to expose a portion of the elongated product within the housing to facilitate its preparation for subsequent use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 6, 1994
    Assignee: Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Dinah K. DiBernardo, Kenneth L. Osborn, Ruth M. Fricker