Patents by Inventor Drew PIEPRZYK

Drew PIEPRZYK 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).

  • Publication number: 20220134058
    Abstract: A catheter insertion device that allows for insertion of a catheter within vasculature of a patient is disclosed. The catheter insertion device includes a handle and a needle cannula held within the handle. A guidewire is partially disposed within the needle cannula. The guidewire is slidable within a lumen of the needle cannula. A first actuator is connected to the handle and the guidewire, and is movable relative to the handle to move the guidewire relative to the handle. A catheter and catheter hub are configured to move relative to the handle and slide over the cannula during deployment of the catheter into the vasculature of the patient. A needle safety clip covers a sharp distal tip of the cannula following removal of the needle cannula from the catheter hub.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2022
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Chris KORKUCH, Jeffrey P. KUEHN, Drew PIEPRZYK
  • Patent number: 11224724
    Abstract: A catheter insertion device that allows for single-handed insertion of the catheter within the vasculature of the patient is disclosed. The catheter insertion device includes an insertion group and a catheter group. The insertion group includes a handle, a needle cannula partially within the handle, and a needle support connected to the handle. The catheter group includes an elongated catheter and a catheter hub connected to the proximal end of the elongated catheter. The needle support includes two parallel features separated by a distance greater than an outer diameter of the elongated catheter to stabilize the needle cannula during insertion of the needle cannula into a patient. The needle cannula includes a cantilever portion extending from the handle. The needle support stabilizes the needle cannula during insertion of the needle cannula into a patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: TELEFLEX MEDICAL INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Chris Korkuch, Jeffrey P. Kuehn, Drew Pieprzyk
  • Patent number: 10357635
    Abstract: A catheter insertion device that allows for single-handed insertion of the catheter within the vasculature of the patient is disclosed. The catheter insertion device includes a handle, a needle cannula partially within the handle, a guidewire partially within the handle and the needle cannula, and a first actuator connected to the handle and the guidewire. The first actuator is movable in a proximal direction relative to the handle to cause the guidewire to move in a distal direction away from the handle, and is movable in a distal direction relative to the handle to cause the guidewire to move in a proximal direction towards the handle. The catheter insertion device can also include a needle support that stabilizes the needle cannula during insertion of the needle cannula into a patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: TELEFLEX MEDICAL INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Chris Korkuch, Jeffrey P. Kuehn, Drew Pieprzyk
  • Publication number: 20190143082
    Abstract: A catheter insertion device that allows for single-handed insertion of the catheter within the vasculature of the patient is disclosed. The catheter insertion device includes an insertion group and a catheter group. The insertion group includes a handle, a needle cannula partially within the handle, and a needle support connected to the handle. The catheter group includes an elongated catheter and a catheter hub connected to the proximal end of the elongated catheter. The needle support includes two parallel features separated by a distance greater than an outer diameter of the elongated catheter to stabilize the needle cannula during insertion of the needle cannula into a patient. The needle cannula includes a cantilever portion extending from the handle. The needle support stabilizes the needle cannula during insertion of the needle cannula into a patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2019
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Chris KORKUCH, Jeffrey P. KUEHN, Drew PIEPRZYK
  • Publication number: 20150051584
    Abstract: A catheter insertion device that allows for single-handed insertion of the catheter within the vasculature of the patient is disclosed. The catheter insertion device includes a handle, a needle cannula partially within the handle, a guidewire partially within the handle and the needle cannula, and a first actuator connected to the handle and the guidewire. The first actuator is movable in a proximal direction relative to the handle to cause the guidewire to move in a distal direction away from the handle, and is movable in a distal direction relative to the handle to cause the guidewire to move in a proximal direction towards the handle. The catheter insertion device can also include a needle support that stabilizes the needle cannula during insertion of the needle cannula into a patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2014
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Inventors: Chris KORKUCH, Jeffrey P. KUEHN, Drew PIEPRZYK
  • Patent number: D740410
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: TELEFLEX MEDICAL INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Chris Korkuch, Drew Pieprzyk, Jeff Kuehn, Matthew Becker