Patents by Inventor Eduardo Cristofolli

Eduardo Cristofolli 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: 20240424218
    Abstract: In some examples, a vial-to-syringe converter includes a plunger rod, an adapter including a body having a piercing spike, a receiver and a lumen extending between the spike and the receiver, the body further including at least one laterally-extending flange, and a needle in communication with the receiver and configured to deliver a medicament to a patient's body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2022
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Daniel A. Bonanno, Eduardo Cristofolli, Cassie Megna, Wail A. Rasheed, Ophelia L. Wells
  • Publication number: 20240416097
    Abstract: In some examples, an injector includes a base, a housing movable relative to the base, a needle unit disposed within the base, the needle unit comprising at least one piercing needle configured to pierce a pierceable membrane of a drug product container, and at least one microneedle disposed on an opposite side of the at least one piercing needle, and a driving mechanism configured and arranged to drive at least one of the drug product container and the needle unit toward another of the drug product container and the needle unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2022
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Daniel A. Bonanno, John B. Cline, Eduardo Cristofolli, Cassie Megna, Wail A. Rasheed, Ophelia L. Wells
  • Publication number: 20230025555
    Abstract: A stopper retainer comprises a base having an upper surface, a lower surface, and a perimeter; a sidewall joined to the base around the perimeter, the sidewall having a raised height to define an interior cavity with the base; and a plurality of projections extending from the lower surface of the base, each of the plurality of projections being sized to at least partially fit within a lumen of a syringe barrel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Ophelia Wells, Wail Rasheed, Raymond K. Seto, Cassie Megna, Eduardo Cristofolli, Michael F. Tormey
  • Publication number: 20230016662
    Abstract: A stopper retainer comprises a body having an upper surface, a lower surface, and at least one fastener, and a plurality of projections extending from the lower surface of the body, each of the plurality of projections being sized to at least partially fit within a lumen of a syringe barrel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Ophelia Wells, Wail Rasheed, Raymond K. Seto, Cassie Megna, Eduardo Cristofolli, Michael F. Tormey
  • Publication number: 20230012767
    Abstract: A torque-limiting device comprises a plunger rod holder defining a piston cavity for receiving at least a portion of a plunger rod, a moveable stop element, a dowel disposed adjacent the stop element, a spring disposed adjacent the dowel, and a syringe barrel holder defining a barrel cavity for receiving at least a portion of a syringe barrel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Wail Rasheed, Raymond K. Seto, Ophelia Wells, Cassie Megna, Eduardo Cristofolli
  • Publication number: 20220387258
    Abstract: In one aspect of the subject invention, a labeling shell is provided for a drug vial having a glass reservoir and an opening sealed by an elastomeric stopper, the labeling shell including: a polymeric tubular body formed to accommodate the reservoir of the drug vial, the tubular body having a first open end defining a first opening smaller than a diameter of the reservoir of the drug vial so as to prevent passage therethrough of the reservoir, wherein the elastomeric stopper is exposed through the first end with the reservoir being accommodated in the tubular body; and, a polymeric cap removably mountable to the tubular body to selectively cover the elastomeric stopper of the drug vial with the reservoir being accommodated in the tubular body. Advantageously, the subject invention provides a labeling surface for a drug vial, while also providing restricted access to the drug vial to limit tampering therewith.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Eduardo Cristofolli, John B. Cline, Wail Rasheed, Raymond K. Seto, Steven Carl Persak, Tinh Nguyen-Demary