Patents by Inventor Esther F. Borrelli

Esther F. Borrelli 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).

  • Surgical tube anchoring device and method for using same
    Patent number: 4717385
    Abstract: A tube anchoring device for anchoring gastrostomy and similar surgical tubing, for use in conjunction with a flanged pectin and polymethylcellulose wafer where, in one embodiment, the tube anchoring device comprises a tube, for receiving the surgical tubing, having at one end at least three radially projecting legs, designed to extend to and snap under the flange of the wafer, thereby releasably and painlessly securing the surgical tube in a manner that also facilitates easy inspection and cleaning of the incision and minor repair of the wafer without removal of the anchoring device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1986
    Date of Patent: January 5, 1988
    Assignee: The Beth Israel Hospital Association
    Inventors: Pamela E. Cameron, Esther F. Borrelli