Patents by Inventor Francine Blei

Francine Blei 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).

  • Tubing device for antibiotic administration through central venous catheters
    Patent number: 5921965
    Abstract: A flexible tubing device is used for intravenous infusion of medicine, particularly antibiotics, to all lumens of a multi-lumen central venous line catheter. The single input arm of the tubing device is connected to a source of medicine, and each of the several output legs of the tubing device are connected to different ports on the central venous line catheter. It allows a single input to be divided into a plurality of outputs. To allow this, the free end of the input arm has a female tube connector fitting while the free end of each of the output legs have a male tube connector fitting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1999
    Assignee: New York University
    Inventor: Francine Blei