Patents by Inventor G. Umberto Meduri

G. Umberto Meduri 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).

  • Method of protected bronchial sampling using a translaryngoscopic catheter
    Patent number: 5297560
    Abstract: A method of collection of uncontaminated secretions from the lower respiratory tract of non-intubated patients using a laryngoscope and a translaryngoscopic catheter. After properly positioning the insertion tube of a laryngoscope in the larynx of a patient, the translaryngoscopic catheter is inserted through the instrument channel of the laryngoscope and a sampling element disposed within the lumen of the catheter is exposed to secretions in the lower respiratory tract. The sampling element is retracted and removed from the catheter. Fluid is injected into the tracheobronchial tree through the catheter and aspirated back.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 29, 1994
    Assignee: Mill-Rose Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventor: G. Umberto Meduri