Patents by Inventor Gail Marie Siewiorek

Gail Marie Siewiorek 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).

  • Patent number: 11690992
    Abstract: A fluid connector, including a fluid path portion having an integral cannula extending in a first direction from a interior surface, and a latching portion secured to the fluid path portion and having a pair of displaceable arms. Each arm includes a connector latch disposed at a first cantilevered end of the arm, and an activation lever disposed at an opposite cantilevered end of the arm and extending in a second direction, not parallel to the first direction. A portion of the activation lever includes a first lateral tactile feature aligned substantially parallel to the first direction to prevent forward slippage of the fluid connector from a user's grasp in the second direction, and a portion of the activation lever includes a lateral tactile feature aligned substantially parallel to the second direction to prevent slippage of the fluid connector from a user's grasp in the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Rachael Turner Kelly, Victor Isaac Politis, Alex Chaves, Gail Marie Siewiorek, Eric Bene, Attila Kiss, Megan Kohnen, Marc Hunter, Laurie Bums, Gail Hunter, Max Ryan
  • Publication number: 20200171294
    Abstract: A fluid connector for use with an infusion set. The fluid connector includes a housing having a cannula integral with and extending distally from a proximal interior surface of the housing. A proximal exterior surface of the housing has a flattened portion with a raised tactile feature centered about a longitudinal axis of the cannula to aid a user in connecting the fluid connector with an infusion set base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Applicant: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Rachel Turner, Victor lsaac Politis, Alex Chaves, Gail Marie Siewiorek, Eric Bene, Attila Kiss, Megan Kohnen, Marc Hunter, Laurie Bums, Gail Hunter, Max Ryan