Patents by Inventor Gary L. Forren

Gary L. Forren 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: 5279574
    Abstract: A protective assembly for the arm and leg of a patient to prevent movement and/or displacement of a catheter and the intravenous tubing attached to said catheter by casual movement of the patient within the environment of a hospital room or the home or the like. The assembly comprises a bifurcated assembly defining a mouth communication with a cavity for encompassing a limb of a patient. The two halves of the assembly are hinged together and, when closed defining an opening communicating with the cavity to receive the intravenous tubing leading to a catheter implanted in the arm of the patient. A pair of clips positioned adjacent the opening serve to immobilize the part of the tubing from the clips to catheter when the patient moves the arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 1992
    Date of Patent: January 18, 1994
    Inventor: Gary L. Forren