Patents by Inventor Gary Schaeffer

Gary Schaeffer 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).

  • Publication number: 20160051447
    Abstract: An apparatus for removal of premixed drugs or reconstitution of lyophilized drugs and for the injection of the reconstituted drug into the patient. The apparatus includes a syringe assembly and an adapter assembly that can be removably connected to a medicament container containing a premixed drug or lyophilized medicament. The syringe assembly of the apparatus includes a liquid chamber between the forward end of the body portion and the piston and a syringe cannula assembly. The syringe cannula assembly, which can be removably interconnected with the body portion, comprises a cannula support and a hypodermic needle sealably connected to the cannula support. The adapter assembly comprises an adapter preferably molded from a moldable plastic that includes a top wall, an adapter cannula connected to and extending from the top wall and a variety of connectors connected to the top wall for removably interconnecting the adapter with the medicament container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2015
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Inventors: Philip Wyatt, Gary Schaeffer, Wendy Elizabeth Wyatt
  • Patent number: 9186298
    Abstract: An apparatus for removal of premixed drugs or reconstitution of lyophilized drugs and for the injection of the reconstituted drug into the patient. The apparatus includes a syringe assembly and an adapter assembly that can be removably connected to a medicament container containing a premixed drug or lyophilized medicament. The syringe assembly of the apparatus includes a liquid chamber between the forward end of the body portion and the piston and a syringe cannula assembly. The syringe cannula assembly, which can be removably interconnected with the body portion, comprises a cannula support and a hypodermic needle sealably connected to the cannula support. The adapter assembly comprises an adapter preferably molded from a moldable plastic that includes a top wall, an adapter cannula connected to and extending from the top wall and a variety of connectors connected to the top wall for removably interconnecting the adapter with the medicament container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Inventors: Philip Wyatt, Gary Schaeffer, Claude Vidal, Wendy Elizabeth Wyatt
  • Publication number: 20130289530
    Abstract: An apparatus for removal of premixed drugs or reconstitution of lyophilized drugs and for the injection of the reconstituted drug into the patient. The apparatus includes a syringe assembly and an adapter assembly that can be removably connected to a medicament container containing a premixed drug or lyophilized medicament. The syringe assembly of the apparatus includes a liquid chamber between the forward end of the body portion and the piston and a syringe cannula assembly. The syringe cannula assembly, which can be removably interconnected with the body portion, comprises a cannula support and a hypodermic needle sealably connected to the cannula support. The adapter assembly comprises an adapter preferably molded from a moldable plastic that includes a top wall, an adapter cannula connected to and extending from the top wall and a variety of connectors connected to the top wall for removably interconnecting the adapter with the medicament container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2013
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Inventors: Philip Wyatt, Gary Schaeffer, Claude Vidal, Wendy Elizabeth Wyatt
  • Patent number: 8454573
    Abstract: An apparatus for removal of premixed drugs or reconstitution of lyophilized drugs and for the injection of the reconstituted drug into the patient. The apparatus includes a syringe assembly and an adapter assembly that can be removably connected to a medicament container containing a premixed drug or lyophilized medicament. The syringe assembly of the apparatus includes a liquid chamber between the forward end of the body portion and the piston and a syringe cannula assembly. The syringe cannula assembly, which can be removably interconnected with the body portion, comprises a cannula support and a hypodermic needle sealably connected to the cannula support. The adapter assembly comprises an adapter preferably molded from a moldable plastic that includes a top wall, an adapter cannula connected to and extending from the top wall and a variety of connectors connected to the top wall for removably interconnecting the adapter with the medicament container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Inventors: Philip Wyatt, Gary Schaeffer, Claude Vidal, Wendy Elizabeth Wyatt
  • Publication number: 20110160701
    Abstract: An apparatus for removal of premixed drugs or reconstitution of lyophilized drugs and for the injection of the reconstituted drug into the patient. The apparatus includes a syringe assembly and an adapter assembly that can be removably connected to a medicament container containing a premixed drug or lyophilized medicament. The syringe assembly of the apparatus includes a liquid chamber between the forward end of the body portion and the piston and a syringe cannula assembly. The syringe cannula assembly, which can be removably interconnected with the body portion, comprises a cannula support and a hypodermic needle sealably connected to the cannula support. The adapter assembly comprises an adapter preferably molded from a moldable plastic that includes a top wall, an adapter cannula connected to and extending from the top wall and a variety of connectors connected to the top wall for removably interconnecting the adapter with the medicament container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2010
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Inventors: Philip Wyatt, Gary Schaeffer, Claude Vidal, Wendy Elizabeth Wyatt
  • Publication number: 20080287914
    Abstract: An apparatus for removal of premixed drugs or reconstitution of lyophilized drugs and for the injection of the reconstituted drug into the patient. The apparatus includes a syringe assembly and an adapter assembly that can be removably connected to a medicament container containing a premixed drug or lyophilized medicament. The syringe assembly of the apparatus includes a body portion to form a liquid chamber between the forward end of the body portion and the piston and a syringe cannula assembly. The syringe cannula assembly, which can be removably interconnected with the body portion, comprises a cannula support and a hypodermic needle sealably connected to the cannula support. The adapter assembly comprises an adapter preferably molded from a moldable plastic that includes a top wall, an adapter cannula connected to and extending from the top wall and a variety of connectors connected to the top wall for removably interconnecting the adapter with the medicament container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2008
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Inventors: Philip Wyatt, Gary Schaeffer, Claude Vidal, Wendy Elizabeth Wyatt
  • Patent number: 6976405
    Abstract: A detachment tool for use in detaching a detachable part from a two-part article having a fixed part and a detachable part. The detachment tool uniquely enables persons having impaired motor skills, persons having hand muscular difficulties and persons suffering from certain disabling conditions such as arthritis, to readily remove detachable parts from various types of two-part articles such as articles adapted for dispensing certain types of medicaments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2005
    Assignee: Medical Associates, Inc.
    Inventor: Gary Schaeffer
  • Publication number: 20050199099
    Abstract: A detachment tool for use in detaching a detachable part from a two-part article having a fixed part and a detachable part. The detachment tool uniquely enables persons having impaired motor skills, persons having hand muscular difficulties and persons suffering from certain disabling conditions such as arthritis, to readily remove detachable parts from various types of two-part articles such as articles adapted for dispensing certain types of medicaments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2004
    Publication date: September 15, 2005
    Inventor: Gary Schaeffer
  • Publication number: 20050137523
    Abstract: An apparatus for removal of premixed drugs or reconstitution of lyophilized drugs and for the injection of the reconstituted drug into the patient. The apparatus includes a syringe assembly and an adapter assembly that can be removably connected to a medicament container containing a premixed drug or lyophilized medicament. The syringe assembly of the apparatus includes a body portion to form a liquid chamber between the forward end of the body portion and the piston and a syringe cannula assembly. The syringe cannula assembly, which can be removably interconnected with the body portion, comprises a cannula support and a hypodermic needle sealably connected to the cannula support. The adapter assembly comprises an adapter preferably molded from a moldable plastic that includes a top wall, an adapter cannula connected to and extending from the top wall and a variety of connectors connected to the top wall for removably interconnecting the adapter with the medicament container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2003
    Publication date: June 23, 2005
    Inventors: Philip Wyatt, Gary Schaeffer
  • Publication number: 20040210162
    Abstract: A blood sampling apparatus that includes a low dead space-sampling device, which is of a unitary construction that can be interposed as a single unit into an infusion line between a source of fluid and the patient. The unitary sampling device includes an elongated body having a fluid passageway there through, the fluid passageway having first and second ends, a stopcock assembly connected to the elongated body intermediate the first and second ends and a sampling port assembly having a body portion that is integrally formed with the elongated body intermediate the stopcock assembly and the second end of the elongated body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2003
    Publication date: October 21, 2004
    Inventors: Philip W. Wyatt, Gary Schaeffer
  • Publication number: 20040073189
    Abstract: A vial access transfer set for use with a bottle containing a medicinal fluid that provides a mechanism for securely attaching an administration set to the bottle and also provides a universal spike port to which any primary IV line can be readily attached. The vial access transfer set includes a novel, vented vial access adapter to which a length of tubing can be connected, the adapter comprising a top wall, a cannula connected to the top wall and a uniquely configured, resiliently deformable slitted skirt connected to the top wall and extending therefrom. With this construction, during the interconnection of the vial access transfer set with the bottle, the rubber septum of the bottle can readily be pierced by the cannula and the resiliently deformable skirt positively snapped into place over the neck portion of the drug vial or bottle to maintain the adapter in secure connection with the bottle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2002
    Publication date: April 15, 2004
    Inventors: Phil Wyatt, James D. Mullin, Gary Schaeffer, Freddy Zinger
  • Patent number: 5632735
    Abstract: A family of variously configured, new, improved and universally compatible infusion sites and medical connectors that employ a cannula and which function to interconnect uniquely configured T sites, Y sites, heparin locks and the like with a liquid source, such as an I.V. source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 27, 1997
    Inventors: Philip Wyatt, Gary Schaeffer
  • Patent number: 5603706
    Abstract: A family of variously configured, new, improved and universally compatible infusion sites and medical connectors that employ a cannula and which function to interconnect uniquely configured T sites, Y sites, heparin locks and the like with a liquid source, such as an I.V. source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 18, 1997
    Inventors: Philip Wyatt, Gary Schaeffer
  • Patent number: 5356396
    Abstract: A family of variously configured, new, improved and universally compatible infusion sites and medical connectors that employ a recessed cannula and which function to interconnect uniquely configured T sites, Y sites, heparin locks and the like with a liquid source, such as an I.V. source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1992
    Date of Patent: October 18, 1994
    Assignee: Medical Associates Network Inc.
    Inventors: Philip Wyatt, Gary Schaeffer, Freddy Zinger
  • Patent number: 5201717
    Abstract: An enclosure for use with an injection site in which the penetrating member, such as a needle, is at all times maintained within a protective shroud that protects the user from accidental needle sticks and contamination during use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 13, 1993
    Inventors: Philip Wyatt, Gary Schaeffer, Eli Shemesh