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).
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Publication number: 20160051447Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2015Publication date: February 25, 2016Inventors: Philip Wyatt, Gary Schaeffer, Wendy Elizabeth Wyatt
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Patent number: 9186298Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 3, 2013Date of Patent: November 17, 2015Inventors: Philip Wyatt, Gary Schaeffer, Claude Vidal, Wendy Elizabeth Wyatt
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Publication number: 20130289530Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2013Publication date: October 31, 2013Inventors: Philip Wyatt, Gary Schaeffer, Claude Vidal, Wendy Elizabeth Wyatt
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Patent number: 8454573Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 13, 2010Date of Patent: June 4, 2013Inventors: Philip Wyatt, Gary Schaeffer, Claude Vidal, Wendy Elizabeth Wyatt
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Publication number: 20110160701Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2010Publication date: June 30, 2011Inventors: Philip Wyatt, Gary Schaeffer, Claude Vidal, Wendy Elizabeth Wyatt
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Publication number: 20080287914Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2008Publication date: November 20, 2008Inventors: Philip Wyatt, Gary Schaeffer, Claude Vidal, Wendy Elizabeth Wyatt
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Patent number: 6976405Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 12, 2004Date of Patent: December 20, 2005Assignee: Medical Associates, Inc.Inventor: Gary Schaeffer
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Publication number: 20050199099Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2004Publication date: September 15, 2005Inventor: Gary Schaeffer
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Publication number: 20050137523Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2003Publication date: June 23, 2005Inventors: Philip Wyatt, Gary Schaeffer
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Publication number: 20040210162Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2003Publication date: October 21, 2004Inventors: Philip W. Wyatt, Gary Schaeffer
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Publication number: 20040073189Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2002Publication date: April 15, 2004Inventors: Phil Wyatt, James D. Mullin, Gary Schaeffer, Freddy Zinger
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Patent number: 5632735Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 11, 1995Date of Patent: May 27, 1997Inventors: Philip Wyatt, Gary Schaeffer
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Patent number: 5603706Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 19, 1994Date of Patent: February 18, 1997Inventors: Philip Wyatt, Gary Schaeffer
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Patent number: 5356396Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 29, 1992Date of Patent: October 18, 1994Assignee: Medical Associates Network Inc.Inventors: Philip Wyatt, Gary Schaeffer, Freddy Zinger
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Patent number: 5201717Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 5, 1990Date of Patent: April 13, 1993Inventors: Philip Wyatt, Gary Schaeffer, Eli Shemesh