Patents by Inventor Gary Shearer

Gary Shearer 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).

  • ERGONOMIC IV SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20220362521
    Abstract: An IV catheter system may include a catheter component with a catheter hub, a cannula extending distally from the catheter hub, and a securement platform. The securement platform may include a wing, which may extend from the catheter hub. The IV catheter system may also include a needle component with a needle hub, a needle extending distally from the needle hub along an axis, and a grip extending from the needle hub. The grip may be generally parallel to the axis and disposed on a side of the needle hub. The wing and the grip may be positioned to facilitate manipulation with a single hand to move the IV catheter system from an insertion configuration towards a fluid delivery configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Jeffrey C. O'Bryan, Gary Shearer, Weston F. Harding
  • Ergonomic IV systems and methods
    Patent number: 11426558
    Abstract: An IV catheter system may include a catheter component with a catheter hub, a cannula extending distally from the catheter hub, and a securement platform. The securement platform may include a wing, which may extend from the catheter hub. The IV catheter system may also include a needle component with a needle hub, a needle extending distally from the needle hub along an axis, and a grip extending from the needle hub. The grip may be generally parallel to the axis and disposed on a side of the needle hub. The wing and the grip may be positioned to facilitate manipulation with a single hand to move the IV catheter system from an insertion configuration towards a fluid delivery configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Beeton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Jeffrey C. O'Bryan, Gary Shearer, Weston F. Harding
  • ERGONOMIC IV SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20200261701
    Abstract: An IV catheter system may include a catheter component with a catheter hub, a cannula extending distally from the catheter hub, and a securement platform. The securement platform may include a wing, which may extend from the catheter hub. The IV catheter system may also include a needle component with a needle hub, a needle extending distally from the needle hub along an axis, and a grip extending from the needle hub. The grip may be generally parallel to the axis and disposed on a side of the needle hub. The wing and the grip may be positioned to facilitate manipulation with a single hand to move the IV catheter system from an insertion configuration towards a fluid delivery configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: Jeffrey C. O'Bryan, Gary Shearer, Weston F. Harding
  • Ergonomic IV systems and methods
    Patent number: 10639454
    Abstract: An IV catheter system may include a catheter component with a catheter hub, a cannula extending distally from the catheter hub, and a securement platform. The securement platform may include a wing, which may extend from the catheter hub. The IV catheter system may also include a needle component with a needle hub, a needle extending distally from the needle hub along an axis, and a grip extending from the needle hub. The grip may be generally parallel to the axis and disposed on a side of the needle hub. The wing and the grip may be positioned to facilitate manipulation with a single hand to move the IV catheter system from an insertion configuration towards a fluid delivery configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Jeffrey C. O'Bryan, Gary Shearer, Weston F. Harding
  • ERGONOMIC IV SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20170274182
    Abstract: An IV catheter system may include a catheter component with a catheter hub, a cannula extending distally from the catheter hub, and a securement platform. The securement platform may include a wing, which may extend from the catheter hub. The IV catheter system may also include a needle component with a needle hub, a needle extending distally from the needle hub along an axis, and a grip extending from the needle hub. The grip may be generally parallel to the axis and disposed on a side of the needle hub. The wing and the grip may be positioned to facilitate manipulation with a single hand to move the IV catheter system from an insertion configuration towards a fluid delivery configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2017
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventors: Jeffrey C. O'Bryan, Gary Shearer, Weston F. Harding