Patents by Inventor Gianni Guala

Gianni Guala 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: 7624749
    Abstract: A flow regulator for medical liquids comprising a first body and a second body coupled to one another in a rotatable way and a gasket set between them and overmolded on the second body. Provided thereon is at least one graduated scale formed by impressions and/or, respectively, by reliefs integral with the second body, and by inserts and/or, respectively, by complementary openings of a side skirt of the overmolded gasket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2009
    Assignee: Industrie Borla S.p.A.
    Inventor: Gianni Guala
  • Patent number: 7625359
    Abstract: A device for administering medical liquids comprising a tubular element made of moulded plastic material and an elastic sealing body made of elastic thermoplastic material overmoulded within one end of the tubular element with a part for anchorage on the outside of said end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2009
    Assignee: Industrie Borla S.p.A.
    Inventor: Gianni Guala
  • Publication number: 20090292274
    Abstract: Valve connector for infusion medical lines including an external tubular body (1) with an inlet end (4) and an outlet end (10), an internal hollow spike (2) and an intermediate sealing member (3) including an elastic head (35) with pre-slit (38) and an elastic hollow element (36) formed with sealing members (47, 48) in contact with the hollow spike (2) and with an elastic thrust means tending to maintain the elastic head (35) in a closure condition. An annular member (55) surrounds the elastic hollow element (36) and it axially slides into the tubular body (1) due to the movement of the elastic head (35) between the closure condition and the opening condition of the connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2009
    Publication date: November 26, 2009
    Applicant: INDUSTRIE BORLA S.p.A.
    Inventor: Gianni GUALA
  • Patent number: 7588563
    Abstract: Medical connector comprising a tubular body with an inlet fitting and an outlet fitting of the female luer-lock type connected to the body in a rotary and axially translatable way between a retracted position and an advanced position. One-directional detent assemblies enable rotation of the outlet fitting in one direction in the retracted position and in the opposite direction in the advanced position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2009
    Assignee: Industrie Borla S.p.A.
    Inventor: Gianni Guala
  • Patent number: 7556060
    Abstract: A flow component for medical infusion/transfusion lines comprises a main duct and a lateral tubular connection containing a one-way valve, in an area corresponding to which the main duct has an axial section with a wall having a convergent-divergent profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2009
    Assignee: Industrie Borla S.p.A.
    Inventor: Gianni Guala
  • Publication number: 20090005761
    Abstract: A flow component for medical infusion/transfusion lines includes a tubular body having a side inlet connector, housed in a fluid-tight way in which is an elastic sealing element that can be traversed by a fluid introducer. The elastic sealing element has at least one axial cavity, which defines, for traversal by the fluid introducer, a diaphragm of small thickness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2008
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Applicant: Industrie Borla S.p.A.
    Inventor: Gianni Guala
  • Publication number: 20080190485
    Abstract: A valve connector for medical infusion lines includes an external tubular body with an inlet end and an outlet end, a hollow internal pin and an intermediate elastic sealing member 3 having a head with pre-slotting and an elastic hollow element abutted radially against the hollow pin. The hollow pin has a closed terminal shaped, as a result of the insertion of a fluid introducer into the inlet end, in such a way as to make the elastic head assume an elastically deformed configuration without crossing the pre-slotting, which is opened to place in communication the inlet end with the outlet end through lateral holes of the hollow pin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2005
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Applicant: INDUSTRIE BORLA S.P.A.
    Inventor: Gianni Guala
  • Publication number: 20080169444
    Abstract: A check valve for medical infusion lines and the like, includes a diaphragm made of elastic material set between a first tubular connector and a second tubular connector. The diaphram includes an end wall of a cup-shaped element, having an outer peripheral edge of which is normally pressed in seal contact against an annular valve seat with a conical surface of the first tubular connector under an axial thrust exerted by a side wall of the cup-shaped element. A free edge of the side wall of the cup-shaped element is set resting against a transverse surface of the second tubular connector only in regions corresponding to angular portions of the latter separated by non-resting angular portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2008
    Publication date: July 17, 2008
    Applicant: INDUSTRIE BORLA S.p.A
    Inventor: Gianni GUALA
  • Publication number: 20080009809
    Abstract: A device for administering medical liquids comprising a tubular element made of moulded plastic material and an elastic sealing body made of elastic thermoplastic material overmoulded within one end of the tubular element with a part for anchorage on the outside of said end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2006
    Publication date: January 10, 2008
    Applicant: Industrie Borla S.p.A.
    Inventor: Gianni Guala
  • Publication number: 20070218757
    Abstract: A valve connector for medical infusion lines including an external tubular body with an inlet end and an outlet end, an internal hollow spike and an intermediate sealing member including a head with pre-slit and an elastic hollow element formed with fluid-tight members in contact with the hollow spike and with an elastic thrust means, which tends to maintain the elastic head in a closed condition. The elastic thrust means comprises a base part joined to the elastic hollow element of the sealing member through a generally transverse annular wall, which, during axial displacement of the elastic head from the closed condition to the open condition, bends within an annular chamber defined between the base part and a portion with conical surface of the hollow spike.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2007
    Publication date: September 20, 2007
    Applicant: INDUSTRIE BORLA S.P.A.
    Inventor: Gianni GUALA
  • Patent number: 7247153
    Abstract: Cannula with protection cap for medical infusion lines and the like, comprising a hollow body provided at one end with a female luer lock connector and at the other end with an axial tubular ferrule. The hollow body and the protection cap are provided with respective formations for mutual torsional coupling acting in the direction of rotation corresponding to the unscrewing of the female luer lock connector relative to a male luer lock connector of the medical line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2007
    Assignee: Industrie Borla S.p.A.
    Inventor: Gianni Guala
  • Publication number: 20070088327
    Abstract: Medical connector comprising a tubular body with an inlet fitting and an outlet fitting of the female luer-lock type connected to the body in a rotary and axially translatable way between a retracted position and an advanced position. One-directional detent assemblies enable rotation of the outlet fitting in one direction in the retracted position and in the opposite direction in the advanced position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2006
    Publication date: April 19, 2007
    Applicant: Industrie Borla S.p.A.
    Inventor: Gianni Guala
  • Publication number: 20070043334
    Abstract: A medical valve connector comprising a tubular body having an inlet fitting of the male luer or luer-lock type with an inner tubular element displaceable axially from a retracted position for closing a passage of flow towards an outlet fitting to an advanced position for opening said passage of flow. A tubular body made of elastic material, set between the inlet and outlet fittings, tends to keep the inner tubular element in the retracted position. Also the outlet fitting can rotate and axially translate between a retracted position and an advanced position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2006
    Publication date: February 22, 2007
    Applicant: Industrie Borla S.p.A.
    Inventor: Gianni Guala
  • Publication number: 20070043325
    Abstract: Described herein is a drip chamber for medical lines with a generally cylindrical body having an inlet, on which a precision flow regulator is directly applied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2006
    Publication date: February 22, 2007
    Applicant: Industrie Borla S.p.A.
    Inventor: Gianni Guala
  • Patent number: 7179378
    Abstract: Transducer-protector device for biomedical haemodialysis lines comprising a first and a second element each of which is formed in a single piece of moulded plastic material with a tubular fitting and an annular radial flange. The first element is formed with a semi-crystalline polymer and the related annular radial flange has greatly thinner portions able to allow the see-through viewing of the filtering membrane secured between the flanges of the first and of the second element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2007
    Assignee: Industrie Borla S.p.A.
    Inventor: Gianni Guala
  • Publication number: 20070018129
    Abstract: A flow regulator for medical liquids comprising a first body and a second body coupled to one another in a rotatable way and a gasket set between them and overmoulded on the second body. Provided thereon is at least one graduated scale formed by impressions and/or, respectively, by reliefs integral with the second body, and by inserts and/or, respectively, by complementary openings of a side skirt of the overmoulded gasket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2006
    Publication date: January 25, 2007
    Applicant: Industrie Borla S.p.A.
    Inventor: Gianni Guala
  • Publication number: 20060108008
    Abstract: A flow component for medical infusion/transfusion lines comprises a main duct and a lateral tubular connection containing a one-way valve, in an area corresponding to which the main duct has an axial section with a wall having a convergent-divergent profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2005
    Publication date: May 25, 2006
    Applicant: Industrie Borla S.p.A.
    Inventor: Gianni Guala
  • Patent number: 6989002
    Abstract: Flat filter for venting gas in intravenous medical lines, comprising a case formed by a frontal plate and by a dorsal plate between which a hydrophilic filtering membrane is interposed. The dorsal plate has a single through hole for gas venting in communication with an elongated collecting channel formed on the inner surface of the dorsal plate and along which a hydrophobic membrane of complementary shape is applied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2006
    Assignee: Industie Borla S.p.A.
    Inventor: Gianni Guala
  • Patent number: D523956
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2006
    Assignee: Industrie Borla S.p.A.
    Inventor: Gianni Guala
  • Patent number: D540944
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2007
    Assignee: Industrie Borla S.p.A.
    Inventor: Gianni Guala