Patents by Inventor Heather R. Murphy

Heather R. Murphy 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).

  • Securable procedure kit
    Patent number: 10413700
    Abstract: A procedure kit that removably retains components to be used during a medical procedure, such as the insertion of a catheter into a patient, is disclosed. The procedure kit is securable to a surface or structure such that the kit is positioned as desired by the clinician, thus minimizing chances that the kit will fall to the ground or undesirably move. In one embodiment, the procedure kit comprises a body defining a plurality of pockets that are sized to removably receive therein components for use in the medical procedure, an openable flap that covers at least a portion of the pockets; and an adhesive portion included on a portion of the body to enable the procedure kit to be secured to a structure or surface proximate to the patient, such as the sterile drape covering the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: C. R. Bard, Inc.
    Inventors: Martha R. Wiley, Heather R. Murphy, Angela D. Grosklags, Eddie K. Burnside, Kelly J. Christian, Bradley W. Zentgraf, Russell L. Bjorklund
  • Securable Procedure Kit
    Publication number: 20150101616
    Abstract: A procedure kit that removably retains components to be used during a medical procedure, such as the insertion of a catheter into a patient, is disclosed. The procedure kit is securable to a surface or structure such that the kit is positioned as desired by the clinician, thus minimizing chances that the kit will fall to the ground or undesirably move. In one embodiment, the procedure kit comprises a body defining a plurality of pockets that are sized to removably receive therein components for use in the medical procedure, an openable flap that covers at least a portion of the pockets; and an adhesive portion included on a portion of the body to enable the procedure kit to be secured to a structure or surface proximate to the patient, such as the sterile drape covering the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventors: Martha R. Wiley, Heather R. Murphy, Angela D. Grosklags, Eddie K. Burnside, Kelly J. Christian, Bradley W. Zentgraf, Russell L. Bjorklund