Patents by Inventor Hughie Keane

Hughie Keane 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).

  • TRACHEAL TUBE POSITIONING DEVICES AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20160136374
    Abstract: Various embodiments of tracheal tube assemblies disclosed herein may include a tubular body having an open distal end for ventilating a patient and a cuff disposed around the tubular body above the open distal end. The cuff may be adapted to be inflated to seal the cuff against a wall of a trachea of the patient. The cuff may include a first portion that spaces the tubular body a first distance from the tracheal wall when inflated and a second portion that spaces the tubular body a second distance from the tracheal wall when inflated. The second distance may be greater than the first distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2015
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventors: Sarah Hayman, Neville DeWitt Pierrat, Roger Mecca, Olaf Lally, Sean Morris, Hughie Keane
  • Tracheal tube positioning devices and methods
    Patent number: 9242058
    Abstract: Various embodiments of tracheal tube assemblies disclosed herein may include a tubular body having an open distal end for ventilating a patient and a cuff disposed around the tubular body above the open distal end. The cuff may be adapted to be inflated to seal the cuff against a wall of a trachea of the patient. The cuff may include a first portion that spaces the tubular body a first distance from the tracheal wall when inflated and a second portion that spaces the tubular body a second distance from the tracheal wall when inflated. The second distance may be greater than the first distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Sarah Hayman, Neville DeWitt Pierrat, Roger Mecca, Olaf Lally, Sean Morris, Hughie Keane
  • TRACHEAL TUBE POSITIONING DEVICES AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20130025602
    Abstract: Various embodiments of tracheal tube assemblies disclosed herein may include a tubular body having an open distal end for ventilating a patient and a cuff disposed around the tubular body above the open distal end. The cuff may be adapted to be inflated to seal the cuff against a wall of a trachea of the patient. The cuff may include a first portion that spaces the tubular body a first distance from the tracheal wall when inflated and a second portion that spaces the tubular body a second distance from the tracheal wall when inflated. The second distance may be greater than the first distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: Nellcor Puritan Bennett LLC
    Inventors: Sarah Hayman, Neville DeWitt Pierrat, Roger Mecca, Olaf Lally, Sean Morris, Hughie Keane