Patents by Inventor Iain D. McNeil

Iain D. McNeil 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).

  • Apparatus for providing a fluid passageway into an individual and method of use thereof
    Patent number: 8057443
    Abstract: Apparatus for the aspiration of a fluid from an individual, the apparatus comprising a port in fluid communication with the atmosphere; a catheter having a proximal end arranged to be inserted into the body of an individual and having a distal end; a one-way valve; and a fluid passage switch reversibly movable between a first position in which the distal end of the catheter is in fluid communication with the port and a second position in which the distal end of the catheter is in fluid communication with the one-way valve, the one-way valve being arranged to permit fluid flow there through in a direction from the distal end of the catheter. The apparatus may be used for both the aspiration of fluid from within the body and instillation of fluid into the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Medical Device Innovations Ltd.
    Inventor: Iain D. McNeil
  • Medical Apparatus and Method of Use Thereof
    Publication number: 20080312638
    Abstract: Apparatus for the aspiration of a fluid from an individual, the apparatus comprising a port in fluid communication with the atmosphere; a catheter having a proximal end arranged to be inserted into the body of an individual and having a distal end; a one-way valve; and a fluid passage switch reversibly movable between a first position in which the distal end of the catheter is in fluid communication with the port and a second position in which the distal end of the catheter is in fluid communication with the one-way valve, the one-way valve being arranged to permit fluid flow there through in a direction from the distal end of the catheter. The apparatus may be used for both the aspiration of fluid from within the body and instillation of fluid into the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2006
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Applicant: Medical Device Innovations LTD.
    Inventor: Iain D. McNeil
  • Surgical instrument
    Patent number: D579554
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2008
    Assignee: Medical Device Innovations Ltd.
    Inventors: John Targell, Iain D. McNeil, Jerry Donnan