Patents by Inventor Jack L. Coffey

Jack L. Coffey 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).

  • Injection shield and method for discharging a syringe containing radioactive material
    Patent number: 6162198
    Abstract: A shielding device and method for injecting a patient with radioactive material from a syringe to reduce exposure of workers to the radioactive material in the syringe. After the injection, the syringe needle falls away from the shield, thereby minimizing the risk of contamination of the shield from the contaminated syringe needle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2000
    Assignee: Syncor International Corporation
    Inventors: Jack L. Coffey, Steven G. Hauser, Bing Bing Zhu