Patents by Inventor James Daniel John

James Daniel John 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).

  • Publication number: 20190142320
    Abstract: A device for sampling fluid from a subject includes a body having a fluid inflow end and a fluid outflow end, and a needle adapted to penetrate the subject to sample fluid. The needle is in fluid communication with the body at the fluid inflow end. The body has a body portion at the fluid outflow end that is couplable with a collecting receptacle. The coupling is such that an interior of the collecting receptacle remains in fluid communication with the ambient environment to permit the fluid to be passively collected into the collecting receptacle during fluid sampling. A method for sampling fluid from a subject with a sampling device is provided. A collecting receptacle releasably couplable with a device for sampling fluid from a subject is also provided. A kit including a sampling device and one or more collecting receptacles is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Luke Sammartino, James Daniel John, Benjamin John Druce, Say Leong Melvin Choo
  • Patent number: 10092296
    Abstract: A hand-operable surgical clip applicator (10) including a barrel (12) having a first end (14) and a second end (16), the second end formed to accommodate a surgical clip, a crimping lever (20) pivotally connected at the second end of the barrel, and a trigger (28) co-located with the barrel, the trigger being operable to pivot the crimping lever, the pivoting movement of the crimping lever causing the surgical clip to be urged from an open position to a closed position, wherein the trigger has an operating portion on either side of the barrel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: FEMCARE-NIKOMED LIMITED
    Inventors: Desmond John Miles, John Philip Briant, Adrian John Streeter, James Daniel John, Iain Grierson McDerment, Nick Harrison, Robin Eddington
  • Patent number: 9451966
    Abstract: A hand-operable surgical clip applicator (10) including a barrel (12) having a first end (14) and a second end (16), the second end formed to accommodate a surgical clip, a crimping lever (20) pivotally connected at the second end of the barrel, and a trigger (28) co-located with the barrel, the trigger being operable to pivot the crimping lever, the pivoting movement of the crimping lever causing the surgical clip to be urged from an open position to a closed position, wherein the trigger has an operating portion on either side of the barrel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: Femcare-Nikomed Limited
    Inventors: Desmond John Miles, John Philip Briant, Adrian John Streeter, James Daniel John, Iain Grierson McDerment, Nick Harrison, Robin Eddington
  • Patent number: 9289565
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a medical dispenser, comprising an outlet and a plurality of sealed compartments containing medicament to be sequentially aligned with and dispensed through said outlet. Movement of an actuator sequentially causes mechanical energy to be built up and then released and converted into an indexing movement of the compartments. The disclosure also relates to an indexing method for a medical dispenser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: ASTRAZENECA AB
    Inventors: John Briant, Patrick Campbell, Charles Cooke, Christopher Groombridge, James Daniel John, Trevor John Penhallurick, William Bakewell, Nicholas Harrison
  • Publication number: 20150265282
    Abstract: A hand-operable surgical clip applicator (10) including a barrel (12) having a first end (14) and a second end (16), the second end formed to accommodate a surgical clip, a crimping lever (20) pivotally connected at the second end of the barrel, and a trigger (28) co-located with the barrel, the trigger being operable to pivot the crimping lever, the pivoting movement of the crimping lever causing the surgical clip to be urged from an open position to a closed position, wherein the trigger has an operating portion on either side of the barrel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2015
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Applicant: Femcare-Nikomed Limited
    Inventors: Desmond John Miles, John Philip Briant, Adrian John Streeter, James Daniel John, Iain Grierson McDerment, Nick Harrison, Robin Eddington
  • Patent number: 9095670
    Abstract: An inhaler, including a base having at least one air-tight, foil-sealed cavity containing medicament is disclosed. An actuator is engagable with a separating element attached to the foil, the actuator having an energized position in which it is biased towards an unloaded position so as to cause the separating element and attached foil to be moved away from the cavity. A latch has a first position, in which it latches the actuator in said energized position, wherein the latch is at least partly arranged in a flow path such that an inhalation flow through the flow path affects the latch to move from the first position to the second position. A method of dispensing a medicament from a sealed cavity inside an inhaler is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: AstraZeneca AB
    Inventors: John Briant, Patrick Campbell, Charles Cooke, Christopher Groombridge, James Daniel John, Nicholas Smartt, William Bakewell, Nicholas Harrison, Orest Lastow
  • Publication number: 20140083422
    Abstract: A dry powder inhaler comprises a disc-shaped assembly (14) having cavities (16) filled with medicament powder for inhalation. The assembly is rotatably mounted in a housing (6, 8) on which is mounted a rotatable external casing (11, 12). A mouthpiece (10) is movably mounted on the housing (6, 8) allowing it to be brought into and out of engagement with the edge of the disc (14) whereby the mouthpiece acts as a brake to prevent or permit rotational movement of the disc (14). The inhaler is opened by rotating the housing with respect to the casing (11, 12) to expose the mouthpiece (10). As the inhaler is opened and closed, cam followers (105) on the mouthpiece move along cam tracks (109) in the casing (11, 12), causing the mouthpiece to move against or away from the disc (14). A gap is defined between the disc and mouthpiece to allow a flow of bypass air to enter the mouthpiece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2011
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Inventors: Lars Rune Gustav Arvidsson, William Bakewell, John Phillip Briant, Patrick Campbell, Charles Cooke, Christopher Groombridge, James Daniel John, Orest Lastow, Trevor John Penhallurick, Nicholas Smartt, Märtin Svensson, Björn Ullbrand
  • Publication number: 20140000601
    Abstract: A dry powder inhaler (2) comprises a housing (6, 8) including a mouthpiece (10) and a cover (11, 12) movably mounted to the housing (6, 8). The cover (11, 12) is movable between an open configuration of the inhaler (2) in which the mouthpiece (10) is exposed for use and a closed configuration of the inhaler (2) in which the mouthpiece (10) is enclosed. In the open position, the cover (11, 12) at least partly defines an inlet aperture (71) to an inhalation air flow path leading through the inhaler (2) and communicating with the mouthpiece (10). The inlet aperture (71) is positioned in such a way that makes it difficult for a user to obstruct it when using the inhaler (2). Preferably, in the closed position, the mouthpiece (10) is received into the inlet aperture (71) to protect the mouthpiece (10) when the inhaler (2) is stored.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2011
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Inventors: Lars Rune Gustav Arvidsson, William Bakewell, Patrick Campbell, Christopher Groombridge, James Daniel John, Jan Olof Bertil Lundgren, Camilla Lundstrom, Mårten Rittfeldt, Jonas Svennberg
  • Publication number: 20120125330
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an inhaler, comprising a base having at least one air-tight, foil-sealed cavity containing medicament. An actuator is engagable with a separating element attached to the foil, the actuator having an energized position in which it is biased towards an unloaded position so as to cause the separating element and attached foil to be moved away from the cavity. A latch has a first position, in which it latches the actuator in said energized position, wherein the latch is at least partly arranged in a flow path such that an inhalation flow through the flow path affects the latch to move from the first position to the second position. The invention also relates to a method of dispensing a medicament from a sealed cavity inside an inhaler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2009
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Inventors: John Briant, Patrick Campbell, Charles Cooke, Christopher Groombridge, James Daniel John, Nicholas Smartt, William Bakewell, Nicholas Harrison, Orest Lastow
  • Publication number: 20110313432
    Abstract: A hand-operable surgical clip applicator (10) including a barrel (12) having a first end (14) and a second end (16), the second end formed to accommodate a surgical clip, a crimping lever (20) pivotally connected at the second end of the barrel, and a trigger (28) co-located with the barrel, the trigger being operable to pivot the crimping lever, the pivoting movement of the crimping lever causing the surgical clip to be urged from an open position to a closed position, wherein the trigger has an operating portion on either side of the barrel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2009
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: FEMCARE-NIKOMED LIMITED
    Inventors: Desmond John Miles, John Philip Briant, Adrian John Streeter, James Daniel John, Iain Grierson McDerment, Nick Harrison, Robin Eddington
  • Publication number: 20110259326
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a medical dispenser, comprising an outlet and a plurality of sealed compartments containing medicament to be sequentially aligned with and dispensed through said outlet. Movement of an actuator sequentially causes mechanical energy to be built up and then released and converted into an indexing movement of the compartments. The disclosure also relates to an indexing method for a medical dispenser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2009
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Inventors: John Briant, Patrick Campbell, Charles Cooke, Christopher Groombridge, James Daniel John, Trevor John Penhallurick, William Bakewell, Nicholas Harrison
  • Publication number: 20110253138
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an inhaler comprising an outlet through which doses of medicament may be dispensed. The inhaler also comprises a dispensing mechanism having a primed state, in which it is ready for dispensing a dose, and a fired state, in which it has dispensed a dose. In one aspect, the inhaler also comprises a disabler which, after the final dose has been dispensed, is activated to disable the dispensing mechanism from generating a sound which has been audible when the dispensing mechanism has moved from its primed state to its fired state. In a second aspect, the disabler prevents the dispensing mechanism from being in its primed state when an outlet cover is in an open position, whereby a not ready indication is presented to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2009
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Applicant: ASTRAZENECA AB
    Inventors: John Briant, Patrick Campbell, Charles Cooke, Christopher Groombridge, James Daniel John, William Bakewell, Nicholas Harrison