Patents by Inventor Janeth C. Ejike

Janeth C. Ejike 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).

  • Self-illuminating endogastric tubes and method of placing endogastric tubes
    Patent number: 9011383
    Abstract: A self-illuminating endogastric tube which simplifies the correct placement of the distal end of the endogastric tube within the gastrointestinal tract of a patient. A self-illuminating stylet which simplifies the correct placement of the distal end of an endogastric tube within the gastrointestinal tract of a patient. A method of placing the distal end of an endogastric tube within the gastrointestinal tract of a patient that does not expose the patient to radiation, or that limits the amount of radiation exposure to less than the amount associated with standard methods of placing the distal end of an endogastric tube within the gastrointestinal tract of a patient. A method of confirming the correct placement of an endogastric tube that does not expose the patient to radiation, or that limits the amount of radiation exposure to less than the amount associated with standard methods of placing an endogastric tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Loma Linda University
    Inventors: Janeth C. Ejike, Shamel Abd-Allah
  • SELF-ILLUMINATING ENDOGASTRIC TUBES AND METHOD OF PLACING ENDOGASTRIC TUBES
    Publication number: 20120184924
    Abstract: A self-illuminating endogastric tube which simplifies the correct placement of the distal end of the endogastric tube within the gastrointestinal tract of a patient. A self-illuminating stylet which simplifies the correct placement of the distal end of an endogastric tube within the gastrointestinal tract of a patient. A method of placing the distal end of an endogastric tube within the gastrointestinal tract of a patient that does not expose the patient to radiation, or that limits the amount of radiation exposure to less than the amount associated with standard methods of placing the distal end of an endogastric tube within the gastrointestinal tract of a patient. A method of confirming the correct placement of an endogastric tube that does not expose the patient to radiation, or that limits the amount of radiation exposure to less than the amount associated with standard methods of placing an endogastric tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2012
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Applicant: LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Janeth C. Ejike, Shamel Abd-Allah