Patents by Inventor Jeffrey B. Steffens

Jeffrey B. Steffens 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).

  • Needleless hub disinfection device
    Patent number: 7931877
    Abstract: A device for disinfecting a portion of an implement such as a needleless hub or injection port. The device includes a body shaped to engage the implement with the portion to be disinfected exposed. A disinfectant area is located on the body so as to permit pivotal displacement of the area relative to the body such that in a first orientation the portion to be disinfected is exposed and in a second orientation the portion to be disinfected is covered and the disinfectant area engages the portion to be disinfected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2011
    Assignee: Sage Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey B. Steffens, Gregory T. Davis, Paul H. Hanifl
  • Needleless hub disinfection device and method
    Patent number: 7682561
    Abstract: A device for automatically disinfecting a portion of a medical implement, such as a needless hub or injection port. The device includes a body shaped to engage the medical implement with the portion to be disinfected exposed. A disinfectant pad is mounted on the body to permit displacement of the pad relative to the body and is biased such that when the pad is displaced from a rest position, the pad is urged toward the portion to be disinfected to contact and disinfect it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: Sage Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory T. Davis, Lawrence G. Ponsi, Jeffrey B. Steffens, Paul H. Hanifl
  • Needleless hub disinfection device and method
    Publication number: 20090175759
    Abstract: A device for automatically disinfecting a portion of a medical implement, such as a needless hub or injection port. The device includes a body shaped to engage the medical implement with the portion to be disinfected exposed. A disinfectant pad is mounted on the body to permit displacement of the pad relative to the body and is biased such that when the pad is displaced from a rest position, the pad is urged toward the portion to be disinfected to contact and disinfect it.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2005
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Inventors: Gregory T. Davis, Lawrence G. Ponsi, Jeffrey B. Steffens, Paul H. Hanifl
  • Needleless Hub Disinfection Device and Method
    Publication number: 20080147047
    Abstract: A device for disinfecting and protection a portion of a medical implement, such as a needleless hub or injection port. The device includes a shroud in the form of a cap which is shaped to engage the medical implement, and a disinfectant pad located in the cap engages the needleless hub or injection port, when the cap is applied, to disinfect and protect the hub or port. A covering is provided for maintaining liquid disinfectant in the pad to prevent loss or evaporation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2006
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Applicant: SAGE PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Gregory T. Davis, Lawrence G. Ponsi, Jeffrey B. Steffens, Paul H. Hanifl
  • Set of components for a patient repositioning system
    Patent number: D690424
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: Sage Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Lawrence Ponsi, Paul M. Fowler, Jeffrey B. Steffens, David P. Beck, Gregory T. Davis