Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Charles O'Bryan

Jeffrey Charles O'Bryan 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).

  • Intravenous catheter with duckbill valve
    Patent number: 9126012
    Abstract: A catheter assembly is disclosed, which includes a catheter adapter. A port is disposed in the catheter adapter to provide selective access to the interior of the catheter adapter, and can be used for fluid flushing or infusion. A valve is disposed within the catheter adapter that includes a one-way valve portion that prevents proximally-directed fluid flow. The valve further including a flexible tube portion that covers an opening between the port and the catheter adapter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Austin Jason McKinnon, Jeffrey Charles O'Bryan
  • Integrated septum and needle tip shield for a catheter assembly
    Patent number: 8257313
    Abstract: An integrated septum and needle tip shield for use in a catheter assembly includes a septum configured to removably engage with an inner surface of a catheter hub and a tip shield secured inside the septum. The tip shield is configured to move between an open position in which a tip of a needle is distal of the tip shield and a closed position in which the tip of the needle is protected inside the tip shield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Austin Jason McKinnon, Jeffrey Charles O'Bryan
  • Integrated septum and needle tip shield for a catheter assembly
    Publication number: 20080097344
    Abstract: An integrated septum and needle tip shield for use in a catheter assembly includes a septum configured to removably engage with an inner surface of a catheter hub and a tip shield secured inside the septum. The tip shield is configured to move between an open position in which a tip of a needle is distal of the tip shield and a closed position in which the tip of the needle is protected inside the tip shield.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2006
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Applicant: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Austin Jason McKinnon, Jeffrey Charles O'Bryan