Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Steigerwalt

Jeffrey Steigerwalt 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).

  • Bulk compounder manifold
    Patent number: 6951228
    Abstract: The present invention provides a manifold for receiving fluid tubes in a bulk compounder. In its simplest form, the manifold includes a plurality of inlets, each inlet defining an opening to a respective fluid passageway, and each passageway contains a check-valve. Included in this manifold is an outlet in fluid communication with the fluid passageways and an inlet port which is coaxial with the outlet. The coaxial inlet port contains a check-valve. Included as a part of the present invention is a cannula adapted for use with the manifold of the present invention, tube sets for use with the manifold of the present invention, and a method of minimizing error in filling a bag using a manifold in accordance with the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2005
    Assignee: B Braun Medical Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Steigerwalt, Kenneth C. Raines, Richard S. Pierce, Aleandro DiGianfilippo, Joel Bartholomew
  • BULK COMPOUNDER MANIFOLD
    Publication number: 20050121103
    Abstract: The present invention provides a manifold for receiving fluid tubes in a bulk compounder. In its simplest form, the manifold includes a plurality of inlets, each inlet defining an opening to a respective fluid passageway, and each passageway contains a check-valve. Included in this manifold is an outlet in fluid communication with the fluid passageways and an inlet port which is coaxial with the outlet. The coaxial inlet port contains a check-valve. Included as a part of the present invention is a cannula adapted for use with the manifold of the present invention, tube sets for use with the manifold of the present invention, and a method of minimizing error in filling a bag using a manifold in accordance with the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2003
    Publication date: June 9, 2005
    Inventors: Jeffrey Steigerwalt, Kenneth Raines, Richard Pierce, Aleandro DiGianfilippo, Joel Bartholomew