Patents by Inventor Joel L. Kileny

Joel L. Kileny 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).

  • Ambidextrous ergonomic face mask
    Patent number: 9415181
    Abstract: A face mask that may be used for bag-mask ventilation, during the induction of general anesthesia for example, and allows for two-handed or ambidextrous use. The face mask includes a dome connected to a deformable rim, which forms an enclosed air space when the rim is pressed against a patient's face. The dome has a connection port and a contoured outer surface adjacent the connection port. The contoured outer surface includes contour features such as a pair of crossed composite recesses which may each receive a different one of a user's thumbs. The connection port is aligned with the patient's mouth when the mask is in use and an adapter may be included that attaches to the connection port and provides a ventilation port as well as an intubation port that is aligned with the mouth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignees: The Regents of the University of Michigan, The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Joel L. Kileny, Jeffrey Plott, Albert J. Shih, Lance Patak, Kevin Tremper, Daniel Edward Lee
  • AMBIDEXTROUS ERGONOMIC FACE MASK
    Publication number: 20140128678
    Abstract: A face mask that may be used for bag-mask ventilation, during the induction of general anesthesia for example, and allows for two-handed or ambidextrous use. The face mask includes a dome connected to a deformable rim, which forms an enclosed air space when the rim is pressed against a patient's face. The dome has a connection port and a contoured outer surface adjacent the connection port. The contoured outer surface includes contour features such as a pair of crossed composite recesses which may each receive a different one of a user's thumbs. The connection port is aligned with the patient's mouth when the mask is in use and an adapter may be included that attaches to the connection port and provides a ventilation port as well as an intubation port that is aligned with the mouth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2013
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Inventors: Joel L. Kileny, Jeffrey Plott, Albert J. Shih, Lance Patak, Kevin Tremper, Daniel Edward Lee