Patents by Inventor John M. Hegarty

John M. Hegarty 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).

  • Slicing disposable blood sampling device
    Patent number: 5527333
    Abstract: A disposable blood sampling device for slicing a precise incision of predetermined length and depth in the skin of a patient. The device includes a hollow housing having a top surface with an opening, a front surface, a rear surface, and a bottom surface with an elongated slot adapted to contact the skin of the patient. A trigger is slidably disposed in the opening in the top surface of the housing. A single spring, only, is mounted in the housing in a relaxed, unstressed, and unbiased condition when the device is not actuated. The spring is extended by the trigger when the device is actuated. A cutting blade is coupled to one end of the spring and extends through the elongated slot in the bottom surface of the housing to incise the skin of the patient when the device is actuated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 18, 1996
    Assignee: Graphic Controls Corporation
    Inventors: Ben H. Nikkels, John M. Hegarty, Gregory T. Field, Steven Rosone
  • Balloon catheter having a dual layer inner member
    Patent number: 5254090
    Abstract: A balloon catheter with an inner elongated member having an inner layer of a soft elastomeric polyurethane material and an outer layer of a hard plastic nylon material, which is formed by forming the outer layer onto the inner layer by coextrusion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 1992
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1993
    Assignee: Kontron Instruments, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward J. Lombardi, John M. Hegarty, Wayne P. Griffin