Patents by Inventor Joshua Hermsen

Joshua Hermsen 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).

  • Patent number: 11263922
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure are directed to methods and/or apparatuses that may facilitate simulation for various cannulation activities. As may be implemented consistent with one or more embodiments herein, an apparatus includes a pliable surface structure having an inner surface and an outer surface, a tube adjacent the inner surface, and a tank configured to hold fluid and to receive fluid exiting from the tube. The tube and pliable surface structure simulate a blood vessel below the inner surface of the pliable surface structure. The tank operates with the tube and the pliable surface to receive a cannula passed through the pliable surface, into the tube and extending into the tank, and facilitates simulated blood flow in the tube below the inner surface of the pliable surface structure via fluid pumped from the tank, through the tube and back into the tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Erick Lee Przybylski, Mengizem Tizale, Joshua Hermsen
  • Publication number: 20210035471
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure are directed to methods and/or apparatuses that may facilitate simulation for various cannulation activities. As may be implemented consistent with one or more embodiments herein, an apparatus includes a pliable surface structure having an inner surface and an outer surface, a tube adjacent the inner surface, and a tank configured to hold fluid and to receive fluid exiting from the tube. The tube and pliable surface structure simulate a blood vessel below the inner surface of the pliable surface structure. The tank operates with the tube and the pliable surface to receive a cannula passed through the pliable surface, into the tube and extending into the tank, and facilitates simulated blood flow in the tube below the inner surface of the pliable surface structure via fluid pumped from the tank, through the tube and back into the tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Erick Lee Przybylski, Mengizem Tizale, Joshua Hermsen