Patents by Inventor Kathryn A. M. Waitzman

Kathryn A. M. Waitzman 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).

  • Feeding tube assembly with a light element attachable thereto
    Patent number: 10201480
    Abstract: A feeding tube assembly comprising a feeding tube body and an optical system. The feeding tube body includes an administration lumen and an optical lumen. The optical lumen is isolated relative to the administration lumen, with the distal end opening corresponding to the distal opening of the administration lumen. The optical system includes an optical element and an end dispersion element. The optical element is positioned within the optical lumen and the first end of the optical element is attachable to a fiber optic line. The end dispersion element is positioned at the second end of the optical element and is structurally configured to disperse light transmitted through the optical element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: Cnicus, LLC
    Inventors: Kathryn A. M. Waitzman, Bradley F. Slaker
  • FEEDING TUBE ASSEMBLY WITH A LIGHT ELEMENT ATTACHABLE THERETO
    Publication number: 20170065491
    Abstract: A feeding tube assembly comprising a feeding tube body and an optical system. The feeding tube body includes an administration lumen and an optical lumen. The optical lumen is isolated relative to the administration lumen, with the distal end opening corresponding to the distal opening of the administration lumen. The optical system includes an optical element and an end dispersion element. The optical element is positioned within the optical lumen and the first end of the optical element is attachable to a fiber optic line. The end dispersion element is positioned at the second end of the optical element and is structurally configured to disperse light transmitted through the optical element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2015
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Inventors: Kathryn A. M. Waitzman, Bradley F. Slaker