Patents by Inventor Kathryn M. Button

Kathryn M. Button 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).

  • Container for the controlled administration of a beneficial agent
    Patent number: 5304130
    Abstract: A container for housing a beneficial agent that can be removably coupled to a structure defining a fluid flow path. The container comprises a body defining a first and second interior area separated by a wall that terminates at an opening providing fluid communication between the first and second interior area. A cannula is provided that extends from the body for being removably received by the structure defining the fluid path. The cannula includes an inlet opening and inlet fluid flow path and an outlet opening and outlet fluid flow path. The inlet fluid flow path being in fluid communication with the first interior area, and the outlet fluid flow path being in fluid communication with the second interior area. The second interior area houses the solid beneficial agent and allows fluid that flows through the inlet fluid flow path to pass by at least a portion of the beneficial agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 1992
    Date of Patent: April 19, 1994
    Assignee: Baxter International Inc.
    Inventors: Kathryn M. Button, Steven C. Jepson, Birendra K. Lal, Douglas W. Reitz, James Richardson, Richard A. Rollins, Paul J. Soltys, Thomas E. Dudar