Patents by Inventor Keith A. Casper

Keith A. Casper 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).

  • Customized Tracheocutaneous Fistula and Tracheostomy Plug
    Publication number: 20230073795
    Abstract: A customized tracheocutaneous fistula and tracheostomy plug having a face plate and a body customized to the anatomy of a patient is disclosed. The face plate has a face plate diameter, and the body has a first end connected to the face plate and a second end, a shoulder connected at the second end, and a tapered tip extending from the shoulder. The body has a body length extending from the first end to the second end and a shoulder diameter. The face plate diameter and the shoulder diameter are each greater than a measured minimum stoma diameter, and the body length is equal or substantially equal to a measured stoma length. Also, a mold-based method and a direct method of manufacturing the plug.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Kyle VanKoevering, Glenn E. Green, Keith A. Casper, Brittny N. Tillman
  • Customized Tracheocutaneous Fistula and Tracheostomy Plug
    Publication number: 20200078548
    Abstract: A customized tracheocutaneous fistula and tracheostomy plug having a face plate and a body customized to the anatomy of a patient is disclosed. The face plate has a face plate diameter, and the body has a first end connected to the face plate and a second end, a shoulder connected at the second end, and a tapered tip extending from the shoulder. The body has a body length extending from the first end to the second end and a shoulder diameter. The face plate diameter and the shoulder diameter are each greater than a measured minimum stoma diameter, and the body length is equal or substantially equal to a measured stoma length. Also, a mold-based method and a direct method of manufacturing the plug.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2018
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventors: Kyle VanKoevering, Glenn E. Green, Keith A. Casper, Brittny N. Tillman