Patents by Inventor Ken L. Cluff

Ken L. Cluff 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).

  • Publication number: 20230293069
    Abstract: A blood draw device includes a catheter, an introducer having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion, an actuator movably coupled to the introducer, the actuator configured to move relative to the introducer to move the catheter between a first position, in which the catheter is disposed within the introducer, and a second position, in which the distal end portion of the catheter is disposed beyond the distal end portion of the introducer such that at least a first portion of the catheter is disposed within the peripheral intravenous line when the introducer is coupled to the peripheral intravenous line, and a catheter support movably coupled to the introducer. The catheter support including a bracket portion and a hub portion including the passageway and extending from the bracket portion. The bracket portion of the catheter support is biased against a portion of the introducer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Weston F. Harding, Curtis H. Blanchard, Lucas Farrar, Justin G. Hortin, Ken L. Cluff, Yiping Ma