Patents by Inventor Kenneth Alan Totz

Kenneth Alan Totz 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).

  • Device and method for placing within a patient an enteral tube after endotracheal intubation
    Patent number: 8863746
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a novel device and method for providing a disposable endotracheal intubation device for use with an auxiliary passageway serving as a guide for the placement of an orogastric or other enterally directed device in a patient. The present invention pertains to a medical catheter device, removably attachable to an endotracheal tube, for guiding the path of an enteral tube into the esophagus of a patient. The catheter device preferably employs an adjustable clamp to fix the position of the catheter relative to the endotracheal tube. The present invention also pertains to a combination medical intubation device comprising an endotracheal tube and a catheter proximate the endotracheal tube to guide the path of an enteral tube. The present invention also pertains to a method of intubating a patient using this combination medical intubation device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Kim Technology Partners, LP
    Inventor: Kenneth Alan Totz
  • DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PLACING WITHIN A PATIENT AN ENTERAL TUBE AFTER ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION
    Publication number: 20090125002
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a novel device and method for providing a disposable endotracheal intubation device for use with an auxiliary passageway serving as a guide for the placement of an orogastic or other enterally directed device in a patient. The present invention pertains to a medical catheter device, removably attachable to an endotracheal tube, for guiding the path of an enteral tube into the esophagus of a patient. The catheter device preferably employs an adjustable clamp to fix the position of the catheter relative to the endotracheal tube. The present invention also pertains to a combination medical intubation device comprising an endotracheal tube and a catheter proximate the endotracheal tube to guide the path of an enteral tube. The present invention also pertains to a method of intubating a patient using this combination medical intubation device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2009
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Applicant: KM Technologies
    Inventor: Kenneth Alan Totz