Patents by Inventor Kenneth C. Somers

Kenneth C. Somers 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).

  • Patent number: 5515866
    Abstract: First and second straps are attached to a dialysis catheter support band to support the band and the catheter on the abdomen of a user. The first strap is attached at two opposed ends to the band and is deployable on the front of the user's abdomen, with the second strap being deployed on the user's back and connected to the band and to the first strap. Each of the first and second straps is releasibly attachable to the band and is provided with variably length adjustment. In another embodiment, a catheter support includes a strap having a first end releasibly attached to a dialysis catheter extending from a user's abdomen and a second end attached to an intermediate portion of the strap to form a loop which encircles the neck of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 14, 1996
    Inventor: Kenneth C. Somers
  • Patent number: 5415183
    Abstract: First and second straps are attached to a dialysis catheter support band to support the band and the catheter on the abdomen of a user. The first strap is attached at two opposed ends to the band and is deployable on the front of the user's abdomen, with the second strap being deployed on the user's back and connected to the band and to the first strap. Each of the first and second straps is releasibly attachable to the band and is provided with variably length adjustment. In another embodiment, a catheter support includes a strap having a first end releasibly attached to a dialysis catheter extending from a user's abdomen and a second end attached to an intermediate portion of the strap to form a loop which encircles the neck of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 16, 1995
    Inventor: Kenneth C. Somers