Patents by Inventor Kenneth Raines
Kenneth Raines 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).
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Patent number: 7857805Abstract: According to one aspect of the invention, a fluid carrying connector comprising a luer lock connector is provided. At least one projection is defined on, or extending from, a surface of the luer lock connector. A shroud is moveably positioned with respect to the luer lock connector. The shroud comprises at least one projection that is rotatably positionable with the projection of the luer lock connector. In one rotational direction of the shroud, the projection of the shroud rotates the projection of the luer lock connector in the rotational direction. In an opposite rotational direction of the shroud, the projection of the shroud does not rotate the projection of the luer lock connector in the opposite rotational direction.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2006Date of Patent: December 28, 2010Assignee: B. Braun Medical Inc.Inventor: Kenneth Raines
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Publication number: 20080172039Abstract: According to one aspect of the invention, a fluid carrying connector comprising a luer lock connector is provided. At least one projection is defined on, or extending from, a surface of the luer lock connector. A shroud is moveably positioned with respect to the luer lock connector. The shroud comprises at least one projection that is rotatably positionable with the projection of the luer lock connector. In one rotational direction of the shroud, the projection of the shroud rotates the projection of the luer lock connector in the rotational direction. In an opposite rotational direction of the shroud, the projection of the shroud does not rotate the projection of the luer lock connector in the opposite rotational direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2006Publication date: July 17, 2008Inventor: Kenneth Raines
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Publication number: 20070191786Abstract: Needleless access port valves are generally discussed herein with particular discussions extended to needleless access port valves incorporating a piston comprising slit along an upper piston section for accommodating fluid flow. The slit is closed by the relative geometry of the piston and the valve housing, which acts to terminate fluid flow from between the inlet and outlet of the valve assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2006Publication date: August 16, 2007Inventors: Kenneth Raines, Michael Janders, Peter Peppel, Benjamin Pascal
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Publication number: 20070083159Abstract: Protective devices for injection needles or infusion needles that include a needle holder at a proximal end of the needle, on whose shaft a protective element for the needle tip can be positioned and moved, are herein disclosed. The protective element is configured to block the needle tip following an injection to prevent accidental contact therewith. The protective element may be positioned on the shaft in a ready to use position inside a grip part or middle retaining portion, which is also used to activate the protective element over the needle following the injection.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2006Publication date: April 12, 2007Inventors: Kevin Woehr, Juergen Fuchs, Kenneth Raines, Joel Bartholomew
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Publication number: 20070049868Abstract: Protective devices for injection needles or infusion needles that include a needle holder at a proximal end of the needle, on whose shaft a protective element for the needle tip can be positioned and moved, are herein disclosed. The protective element is configured to block the needle tip following an injection to prevent accidental contact therewith. The protective element may be positioned on the shaft in a ready to use position inside a grip part or middle retaining portion, which is also used to activate the protective element over the needle following the injection.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2006Publication date: March 1, 2007Inventors: Kevin Woehr, Juergen Fuchs, Kenneth Raines, Joel Bartholomew
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Publication number: 20060070684Abstract: The present invention provides a manifold for receiving fluid tubes in a bulk compounder. In its simplest form, the manifold includes a plurality of inlets, each inlet defining an opening to a respective fluid passageway, and each passageway contains a check-valve. Included in this manifold is an outlet in fluid communication with the fluid passageways and an inlet port which is coaxial with the outlet. The coaxial inlet port contains a check-valve. Included as a part of the present invention is a cannula adapted for use with the manifold of the present invention, tube sets for use with the manifold of the present invention, and a method of minimizing error in filling a bag using a manifold in accordance with the present invention.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2005Publication date: April 6, 2006Inventors: Aleandro DiGianfilippo, Kenneth Raines, Joel Bartholomew, Richard Pierce, Jeffery Steigerwalt
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Publication number: 20050126652Abstract: The present invention provides a manifold for receiving fluid tubes in a bulk compounder. In its simplest form, the manifold includes a plurality of inlets, each inlet defining an opening to a respective fluid passageway, and each passageway contains a check-valve. Included in this manifold is an outlet in fluid communication with the fluid passageways and an inlet port which is coaxial with the outlet. The coaxial inlet port contains a check-valve. Included as a part of the present invention is a cannula adapted for use with the manifold of the present invention, tube sets for use with the manifold of the present invention, and a method of minimizing error in filling a bag using a manifold in accordance with the present invention.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2005Publication date: June 16, 2005Inventors: Aleandro DiGianfilippo, Kenneth Raines, Joel Bartholomew, Richard Pierce, Jeffery Steigerwalt
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Publication number: 20050121103Abstract: The present invention provides a manifold for receiving fluid tubes in a bulk compounder. In its simplest form, the manifold includes a plurality of inlets, each inlet defining an opening to a respective fluid passageway, and each passageway contains a check-valve. Included in this manifold is an outlet in fluid communication with the fluid passageways and an inlet port which is coaxial with the outlet. The coaxial inlet port contains a check-valve. Included as a part of the present invention is a cannula adapted for use with the manifold of the present invention, tube sets for use with the manifold of the present invention, and a method of minimizing error in filling a bag using a manifold in accordance with the present invention.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2003Publication date: June 9, 2005Inventors: Jeffrey Steigerwalt, Kenneth Raines, Richard Pierce, Aleandro DiGianfilippo, Joel Bartholomew
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Publication number: 20050004532Abstract: Protective devices for injection needles or infusion needles that include a needle holder at a proximal end of the needle, on whose shaft a protective element for the needle tip can be positioned and moved, are herein disclosed. The protective element is configured to block the needle tip following an injection to prevent accidental contact therewith. The protective element may be positioned on the shaft in a ready to use position inside a grip part or middle retaining portion, which is also used to activate the protective element over the needle following the injection.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2004Publication date: January 6, 2005Inventors: Kevin Woehr, Juergen Fuchs, Kenneth Raines, Joel Bartholomew
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Patent number: 6729667Abstract: A linkage for a stretcher suspension. The linkage includes a stretcher receiving frame 17 and a base frame 23. A pair of arms 10 are pivotally fixed to bottom frame 23 and slidingly connected (12, 14) to frame 17. A pneumatic suspension unit 33 is located between the arms 10 and a first link 27 pivotally coupled between arms 10 and frame 17. A cross member 12 of the slide coupling is coupled to a sliding mount 25 of a second link 24 pivotally coupled to an arm 18 pivotally connected to the frame 17 and sliding coupled (21) to the base frame 23.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2002Date of Patent: May 4, 2004Assignee: Howard Wright LimitedInventors: Robert James Henderson, John Kenneth Raine
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Publication number: 20030071472Abstract: A linkage for a stretcher suspension. The linkage includes a stretcher receiving frame 17 and a base frame 23. A pair of arms 10 are pivotally fixed to bottom frame 23 and slidingly connected (12, 14) to frame 17. A pneumatic suspension unit 33 is located between the arms 10 and a first link 27 pivotally coupled between arms 10 and frame 17. A cross member 12 of the slide coupling is coupled to a sliding mount 25 of a second link 24 pivotally coupled to an arm 18 pivotally connected to the frame 17 and sliding coupled (21) to the base frame 23.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2002Publication date: April 17, 2003Inventors: Robert James Henderson, John Kenneth Raine
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Patent number: 5583052Abstract: A formulation preparation device is provided herein which contains a valve assembly, transfer spikes, syringe port and tube, these components being interconnected so as to provide for controlled fluid flow between the spikes and port, through the assembly, in specific directions only. The device has an enclosed, sterilizable, gripable housing and can be used to mix combine fluids in reproducible and predetermined proportions. Combination is accomplished aseptically, avoiding contact between the device's operator and the fluids and the substances combined. Biologically active compounds can be combined with one or more fluids, including such aqueous liposome suspensions, using the device. A formulation preparation kit containing, in addition to the device, the fluids and compounds to be formulated is thus also provided herein; methods of using the device to prepare such formulations are further provided herein.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 1995Date of Patent: December 10, 1996Assignees: The Liposome Company, Inc., B. Braun Medical, Inc.Inventors: Joel B. Portnoff, Royden M. Coe, John Grimm, Kenneth Raines, Joel Bartholomew
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Patent number: 5328474Abstract: A tamper-resistant closure for a medical injection device such as a syringe includes a cap having both a blind bore sized to receive and seat tightly against the syringe tip, to prevent material from entering or being withdrawn from the device. The cap has a threaded connection to the syringe tip, and is entirely covered by a loose-fitting shield having a one-way drive mechanism which prevents the cap from being unscrewed from the device while the shield is in place. The shield has at least one internal, frangible tang protruding obliquely into the envelope of the cap, so that the shield and cap can be easily assembled, but cannot thereafter be disassembled without breaking the tang and thus providing an indication of tampering.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 1993Date of Patent: July 12, 1994Assignee: B. Braun Medical Inc.Inventor: Kenneth Raines
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Patent number: 5228646Abstract: A valve for controlling medical infusions includes a one-piece plastic body, and a plunger assembly inserted into the body from one end. The plungers is connected to a manually operable cap containing a return spring, and the cap has a rim with a pair of internal barbs which engage an external flange on the body when the cap is fully depressed, to latch the valve open. A pair of flats on the cap rim are squeezed together in order to release the latch.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 1992Date of Patent: July 20, 1993Inventor: Kenneth Raines
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Patent number: 5147333Abstract: A needleless injection port and automatic backcheck valve comprises a generally tubular body having a pair of vertically offset ports extending laterally therefrom, and a spool within the bore for controlling communication between the ports. The spool is urged by a spring toward one end of the bore, which is open so that a syringe tip can be inserted to displace the spool from a position in which the ports communicate to a position in which they are isolated and secondary medication can be injected from the syringe.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 1991Date of Patent: September 15, 1992Assignee: Burron Medical Inc.Inventor: Kenneth Raines
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Patent number: 5064168Abstract: A valve includes a one-piece plastic body, and a plunger assembly inserted into the body from one end. The body includes a central cylindrical portion extending along a first axis, a tubular outlet portion extending along a second axis parallel to and offset from the first, so as to intersect the central portion only over a portion of the length of each, and a tubular inlet extending along a third axis perpendicular to the first axis and above the intersected portion thereof. An uninterruped 360.degree. band forming a seat remains between the outlet and the inlet. The plunger assembly includes a resilient, circumferential lip that engages the seat in the closed position of the valve, and a circumferential recess adjacent the lip, that permits fluid to flow through the valve in the open position.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 1991Date of Patent: November 12, 1991Assignee: Burron Medical, Inc.Inventors: Kenneth Raines, John D. Grimm
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Patent number: 5037390Abstract: An apparatus and method for mixing parenteral nutrition solutions from additives in a plurality of vials containing the additives, in which a vented spike is inserted through a disposable rack and into the stoppered end of each vial, with the vials secured on the rack. The rack is engaged on a stand through a quick release fitting, and maintains the vials in a vertical orientation with the labels clearly visible. A dedicated syringe is connected with each vial in aligned relationship therewith through a unique two-way valve which is mounted to a manifold. In one form of the invention, the valve is attached directly on the manifold to reduce dead space volume and consequently reduce residual fluid in the system between purges. A flushing system is attached to one end of the manifold to flush any residual fluids into the final container at the end of a transfer process.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 1989Date of Patent: August 6, 1991Inventors: Kenneth Raines, Gary Horner
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Patent number: 4687473Abstract: A self-contained I.V. set for infusing drugs and secondary medications is disclosed. A mini-I.V. container having a filtered air vent and a valved filling port is filled by a disposable syringe. A drip chamber below the mini-I.V. container receives medication through a drip device at the bottom of the container. From the drip chamber, the medication enters a small bore tube equipped with a roller clamp and an infusion needle fitting. A convenient hanger for the device is provided.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 1986Date of Patent: August 18, 1987Assignee: Burron Medical Inc.Inventor: Kenneth Raines
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Patent number: 4671408Abstract: A tamper-resistant filled syringe protective capping device which comprises a one-piece molded product, comprising a base section having a portion thereof provided with a female luer port, a sterility protector, and two side portions which at their furthest ends are provided with complementary locking structure so that when a filled syringe is inserted into the luer port at the base section of the unit, the two side portions can be folded therearound and locked into position to form a tamper-evident container for maintaining a filled syringe in tamper-proof condition.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 1985Date of Patent: June 9, 1987Assignee: Burron Medical Inc.Inventors: Kenneth Raines, Gary Horner
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Patent number: D298352Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 1986Date of Patent: November 1, 1988Assignee: Burron Medical Inc.Inventor: Kenneth Raines