Patents by Inventor Kevin Sexton

Kevin Sexton 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: 20140207062
    Abstract: In one aspect, an apparatus for measuring peripheral venous pressure includes a tubing having two ends with one end connectable to a fluid source and the other end connectable to a vein, a fluid controlling device configured to have an on position and an off position, and at least one pressure sensor configured to measure fluid pressures therein. When the fluid controlling device is in the on position, fluid flow in the tubing is allowed to pass through the fluid controlling device, such that the at least one pressure sensor measures both a fluid pressure from the fluid source and a distal venous pressure from the vein. When the fluid controlling device is in the off position, no fluid flow in the tubing is allowed to pass through the fluid controlling device, such that the at least one pressure sensor measures the distal venous pressure from the vein only.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2012
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Susan Eagle, Kevin Sexton, Colleen Brophy, Kyle Mitchell Hocking
  • Publication number: 20140073973
    Abstract: One aspect of the present disclosure is a system for hemodynamic resuscitation. The system includes an intravenous access device having a pressure sensor element configured to detect a peripheral venous pressure value in response to an occlusion of a peripheral vein. The system also includes a controller device that is configured to receive a signal from the pressure sensor comprising the peripheral venous pressure value, to process the signal to determine a hemodynamic parameter based on the peripheral venous pressure value, and to generate a resuscitation score based on the hemodynamic parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2013
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: Vanderbilt University
    Inventors: Kevin Sexton, Susan Eagle, Kyle Hocking, Franz Baudenbacher, Colleen Brophy