Patents by Inventor Lara Brewer Cates

Lara Brewer Cates 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).

  • Apparatus and system for measuring volume of blood loss
    Patent number: 10690684
    Abstract: A system for measuring the blood loss comprises a measuring device that determines the hemoglobin concentration of fluid within a container utilizing a light source and a light detector. The container receives blood and other fluids from a patient during a medical procedure. Light from the light source is passed through the blood and other fluids in the container and is detected by the light detector. Based upon a magnitude of light detected, the hemoglobin concentration of the fluid in the container can be determined. A volume-measuring device determines the volume of blood and fluid in the container. Knowing the hemoglobin concentration and volume of fluid in the container, the volume of patient blood loss in the container can be determined. The blood loss measuring device in combination with infusion systems maintains a real-blood volume status so that proper infusion of blood, crystalloid and/or colloid solutions occurs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignees: Majelco Medical, Inc., University of Utah Research Foundation
    Inventors: Annette Macintyre, Lara Brewer Cates, Suzanne Wendelken, Quinn Tate, Soeren Hoehne, Alfred Akerman, Stephen W. Allison, Matthew B. Scudiere, Michael R. Cates, David L. Beshears, Adan James Akerman