Patents by Inventor Laurie Sanders
Laurie Sanders 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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Publication number: 20240148610Abstract: A syringe adapter includes a housing having a first end and a second end with the first end configured to be secured to a first container, a cannula having a first end and a second end with the second end positioned within the housing, and a collet having a first end and a second end with at least a portion of the collet received within the housing. The collet includes a body defining a passageway, a seal member received by the passageway, and an arcuate, resilient locking member connected to the body of the collet. The collet is movable from a first position where the locking member is open to receive a mating connector to a second position where radially outward movement of the locking member is restricted.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2024Publication date: May 9, 2024Inventors: Laurie Sanders, Matthew Zachek
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Patent number: 11969394Abstract: A syringe adapter is provided. The adapter includes a housing having a first end and a second end positioned opposite the first end. The housing may include a first portion and a second portion connected to the first portion. The first end of the housing can include a connector configured to be secured to a syringe barrel. The adapter also includes a cannula positioned within the housing and a seal arrangement including a membrane positioned within the housing and movable within the housing. The first portion of the housing can be connected to the second portion via axial and radial interference between the first portion and the second portion of the housing.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2018Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: Becton Dickinson and Company LimitedInventors: Laurie Sanders, Jayeon Kim, Antonio Righez Mesquita
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Patent number: 11903901Abstract: A syringe adapter includes a housing having a first end and a second end with the first end configured to be secured to a first container, a cannula having a first end and a second end with the second end positioned within the housing, and a collet having a first end and a second end with at least a portion of the collet received within the housing. The collet includes a body defining a passageway, a seal member received by the passageway, and an arcuate, resilient locking member connected to the body of the collet. The collet is movable from a first position where the locking member is open to receive a mating connector to a second position where radially outward movement of the locking member is restricted.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2019Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: Becton Dickinson and Company LimitedInventors: Laurie Sanders, Matthew Zachek
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Publication number: 20230414917Abstract: A system for closed transfer of fluids includes a syringe adapter including a cannula having a first end and a second end with the second end positioned within the housing, and a seal arrangement positioned within the housing and movable within the housing with the seal arrangement including a membrane. The system including a second component including a membrane and a locking mechanism. The second component configured to be received by the syringe adapter such that the membrane of the seal arrangement engages the membrane of the second component. The locking mechanism including a biasing member and an engagement member positioned on the biasing member, with the engagement member configured to engage a portion of the housing of the syringe adapter to secure the second component to the syringe adapter when the second component is received by the syringe adapter.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2023Publication date: December 28, 2023Inventor: Laurie Sanders
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Patent number: 11844748Abstract: A syringe adapter is provided. The adapter includes a housing having a first end and a second end positioned opposite the first end. The first end of the housing has a connector configured to be secured to a syringe barrel. The adapter also includes a cannula positioned within the housing and a seal arrangement including a membrane or septum positioned within the housing and movable within the housing, the seal arrangement comprising a membrane. The assembly can also include a protective cap having a first open end and a second closed end. The protective cap can be connected to the housing via a snap fit and can be configured to receive the second end of the housing.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2021Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: Becton Dickinson and Company LimitedInventors: Laurie Sanders, Jayeon Kim, Antonio Righez Mesquita
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Patent number: 11779747Abstract: A system for closed transfer of fluids includes a syringe adapter including a cannula having a first end and a second end with the second end positioned within the housing, and a seal arrangement positioned within the housing and movable within the housing with the seal arrangement including a membrane. The system including a second component including a membrane and a locking mechanism. The second component configured to be received by the syringe adapter such that the membrane of the seal arrangement engages the membrane of the second component. The locking mechanism including a biasing member and an engagement member positioned on the biasing member, with the engagement member configured to engage a portion of the housing of the syringe adapter to secure the second component to the syringe adapter when the second component is received by the syringe adapter.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2020Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: Becton Dickinson and Company LimitedInventor: Laurie Sanders
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Publication number: 20230293824Abstract: Drug delivery safety devices having trigger activation systems activated by pressure against the skin of a patient and which automatically shield the needle after withdrawing the needle from the skin of the patient.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2023Publication date: September 21, 2023Applicant: Becton, Dickinson and CompanyInventors: Edward P. Browka, Laurie Sanders, Eli B. Nichols, Philip C. McNeill, Robert Henson
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Publication number: 20230201483Abstract: A safety needle device is disclosed having a housing configured to couple to a syringe, the housing having a proximal end, a distal end, and a housing body. A first guide path, a second guide path and a third guide path may be disposed on the housing body. A needle hub is disposed on the proximal end of the housing and a needle cannula is attached to the needle hub. The device having a retractable sheath configured to move between an initial position, a retracted position and an extended position with respect to the housing, wherein the initial position partially exposes a distal tip of the needle cannula, the retracted position fully exposes the needle cannula, and the extended position fully covers the distal tip of the needle cannula. The retractable sheath also may have a guide element. The first, second and third guide paths are configured to slidingly receive the guide element.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2023Publication date: June 29, 2023Applicant: Becton, Dickinson and CompanyInventors: Laurie Sanders, Darrin Swanson, John Hayes, Gretchen Willard
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Patent number: 11642471Abstract: Drug delivery safety devices having trigger activation systems activated by pressure against the skin of a patient and which automatically shield the needle after withdrawing the needle from the skin of the patient.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2020Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and CompanyInventors: Edward P. Browka, Laurie Sanders, Eli B. Nichols, Philip C McNeill, Robert Henson
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Patent number: 11559631Abstract: A safety needle device is disclosed having a housing configured to couple to a syringe, the housing having a proximal end, a distal end, and a housing body. A first guide path, a second guide path and a third guide path may be disposed on the housing body. A needle hub is disposed on the proximal end of the housing and a needle cannula is attached to the needle hub. The device having a retractable sheath configured to move between an initial position, a retracted position and an extended position with respect to the housing, wherein the initial position partially exposes a distal tip of the needle cannula, the retracted position fully exposes the needle cannula, and the extended position fully covers the distal tip of the needle cannula. The retractable sheath also may have a guide element. The first, second and third guide paths are configured to slidingly receive the guide element.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2020Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and CompanyInventors: Laurie Sanders, Darrin Swanson, John Hayes, Gretchen Willard
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Patent number: 11559633Abstract: A syringe adapter includes a housing having a first end and a second end and defining an interior space, a seal arrangement received within the interior space of the housing, a connector body positioned adjacent the first end of the housing and configured to be connected with a syringe barrel with the connector body secured to the housing and rotatable relative to the housing in first and second directions, and a cannula secured to the connector body. The connector body is axially fixed relative to the housing. The seal arrangement is configured to cooperate with the cannula to provide a sealed transfer of fluids through the cannula to a mating connector.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2020Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Assignee: Becton Dickinson and Company LimitedInventors: Jayeon Kim, Laurie Sanders, Yan Yevmenenko
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Patent number: 11484471Abstract: A syringe adapter includes a housing having a first end and a second end with the first end configured to be secured to a first container, a cannula having a first end and a second end with the second end positioned within the housing, and a collet having a first end and a second end with at least a portion of the collet received within the housing. The collet includes a body defining a passageway, a seal member received by the passageway, and an arcuate, resilient locking member connected to the body of the collet. The collet is movable from a first position where the locking member is open to receive a mating connector to a second position where radially outward movement of the locking member is restricted.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2019Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: Becton Dickinson and Company LimitedInventor: Laurie Sanders
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Patent number: 11413402Abstract: A safety needle device is disclosed having a housing configured to couple to a syringe, the housing having a proximal end, a distal end, and a housing body. A needle hub is disposed on the proximal end of the housing and a needle cannula is attached to the needle hub. The device having a retractable sheath configured to move between an initial position, a retracted position and an extended position with respect to the housing, wherein the initial position partially exposes a distal tip of the needle cannula, the retracted position fully exposes the needle cannula, and the extended position fully covers the distal tip of the needle cannula. The safety needle device may include an activation latch, a lockout latch, a tether and a spring element to bias the retractable sheath to an extended state to cover the distal end of the needle cannula upon completion of an injection. The safety needle device may include a slider element disposed above an activation latch. A method of drug delivery is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2020Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and CompanyInventors: Peter Smith, Laurie Sanders, Edward P. Browka, Paul P. Marici, Eli B. Nichols
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Publication number: 20220073997Abstract: The present disclosure describes methods and compositions involving using LRRK2 mutations as biomarkers for the prediction of immune checkpoint response in cancer and methods and compositions for treating cancers having certain LRRK2 mutations in a subject.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2021Publication date: March 10, 2022Applicant: Duke UniversityInventors: Laurie Sanders, Edgardo Parrilla Castellar
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Publication number: 20220008295Abstract: A syringe adapter is provided. The adapter includes a housing having a first end and a second end positioned opposite the first end. The first end of the housing has a connector configured to be secured to a syringe barrel. The adapter also includes a cannula positioned within the housing and a seal arrangement including a membrane or septum positioned within the housing and movable within the housing, the seal arrangement comprising a membrane. The assembly can also include a protective cap having a first open end and a second closed end. The protective cap can be connected to the housing via a snap fit and can be configured to receive the second end of the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2021Publication date: January 13, 2022Inventors: Laurie Sanders, Jayeon Kim, Antonio Righez Mesquita
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Publication number: 20220008294Abstract: A fluid transfer system includes a container having a body having a sidewall extending between an open top end and a bottom end along a central axis to define an interior cavity, and at least one protrusion extending from an interior portion of the sidewall into the interior cavity. The system further including a connector configured for receipt within the interior cavity. The connector having a body having a distal end, a proximal end, and a sidewall extending between the distal end and the proximal end and defining a fluid passageway therethrough, and a locking arrangement provided on at least a portion of an inner member of the connector and accessible through at least a portion of an outer member of the connector. The locking arrangement is configured for cooperating with the at least one protrusion to prevent rotation of the inner member relative to the outer member.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2021Publication date: January 13, 2022Inventors: Laurie Sanders, Jayeon Kim
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Patent number: 11173253Abstract: Single and dual packaging for fill needles and safety needles are described herein. Such packaging can include hard packaging or blister packs. Such packaging can include a premature activation prevention element disposed on an inner sidewall of a compartment of the packaging to nest within a recess of a tether of a safety needle device to prevent accidental activation of the safety needle device prior to use by the user.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2020Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and CompanyInventors: Laurie Sanders, Edward P. Browka, Peter Smith, Adam Kristopher Brakoniecki, Alice Wong, Regina Haywood
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Patent number: 11154457Abstract: A fluid transfer system includes a container having a body having a sidewall extending between an open top end and a bottom end along a central axis to define an interior cavity, and at least one protrusion extending from an interior portion of the sidewall into the interior cavity. The system further including a connector configured for receipt within the interior cavity. The connector having a body having a distal end, a proximal end, and a sidewall extending between the distal end and the proximal end and defining a fluid passageway therethrough, and a locking arrangement provided on at least a portion of an inner member of the connector and accessible through at least a portion of an outer member of the connector. The locking arrangement is configured for cooperating with the at least one protrusion to prevent rotation of the inner member relative to the outer member.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2018Date of Patent: October 26, 2021Assignee: Becton Dickinson and Company LimitedInventors: Laurie Sanders, Jayeon Kim
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Patent number: 11147740Abstract: A syringe adapter is provided. The adapter includes a housing having a first end and a second end positioned opposite the first end. The first end of the housing has a connector configured to be secured to a syringe barrel. The adapter also includes a cannula positioned within the housing and a seal arrangement including a membrane or septum positioned within the housing and movable within the housing, the seal arrangement comprising a membrane. The assembly can also include a protective cap having a first open end and a second closed end. The protective cap can be connected to the housing via a snap fit and can be configured to receive the second end of the housing.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2018Date of Patent: October 19, 2021Assignee: Becton Dickinson and Company LimitedInventors: Laurie Sanders, Jayeon Kim, Antonio Righez Mesquita
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Patent number: 11147958Abstract: A system includes a syringe adapter having a first end and a second end with the first end of the syringe adapter configured to be connected to a first container and the second end of the syringe adapter including a lock member having an open position and a closed position. The system also includes a vial adapter having a first end and a second end with the second end of the vial adapter configured to be connected to a second container and the first end of the vial adapter having a locking surface. The lock member includes at least one projection that extends radially outward. The syringe adapter has at least one corresponding projection configured to engage the at least one projection of the lock member to retain the lock member to the syringe adapter.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2017Date of Patent: October 19, 2021Assignee: Becton Dickinson and Company LimitedInventors: Laurie Sanders, Matthew Zachek