Patents by Inventor Loren R. Minert

Loren R. Minert 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: 8998860
    Abstract: An access port for subcutaneous implantation is disclosed. Such an access port may comprise a body for capturing a septum for repeatedly inserting a needle therethrough into a cavity defined within the body. Further, the access port may include at least one feature structured and configured for identification of the access port subsequent to subcutaneous implantation. Methods of identifying a subcutaneously implanted access port are also disclosed. For example, a subcutaneously implanted access port may be provided and at least one feature of the subcutaneously implanted access port may be perceived. Further, the subcutaneously implanted access port may be identified in response to perceiving the at least one feature. In one embodiment, an identification feature is engraved or otherwise defined by the access port, so as to be visible after implantation via x-ray imaging technology.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: C. R. Bard, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin W. Sheetz, Bret Hamatake, John G. Evans, Richard P. Jenkins, Sean M. Worthen, Loren R. Minert, Alisha M. Hammond, Charles L. Farnworth, Kelly B. Powers
  • Publication number: 20120259296
    Abstract: An access port for subcutaneous implantation is disclosed. Such an access port may comprise a body for capturing a septum for repeatedly inserting a needle therethrough into a cavity defined within the body. Further, the access port may include at least one feature structured and configured for identification of the access port subsequent to subcutaneous implantation. Methods of identifying a subcutaneously implanted access port are also disclosed. For example, a subcutaneously implanted access port may be provided and at least one feature of the subcutaneously implanted access port may be perceived. Further, the subcutaneously implanted access port may be identified in response to perceiving the at least one feature. In one embodiment, an identification feature is engraved or otherwise defined by the access port, so as to be visible after implantation via x-ray imaging technology.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2012
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Applicant: C. R. BARD, INC.
    Inventors: Kevin W. Sheetz, Bret Hamatake, John G. Evans, Richard P. Jenkins, Sean M. Worthen, Loren R. Minert, Alisha M. Hammond, Charles L. Farnworth, Kelly B. Powers
  • Publication number: 20100069743
    Abstract: An access port for subcutaneous implantation is disclosed. Such an access port may comprise a body for capturing a septum for repeatedly inserting a needle therethrough into a cavity defined within the body. Further, the access port may include at least one feature structured and configured for identification of the access port subsequent to subcutaneous implantation. Methods of identifying a subcutaneously implanted access port are also disclosed. For example, a subcutaneously implanted access port may be provided and at least one feature of the subcutaneously implanted access port may be perceived. Further, the subcutaneously implanted access port may be identified in response to perceiving the at least one feature. In one embodiment, an identification feature is engraved or otherwise defined by the access port, so as to be visible after implantation via x-ray imaging technology.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2009
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicant: C. R. Bard, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin W. Sheetz, Bret Hamatake, John G. Evans, Richard P. Jenkins, Sean M. Worthen, Loren R. Minert, Alisha M. Hammond, Charles L. Farnworth