Patents by Inventor Luis Ignacio RUFFOLO

Luis Ignacio RUFFOLO 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: 20200086107
    Abstract: The invention provides systems and methods for reducing injury to patients by dislodgement of implanted or attached medical tubing. The inventive systems and methods provide medical tubing with a releasable magnetic connection. When a stretching force is applied to the medical tubing that would cause the implanted or attached portion to be pulled or separated from the patient, the medical tubing instead separates at the point of the releasable magnetic connection, preventing the force from reaching the portion of the tubing implanted in or attached to the patient, thereby reducing the risk of injury to the patient. The releasable magnetic connection allows the tubing to be easily reconnected once the stretching force on the tubing has been terminated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Applicant: University of Rochester
    Inventors: Luis Ignacio RUFFOLO, Derek S. WAKEMAN