Patents by Inventor MARIA PATRICIA COHEN

MARIA PATRICIA COHEN 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).

  • UV sterilizing catheters and catheter connectors
    Patent number: 10245424
    Abstract: A catheter connector includes an inner wall that defines an interior of the catheter connector and is transmissive to ultraviolet (UV) light. An outer wall defines an exterior of the catheter connector. One or a plurality of UV light sources is disposed between the inner wall and the outer wall or on the outer wall positioned to emit UV light into the interior of the catheter connector. A flow sensor is provided for sensing a flow of fluid in the interior of the catheter connector, and circuitry electrically connects the UV light sources, the flow sensor and a power source, such that electrical power is supplied to the UV light sources when a fluid flows through the interior of the catheter connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Inventors: Maria Patricia Cohen, Gordon Alan Cohen
  • UV STERILIZING CATHETERS AND CATHETER CONNECTORS
    Publication number: 20150165185
    Abstract: A catheter connector includes an inner wall that defines an interior of the catheter connector and is transmissive to ultraviolet (UV) light. An outer wall defines an exterior of the catheter connector. One or a plurality of UV light sources is disposed between the inner wall and the outer wall or on the outer wall positioned to emit UV light into the interior of the catheter connector. A flow sensor is provided for sensing a flow of fluid in the interior of the catheter connector, and circuitry electrically connects the UV light sources, the flow sensor and a power source, such that electrical power is supplied to the UV light sources when a fluid flows through the interior of the catheter connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventors: MARIA PATRICIA COHEN, GORDON ALAN COHEN