Patents by Inventor Mark A. Nordhaus

Mark A. Nordhaus 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).

  • Medical fluid access device with antiseptic indicator
    Patent number: 8431086
    Abstract: A medical device, such as a vascular access device, is disclosed for providing access to a medical fluid flow path for the introduction or withdrawal of medical fluids to and from the flow path. The access device includes an indicator for providing a visual indication when the access device has been exposed to an antiseptic agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignees: Baxter International Inc., Baxter Healthcare S.A.
    Inventors: Kent L. Lurvey, Shmuel Sternberg, Vadim V. Krongauz, Rosa H. Yeh, Robin G. Pauley, Dustin C. Cawthon, Ton That Hai, Lecon L. Woo, Ashok K. Khanna, Birendra K. Lal, Michael Tung-Kiung Ling, William S. Hoerle, Craig L. Sandford, Mark A. Nordhaus, Alexander Savitski, Nicklaus J. Kirichkow, Kenneth Glen Suh, Sivaramakrishnan Krishnamoorthy, Hsinjin E. Yang, Robert A. Clarke
  • MEDICAL FLUID ACCESS DEVICE WITH ANTISEPTIC INDICATOR
    Publication number: 20110236258
    Abstract: A medical device, such as a vascular access device, is disclosed for providing access to a medical fluid flow path for the introduction or withdrawal of medical fluids to and from the flow path. The access device includes an indicator for providing a visual indication when the access device has been exposed to an antiseptic agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2011
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicants: BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC., BAXTER HEALTHCARE S.A.
    Inventors: Kent L. Lurvey, Shmuel Sternberg, Vadim V. Krongauz, Rosa H. Yeh, Robin G. Pauley, Dustin C. Cawthon, Ton That Hai, Lecon L. Woo, Ashok K. Khanna, Birendra K. Lal, Michael Tung-Kiung Ling, William S. Hoerle, Craig L. Sandford, Mark A. Nordhaus, Alexander Savitski, Nicklaus J. Kirichkow, Kenneth Glen Suh, Sivaramakrishnan Krishnamoorthy, Hsinjin E. Yang, Robert A. Clarke
  • Medical fluid access device with antiseptic indicator
    Patent number: 7981381
    Abstract: A medical device, such as a vascular access device, is disclosed for providing access to a medical fluid flow path for the introduction or withdrawal of medical fluids to and from the flow path. The access device includes an indicator for providing a visual indication when the access device has been exposed to an antiseptic agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignees: Baxter International Inc., Baxter Healthcare S.A.
    Inventors: Kent L. Lurvey, Shmuel Sternberg, Vadim V. Krongauz, Rosa H. Yeh, Robin G. Pauley, Dustin C. Cawthon, Ton That Hai, Lecon L. Woo, Ashok K. Khanna, Birendra K. Lal, Michael Tung-Kiung Ling, William S. Hoerle, Craig L. Sandford, Mark A. Nordhaus, Alexander Savitski, Nicklaus J. Kirichkow, Kenneth Glen Suh, Sivaramakrishnan Krishnamoorthy, Hsinjin E. Yang, Robert A. Clarke
  • IMMOBILIZATION OF DYES AND ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS ON A MEDICAL DEVICE
    Publication number: 20090024096
    Abstract: A method for immobilizing dyes and antimicrobial agents on a porous surface is disclosed and described. The surface may be that of a medical device, such as a catheter, a connector, a drug vial spike, a bag spike, a prosthetic device, an endoscope, and surfaces of an infusion pump. The surfaces may also be one or more of those associated with a dialysis treatment, such as peritoneal dialysis or hemodialysis, where it is important that working surface for the dialysis fluid be sterile. These surfaces include connectors for peritoneal dialysis sets or for hemodialysis sets, bag spikes, dialysis catheters, and so forth. A method for determining whether a surface has been sterilized, and a dye useful in so indicating, is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2007
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Applicants: BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC., BAXTER HEALTHCARE S.A.
    Inventors: TON THAT HAI, Mark A. Nordhaus, Vadim V. Krongauz, Kent L. Lurvey