Patents by Inventor Mark Sprinkle
Mark Sprinkle 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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Patent number: 7967794Abstract: A safety needle assembly comprises a cannula holding member, a cannula fixed to the cannula holding member, and a safety device mounted on the cannula holding member. The cannula holding member includes one or more outwardly directed fins extending longitudinally along at least a portion of the cannula holding member. The safety device includes a collar adapted to be mounted on the cannula holding member and a sheath. The sheath possesses an interior bounded by a back wall and a pair of oppositely positioned side walls, and also includes an opening positioned opposite the back wall. The sheath is also provided with at least one fin engaging member connected to the back wall and extending from the back wall in a direction toward the opening. The fin engaging member is spaced from the side walls of the sheath.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2009Date of Patent: June 28, 2011Assignee: Terumo Medical CorporationInventors: Christopher Bosel, Mark Sprinkle
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Patent number: 7722572Abstract: A safety needle assembly includes a needle holder assembly, a cannula fixed to the needle holder assembly, a protector positioned over the cannula and removable to expose the cannula, and a sheath. The sheath is pivotally mounted on the needle holder assembly to permit the sheath to be pivoted relative to the needle holder assembly in a direction toward the cannula from a non-covering position in which the cannula is exposed after removal of the protector to a covering position in which the cannula is covered by the sheath. The sheath can also be provided with flat surfaces adapted to successively engage a portion of the needle holder assembly as the sheath is pivoted relative to the needle holder assembly. The needle holder assembly can include a tubular syringe barrel or a tubular needle holder adapted to receive an evacuated tube.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2004Date of Patent: May 25, 2010Assignee: Terumo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Mark Sprinkle, Masahiko Kobayashi, Christopher Bosel
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Publication number: 20100087784Abstract: A safety needle assembly comprises a cannula holding member, a cannula fixed to the cannula holding member, and a safety device mounted on the cannula holding member. The cannula holding member includes one or more outwardly directed fins extending longitudinally along at least a portion of the cannula holding member. The safety device includes a collar adapted to be mounted on the cannula holding member and a sheath. The sheath possesses an interior bounded by a back wall and a pair of oppositely positioned side walls, and also includes an opening positioned opposite the back wall. The sheath is also provided with at least one fin engaging member connected to the back wall and extending from the back wall in a direction toward the opening. The fin engaging member is spaced from the side walls of the sheath.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2009Publication date: April 8, 2010Applicant: Terumo Medical CorporationInventors: Christopher Bosel, Mark Sprinkle
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Patent number: 7648480Abstract: A safety needle assembly comprises a cannula holding member, a cannula fixed to the cannula holding member, and a safety device mounted on the cannula holding member. The cannula holding member includes one or more outwardly directed fins extending longitudinally along at least a portion of the cannula holding member. The safety device includes a collar adapted to be mounted on the cannula holding member and a sheath. The sheath possesses an interior bounded by a back wall and a pair of oppositely positioned side walls, and also includes an opening positioned opposite the back wall. The sheath is also provided with at least one fin engaging member connected to the back wall and extending from the back wall in a direction toward the opening. The fin engaging member is spaced from the side walls of the sheath.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2005Date of Patent: January 19, 2010Assignee: Terumo Medical CorporationInventors: Christopher Bosel, Mark Sprinkle
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Publication number: 20070179451Abstract: A safety needle assembly includes a needle holder assembly, a cannula fixed to the needle holder assembly, a protector positioned over the cannula and removable to expose the cannula, and a sheath. The sheath is pivotally mounted on the needle holder assembly to permit the sheath to be pivoted relative to the needle holder assembly in a direction toward the cannula from a non-covering position in which the cannula is exposed after removal of the protector to a covering position in which the cannula is covered by the sheath. The sheath can also be provided with flat surfaces adapted to successively engage a portion of the needle holder assembly as the sheath is pivoted relative to the needle holder assembly. The needle holder assembly can include a tubular syringe barrel or a tubular needle holder adapted to receive an evacuated tube.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2004Publication date: August 2, 2007Applicant: Terumo Medical CorporationInventors: Mark Sprinkle, Masahiko Kobayashi, Christopher Bosel
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Publication number: 20060224122Abstract: A safety needle assembly comprises a cannula holding member, a cannula fixed to the cannula holding member, and a safety device mounted on the cannula holding member. The cannula holding member includes one or more outwardly directed fins extending longitudinally along at least a portion of the cannula holding member. The safety device includes a collar adapted to be mounted on the cannula holding member and a sheath. The sheath possesses an interior bounded by a back wall and a pair of oppositely positioned side walls, and also includes an opening positioned opposite the back wall. The sheath is also provided with at least one fin engaging member connected to the back wall and extending from the back wall in a direction toward the opening. The fin engaging member is spaced from the side walls of the sheath.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2005Publication date: October 5, 2006Inventors: Christopher Bosel, Mark Sprinkle
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Patent number: D674487Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2011Date of Patent: January 15, 2013Assignee: DENTSPLY International Inc.Inventors: Jeremy Kile, Mark Sprinkle
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Patent number: D687552Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2011Date of Patent: August 6, 2013Assignee: DENTSPLY International Inc.Inventors: Jeremy Kile, Mark Sprinkle