Patents by Inventor Mary Forde

Mary Forde 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: 20220379004
    Abstract: The wound drainage apparatus for drug-assisted removal of bodily fluids includes a double-lumen tubing member connected to a customizable branched tubing member for placement in a wound cavity. A perforated inner tube connected to an anticoagulant drug delivery pump and a solid outer tube connected to a fluid drainage vacuum make up the double-lumen tubing member. The branched tubing member includes a plurality of secondary wound cavity tubes branching away from a primary wound cavity tube. The apparatus disclosed herein improves upon current drainage systems by preventing occlusions produced by blood clots forming in fluid drainage tubes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Ann Hellman, Mary Forde, Pressley May, David Matei, Alexander Otts, Robert Sanders, Sheila Hurley, Nathan Beaty