Patents by Inventor Mary K. Dodson

Mary K. Dodson 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: 20160166822
    Abstract: A locking device for medical tube coupling includes an elongated body positionable during use adjacent an exterior surface of the medical tube coupling, a first flange carried on one end of the body, a slot formed through a thickness of the first flange in an open communication with an edge surface thereof, and a second flange carried on a longitudinally opposite end of the body and extending in a direction of the first flange. The second flange may include the same slot and/or a cavity in an inner surface thereof. The locking device may be made adjustable to lock a connection between a tube and the medical tube coupling and/or securely cap the inlet port of the medical tube coupling when tube is removed. The device may also include a third flange being disposed on the elongated body between the first and second flanges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Applicant: SECURE GI CONNECTIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Alan D. Dodson, Mary K. Dodson