Patents by Inventor Mary K. Towns

Mary K. Towns 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).

  • Patent number: 5876366
    Abstract: A method of kidney dialysis by operation of a kidney dialysis machine includes use of unique AVF or a AVG sets or needle-like venous catheter whose blood-flow tubes are equipped with respective injection/administration port structures or fittings for the introduction of required or desired drugs or other additives into the body of a patient through an A-V access fistula or graft during operation of the machine or following disconnection from the machine while still emplaced in the body of a patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1999
    Inventors: Todd M. Dykstra, Mary K. Towns