Patents by Inventor MATTHEW CHRISTOPHER BARRA

MATTHEW CHRISTOPHER BARRA 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 TUBE CLEARANCE DEVICE
    Publication number: 20250121157
    Abstract: A medical device for clearing obstructions from a medical tube includes an enclosure defining an interior, an exterior, and an opening for providing access to the interior. The device further includes a drive mechanism and an elongated guide member. The drive mechanism is configured to advance the elongated guide member out of the enclosure through the opening without compromising a sterile field and withdraw the elongated guide member into the enclosure through the opening without compromising the sterile field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2024
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Inventors: KATHRYN BERNADINE O'KEEFE, STEPHEN RIDDLE MCDANIEL, EDWARD M. BOYLE, JR., KENNETH ALLAN BERES, MATTHEW CHRISTOPHER BARRA, THOMAS URBANIK, CHELSEA ANN GAMMON, KENNETH J. CHESNIN
  • MEDICAL TUBE CLEARANCE DEVICE
    Publication number: 20200030502
    Abstract: A device for clearing obstructions from a medical tube includes an enclosure having an interior and an exterior, the enclosure comprising a distal opening for providing access to the interior of the enclosure. The device further includes a spool provided within the enclosure that is rotatable about an axis and an elongated guide member coupled to the spool such that rotation of the spool causes the guide member to wind or unwind about the spool. The device further includes a drive mechanism that is operable to rotate the spool within the enclosure without compromising a sterile field within the enclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: KATHRYN BERNADINE O'KEEFE, STEPHEN RIDDLE MCDANIEL, EDWARD M. BOYLE, JR., KENNETH ALLAN BERES, MATTHEW CHRISTOPHER BARRA, THOMAS URBANIK, CHELSEA ANN GAMMON, KENNETH J. CHESNIN
  • MEDICAL TUBE CLEARANCE DEVICE
    Publication number: 20150231313
    Abstract: A device for clearing obstructions from a medical tube includes an enclosure having an interior and an exterior, the enclosure comprising a distal opening for providing access to the interior of the enclosure. The device further includes a spool provided within the enclosure that is rotatable about an axis and an elongated guide member coupled to the spool such that rotation of the spool causes the guide member to wind or unwind about the spool. The device further includes a drive mechanism that is operable to rotate the spool within the enclosure without compromising a sterile field within the enclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2015
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Inventors: KATHRYN BERNADINE O'KEEFE, STEPHEN RIDDLE MCDANIEL, EDWARD M. BOYLE, JR., KENNETH ALLAN BERES, MATTHEW CHRISTOPHER BARRA, THOMAS URBANIK, CHELSEA ANN GAMMON, KENNETH J. CHESNIN