Patents by Inventor Melissa A. McKinnon

Melissa A. McKinnon 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: 20210353926
    Abstract: An access port for subcutaneous implantation is disclosed. The access port may include a body for capturing a septum for repeatedly inserting a needle therethrough into a cavity defined within the body. The access port may further include at least one feature structured and configured for identification of the access port subsequent to subcutaneous implantation. Methods of identifying a subcutaneously implanted access port are also disclosed. For example, a subcutaneously implanted access port may be provided and at least one feature of the subcutaneously implanted access port may be perceived. The subcutaneously implanted access port may be identified in response to perceiving the at least one feature. The identification feature can be included on a molded insert.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Martha R. Wiley, Kenneth A. Eliasen, Dwight T. Hibdon, Melissa A. McKinnon, Kelly B. Powers, David M. Cise, Ketan K. Maniar
  • Patent number: 11077291
    Abstract: An access port for subcutaneous implantation is disclosed. The access port may include a body for capturing a septum for repeatedly inserting a needle therethrough into a cavity defined within the body. The access port may further include at least one feature structured and configured for identification of the access port subsequent to subcutaneous implantation. Methods of identifying a subcutaneously implanted access port are also disclosed. For example, a subcutaneously implanted access port may be provided and at least one feature of the subcutaneously implanted access port may be perceived. The subcutaneously implanted access port may be identified in response to perceiving the at least one feature. In one embodiment, an identification feature is included on a molded insert that is sandwiched between base and cap portions of the access port so as to be visible after implantation via x-ray imaging technology.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.
    Inventors: Martha R. Wiley, Kenneth A. Eliasen, Dwight T. Hibdon, Melissa A. McKinnon, Kelly B. Powers, David M. Cise, Ketan K. Maniar
  • Publication number: 20190252603
    Abstract: An access port for subcutaneous implantation is disclosed. The access port may include a body for capturing a septum for repeatedly inserting a needle therethrough into a cavity defined within the body. The access port may further include at least one feature structured and configured for identification of the access port subsequent to subcutaneous implantation. Methods of identifying a subcutaneously implanted access port are also disclosed. For example, a subcutaneously implanted access port may be provided and at least one feature of the subcutaneously implanted access port may be perceived. The subcutaneously implanted access port may be identified in response to perceiving the at least one feature. In one embodiment, an identification feature is included on a molded insert that is sandwiched between base and cap portions of the access port so as to be visible after implantation via x-ray imaging technology.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Martha R. Wiley, Kenneth A. Eliasen, Dwight T. Hibdon, Melissa A. McKinnon, Kelly B. Powers, David M. Cise, Ketan K. Maniar
  • Patent number: 10265512
    Abstract: An access port for subcutaneous implantation is disclosed. The access port may include a body for capturing a septum for repeatedly inserting a needle therethrough into a cavity defined within the body. The access port may further include at least one feature structured and configured for identification of the access port subsequent to subcutaneous implantation. Methods of identifying a subcutaneously implanted access port are also disclosed. For example, a subcutaneously implanted access port may be provided and at least one feature of the subcutaneously implanted access port may be perceived. The subcutaneously implanted access port may be identified in response to perceiving the at least one feature. In one embodiment, an identification feature is included on a molded insert that is sandwiched between base and cap portions of the access port so as to be visible after implantation via x-ray imaging technology.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.
    Inventors: Martha R. Wiley, Kenneth A. Eliasen, Dwight T. Hibdon, Melissa A. McKinnon, Kelly B. Powers, David M. Cise, Ketan K. Maniar
  • Publication number: 20170028185
    Abstract: An access port for subcutaneous implantation is disclosed. The access port may include a body for capturing a septum for repeatedly inserting a needle therethrough into a cavity defined within the body. The access port may further include at least one feature structured and configured for identification of the access port subsequent to subcutaneous implantation. Methods of identifying a subcutaneously implanted access port are also disclosed. For example, a subcutaneously implanted access port may be provided and at least one feature of the subcutaneously implanted access port may be perceived. The subcutaneously implanted access port may be identified in response to perceiving the at least one feature. In one embodiment, an identification feature is included on a molded insert that is sandwiched between base and cap portions of the access port so as to be visible after implantation via x-ray imaging technology.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2016
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventors: Martha R. Wiley, Kenneth A. Eliasen, Dwight T. Hibdon, Melissa A. McKinnon, Kelly B. Powers, David M. Cise, Ketan K. Maniar
  • Patent number: 9474888
    Abstract: An access port for subcutaneous implantation is disclosed. The access port may include a body for capturing a septum for repeatedly inserting a needle therethrough into a cavity defined within the body. The access port may further include at least one feature structured and configured for identification of the access port subsequent to subcutaneous implantation. Methods of identifying a subcutaneously implanted access port are also disclosed. For example, a subcutaneously implanted access port may be provided and at least one feature of the subcutaneously implanted access port may be perceived. The subcutaneously implanted access port may be identified in response to perceiving the at least one feature. In one embodiment, an identification feature is included on a molded insert that is sandwiched between base and cap portions of the access port so as to be visible after implantation via x-ray imaging technology.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: C. R. Bard, Inc.
    Inventors: Martha Wiley, Kenneth A. Eliasen, Dwight T. Hibdon, Melissa A. McKinnon, Kelly B. Powers, David M. Cise, Ketan K. Maniar
  • Publication number: 20130338494
    Abstract: An access port for subcutaneous implantation is disclosed. The access port may include a body for capturing a septum for repeatedly inserting a needle therethrough into a cavity defined within the body. The access port may further include at least one feature structured and configured for identification of the access port subsequent to subcutaneous implantation. Methods of identifying a subcutaneously implanted access port are also disclosed. For example, a subcutaneously implanted access port may be provided and at least one feature of the subcutaneously implanted access port may be perceived. The subcutaneously implanted access port may be identified in response to perceiving the at least one feature. In one embodiment, an identification feature is included on a molded insert that is sandwiched between base and cap portions of the access port so as to be visible after implantation via x-ray imaging technology.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Inventors: Martha Wiley, Kenneth A. Eliasen, Dwight T. Hibdon, Melissa A. McKinnon, Kelly B. Powers, David M. Cise, Ketan K. Maniar