Patents by Inventor Meredith McHugh Karow

Meredith McHugh Karow 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: 10004567
    Abstract: A package for a medical device includes a folder having bottom and top panels, the bottom panel including a leading edge, a trailing edge, and at least one medical device securing element. The top panel has a leading edge, and a trailing edge joined with the trailing edge of the bottom panel. The folder has an unfolded configuration in which the leading edges of the top and bottom panels face in opposite directions, and a folded configuration in which the top panel is folded over the bottom panel so that the leading edges of the top and bottom panels face in the same direction and are aligned with one another. The folder is insertable into a sealable pouch having a seal with a first leg whereby the leading edges of the folder are abutted against the first leg of the seal of the pouch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: Ethicon, Inc.
    Inventors: Denise Marie Dacey, Xiaole Fan, Jared James Patriarca, Meredith McHugh Karow
  • Publication number: 20180071043
    Abstract: A package for a medical device includes a folder having bottom and top panels, the bottom panel including a leading edge, a trailing edge, and at least one medical device securing element. The top panel has a leading edge, and a trailing edge joined with the trailing edge of the bottom panel. The folder has an unfolded configuration in which the leading edges of the top and bottom panels face in opposite directions, and a folded configuration in which the top panel is folded over the bottom panel so that the leading edges of the top and bottom panels face in the same direction and are aligned with one another. The folder is insertable into a sealable pouch having a seal with a first leg whereby the leading edges of the folder are abutted against the first leg of the seal of the pouch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2016
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventors: Denise Marie Dacey, Xiaole Fan, Jared James Patriarca, Meredith McHugh Karow
  • Patent number: 8573391
    Abstract: A suture package includes a first part or base having an outer surface, an inner surface, and a plurality of openings extending between the outer and inner surfaces, and a second part or lid having an outer surface, an inner surface, and a plurality of posts projecting from the inner surface. The suture package has a closed configuration in which the inner surface of the lid opposes the inner surface of the base with distal ends of the posts engaging the inner surface of the base at locations that are offset from and adjacent the plurality of openings extending through the base. The package includes a hinge interconnecting the lid and the base for opening and closing the suture package. Suture winding posts on a fixture are passable through the base openings for winding at least one suture around the suture winding posts for positioning the at least one suture on the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Ethicon, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert J. Cerwin, Meredith McHugh Karow, Raymond Parker
  • Publication number: 20110215005
    Abstract: A suture package includes a first part or base having an outer surface, an inner surface, and a plurality of openings extending between the outer and inner surfaces, and a second part or lid having an outer surface, an inner surface, and a plurality of posts projecting from the inner surface. The suture package has a closed configuration in which the inner surface of the lid opposes the inner surface of the base with distal ends of the posts engaging the inner surface of the base at locations that are offset from and adjacent the plurality of openings extending through the base. The package includes a hinge interconnecting the lid and the base for opening and closing the suture package. Suture winding posts on a fixture are passable through the base openings for winding at least one suture around the suture winding posts for positioning the at least one suture on the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2010
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Applicant: Ethicon, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert J. Cerwin, Meredith McHugh Karow, Raymond Parker
  • Patent number: 8011499
    Abstract: A novel suture tray package is disclosed. The package has a floor member and a plurality of curvilinear walls extending up from the top of the floor member and forming suture tracks. The walls extend in a spiral manner from the central section of the floor member to the periphery. Extending radially outwardly about the periphery are platform sections in communication with the tracks and optionally containing needle park members and pledget park members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Ethicon, Inc.
    Inventors: Meredith McHugh Karow, Robert Cerwin, John P. Harrison
  • Publication number: 20100147708
    Abstract: A novel suture tray package is disclosed. The package has a floor member and a plurality of curvilinear walls extending up from the top of the floor member and forming suture tracks. The walls extend in a spiral manner from the central section of the floor member to the periphery. Extending radially outwardly about the periphery are platform sections in communication with the tracks and optionally containing needle park members and pledget park members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2008
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Inventors: Meredith McHugh Karow, Robert Cerwin, John P. Harrison
  • Patent number: 6230893
    Abstract: A two piece paperboard package that houses a unit dose product on an internal slide card within an outer paperboard shell. This package may have one or more internal or external lock(s) that prevent the slide card from being pulled out without triggering some type of lock release mechanism. This package is focused around providing a child resistant, senior-friendly unit dose package that can be opened and closed numerous times and then finally disposed of.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2001
    Assignee: Westvaco Corporation
    Inventor: Meredith McHugh Karow
  • Patent number: D826043
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: Ethicon, Inc.
    Inventors: Denise Marie Dacey, Xiaole Fan, Jared James Patriarca, Meredith McHugh Karow