Patents by Inventor Michael C. Vulgaris

Michael C. Vulgaris 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).

  • CANNULA BUMP
    Publication number: 20230234278
    Abstract: A method of creating a feature on a needle. The method comprising the steps of providing a needle having a sharpened distal end for insertion into an insertion site on a subject, a proximal end, and a tubular wall defining an inner diameter and an outer diameter; gripping a distal portion of the needle about the outer diameter; gripping a proximal portion of the needle about an outer diameter; and applying a compressive force between the distal portion and the proximal portion sufficient to effect an outward buckling of the tubular wall, thereby increasing an outer diameter of the tubular wall between the distal portion and the proximal portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Applicant: Smiths Medical ASD, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael C. Vulgaris, James Muskatello, Harsh D. Chheda
  • Cannula bump
    Patent number: 11642833
    Abstract: A method of creating a feature on a needle. The method comprising the steps of providing a needle having a sharpened distal end for insertion into an insertion site on a subject, a proximal end, and a tubular wall defining an inner diameter and an outer diameter; gripping a distal portion of the needle about the outer diameter; gripping a proximal portion of the needle about an outer diameter; and applying a compressive force between the distal portion and the proximal portion sufficient to effect an outward buckling of the tubular wall, thereby increasing an outer diameter of the tubular wall between the distal portion and the proximal portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: SMITHS MEDICAL ASD, INC.
    Inventors: Michael C. Vulgaris, James Muskatello, Harsh D. Chheda
  • CANNULA BUMP
    Publication number: 20200094464
    Abstract: A method of creating a feature on a needle. The method comprising the steps of providing a needle having a sharpened distal end for insertion into an insertion site on a subject, a proximal end, and a tubular wall defining an inner diameter and an outer diameter; gripping a distal portion of the needle about the outer diameter; gripping a proximal portion of the needle about an outer diameter; and applying a compressive force between the distal portion and the proximal portion sufficient to effect an outward buckling of the tubular wall, thereby increasing an outer diameter of the tubular wall between the distal portion and the proximal portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Michael C. Vulgaris, James Muskatello, Harsh D. Chheda