Patents by Inventor Michael Masino

Michael Masino 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: 10994089
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus for securing nasal tubes are disclosed. An exemplary system includes a bridle, a magnetic portion connected to the bridle, a delivery probe, a retrieval probe, and a clamp. The delivery probe includes an elongated member having proximal and distal ends, the distal end configured to deliver the magnetic portion, and a bridle lock configured to release the bridle upon actuation of an actuator. The retrieval probe includes an elongated member having proximal and distal ends, the distal end including a magnetic portion configured to magnetically couple with the other magnetic portion, and a magnetic coupling indicator configured to provide an indication in response to a magnetic coupling. The clamp includes a channel portion with an inside diameter larger than an outside diameter of a nasal tube. The clamp is configured to secure the nasal tube following placement of the bridle by the delivery and retrieval probes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: Avent, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald R. Kirkpatrick, Crystal Koelper, Jill Lazar, Michael Masino, Shawn Purnell, Michael C. Shaughnessy, Stephanie Wasielewski
  • Publication number: 20180214652
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus for securing nasal tubes are disclosed. An exemplary system includes a bridle, a magnetic portion connected to the bridle, a delivery probe, a retrieval probe, and a clamp. The delivery probe includes an elongated member having proximal and distal ends, the distal end configured to deliver the magnetic portion, and a bridle lock configured to release the bridle upon actuation of an actuator. The retrieval probe includes an elongated member having proximal and distal ends, the distal end including a magnetic portion configured to magnetically couple with the other magnetic portion, and a magnetic coupling indicator configured to provide an indication in response to a magnetic coupling. The clamp includes a channel portion with an inside diameter larger than an outside diameter of a nasal tube. The clamp is configured to secure the nasal tube following placement of the bridle by the delivery and retrieval probes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventors: Donald R. Kirkpatrick, Crystal Koelper, Jill Lazar, Michael Masino, Shawn Purnell, Michael C. Shaughnessy, Stephanie Wasielewski
  • Patent number: 9956366
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus for securing nasal tubes are disclosed. An exemplary system includes a bridle, a magnetic portion connected to the bridle, a delivery probe, a retrieval probe, and a clamp. The delivery probe includes an elongated member having proximal and distal ends, the distal end configured to deliver the magnetic portion, and a bridle lock configured to release the bridle upon actuation of an actuator. The retrieval probe includes an elongated member having proximal and distal ends, the distal end including a magnetic portion configured to magnetically couple with the other magnetic portion, and a magnetic coupling indicator configured to provide an indication in response to a magnetic coupling. The clamp includes a channel portion with an inside diameter larger than an outside diameter of a nasal tube. The clamp is configured to secure the nasal tube following placement of the bridle by the delivery and retrieval probes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Avent, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald R. Kirkpatrick, Crystal Koelper, Jill Lazar, Michael Masino, Shawn Purnell, Michael C. Shaughnessy, Stephanie Wasielewski
  • Publication number: 20140196723
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus for securing nasal tubes are disclosed. An exemplary system includes a bridle, a magnetic portion connected to the bridle, a delivery probe, a retrieval probe, and a clamp. The delivery probe includes an elongated member having proximal and distal ends, the distal end configured to deliver the magnetic portion, and a bridle lock configured to release the bridle upon actuation of an actuator. The retrieval probe includes an elongated member having proximal and distal ends, the distal end including a magnetic portion configured to magnetically couple with the other magnetic portion, and a magnetic coupling indicator configured to provide an indication in response to a magnetic coupling. The clamp includes a channel portion with an inside diameter larger than an outside diameter of a nasal tube. The clamp is configured to secure the nasal tube following placement of the bridle by the delivery and retrieval probes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2013
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: Corpak MedSystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Don Kirkpatrick, Crystal Koelper, Jill Lazar, Michael Masino, Shawn Purnell, Michael C. Shaughnessy, Stephanie Wasielewski
  • Publication number: 20040126201
    Abstract: Color-coded staples and a method of associating staples with electrical cabling is disclosed in which the staples are colored according to the gauge wire in the cables to be secured by the staples. The cables include electrically conductive wire of a particular gauge size. A color scheme is identified for the exterior of the cables in which one cable is colored to represent its associated gauge wire and another cable having a different gauge wire is colored a different color to represent its associated gauge wire. Preferably, there are at least two different staple sizes, each size has staples colored to match the different colored cables that can be secured by that size staple.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2003
    Publication date: July 1, 2004
    Inventors: Brian Kobylinski, Michael Masino, Richard Glesner, Jeffrey Baldwin