Patents by Inventor Michelle V. Sullivan

Michelle V. Sullivan 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).

  • Retracting needle safety device
    Patent number: 7182734
    Abstract: A retractable safety needle assembly is provided. The needle assembly includes a tubular outer body, a retraction assembly contained with the outer body and a biasing element for applying a retraction force therebetween. The retraction assembly includes a cannula having an intravenous puncture tip and a non-patient puncture tip at opposing ends. In a first position, the intravenous puncture tip extends from a first end of the tubular outer body. The retraction assembly is adapted for movement within the tubular outer body from the first position to a second position in which the intravenous puncture tip and the non-patient puncture tip are contained entirely within the tubular outer body and are offset from a general axis defining the outer body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: William Saulenas, Michelle V. Sullivan, Bradley Wilkinson, Kirk D. Swenson
  • Retracting needle safety device
    Publication number: 20030040717
    Abstract: A retractable safety needle assembly is provided. The needle assembly includes a tubular outer body, a retraction assembly contained with the outer body and a biasing element for applying a retraction force therebetween. The retraction assembly includes a cannula having an intravenous puncture tip and a non-patient puncture tip at opposing ends. In a first position, the intravenous puncture tip extends from a first end of the tubular outer body. The retraction assembly is adapted for movement within the tubular outer body from the first position to a second position in which the intravenous puncture tip and the non-patient puncture tip are contained entirely within the tubular outer body and are offset from a general axis defining the outer body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2002
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Applicant: Becton, Dickinson and Company, a New Jersey Corporation
    Inventors: William Saulenas, Michelle V. Sullivan, Bradley Wilkinson, Kirk D. Swenson