Patents by Inventor Neal Robert Carty

Neal Robert Carty 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).

  • Surface treatment system and method for subcutaneous device
    Patent number: 11890642
    Abstract: Methods of modifying a medical device and manufacturing a medical device are disclosed. One embodiment of a method of modifying a medical device includes treating a portion of the medical device with cold plasma and functionalizing the plasma-treated portion with a polymer. One embodiment of a method of manufacturing a medical device includes providing a subcutaneous part configured to be positioned subcutaneously in a user and performing a surface treatment on a portion of the subcutaneous part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: ConvaTec Technologies Inc.
    Inventor: Neal Robert Carty
  • INTERMITTENT CATHETERS
    Publication number: 20230033683
    Abstract: The invention provides an intermittent catheter comprising a hollow polymeric tubular body comprising a base polymer and further comprising an amphiphilic additive at and/or on an outer surface of the body, wherein one or both of the base polymer and the additive are independently cross-linked and/or the base polymer and additive are cross-linked with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Rachel Zimet Pytel, Neal Robert Carty, Lukas Kandrac
  • INTERMITTENT CATHETERS
    Publication number: 20230033481
    Abstract: The invention provides an intermittent catheter comprising a hollow polymeric tubular body comprising a base polymer and a lubricious additive, wherein the lubricious additive comprises an amphiphilic molecule having a hydrophilic-lipophilic balance below 8.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Rachel Zimet Pytel, Neal Robert Carty, Lukas Kandrac
  • SURFACE TREATMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SUBCUTANEOUS DEVICE
    Publication number: 20220250114
    Abstract: Methods of modifying a medical device and manufacturing a medical device are disclosed. One embodiment of a method of modifying a medical device includes treating a portion of the medical device with cold plasma and functionalizing the plasma-treated portion with a polymer. One embodiment of a method of manufacturing a medical device includes providing a subcutaneous part configured to be positioned subcutaneously in a user and performing a surface treatment on a portion of the subcutaneous part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventor: Neal Robert Carty
  • FUNCTIONALISATION OF MEDICAL DEVICES
    Publication number: 20220202999
    Abstract: Methods of modifying medical devices and medical devices are disclosed. One embodiment of a method of modifying a medical device includes functionalizing a surface of the medical device using cold plasma. One embodiment of a medical device is obtained by a method of modifying a device that includes functionalizing a surface of the medical device using cold plasma.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Rachel Zimet Pytel, Neal Robert Carty