Patents by Inventor Nicholaos A. Drivas

Nicholaos A. Drivas 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).

  • Solution administration apparatus with orifice flow control device
    Patent number: 5409477
    Abstract: A solution administration apparatus for patient care, for use with an associated solution administration system, which apparatus includes a laser drilled orifice flow control device to provide a controlled, predetermined flow rate of solution to the patient. The apparatus includes a tubing set and a laser drilled orifice flow restrictor, formed in a body, and in fluid communication therewith, for use with an associated fluid supply container. The system provides a controlled, predetermined flow rate of solution to the patient which is independent of, and relatively constant over minor variations in solution supply pressure and viscosity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 25, 1995
    Assignee: Abbott Laboratories
    Inventors: Lois L. Caron, Nicholaos A. Drivas, Con A. Lasaitis, William L. Rudzena