Patents by Inventor Nick Austerman

Nick Austerman 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).

  • Publication number: 20250359959
    Abstract: An intermittent catheter package includes a lubricant container including a lubricant disposed therein, a urinary catheter coupled to a urine-drainage bag, and a catheterization tray including surface instructions for performing a catheterization procedure. The catheterization tray includes a first compartment containing the lubricant container and a second compartment containing the urinary catheter. The second compartment can surround the first compartment. The catheterization tray further includes a third compartment containing the urine-drainage bag. The third compartment can be connected to the second compartment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2025
    Publication date: November 27, 2025
    Inventors: Tracey E. Knapp, Eric A. Rehm, Nick Austerman, Sarah Skelton, Caroline Bunn, Robert M. Hine, Brandt Davis
  • Patent number: 12383364
    Abstract: An intermittent catheter package including a plurality of components and a catheterization tray configured to facilitate a catheterization procedure. The plurality of components include a urinary catheter fluidly connected to a urine-drainage bag and a sampling-port access device configured to fluidly connect to a urine-sampling port of the urinary catheter or the urine-drainage bag for aseptic collection of one or more urine samples. The catheterization tray includes at least a first compartment, a second compartment, a third compartment, and a fourth compartment. The second compartment is connected to the third compartment Step-by-step surface instructions for performing the catheterization procedure are incorporated into the catheterization tray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2024
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2025
    Assignee: C. R. Bard, Inc.
    Inventors: Tracey E. Knapp, Eric A. Rehm, Nick Austerman, Sarah Skelton, Caroline Bunn, Robert M. Hine, Brandt Davis
  • Publication number: 20240225771
    Abstract: An intermittent catheter package including a plurality of components and a catheterization tray configured to facilitate a catheterization procedure. The plurality of components include a urinary catheter fluidly connected to a urine-drainage bag and a sampling-port access device configured to fluidly connect to a urine-sampling port of the urinary catheter or the urine-drainage bag for aseptic collection of one or more urine samples. The catheterization tray includes at least a first compartment, a second compartment, a third compartment, and a fourth compartment. The second compartment is connected to the third compartment Step-by-step surface instructions for performing the catheterization procedure are incorporated into the catheterization tray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2024
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Inventors: Tracey E. Knapp, Eric A. Rehm, Nick Austerman, Sarah Skelton, Caroline Bunn, Robert M. Hine, Brandt Davis
  • Patent number: 11937955
    Abstract: An intermittent catheter package including a plurality of components and a catheterization tray configured to facilitate a catheterization procedure. The plurality of components include a urinary catheter fluidly connected to a urine-drainage bag and a sampling-port access device configured to fluidly connect to a urine-sampling port of the urinary catheter or the urine-drainage bag for aseptic collection of one or more urine samples. The catheterization tray includes at least a first compartment, a second compartment, and a third compartment configured to hold the plurality of components. The first compartment is configured to hold the urinary catheter. The second compartment is connected to the first compartment by an intercompartment connection. The second compartment is configured to hold the urine-drainage bag. The third compartment is configured to hold the sampling-port access device. Step-by-step instructions are incorporated into the catheterization tray to facilitate the catheterization procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: C. R. Bard, Inc.
    Inventors: Tracey E. Knapp, Eric A. Rehm, Nick Austerman, Sarah Skelton, Caroline Bunn, Robert M. Hine, Brandt Davis
  • Patent number: 11490983
    Abstract: Disclosed is a catheterization package including catheterization-package components and a catheterization tray configured to facilitate a catheterization procedure. The catheterization-package components include a urinary catheter fluidly connected to a urine-drainage bag and a sampling-port access device configured to fluidly connect to a urine-sampling port of the urinary catheter or the urine-drainage bag for aseptic collection of one or more urine samples. The catheterization tray includes at least a first compartment, a second compartment, and a third compartment configured to hold the catheterization-package components. The first compartment is configured to hold the urinary catheter. The second compartment is connected to the first compartment by an intercompartment connection. The second compartment is configured to hold the urine-drainage bag. The third compartment is configured to hold the sampling-port access device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: C. R. Bard, Inc.
    Inventors: Tracey E. Knapp, Eric Rehm, Nick Austerman, Sarah Skelton, Caroline Bunn, Robert M. Hine, Brandt Davis
  • Publication number: 20200360103
    Abstract: Disclosed is a catheterization package including catheterization-package components and a catheterization tray configured to facilitate a catheterization procedure. The catheterization-package components include a urinary catheter fluidly connected to a urine-drainage bag and a sampling-port access device configured to fluidly connect to a urine-sampling port of the urinary catheter or the urine-drainage bag for aseptic collection of one or more urine samples. The catheterization tray includes at least a first compartment, a second compartment, and a third compartment configured to hold the catheterization-package components. The first compartment is configured to hold the urinary catheter. The second compartment is connected to the first compartment by an intercompartment connection. The second compartment is configured to hold the urine-drainage bag. The third compartment is configured to hold the sampling-port access device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Tracey E. Knapp, Eric Rehm, Nick Austerman, Sarah Skelton, Caroline Bunn, Robert M. Hine, Brandt Davis