Patents by Inventor Owen A Ballow

Owen A Ballow 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).

  • Vascular infusion device
    Patent number: 6179813
    Abstract: A vascular access device for infusion of fluids into a patient. The device includes an introducer sheath having one or more side holes and the sheath can be used with a catheter in place through the sheath, with a dilator in place through the sheath, or with the sheath vacant. The device provides for a significant volume of infused fluid to exit the side holes. The side holes allow for the infusion of fluids, such as medications, to be directed to specific patient locations rather than to have the entire volume of infused fluid exit the distal end of the sheath tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2001
    Assignee: Scimed Life Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Owen A Ballow, Laurence D. Brenner, Mark H. VanDiver, Gerald A. Zukowsky