Patents by Inventor Patrick Strane

Patrick Strane 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: 20220233179
    Abstract: A device and method for catching a biological specimen removed from an individual. The device includes at least an inlet channel; an outlet channel; a main chamber having an interior wall and an exterior wall, wherein the main chamber is in fluid communication with the inlet channel and is in fluid communication with the outlet channel; and a receiving structure attached to at least a portion of the interior wall or the exterior wall of the main chamber and positioned such that it does not obstruct either the inlet channel or the outlet channel, wherein the receiving structure is further configured to receive a light emitting body for illuminating the main chamber of the device before catching the biological specimen removed from an individual. The device is connected to a medical scope and a vacuum system. When the device is placed under suction, the biological specimen is extracted and trapped on the removable filter of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2022
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Karl Allen, Patrick Strane, Lei Xie, Changqing Li, Zhenghua Shen, Scott Haack, Jiefeng Xi, Fengxue Zhou
  • Publication number: 20200375581
    Abstract: A device and method for catching a biological specimen from an individual. The device comprises a main chamber, an inlet oriented on the top portion of the device, an outlet oriented on the bottom portion of the device, and a removable filter including a specimen shelf. The device is connected to a medical scope and a vacuum system. When the device is placed under suction, the biological specimen is extracted and trapped on the removable filter of the device. The removable filter is disengaged from the main chamber of the device and deposited along with the biological specimen into a specimen container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: Karl Allen, Patrick Strane
  • Publication number: 20200155409
    Abstract: The invention is directed at an intermittent pneumatic compression (IPC) system that is modular in nature and allows mobility for subjects utilizing the system. In an aspect, the IPC system utilizes a mobile IPC device. The mobile IPC devices is an easy to use portable device that can be mounted onto a limb of a subject. The modular mobile IPC device includes an independent power source, allowing subjects to be mobile while the IPC device is operating. In an aspect, the mobile IPC device also ensures compliance of following the prescribed treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Richard L. Parker, Sarah R. Buck, Dershika Patel, Michael A. Fisher, Nicholas L. Hilborn, Daniel Bonistalli, Patrick Strane
  • Publication number: 20200121545
    Abstract: The invention is directed at an intermittent pneumatic compression (IPC) system that is modular in nature and allows mobility for subjects utilizing the system. In an aspect, the IPC system utilizes a mobile IPC device. The mobile IPC devices is an easy to use portable device that can be mounted onto a limb of a subject. The modular mobile IPC device includes an independent power source, allowing subjects to be mobile while the IPC device is operating. In an aspect, the mobile IPC device also ensures compliance of following the prescribed treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Richard L. Parker, SR., Sarah R. Buck, Dershika Patel, Michael A. Fisher, Nicholas L. Hilborn, Daniel Bonistalli, Patrick Strane
  • Patent number: 10328278
    Abstract: A device for loading brachytherapy seeds and spacers into a sleeve. The device holds two or more seed or spacer cartridges of different radioactive species and dosage. The user rotates a selector for selecting a desired cartridge and, with each depression of a spring-biased plunger, pushes a seed or spacer into a channel in an inspection area. The process is repeated for the desired number and order of seeds and spacers in sequence to form a strand. The strand can be seen in the channel with the unaided eye through a transparent window. The window is part of a hinged door that can be opened and the sequence of the seeds and spacers rearranged with forceps. Once the strand is arranged as desired, it is pushed into a sleeve in a removable sleeve holder. During radiation treatment, the filled sleeve is removed from the sleeve holder and implanted into patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: Isoray Medical, Inc
    Inventors: Michael L. Krachon, Patrick Strane, Michael A Fisher, Keooudone Thavone
  • Publication number: 20190126065
    Abstract: A device for loading brachytherapy seeds and spacers into a sleeve. The device holds two or more seed or spacer cartridges of different radioactive species and dosage. The user rotates a selector for selecting a desired cartridge and, with each depression of a spring-biased plunger, pushes a seed or spacer into a channel in an inspection area. The process is repeated for the desired number and order of seeds and spacers in sequence to form a strand. The strand can be seen in the channel with the unaided eye through a transparent window. The window is part of a hinged door that can be opened and the sequence of the seeds and spacers rearranged with forceps. Once the strand is arranged as desired, it is pushed into a sleeve in a removable sleeve holder. During radiation treatment, the filled sleeve is removed from the sleeve holder and implanted into patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Applicant: IsoRay Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael L. Krachon, Patrick Strane, Michael A. Fisher, Keooudone Thavone
  • Publication number: 20180229005
    Abstract: Provided are devices for stabilizing a tube (e.g., a drainage tube such as a chest tube) in the body of a subject. The devices can comprise a base (102) configured to be secured to a patient comprising a patient contacting surface (104), an opposing top surface (106), a proximal end (108), a distal end (110), a tube-securing region (112), and a central reference plane (114); and one or more securement features (116, 118, 120) positioned within the tube-securing region. The one or more securement features (116, 118, 120) can be configured to reversibly engage the tube, such that when the tube is engaged by the one or more securement features (116, 118, 120), the tube is retained relative to the base (102).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2015
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: David E. Huizenga, John Chandler, Robert Gates, Patrick Strane, Mark McJunkin