Patents by Inventor Pere Berkowitz

Pere Berkowitz 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).

  • Patent number: 11464962
    Abstract: A device for cleaning medical implements is disclosed, in particular a device for cleaning vascular or other fluid access sites. The device includes a cap having an opening to receive an access site. The cap may be used in the following manner: A healthcare worker may, with gloved hands, open the cap packaging and place the cap over the port of a medical implement to be cleaned. The healthcare worker may wipe the site by either applying a turning motion or by simply pushing the cap onto the port. The cap could then remain secured in place by threads other mechanisms. A cap in place on a medical implement may be a positive indication that a desired site of the medical implement is clean. The cap may include a disinfecting substance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Medline Industries, LP
    Inventors: Scott Bedoe, James Burgess, Brent Skupien, Christopher Dalton, Pere Berkowitz, David Noskowicz
  • Publication number: 20210353928
    Abstract: A device for cleaning medical implements is disclosed, in particular a device for cleaning vascular or other fluid access sites. The device includes a cap having an opening to receive an access site. The cap may be used in the following manner: A healthcare worker may, with gloved hands, open the cap packaging and place the cap over the port of a medical implement to be cleaned. The healthcare worker may wipe the site by either applying a turning motion or by simply pushing the cap onto the port. The cap could then remain secured in place by threads other mechanisms. A cap in place on a medical implement may be a positive indication that a desired site of the medical implement is clean. The cap may include a disinfecting substance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Scott Bedoe, James Burgess, Brent Skupien, Christopher Dalton, Pere Berkowitz, David Noskowicz
  • Publication number: 20210353927
    Abstract: A device for cleaning medical implements is disclosed, in particular a device for cleaning vascular or other fluid access sites. The device includes a cap having an opening to receive an access site. The cap may be used in the following manner: A healthcare worker may, with gloved hands, open the cap packaging and place the cap over the port of a medical implement to be cleaned. The healthcare worker may wipe the site by either applying a turning motion or by simply pushing the cap onto the port. The cap could then remain secured in place by threads other mechanisms. A cap in place on a medical implement may be a positive indication that a desired site of the medical implement is clean. The cap may include a disinfecting substance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Scott Bedoe, James Burgess, Brent Skupien, Christopher Dalton, Pere Berkowitz, David Noskowicz
  • Publication number: 20210001110
    Abstract: A device for cleaning medical implements is disclosed, in particular a device for cleaning vascular or other fluid access sites. The device includes a cap having an opening to receive an access site. The cap may be used in the following manner: A healthcare worker may, with gloved hands, open the cap packaging and place the cap over the port of a medical implement to be cleaned. The heathcare worker may wipe the site by either applying a turning motion or by simply pushing the cap onto the port. The cap could then remain secured in place by threads other mechanisms. A cap in place on a medical implement may be a positive indication that a desired site of the medical implement is clean. The cap may include a disinfecting substance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventors: Scott Bedoe, James Burgess, Brent Skupien, Christopher Dalton, Pere Berkowitz, David Noskowicz
  • Patent number: 10828484
    Abstract: A device for cleaning medical implements is disclosed, in particular a device for cleaning vascular or other fluid access sites. The device includes a cap having an opening to receive an access site. The cap may be used in the following manner: A healthcare worker may, with gloved hands, open the cap packaging and place the cap over the port of a medical implement to be cleaned. The healthcare worker may wipe the site by either applying a turning motion or by simply pushing the cap onto the port. The cap could then remain secured in place by threads other mechanisms. A cap in place on a medical implement may be a positive indication that a desired site of the medical implement is clean. The cap may include a disinfecting substance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: Medline Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Bedoe, James Burgess, Brent Skupien, Christopher Dalton, Pere Berkowitz, David Noskowicz
  • Publication number: 20170050013
    Abstract: A device for cleaning medical implements is disclosed, in particular a device for cleaning vascular or other fluid access sites. The device includes a cap having an opening to receive an access site. The cap may be used in the following manner: A healthcare worker may, with gloved hands, open the cap packaging and place the cap over the port of a medical implement to be cleaned. The healthcare worker may wipe the site by either applying a turning motion or by simply pushing the cap onto the port. The cap could then remain secured in place by threads other mechanisms. A cap in place on a medical implement may be a positive indication that a desired site of the medical implement is clean. The cap may include a disinfecting substance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2016
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Inventors: Scott Bedoe, James Burgess, Brent Skupien, Christopher Dalton, Pere Berkowitz, David Noskowicz