Patents by Inventor Phillip Gillen

Phillip Gillen 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).

  • SPEAKING VALVE SYSTEM WITH CUFF DEFLATION
    Publication number: 20150034089
    Abstract: A tracheal tube system includes a conduit and an inflatable cuff disposed on the conduit that seals a patient's airway. The tracheal tube system also includes an inflation line disposed along a portion of a length of the conduit and terminating in an opening within the inflatable cuff. The tracheal tube system further includes a speaking valve disposed at a proximal end of the conduit and in fluid communication with the inflatable cuff. The speaking valve is fluidly coupled to the inflatable cuff via a one-way valve such that fluid from the cuff flows into the speaking valve when the one-way valve is open.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2013
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Applicant: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Kieran Donlon, Declan Kiernan, Colette Breheny, Phillip Gillen, Alan Finneran