Patents by Inventor Raymond K. Balsara

Raymond K. Balsara 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: 5954636
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for selectively blocking respiratory airflow to a pediatric lung or a single lobe thereof. The apparatus comprises an endotracheal tube adapted for passage of a bronchoscope therethrough and a second flexible tube which is parallel with and fixedly contacting said endotracheal tube. A bronchial blocker assembly, having a pair of axial passageways therethrough, is provided which is insertable into and movable along the length of said second flexible tube. One of said axial passageways receives a stylet, said stylet being movable along the length of and rotatable within said axial passageway. Said stylet being sufficiently flexible to guide said endotracheal tube and said bronchial blocker assembly along a pediatric patient's windpipe. Means are provided for fixing said bronchial blocker assembly relative to said second axial passageway when said bronchial blocker assembly is resident therewithin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 21, 1999
    Inventors: Roy E. Schwartz, Raymond K. Balsara