Patents by Inventor Reuben Daniel Brewer

Reuben Daniel Brewer 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).

  • Assistive method and visual-aid device for vascular needle insertion
    Patent number: 8715233
    Abstract: A vascular access device is provided with a needle assembly, a catheter assembly configured to slidably receive the needle assembly, and a light emitting assembly configured to couple to the needle assembly. The light emitting assembly and the needle assembly cooperate to shine a beam of light down the bore of the needle to assist with aligning the needle with a penetration site on target tissue. Systems and methods associated with these devices are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of The Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Reuben Daniel Brewer, J. Kenneth Salisbury, Jr.
  • ASSISTIVE METHOD AND VISUAL-AID DEVICE FOR VASCULAR NEEDLE INSERTION
    Publication number: 20130184680
    Abstract: A vascular access device is provided with a needle assembly, a catheter assembly configured to slidably receive the needle assembly, and a light emitting assembly configured to couple to the needle assembly. The light emitting assembly and the needle assembly cooperate to shine a beam of light down the bore of the needle to assist with aligning the needle with a penetration site on target tissue. Systems and methods associated with these devices are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Inventors: Reuben Daniel Brewer, J. Kenneth Salisbury, JR.