Patents by Inventor Richard D. Helmig

Richard D. Helmig 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).

  • Devices and methods for securing an anti-leak feeding tube for gastric and/or intestinal use
    Patent number: 9782328
    Abstract: Medical device designs for enteral nutrition that inhibit the relative motion of one device member to another device member are herein disclosed. The gastric and/or intestinal feeding tube shaft is disposed of teeth, furrows, ridges, indentions, tabs, or corrugations that operate with an external retaining member. Alternative embodiments utilize an external retaining member with a collet fitting that applies pressure against the gastric and/or intestinal feeding tube shaft. The assemblies prevent the relative motion of the internal retention member relative to the external retaining member and assist in maintaining the internal retention member against the gastric wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignees: UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC., MEDICAL TOOL AND TECHNOLOGY, LLC
    Inventors: Luke G. Gutwein, Richard D. Helmig
  • DEVICES AND METHODS FOR SECURING AN ANTI-LEAK FEEDING TUBE FOR GASTRIC AND/OR INTESTINAL USE
    Publication number: 20140276579
    Abstract: Medical device designs for enteral nutrition that inhibit the relative motion of one device member to another device member are herein disclosed. The gastric and/or intestinal feeding tube shaft is disposed of teeth, furrows, ridges, indentions, tabs, or corrugations that operate with an external retaining member. Alternative embodiments utilize an external retaining member with a collet fitting that applies pressure against the gastric and/or intestinal feeding tube shaft. The assemblies prevent the relative motion of the internal retention member relative to the external retaining member and assist in maintaining the internal retention member against the gastric wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicants: MEDICAL TOOL AND TECHNOLOGY, LLC, UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.
    Inventors: LUKE G. GUTWEIN, RICHARD D. HELMIG
  • INTERACTIVE PATIENT IMMOBILIZATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20100151416
    Abstract: A device for positioning a patient in a fixed location comprising: a) a locator attachable to a patient and having a registration portion for registration with a portion of a patient's body, and b) means for transmitting information concerning the position of the portion of the patient to an information receiving means, the means being rigidly connected with the locator; a system for positioning a patient in a fixed location comprising the above device in combination with means for receiving said information concerning the position of said portion of said patient; and a method for locating a portion of a patient in a predetermined fixed position comprising: a) affixing to a patient the above device by registering the registration portion of the device with the portion of the patient, b) transmitting information concerning the position of the portion of the patient from the device to an information receiving means, and c) locating the portion of the patient in the predetermined fixed position based o
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2010
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Inventors: Siyong KIM, Richard D. Helmig
  • Interactive patient positioning system
    Publication number: 20040064890
    Abstract: A device for positioning a patient in a fixed location comprising:
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2003
    Publication date: April 8, 2004
    Inventors: Siyong Kim, Richard D. Helmig