Patents by Inventor Richard Lannigan

Richard Lannigan 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).

  • Publication number: 20010007932
    Abstract: A system for controlling flow through a line during intravenous drug delivery. The system is capable of use in conjunction with a bedside-pharmacy system for the preparation and delivery of intravenous drugs. The system includes a disposable cassette with first and second valve chambers and a control unit into which the cassette is capable of being received. The control unit has a cam and first and second actuators. The bedside-pharmacy system may include a liquid inlet for connection to a liquid supply, vial receptacles, and a liquid outlet for providing the intravenous drug in mixed, liquid form to the patient. That system may include a chamber having a variable volume, and a valve mechanism, which may be actuated to control flow between the liquid outlet, the variable-volume chamber, the vial receptacles and the liquid inlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2001
    Publication date: July 12, 2001
    Inventors: Dean L. Kamen, Charles M. Grinnell, Marc A. Mandro, Dennis Gilbreath, Kevin Grant, Jason A. Demers, William T. Larkins, Robert Manning, Richard Lannigan