Patents by Inventor Robert M. Asher

Robert M. Asher 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: 4581012
    Abstract: A subcutaneously tunneled catheter set is disclosed in which a first multilumen catheter is connected to a second reinforced multilumen catheter. A tissue cuff is located near the connection between the two catheter tubes. The disclosure includes a multilumen connector made from a housing that provides conduits between two sets of ports which connect to catheter tubes at either end. The tissue cuff is connected around the outside of the multilumen connector. A multilumen locking connector is provided so that the subcutaneously tunneled multilumen catheter set may be connected directly to an exterior multilumen catheter tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 1984
    Date of Patent: April 8, 1986
    Assignee: I-Flow Corporation
    Inventors: Eric W. Brown, Henry T. Tai, Robert M. Asher