Patents by Inventor Robert P. Dobbie

Robert P. Dobbie 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).

  • Enteral diet and method for providing nutrition to a diabetic
    Patent number: 5470839
    Abstract: A composition and method for providing nutrition, or a nutritional supplement, to a diabetic patient. Pursuant to the present invention, a low carbohydrate, high fat enteral formulation is provided. The fat comprises, in part, medium chain triglycerides (MCTs). Preferably, the composition includes a high percent of mono-unsaturated fats, high amylose starch, and soluble dietary fiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 28, 1995
    Assignee: Clintec Nutrition Company
    Inventors: Philip Laughlin, John Alexander, A. Reza Kamarei, Robert P. Dobbie, Paul Lin, Shen-Youn Chang, Sekhar Reddy, Etienne Grasset, Christian Melin
  • Pre-slit injection site
    Patent number: 5211638
    Abstract: A pre-slit injection site includes a housing with a flow path therethrough. A first end of the housing carries a pre-slit septum. A second end of the housing carries a coupling component to adapt the site to standard vials. The coupling component, a vial adapter, includes an adapter spike with openings allowing for the drainage of fluid in the vial through the spike and into the injection site. The vial adapter is provided with a skirt housing unit which protects the adapter spike in manufacturing and use. The skirt housing unit also provides features to lockingly engage the adapter with injection site to standard vials, despite dimensional variations in vial closures. Another embodiment of the coupling component is a spike having a barb feature capable of insertion into a standard vial or port and resisting disengagement.A blunt cannula is usable with the injection site combined with the coupling components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 1992
    Date of Patent: May 18, 1993
    Assignee: Baxter International Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas E. Dudar, Steven C. Jepson, Robert P. Dobbie, Peter L. Graham, Michael J. Finley, Richard A. Rollins
  • Pre-slit injection site
    Patent number: 5100394
    Abstract: A pre-slit injection site includes a housing with a flow path therethrough. A first end of the housing carries a pre-slit septum. A second end of the housing carries a coupling component to adapt the site to standard vials. The coupling component, a vial adapter, includes an adapter spike with openings allowing for the drainage of fluid in the vial through the spike and into the injection site. The vial adapter is provided with a skirt housing unit which protects the adapter spike in manufacturing and use. The skirt housing unit also provides features to lockingly engage the adapter with injection site to standard vials, despite dimensional variations in vial closures. Another embodiment of the coupling component is a spike having a barb feature capable of insertion into a standard vial or port and resisting disengagement.A blunt cannula is usable with the injection site combined with the coupling components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 1989
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1992
    Assignee: Baxter International Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas E. Dudar, Steven C. Jepson, Robert P. Dobbie, Peter L. Graham, Michael J. Finley, Richard A. Rollins