Patents by Inventor Rocco Carl Conca

Rocco Carl Conca 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).

  • APPARATUS FOR ENABLING BLIND ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE OR GUIDE WIRE INSERTION INTO THE TRACHEA
    Publication number: 20240115825
    Abstract: An intubation assistance device facilitates insertion of an endotracheal tube or a guide wire into a patient's trachea without requiring a laryngoscope. The device includes a curved flexible tubular member that has a proximal portion having a proximal end, a distal portion having a distal end, and a curved portion between the proximal portion and the distal portion. A lumen extends from the proximal end of the tubular member and terminates in the curved portion of the tubular member. The lumen is sized and shaped so that an endotracheal tube and/or a guide wire is axially moveable through the lumen. A ramp is disposed at a distal end of the lumen, and is angled to facilitate insertion of the endotracheal tube and/or guide wire into the patient's trachea. The distal portion of the tubular member includes an esophageal protrusion that is configured to be inserted in the patient's esophagus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Robert Michael Meadows, Rocco Carl Conca, Uriah Shane Popp
  • Apparatus for enabling blind endotracheal tube or guide wire insertion into the trachea
    Patent number: 11638797
    Abstract: An intubation assistance device facilitates insertion of an endotracheal tube or a guide wire into a patient's trachea without requiring a laryngoscope. The device includes a curved flexible tubular member that has a proximal portion having a proximal end, a distal portion having a distal end, and a curved portion between the proximal portion and the distal portion. A lumen extends from the proximal end of the tubular member and terminates in the curved portion of the tubular member. The lumen is sized and shaped so that an endotracheal tube and/or a guide wire is axially moveable through the lumen. A ramp is disposed at a distal end of the lumen, and is angled to facilitate insertion of the endotracheal tube and/or guide wire into the patient's trachea. The distal portion of the tubular member includes an esophageal protrusion that is configured to be inserted in the patient's esophagus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: AIRWAY MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Robert Michael Meadows, Rocco Carl Conca, Uriah Shane Popp
  • APPARATUS FOR ENABLING BLIND ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE OR GUIDE WIRE INSERTION INTO THE TRACHEA
    Publication number: 20200297958
    Abstract: An intubation assistance device facilitates insertion of an endotracheal tube or a guide wire into a patient's trachea without requiring a laryngoscope. The device includes a curved flexible tubular member that has a proximal portion having a proximal end, a distal portion having a distal end, and a curved portion between the proximal portion and the distal portion. A lumen extends from the proximal end of the tubular member and terminates in the curved portion of the tubular member. The lumen is sized and shaped so that an endotracheal tube and/or a guide wire is axially moveable through the lumen. A ramp is disposed at a distal end of the lumen, and is angled to facilitate insertion of the endotracheal tube and/or guide wire into the patient's trachea. The distal portion of the tubular member includes an esophageal protrusion that is configured to be inserted in the patient's esophagus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Robert Michael Meadows, Rocco Carl Conca, Uriah Shane Popp