Patents by Inventor Salvatore A. DeLuca

Salvatore A. DeLuca 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).

  • Locating of tubes in the human body
    Patent number: 4096862
    Abstract: A method for locating tubes, or internal lines, disposed within a passage of a body of a patient by means of radionuclides. A radioactive element is inserted into a line, such as a catheter, disposed in a body passage and is detected by a radiation measuring instrument, such as a Geiger counter, in order to locate the line. By monitoring the radioactive element as it is being inserted into the line, the entire course of the line within the patient's body can be accurately determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 1976
    Date of Patent: June 27, 1978
    Inventor: Salvatore A. DeLuca