Patents by Inventor Simon Andrews

Simon Andrews 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).

  • Method of manufacturing catheter
    Patent number: 7273577
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of manufacturing a catheter, wherein the catheter comprises an elongate portion having a proximal end and at least one lumen at said proximal end, at least one extension tube having a passage, and a coupling element, the distal portion of the extension tube being capable of communicating with a lumen of the elongate portion via a passage in the coupling element wherein the method comprises a step wherein a removable insert element locates and holds the extension tube in contact with the elongate portion during the manufacture of a coupling element. The invention also relates to a removable insert for use in the manufacturing of catheters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2007
    Assignee: Omega Critical Care Limited
    Inventors: Kerry Flynn, Simon Andrews
  • Heat transfer devices
    Patent number: 7156868
    Abstract: A catheter having a heat transfer device at or near its distal end, wherein the heat transfer device is layered or coated onto or into the catheter wall is described. The heat transfer device is preferably a flexible film having one or more electrical resistor flow paths thereon or therethrough, or is disposed directly onto the catheter wall by a deposition process. The heat transfer device may alternatively be formed by a length of the catheter wall being formed wholly, substantially of partly from doped material able to act as a heat transfer device upon application of power therethrough. The heat transfer device is preferably powered by one or more metal wires co-extruded within the catheter body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2007
    Assignee: Omega Critical Care Limited
    Inventors: Aws Nashef, Ted Vander Wiede, Robert Macnair, Stephen Wilson, Simon Andrews
  • Catheter
    Publication number: 20050040557
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of manufacturing a catheter, wherein the catheter comprises an elongate portion having a proximal end and at least one lumen at said proximal end, at least one extension tube having a passage, and a coupling element, the distal portion of the extension tube being capable of communicating with a lumen of the elongate portion via a passage in the coupling element wherein the method comprises a step wherein a removable insert element locates and holds the extension tube in contact with the elongate portion during the manufacture of a coupling element. The invention also relates to a removable insert for use in the manufacturing of catheters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2002
    Publication date: February 24, 2005
    Inventors: Kerry Flynn, Simon Andrews