Patents by Inventor Thomas A. Block

Thomas A. Block 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).

  • Inhaled anesthetic agent therapy and delivery system
    Patent number: 8267081
    Abstract: A therapy utilizing inhaled anesthetic agents (such as desflurane, sevoflurane, isoflurane, or xenon) for the sedation of patients outside of the immediate perioperative space such as in the medical intensive care unit (MICU) and the surgical intensive care unit (SICU). The therapy includes controlled delivery of volatile anesthetic agents to patients undergoing ventilatory support on an ICU ventilator over extended periods of time. A system which provides for the delivery of anesthetic agents includes an anesthetic agent vaporizer element, an anesthetic agent reflector, and a plug-in cassette which contains both a cartridge housing liquid phase volatile anesthetic agent and an anesthetic vapor scrubbing medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignees: Baxter International Inc., Baxter Healthcare S.A.
    Inventors: Craig T. Flanagan, William S. Hurst, Lien-Lung Sheu, Thomas A. Block, Haiming Wu