Patents by Inventor Thomas A. Senatore

Thomas A. Senatore 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 hanging drop detection of epidural space penetration
    Patent number: 9144436
    Abstract: The invention provides improved apparatuses and related methods for the detection of needle penetration into negative pressure corporal spaces such as the epidural space. In one aspect, the invention provides a needle hub that includes a fluid reservoir chamber and a plunger engaged therewith, so that insertion of the plunger into the chamber displaces fluid causing a hanging drop to form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Inventor: Thomas A. Senatore
  • APPARATUS FOR HANGING DROP DETECTION OF EPIDURAL SPACE PENETRATION
    Publication number: 20140378904
    Abstract: The invention provides improved apparatuses and related methods for the detection of needle penetration into negative pressure corporal spaces such as the epidural space. In one aspect, the invention provides a needle hub that includes a fluid reservoir chamber and a plunger engaged therewith, so that insertion of the plunger into the chamber displaces fluid causing a hanging drop to form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2014
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventor: Thomas A. Senatore
  • STYLET-ACCOMMODATING APPARATUSES FOR THE DETECTION OF NEEDLE PENETRATION INTO THE EPIDURAL SPACE
    Publication number: 20140378905
    Abstract: The invention provides improved apparatuses and related methods for the detection of needle penetration into negative pressure corporal spaces such as the epidural space. In one aspect, the invention provides a negative pressure indicator apparatus, either integrated with a needle hub or attachable thereto, which accommodates insertion of a stylet into the needle hub and needle thereof while the negative pressure indicator apparatus remains in its operable position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2014
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventor: Thomas A. Senatore