Patents by Inventor Thomas M. Kress

Thomas M. Kress 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 for injecting a fluid into an artificial venous structure
    Patent number: 9959787
    Abstract: A training method for sclerotherapy. The method includes directing a needle tip into communication with an artificial venous structure, dispensing a fluid through the needle to force fluid from the artificial venous structure and detecting the fluid that is displaced from the artificial venous structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Nelson Medical Enterprises, LLC
    Inventors: Dvora Y. Nelson, Craig B. Berky, Thomas M. Kress
  • METHOD FOR INJECTING A FLUID INTO AN ARTIFIICIAL VENOUS STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20150228204
    Abstract: A training method for sclerotherapy. The method includes directing a needle tip into communication with an artificial venous structure, dispensing a fluid through the needle to force fluid from the artificial venous structure and detecting the fluid that is displaced from the artificial venous structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2015
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Inventors: Dvora Y. Nelson, Craig B. Berky, Thomas M. Kress
  • Method and device for injecting a fluid into an artificial venous structure
    Patent number: 9033713
    Abstract: A training device for sclerotherapy. The device includes at least one artificial venous structure adapted to contain a fluid, a reservoir, and a fluid path connecting the artificial venous structure to the reservoir.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: NELSON MEDICAL ENTERPRISES, LLC
    Inventors: Dvora Y. Nelson, Craig B. Berky, Thomas M. Kress