Patents by Inventor Thomas Wayne McGrail

Thomas Wayne McGrail 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).

  • Airway device with provision for coupling to an introducer
    Patent number: 6830049
    Abstract: A laryngeal airway device for sealing against the laryngeal opening includes an air tube with proximal and distal ends and a sealing member attached to the distal end. The airway device includes a tubular extension or snout for delivering air directly into the laryngeal opening; the snout is tapered and “hooded” in a manner that facilitates effective positioning of the airway device. The sealing member includes a coupler for coupling the device to an introducer. Complementing the laryngeal airway device is an introducer that includes a track for receiving the coupler of the laryngeal airway device and guiding the sealing member to a sealing position with respect to the laryngeal inlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2004
    Assignee: Arizant Healthcare Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Douglas Augustine, Randall Charles Arnold, Thomas Wayne McGrail
  • Airway device with provision for coupling to an introducer
    Publication number: 20020189618
    Abstract: A laryngeal airway device for sealing against the laryngeal opening includes an air tube with proximal and distal ends and a sealing member attached to the distal end. The airway device includes a tubular extension or snout for delivering air directly into the laryngeal opening; the snout is tapered and “hooded” in a manner that facilitates effective positioning of the airway device. The sealing member includes a coupler for coupling the device to an introducer. Complementing the laryngeal airway device is an introducer that includes a track for receiving the coupler of the laryngeal airway device and guiding the sealing member to a sealing position with respect to the laryngeal inlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2002
    Publication date: December 19, 2002
    Inventors: Scott Douglas Augustine, Randall Charles Arnold, Thomas Wayne McGrail
  • Airway device with provision for coupling to an introducer
    Patent number: 6427686
    Abstract: A laryngeal airway device for sealing against the laryngeal opening includes an air tube with proximal and distal ends and a sealing member attached to the distal end. The sealing member includes a coupler for coupling the device to an introducer. Complementing the laryngeal airway device is an introducer that includes a track for receiving the coupler of the laryngeal airway device and guiding the sealing member to a sealing position with respect to the laryngeal inlet. The introducer may include an epiglottic engager on a distal end to engage the epiglottis and retain it while the sealing member is being tracked to engagement with the laryngeal inlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2002
    Assignee: Augustine Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Douglas Augustine, Randall Charles Arnold, Thomas Wayne McGrail
  • AIRWAY DEVICE WITH PROVISION FOR COUPLING TO AN INTRODUCER
    Publication number: 20020011249
    Abstract: A laryngeal airway device for sealing against the laryngeal opening includes an air tube with proximal and distal ends and a sealing member attached to the distal end. The sealing member includes a coupler for coupling the device to an introducer. Complementing the laryngeal airway device is an introducer that includes a track for receiving the coupler of the laryngeal airway device and guiding the sealing member to a sealing position with respect to the laryngeal inlet. The introducer may include an epiglottic engager on a distal end to engage the epiglottis and retain it while the sealing member is being tracked to engagement with the laryngeal inlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 1998
    Publication date: January 31, 2002
    Inventors: SCOTT DOUGLAS AUGUSTINE, RANDALL CHARLES ARNOLD, THOMAS WAYNE MCGRAIL
  • Airway device with provision for lateral alignment, depth positioning, and retention in an airway
    Patent number: 6338343
    Abstract: An airway device for sealing against the laryngeal opening includes an air tube with proximal and distal ends and a sealing member attached to the distal end. The sealing member has a distal portion with a pair of opposing lateral flanges for engaging the cricoid cartilage to laterally align the sealing member with respect to the laryngeal inlet. The sealing member has a compressible anterior surface that contacts and seals against the laryngeal inlet. A tubular extension of the distal end of the air tube projects through and beyond the compressible anterior surface. The sealing member has a pronounced sigmoid shape having a lower section which, together with the tubular extension, creates a hook that provides an end point for accurate cephalad-caudad depth placement of the sealing member against the rim of the laryngeal inlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2002
    Assignee: Augustine Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Douglas Augustine, Randall Charles Arnold, Thomas Wayne McGrail
  • Airway device with provision for coupling to an introducer
    Patent number: 6311688
    Abstract: A laryngeal airway device for scaling against the laryngeal opening includes an air tube with proximal and distal ends and a sealing member attached to the distal end. The sealing member includes a coupler for coupling the device to an introducer. Complementing the laryngeal airway device is an introducer that includes a track for receiving the coupler of the laryngeal airway device and guiding the sealing member to a sealing position with respect to the laryngeal inlet. The introducer may include an epiglottic engager on a distal end to engage the epiglottis and retain it while the sealing member is being tracked to engagement with the laryngeal inlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2001
    Assignee: Augustine Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Douglas Augustine, Randall Charles Arnold, Thomas Wayne McGrail
  • Airway device with provision for lateral alignment, depth positioning, and retention in an airway
    Patent number: 6119695
    Abstract: An airway device for sealing against the laryngeal opening includes an air tube with proximal and distal ends and a sealing member attached to the distal end. The sealing member has a distal portion with a pair of opposing lateral flanges for engaging the cricoid cartilage to laterally align the sealing member with respect to the laryngeal inlet. The sealing member has a compressible anterior surface that contacts and seals against the laryngeal inlet. A tubular extension of the distal end of the air tube projects through and beyond the compressible anterior surface. The sealing member has a pronounced sigmoid shape having a lower section which, together with the tubular extension, creates a hook that provides an end point for accurate cephalad-caudad depth placement of the sealing member against the rim of the laryngeal inlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2000
    Assignee: Augustine Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Douglas Augustine, Randall Charles Arnold, Thomas Wayne McGrail