Patents by Inventor Tracey E. Knapp
Tracey E. Knapp 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).
-
Patent number: 11937955Abstract: An intermittent catheter package including a plurality of components and a catheterization tray configured to facilitate a catheterization procedure. The plurality of components include a urinary catheter fluidly connected to a urine-drainage bag and a sampling-port access device configured to fluidly connect to a urine-sampling port of the urinary catheter or the urine-drainage bag for aseptic collection of one or more urine samples. The catheterization tray includes at least a first compartment, a second compartment, and a third compartment configured to hold the plurality of components. The first compartment is configured to hold the urinary catheter. The second compartment is connected to the first compartment by an intercompartment connection. The second compartment is configured to hold the urine-drainage bag. The third compartment is configured to hold the sampling-port access device. Step-by-step instructions are incorporated into the catheterization tray to facilitate the catheterization procedure.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2022Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: C. R. Bard, Inc.Inventors: Tracey E. Knapp, Eric A. Rehm, Nick Austerman, Sarah Skelton, Caroline Bunn, Robert M. Hine, Brandt Davis
-
Publication number: 20230420907Abstract: Disclosed are laser modules for laser systems and methods thereof that expand options for clinicians when using lasers in medical procedures such as holmium lasers in urological procedures. A laser module includes independently drivable laser-producing assemblies, laser optics, and a driver for driving the laser-producing assemblies. Each laser-producing assembly includes an optical resonator having a gain medium set among resonator optics for directing light through the gain medium for amplification of the light by stimulated emission. The laser optics combines two or more input laser beams produced by the laser-producing assemblies into a combined laser beam having a pulse energy, a pulse width, or a pulse repetition frequency resulting from a combination of the two-or-more input laser beams. The laser optics also directs at least a portion of the combined laser beam through an outlet of the laser module as an output laser beam.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2021Publication date: December 28, 2023Inventors: Paul Thomas Mannion, Jeff E. Franklin, Tracey E. Knapp
-
Patent number: 11490983Abstract: Disclosed is a catheterization package including catheterization-package components and a catheterization tray configured to facilitate a catheterization procedure. The catheterization-package components include a urinary catheter fluidly connected to a urine-drainage bag and a sampling-port access device configured to fluidly connect to a urine-sampling port of the urinary catheter or the urine-drainage bag for aseptic collection of one or more urine samples. The catheterization tray includes at least a first compartment, a second compartment, and a third compartment configured to hold the catheterization-package components. The first compartment is configured to hold the urinary catheter. The second compartment is connected to the first compartment by an intercompartment connection. The second compartment is configured to hold the urine-drainage bag. The third compartment is configured to hold the sampling-port access device.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2019Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: C. R. Bard, Inc.Inventors: Tracey E. Knapp, Eric Rehm, Nick Austerman, Sarah Skelton, Caroline Bunn, Robert M. Hine, Brandt Davis
-
Patent number: 11324924Abstract: Embodiments described herein are directed to tubing management members and urine collection systems including such tubing management members. In an embodiment, a tubing management member may be coupled and, in some embodiments, removably coupled to a drainage tube of the urine collection system. The tubing management member may include a plurality of attachment elements for attaching the tubing management member to the drainage tube.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2016Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Assignee: C.R. Bard, Inc.Inventors: Jason Iain Glithero, Salvatore Privitera, Oliver Newman, Tracey E. Knapp
-
Publication number: 20220118165Abstract: Examples relate to fluid collection assemblies, systems, and methods for collecting fluid from a wearer of the fluid collection assembly. The fluid collection assemblies include a fluid collection device attachable to an adapter. The fluid collection device includes porous material disposed within a fluid impermeable barrier. The adapter includes an interfacing body having at least one orifice and at least one attachment feature for attaching the adapter to the fluid collection device such that the porous material is fluidly connected to the at least one orifice. A fluid collection system includes a fluid collection device operably coupled to a fluid storage container and vacuum source via one or more sections of conduit.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2021Publication date: April 21, 2022Inventors: Tracey E. Knapp, Robert Hine
-
Publication number: 20200360103Abstract: Disclosed is a catheterization package including catheterization-package components and a catheterization tray configured to facilitate a catheterization procedure. The catheterization-package components include a urinary catheter fluidly connected to a urine-drainage bag and a sampling-port access device configured to fluidly connect to a urine-sampling port of the urinary catheter or the urine-drainage bag for aseptic collection of one or more urine samples. The catheterization tray includes at least a first compartment, a second compartment, and a third compartment configured to hold the catheterization-package components. The first compartment is configured to hold the urinary catheter. The second compartment is connected to the first compartment by an intercompartment connection. The second compartment is configured to hold the urine-drainage bag. The third compartment is configured to hold the sampling-port access device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2019Publication date: November 19, 2020Inventors: Tracey E. Knapp, Eric Rehm, Nick Austerman, Sarah Skelton, Caroline Bunn, Robert M. Hine, Brandt Davis
-
Patent number: 10518000Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a packaged urinary catheter assembly and method of making and using the packaged urinary catheter assembly. The urinary catheter assembly includes a urinary catheter having a proximal end and a distal end. The distal end includes at least one aperture for receiving fluid from a patient. The urinary catheter is contained within a sleeve having a length, a width, and a size configured to receive the catheter. According to one embodiment, the urinary catheter and the sleeve may be arranged in a helical coil. The outer surface of the urinary catheter may have a lubricious and/or an antimicrobial coating.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2017Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignee: C. R. Bard, Inc.Inventors: Tracey E. Knapp, Vasu Nishtala
-
Publication number: 20170296704Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a packaged urinary catheter assembly and method of making and using the packaged urinary catheter assembly. The urinary catheter assembly includes a urinary catheter having a proximal end and a distal end. The distal end includes at least one aperture for receiving fluid from a patient. The urinary catheter is contained within a sleeve having a length, a width, and a size configured to receive the catheter. According to one embodiment, the urinary catheter and the sleeve may be arranged in a helical coil. The outer surface of the urinary catheter may have a lubricious and/or an antimicrobial coating.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2017Publication date: October 19, 2017Inventors: Tracey E. Knapp, Vasu Nishtala
-
Patent number: 9694113Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a packaged urinary catheter assembly and method of using the packaged urinary catheter assembly. The catheter assembly includes a conduit having a proximal end and a distal end. The distal end includes at least one aperture for receiving fluid from a patient. The conduit is contained within a sleeve having a length, a width, and a size configured to receive the catheter. According to one embodiment, the conduit and the sleeve may be arranged in a helical coil. The outer surface of the conduit may have a lubricious and/or an antimicrobial coating.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2015Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: C. R. Bard, Inc.Inventors: Tracey E. Knapp, Vasu Nishtala
-
Publication number: 20160206304Abstract: A sheath assembly and method for placing a sheath into a patient. The sheath assembly may include a sheath having a main lumen, a secondary lumen, and an opening between the main lumen and secondary lumen. A dilator tubing may be positioned in the main lumen. A guidewire and a safety wire may be provided with the sheath assembly. The method may include inserting the guidewire into a body passage of the patient, inserting a proximal end of the guidewire into a distal end of the dilator tubing, advancing the dilator tubing and sheath over the guidewire, inserting the safety wire through the secondary lumen of the sheath tubing prior to removing the guidewire and dilator tubing, and removing the guidewire and the dilator tubing from the sheath tubing.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2016Publication date: July 21, 2016Inventor: Tracey E. Knapp
-
Patent number: 9295811Abstract: In one embodiment, an access sheath includes a sheath assembly including sheath tubing, the sheath tubing having a main lumen and a secondary lumen that extends along the length of the main lumen. The main lumen has a first cross-sectional area, a first length, and a distal end outlet. The secondary lumen has a second cross-sectional area less than the first cross-sectional area, a second length less than the first length, and a distal end outlet terminating proximal of the main lumen distal outlet.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2014Date of Patent: March 29, 2016Assignee: C. R. Bard, Inc.Inventor: Tracey E. Knapp
-
Publication number: 20150273116Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a packaged urinary catheter assembly and method of using the packaged urinary catheter assembly. The catheter assembly includes a conduit having a proximal end and a distal end. The distal end includes at least one aperture for receiving fluid from a patient. The conduit is contained within a sleeve having a length, a width, and a size configured to receive the catheter. According to one embodiment, the conduit and the sleeve may be arranged in a helical coil. The outer surface of the conduit may have a lubricious and/or an antimicrobial coating.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2015Publication date: October 1, 2015Inventors: Tracey E. Knapp, Vasu Nishtala
-
Publication number: 20150099930Abstract: In one embodiment, an access sheath includes a sheath assembly including sheath tubing, the sheath tubing having a main lumen and a secondary lumen that extends along the length of the main lumen. The main lumen has a first cross-sectional area, a first length, and a distal end outlet. The secondary lumen has a second cross-sectional area less than the first cross-sectional area, a second length less than the first length, and a distal end outlet terminating proximal of the main lumen distal outlet.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2014Publication date: April 9, 2015Inventor: Tracey E. Knapp
-
Patent number: 8998882Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a packaged urinary catheter. The catheter includes a conduit having a proximal end and a distal end. The distal end includes at least one aperture for receiving urine from the bladder. The catheter is contained within a sleeve having a length, a width, and a size configured to receive the catheter. According to one embodiment, the catheter and the sleeve may be arranged in a helical coil. The outer surface of the catheter may have a lubricious and/or an antimicrobial coating.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2013Date of Patent: April 7, 2015Assignee: C. R. Bard, Inc.Inventors: Tracey E. Knapp, Vasu Nishtala
-
Patent number: 8911415Abstract: In one embodiment, an access sheath includes a sheath assembly including sheath tubing, the sheath tubing having a main lumen and a secondary lumen that extends along the length of the main lumen, the main lumen being large enough to receive an endoscope.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2013Date of Patent: December 16, 2014Assignee: C. R. Bard, Inc.Inventor: Tracey E. Knapp
-
Publication number: 20140262859Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a packaged urinary catheter. The catheter includes a conduit having a proximal end and a distal end. The distal end includes at least one aperture for receiving urine from the bladder. The catheter is contained within a sleeve having a length, a width, and a size configured to receive the catheter. According to one embodiment, the catheter and the sleeve may be arranged in a helical coil. The outer surface of the catheter may have a lubricious and/or an antimicrobial coating.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2013Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: C. R. BARD, INC.Inventors: Tracey E. Knapp, Vasu Nishtala
-
Publication number: 20140088518Abstract: In one embodiment, an access sheath includes a sheath assembly including sheath tubing, the sheath tubing having a main lumen and a secondary lumen that extends along the length of the main lumen, the main lumen being large enough to receive an endoscope.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2013Publication date: March 27, 2014Applicant: C. R. BARD, INC.Inventor: Tracey E. Knapp
-
Patent number: 8597261Abstract: In one embodiment, an access sheath includes a sheath assembly including sheath tubing, the sheath tubing having a main lumen and a secondary lumen that extends along the length of the main lumen, the main lumen being large enough to receive an endoscope.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2004Date of Patent: December 3, 2013Assignee: C. R. Bard, Inc.Inventor: Tracey E. Knapp
-
Patent number: 8480559Abstract: A urethral support system is described, including an introducer device and tissue implant. The introducer device may include a needle with multiple curves, some of the curves having multiple radii. A sheath assembly may be utilized to assist the passing of the tissue implant through a patient's tissue. The sheath assembly may include connectors configured to connect the sheath assembly to an end of the needle and a tab configured to detachably couple sheath sides over the tissue implant.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2007Date of Patent: July 9, 2013Assignee: C. R. Bard, Inc.Inventors: Tracey E. Knapp, Ken Butcher, Noah Meade, Stephen Laffoon, Charles Jacobs
-
Publication number: 20110144485Abstract: A surgical method, including inserting an internal viewing device via a ureter into a first calyx of a kidney, inspecting the first calyx with the internal viewing device, and determining whether the first calyx contains one or more stones. If the first calyx does contain one or more stones, it is marked with a first marking material, but if the first calyx does not contain one or more stones, it is marked with a second marking material different from the first marking material.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2011Publication date: June 16, 2011Applicant: C. R. Bard, Inc.Inventor: Tracey E. Knapp