Patents by Inventor Tri (Tommy) Tran

Tri (Tommy) Tran 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).

  • Fluid line removal device for removing a fluid line from a body and related methods
    Patent number: 8372098
    Abstract: A fluid line device is for removing a fluid line from a body and may include a handle and a cutting head having a proximal end carried by the handle, and a distal end spaced apart from the proximal end. A fluid line channel may extend through the cutting head between the proximal end and the distal end for receiving the fluid line. The cutting head may also include a guide carried within the fluid line channel for supporting the fluid line therein during manipulation of the handle so that the cutting edge cuts body tissue away from the fluid line for removal thereof from the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: Merit Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Tri (Tommy) Tran
  • FLUID LINE REMOVAL DEVICE FOR REMOVING A FLUID LINE FROM A BODY AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20070185510
    Abstract: A fluid line device is for removing a fluid line from a body and may include a handle and a cutting head having a proximal end carried by the handle, and a distal end spaced apart from the proximal end. A fluid line channel may extend through the cutting head between the proximal end and the distal end for receiving the fluid line. The cutting head may also include a guide carried within the fluid line channel for supporting the fluid line therein during manipulation of the handle so that the cutting edge cuts body tissue away from the fluid line for removal thereof from the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2007
    Publication date: August 9, 2007
    Applicant: TRAN PAC, Inc.
    Inventor: Tri (Tommy) Tran