Patents by Inventor Vicki Fluck

Vicki Fluck 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).

  • AMPULE CRUSH TOOL
    Publication number: 20230399217
    Abstract: Tools (100) for crushing an ampule (146) contained within an applicator (102) for a therapeutic are disclosed herein. The ampule crush tool may be configured to rest on an incline relative to a flat surface. Further, the ampule crush tool may include a spill reservoir (122) for collecting a volume of the therapeutic expelled during an ampule crushing operation. Additionally, the ampule crush tool may form a fully enclosed cavity such that the ampule crush tool may contain the therapeutic even when the therapeutic is expelled from the ampule along an unpredictable trajectory. The ampule crush tool may also be shaped to orient an ampule-containing applicator in a suitable orientation within the ampule crush tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2021
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Applicant: Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc.
    Inventors: Eugene R. Scavola, Paul Daly, Gregory Alcorn, Vicki Fluck
  • Devices, methods, and systems for priming, separating, and collecting blood components
    Patent number: 10828415
    Abstract: A photopheresis system (200) is disclosed, and that may be configured to execute one or more protocols. These protocols include: 1) protocols (400; 430; 460) for purging air out of a centrifuge bowl (210) used by the photopheresis system (200); 2) protocols (500; 510 550) for assessing the installation/operation of one or more pressure domes (330) used by the photopheresis system (200); and 3) protocols (580; 600; 660; 700; 740) for collecting buffy coat from blood processed by the photopheresis system (200).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: MALLINCKRODT HOSPITAL PRODUCTS IP LIMITED
    Inventors: Dennis Briggs, Simon Do, Eric Rabeno, Abdoulaye Sangare, Mark Vandlik, Vicki Fluck, Christopher Turek
  • DEVICES, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS FOR PRIMING, SEPARATING, AND COLLECTING BLOOD COMPONENTS
    Publication number: 20200316285
    Abstract: A photopheresis system (200) is disclosed, and that may be configured to execute one or more protocols. These protocols include: 1) protocols (400; 430; 460) for purging air out of a centrifuge bowl (210) used by the photopheresis system (200); 2) protocols (500; 510 550) for assessing the installation/operation of one or more pressure domes (330) used by the photopheresis system (200); and 3) protocols (580; 600; 660; 700; 740) for collecting buffy coat from blood processed by the photopheresis system (200).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Dennis Briggs, Simon Do, Eric Rabeno, Abdoulaye Sangare, Mark Vandlik, Vicki Fluck, Christopher Turek
  • DEVICES, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS FOR PRIMING, SEPARATING, AND COLLECTING BLOOD COMPONENTS
    Publication number: 20180154066
    Abstract: A photopheresis system (200) is disclosed, and that may be configured to execute one or more protocols. These protocols include: 1) protocols (400; 430; 460) for purging air out of a centrifuge bowl (210) used by the photopheresis system (200); 2) protocols (500; 510 550) for assessing the installation/operation of one or more pressure domes (330) used by the photopheresis system (200); and 3) protocols (580; 600; 660; 700; 740) for collecting buffy coat from blood processed by the photopheresis system (200).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2016
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: Dennis Briggs, Simon Do, Eric Rabeno, Abdoulaye Sangare, Mark Vandlik, Vicki Fluck, Christopher Turek
  • Ampule crush tool
    Patent number: D983407
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc.
    Inventors: Eugene R. Scavola, Paul Daly, Gregory Alcorn, Vicki Fluck