Patents by Inventor William J. Vojtasek
William J. Vojtasek 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).
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Publication number: 20140114284Abstract: An embodiment in accordance with the present invention provides an integrated syringe-device which can store a volume of fluid for infusion, can connect via an air-tight connector to another device (such as a luer connector), can flush fluid through the connector into the other device, and can deliver a cap that forms an air-tight closure to the device connector.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 31, 2013Publication date: April 24, 2014Applicant: ARROW INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: David T. ROWE, Rodney W. DENLINGER, Joel S. ROSENBLATT, Nisha GUPTA, Joseph A. RUNKLE, Jeffrey M. VITULLO, Philip D. SCHMIDT, William J. VOJTASEK
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Patent number: 8617120Abstract: An embodiment in accordance with the present invention provides an integrated syringe-device which can store a volume of fluid for infusion, can connect via an air-tight connector to another device (such as a luer connector), can flush fluid through the connector into the other device, and can deliver a cap that forms an air-tight closure to the device connector.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2012Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: Arrow International, Inc.Inventors: David T. Rowe, Rodney W. Denlinger, Joel S. Rosenblatt, Nisha Gupta, Joseph A. Runkle, Jeffrey M. Vitullo, Philip D. Schmidt, William J. Vojtasek
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Publication number: 20120271278Abstract: An embodiment in accordance with the present invention provides an integrated syringe-device which can store a volume of fluid for infusion, can connect via an air-tight connector to another device (such as a luer connector), can flush fluid through the connector into the other device, and can deliver a cap that forms an air-tight closure to the device connector.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2012Publication date: October 25, 2012Inventors: David T. Rowe, Rodney W. Denlinger, Joel S. Rosenblatt, Nisha Gupta, Joseph A. Runkle, Jeffrey M. Vitullo, Philip D. Schmidt, William J. Vojtasek
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Publication number: 20080236358Abstract: A catheter trimmer including a blade housing including a catheter insertion guide that guides a tip of a catheter along a side of the blade housing at an oblique angle relative to the side of the blade housing, and a blade disposed within the blade housing and pivotable about an axis perpendicular to the side of the blade housing, the blade having a pre-trimming position in which the blade is pivoted upwards to allow a catheter to be inserted into the catheter insertion guide, and a trimming position in which the blade is pivoted downwards through the catheter insertion guide to trim the catheter to the oblique angle.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2007Publication date: October 2, 2008Inventors: Jeffrey M. Vitullo, William J. Vojtasek
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Patent number: 6916311Abstract: A device for inhibiting unintentional contact with the tip of a needle that has a wire guide disposed in a lumen thereof. A housing of the device has an interior cavity. A portion of the needle extends through the cavity and a tip of the needle is located outside of the housing during use of the needle. A pivoting member is located within the cavity and defines a distal opening and a proximal opening which are sized to allow the needle to pass through the openings. When the needle tip is within the cavity and the needle is withdrawn from the distal opening of the pivoting member, a spring or a compressible member cants the pivoting member into locking engagement with the needle to prevent further movement of the needle. Alternatively, a spring is in locking engagement with the needle to prevent its further movement.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2001Date of Patent: July 12, 2005Assignee: Arrow International Investment Corp.Inventor: William J. Vojtasek
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Patent number: 6485468Abstract: A device for inhibiting unintentional contact with the tip of a needle that has a wire guide disposed in a lumen thereof. A housing of the device has an interior cavity. A portion of the needle extends through the cavity and a tip of the needle is located outside of the housing during use of the needle. A pivoting member is located within the cavity and defines a distal opening and a proximal opening which are sized to allow the needle to pass through the openings. When the needle tip is within the cavity and the needle is withdrawn from the distal opening of the pivoting member, a spring or a compressible member cants the pivoting member into locking engagement with the needle to prevent further movement of the needle. Alternatively, a spring is in locking engagement with the needle to prevent its further movement.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2001Date of Patent: November 26, 2002Assignee: Arrow International, Inc.Inventor: William J. Vojtasek
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Publication number: 20010029356Abstract: A device for inhibiting unintentional contact with the tip of a needle that has a wire guide disposed in a lumen thereof. A housing of the device has an interior cavity. A portion of the needle extends through the cavity and a tip of the needle is located outside of the housing during use of the needle. A pivoting member is located within the cavity and defines a distal opening and a proximal opening which are sized to allow the needle to pass through the openings. When the needle tip is within the cavity and the needle is withdrawn from the distal opening of the pivoting member, a spring or a compressible member cants the pivoting member into locking engagement with the needle to prevent further movement of the needle. Alternatively, a spring is in locking engagement with the needle to prevent its further movement.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2001Publication date: October 11, 2001Inventor: William J. Vojtasek
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Publication number: 20010027298Abstract: A device for inhibiting unintentional contact with the tip of a needle that has a wire guide disposed in a lumen thereof. A housing of the device has an interior cavity. A portion of the needle extends through the cavity and a tip of the needle is located outside of the housing during use of the needle. A pivoting member is located within the cavity and defines a distal opening and a proximal opening which are sized to allow the needle to pass through the openings. When the needle tip is within the cavity and the needle is withdrawn from the distal opening of the pivoting member, a spring or a compressible member cants the pivoting member into locking engagement with the needle to prevent further movement of the needle. Alternatively, a spring is in locking engagement with the needle to prevent its further movement.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2001Publication date: October 4, 2001Inventor: William J. Vojtasek
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Patent number: 6280419Abstract: A device for inhibiting unintentional contact with the tip of a needle that has a wire guide disposed in a lumen thereof. A housing of the device has an interior cavity. A portion of the needle extends through the cavity and a tip of the needle is located outside of the housing during use of the needle. A pivoting member is located within the cavity and defines a distal opening and a proximal opening which are sized to allow the needle to pass through the openings. When the needle tip is within the cavity and the needle is withdrawn from the distal opening of the pivoting member, a spring or a compressible member cants the pivoting member into locking engagement with the needle to prevent further movement of the needle. Alternatively, a spring is in locking engagement with the needle to prevent its further movement.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 1999Date of Patent: August 28, 2001Assignee: Arrow International, Inc.Inventor: William J. Vojtasek
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Patent number: 6276527Abstract: A sharps cup for receiving and storing a plurality of needles against accidental dislodgement, includes a plastic cup defining a bottom, a top, a sidewall connecting the bottom and the top, and a vertically extending central post disposed within and horizontally spaced from the sidewall. A resilient disc is disposed within the cup and defines a plurality of slots and segments, the segments being intermediate the slots, and each segment having a free end spaced from the post. A plastic cover for the cup defines a plurality of needle-receiving passageways therethrough adjacent the post and communicating with spaces between the post and the segment free ends. Each segment free end is individually deflectable toward the bottom adjacent the post by insertion of a needle downwardly through one of the passageways and then into the space intermediate the post and the segment free end.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2000Date of Patent: August 21, 2001Assignee: Arrow International, Inc.Inventors: William J. Vojtasek, William H. Lape
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Patent number: 6123193Abstract: A sharps cup for receiving and storing a plurality of needles against accidental dislodgement, includes a plastic cup defining a bottom, a top, a sidewall connecting the bottom and the top, and a vertically extending central post disposed within and horizontally spaced from the sidewall. A resilient disc is disposed within the cup and defines a plurality of slots and segments, the segments being intermediate the slots, and each segment having a free end spaced from the post. A plastic cover for the cup defines a plurality of needle-receiving passageways therethrough adjacent the post and communicating with spaces between the post and the segment free ends. Each segment free end is individually deflectable toward the bottom adjacent the post by insertion of a needle downwardly through one of the passageways and then into the space intermediate the post and the segment free end.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 1999Date of Patent: September 26, 2000Assignee: Arrow International, Inc.Inventors: William J. Vojtasek, William H. Lape