Patents by Inventor Z. Maria Oden

Z. Maria Oden 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: 11077247
    Abstract: An intravenous tubing set is provided having a coupling component for accessing a source of flush solution; a flush chamber; a first IV tubing for delivering saline solution from the source of flush solution to the flush chamber; a first flow control device disposed in the tubing between the source of flush solution and the flush chamber to control the flow of flush solution into the flush chamber; a second IV tubing for delivering flush solution to a patient catheter; and a second flow control device disposed in the second tubing between the flush chamber and the patient catheter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Kathleen Wiest, Lindsay Miller, Jessica Williams, Rebecca Zaunbrecher, Ann Saterbak, Z. Maria Oden, Andrew Geiszler
  • Publication number: 20190231976
    Abstract: An intravenous tubing set is provided having a coupling component for accessing a source of flush solution; a flush chamber; a first IV tubing for delivering saline solution from the source of flush solution to the flush chamber; a first flow control device disposed in the tubing between the source of flush solution and the flush chamber to control the flow of flush solution into the flush chamber; a second IV tubing for delivering flush solution to a patient catheter; and a second flow control device disposed in the second tubing between the flush chamber and the patient catheter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Kathleen Wiest, Lindsay Miller, Jessica Williams, Rebecca Zaunbrecher, Ann Saterbak, Z. Maria Oden, Andrew Geiszler
  • Patent number: 10314990
    Abstract: A bubble continuous positive airway pressure system may include an adjustable flow generator configured to control a flow rate of air to be delivered to a patient. A pressure-regulated delivery system is configured to control a pressure delivered to the patient interface. The delivery system is operatively connected to a pressure control tube. One end of the pressure control tube is submerged in a liquid. A patient interface is configured to transfer pressure from the pressure control tube to the patient's airway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: William Marsh Rice University
    Inventors: Rebecca Richards-Kortum, Z. Maria Oden, Jocelyn Kaye Brown, Robert H. J. Miros, Elizabeth Molyneux
  • Patent number: 10293106
    Abstract: An intravenous tubing set is provided having a coupling component for accessing a source of flush solution; a flush chamber; a first IV tubing for delivering saline solution from the source of flush solution to the flush chamber; a first flow control device disposed in the tubing between the source of flush solution and the flush chamber to control the flow of flush solution into the flush chamber; a second IV tubing for delivering flush solution to a patient catheter; and a second flow control device disposed in the second tubing between the flush chamber and the patient catheter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Kathleen Wiest, Lindsay Miller, Jessica Williams, Rebecca Zaunbrecher, Ann Saterbak, Z. Maria Oden, Andrew Geiszler
  • Publication number: 20150025349
    Abstract: A pad is disclosed having a grid of absorbent structures (e.g., squares) formed on the pad. The pad may be used to quantify or otherwise assess blood loss by a patient. For example, blood lost by the patient and absorbed by the pad may be quantified by counting the number of saturated squares on the pad and taking into account the known absorbance of each square.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2013
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventors: Z. Maria Oden, Ana Fey El-Behadli Gonzalez, Lila Kerr, Chethan Ramprasad, Amit Suneja, Katherine Emily Barnett, Rebecca Rae Richards-Kortum, Manisha Gandhi
  • Publication number: 20140303568
    Abstract: An intravenous tubing set is provided having a coupling component for accessing a source of flush solution; a flush chamber; a first IV tubing for delivering saline solution from the source of flush solution to the flush chamber; a first flow control device disposed in the tubing between the source of flush solution and the flush chamber to control the flow of flush solution into the flush chamber; a second IV tubing for delivering flush solution to a patient catheter; and a second flow control device disposed in the second tubing between the flush chamber and the patient catheter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicant: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Kathleen Wiest, Lindsay Miller, Jessica Williams, Rebecca Zaunbrecher, Ann Saterbak, Z. Maria Oden, Andrew Geiszler
  • Publication number: 20120289866
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system for collecting gait analysis data for analysis. The system may utilize force plate or balance boards as well as strain gauge force measurements to improve physical therapy and gait analysis for patients that use physical supports to walk or stand. The device measures force applied to the floor and to handrails to provide data on the patient's use of aid, e.g., the handrail, while standing or walking For physical therapy implementations, the system may also be combined with a game or other visual interface that provides feedback to the patient and/or to the caregiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2012
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Applicants: Shriners Hospital for Children, William Marsh Rice University
    Inventors: Steven E. Irby, Z. Maria Oden, Matthew K. Jones, Marcia K. O'Malley, Michele Lynn Pyle, Andrew S. Berger, Judith Lynn Linton
  • Publication number: 20120283602
    Abstract: An electronic pegboard setup is provided for assessing patient dexterity. In certain embodiments, the pegboard setup may be wireless and may employ pegs equipped with sensors that that allow tracking of the motion of the peg in three-dimensions and over time. In one such embodiment, a visual output of the motion path may be provided to the clinician. In such an embodiment, the device may provide quantitative data regarding motion path to assess patient dexterity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2012
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Applicants: Shriners Hospital for Children, William Marsh Rice University
    Inventors: Steven E. Irby, Dillon P. Eng, Rachel Jackson, Allison C. Scully, Jessica Scully, Robert Likamwa, Marcia K. O'Malley, Z. Maria Oden, Gloria R. Gogola, Avery Laurel Cate
  • Publication number: 20120050853
    Abstract: A portable microscope is provided comprising a body; a light source comprising a flash light for generating illumination, an objective lens having an optical axis, a stage for holding an object to be observed, and a mirror positioned along the objective optical axis on the other side of the objective lens, wherein the mirror reflects the illumination from the light source along the objective optical axis to an eyepiece. In some embodiments, the light source may be a fluorescent light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2011
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Inventors: Andrew Ross Miller, Z. Maria Oden, Robert H. J. Miros, Margaret Birmingham Mittan, Mark Christopher Pierce, Rebecca Richards-Kortum