Cornelius J Mccarthy

US Patent:

20070282271, Dec 6, 2007

Filed:

May 31, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/443644

Inventors:

Michael D. Kaplan - Franklin Lakes NJ, US
Cornelius McCarthy - Jersey City NJ, US
Steven M. Kaplan - New York NY, US

International Classification:

A61M 5/32
A61M 31/00
A61M 37/00

US Classification:

604174, 60428801

Abstract:

The device protects the proximal extension of an indwelling catheter and its percutaneous puncture site from moisture, fluids and risk of infection and maintains a clean environment and a fluid-impermeable and bacteria growth-inhibiting seal against the patient's skin when bathing, showering or swimming, and also protects others from being exposed to the patient's blood and catheter at that time. A faceplate is adhered to the skin about the catheter exit site with medical adhesive, the proximal end of the catheter is secured to the faceplate to prevent it from moving from within the patient's body, and a water-impermeable housing is sealed to the faceplate, with the proximal end of the catheter extending into a cavity of the housing. An antimicrobial material may be disposed on the backside of the faceplate. The device allows a patient to shower, bathe and swim while preventing the catheter from being dislodged from the patient.

US Patent:

58398767, Nov 24, 1998

Filed:

Aug 26, 1996

Appl. No.:

8/702907

Inventors:

Cornelius McCarthy - Brooklyn NY
Charles Bacella - Brooklyn NY

International Classification:

B66F 906

US Classification:

414590

Abstract:

A lift and rotate dolly (10) functioning to allow a user to lift and rotate material (22) in situations where space is limited such as an elevator. The lift and rotate dolly (10) has a frame (12) which has a frame bed (12A) having a right-rear castor wheel (18RR), left-rear castor wheel (18LR), right-front castor wheel (18RF), and left-front castor wheel (18LF) mounted thereon. The lift and rotate dolly (10) further has a mast (14) securely mounted at a bottom distal end to the frame bed (12A). The mast (14) is vertically aligned and the frame bed (12A) is horizontally aligned forming a perpendicular angle therebetween. The mast (14) further has a mast slot (14A) positioned on a front side therein. The mast (14) further has at least one mast pulley (14F, 14R) rotatably mounted at a top distal end. The lift and rotate dolly (10) further has a lift (20) slidably mounted on the mast (14).