Dwayne B Jackson

US Patent:

20120078167, Mar 29, 2012

Filed:

Sep 26, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/245552

Inventors:

Andrew T. Baker - Norcross GA, US
Jennifer S. Stadelman - Alpharetta GA, US
Dwayne J-K Jackson - Atlanta GA, US
Sridhar Ranganathan - Suwanee GA, US
Phillip A. Schorr - Cumming GA, US
James M. Takeuchi - Woodstock GA, US

International Classification:

A61M 25/04
A61M 1/28

US Classification:

604 29, 604174

Abstract:

An indicator assembly for use with a non-vascular catheter device The indicator assembly includes: a first retainer secured to a catheter tube, the first retainer being an indwelling retainer which is deployed within a non-vascular lumen or cavity of the body; a second retainer secured to the catheter tube, the second retainer deployed outside the human body; and an indicator located outside the body on the catheter tube between the first retainer and the second retainer. The first retainer and the second retainer are configured to maintain substantially the same position with respect to each other on the tube and the indicator is configured to signal a change in position with respect to either the first or the second retainer, thereby indicating a change in the length of a stoma.

US Patent:

20120152289, Jun 21, 2012

Filed:

Dec 21, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/974391

Inventors:

Tara Denise Smith - Marietta GA, US
Joseph A. Cesa - Cumming GA, US
Corinna Schwarz - Roswell GA, US
Jeffrey J. Farmer - Roswell GA, US
Sean P. Gorman - Cumming GA, US
Marion L. Ladd - Alpharetta GA, US
Emily A. Reichart - Atlanta GA, US
Dwayne J-K Jackson - Atlanta GA, US

International Classification:

B08B 3/00

US Classification:

134109

Abstract:

A container for sterilizing and storing surgical materials and preserving surgical materials in a sterilized condition is disclosed herein. The container includes a lid, liner and in many embodiments, a frame. The lid and liner are desirably disposable and recyclable after a single use while the frame should be reusable many times. The liner and optionally the lid is substantially transparent so that a user can inspect the instruments while the container is closed without compromising the sterile nature of the inside of the container.