Kevin Sanford

US Patent:

7455660, Nov 25, 2008

Filed:

Oct 7, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/960737

Inventors:

Timothy Schweikert - Levittown PA, US
Kevin Sanford - Chalfont PA, US

Assignee:

Medical Components, Inc. - Harleysville PA

International Classification:

A61M 5/00
A61M 31/00
A61M 25/00
A61B 5/00

US Classification:

604171, 604508, 600585

Abstract:

A guidewire straightener assembly () including a guidewire tube () with a tubular passage therethrough having a first diameter and a distal end, optionally including a collar () having a second diameter larger than the first diameter. The assembly also includes a guidewire straightener () having a distal end (), a proximal end () having an exterior surface with a diameter sized to fit within the guidewire tube, and a longitudinal passageway () therethrough sized to accept the guidewire (). The proximal end of the guidewire straightener further includes a biasing member () with at least one finger () therealong. The assembly further includes a guidewire () disposed within the tubular passage and the longitudinal passageway(). When the guidewire straightener () is disposed within the guidewire tube in a first position with its biasing member in the tubular passage, the at least one finger () is biased by the tubular passage into frictional engagement with the guidewire; when disposed in a second position, the at least one finger is disposed away from frictional engagement with the guidewire.

US Patent:

7470254, Dec 30, 2008

Filed:

Aug 3, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/910684

Inventors:

Michael Basta - Kulpsville PA, US
Kevin Sanford - Chalfont PA, US

Assignee:

Medical Components, Inc. - Harleysville PA

International Classification:

A61M 5/178

US Classification:

60416704

Abstract:

A needle assembly () having a hollow needle () with a pointed distal end () and a proximal end (). The assembly also includes a needle hub () having a distal hub end () fixedly connected to the needle (), a proximal hub end () having an opening, and a passageway () extending therethrough between the distal end and the proximal end. A valve () is disposed within the passageway (), wherein the valve comprises a sealing member () having at least one through-opening () disposed therein and a plunger () disposed proximate the sealing member () and slidable between a first position wherein the at least one through-opening () is closed such that the hollow needle () and the proximal hub end () are not in fluid communication with each other and a second position wherein the plunger () biases the at least one through-opening () to an open position, such that the hollow needle and the proximal hub end are in fluid communication with each other. A method of using the needle assembly () is also disclosed.

US Patent:

7704002, Apr 27, 2010

Filed:

Feb 17, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/372057

Inventors:

Mark S. Fisher - Sellersville PA, US
W. Shaun Wall - North Wales PA, US
Kevin Sanford - Chalfont PA, US

Assignee:

Medical Components, Inc. - Harleysville PA

International Classification:

B43K 5/14

US Classification:

401134, 401 9, 401 11, 401133

Abstract:

A luer cleaner assembly () for cleaning luer fittings () secured to proximal ends of medical tubing. The luer cleaner () includes a luer-receiving cavity () within which are contained scrubbers () that scrub exposed outer surfaces of a luer fitting inserted thereinto through an open distal end () of the luer cleaner housing (). The luer cleaner includes at a proximal end a fluid reservoir () containing a cleaning fluid () such as isopropyl alcohol. The assembly further includes a reservoir-penetrating array of sharp pointed projections (), such that during luer cleaning the reservoir () is pressed distally toward the luer fitting in the cavity for the array of projections to penetrate a distal cover () of the reservoir to access the cleaning fluid () which then flows distally through passageways () into the luer-receiving cavity and onto the scrubbers () and the outer surfaces of the luer fitting ().

US Patent:

7856745, Dec 28, 2010

Filed:

Aug 22, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/895051

Inventors:

Timothy Schweikert - Levittown PA, US
Kenneth J. Chesnin - Philadelphia PA, US
John Stephens - Perkiomenville PA, US
Kevin Sanford - Chalfont PA, US

Assignee:

Medical Components Inc. - Harleysville PA

International Classification:

G09F 3/00

US Classification:

40316, 40658, 40660

Abstract:

Information-bearing articles () for securing to flexible tubing () such as catheters and their extension tubes, to provide important information about the tubing () such as flow rating or contraindications on types of cleaning fluid not to be used therewith. The devices are provided with large outwardly facing indicia-bearing surfaces () and may be clipped directly to the tubing () at a selected location therealong, or be clipped directly to a clamp member () that is disposed along and around the tubing for clamping the tubing () when desired to occlude fluid flow therethrough. Those devices () clippable to the tubing may have a C-shaped channel () therealong that may be flexed open to be placed about the tubing, which may be temporarily compressed as well to enter the channel, or the devices may be rings () that clip closed about the tubing (). Other devices () are adapted to be clipped to the clamp () by latch projections (). Still others () may be clipped to the tubing () but be adapted to be placed partially around an end or a side of the clamp ().

US Patent:

7972314, Jul 5, 2011

Filed:

Mar 20, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/725750

Inventors:

Raymond R. Bizup - Feasterville PA, US
Kevin Sanford - Chalfont PA, US

Assignee:

Medical Components, Inc. - Harleysville PA

International Classification:

A61M 37/00

US Classification:

60428801, 60428802, 60428804

Abstract:

A venous access port having a port body, a septum, a chamber and a discharge port with a passageway extending therethrough outwardly from the chamber. The central region of the chamber is elevated with respect to the periphery of the chamber floor adjacent the chamber side wall and may be convex or conical, with the chamber floor periphery defining a vortex flow path.

US Patent:

8021324, Sep 20, 2011

Filed:

Jul 17, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/175182

Inventors:

Raymond Bizup - Feasterville PA, US
Kevin Sanford - Chalfont PA, US
Christopher Linden - Allentown PA, US

Assignee:

Medical Components, Inc. - Harleysville PA

International Classification:

A61M 37/00

US Classification:

604 88, 604175, 60428804

Abstract:

A venous access port assembly () having a housing base () with a discharge port (), a septum () and a cap (), with an interior reservoir (). The housing base () is provided with X-ray discernable indicia () to identify an attribute of the assembly () after its implantation and clearly appear on an X-ray of the patient in a manner informing the radiologist or technologist and the medical practitioner of that particular attribute. Such indicia can be depicted as cutouts () through a disc of radiopaque material () where the cutouts are in the form of alphabetical letters such as “CT”, or can be a set () of discrete elements () of radiopaque material, that are affixed along the bottom surface of the housing base or embedded within the thickness of the bottom housing wall.

US Patent:

8100884, Jan 24, 2012

Filed:

Jul 13, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/889816

Inventors:

Timothy Schweikert - Levittown PA, US
Mark Fisher - Sellersville PA, US
Angela Wentling - Sassamansville PA, US
W. Shaun Wall - North Wales PA, US
Kevin Sanford - Chalfont PA, US
Rodger Lyle - Schwenksville PA, US

Assignee:

Medical Components, Inc. - Harleysville PA

International Classification:

A61M 39/00

US Classification:

604533, 604534, 604538, 606108

Abstract:

An adapter assembly () for connecting a catheter assembly () to a tunneler () having a generally tubular body () having a first end (), a second end () and a longitudinal axis ( ) extending therethrough between the first end and the second end. The first end () of the adapter is constructed to engage the proximal end () of a trocar (). The second end () of the adapter is constructed to releasably engage at least one catheter lumen (). A slider () is disposed about the adapter () and is longitudinally slidable along the adapter. When the slider () is slid towards the second end () of the adapter, the slider engages a plurality of legs (-) on the adapter and biases the plurality of legs toward each other and the longitudinal axis of the adapter. A method of subcutaneously tunneling a catheter using the adapter assembly is also described that comprises inserting a catheter into a patient, connecting the proximal end of a trocar to the adapter assembly, releasably restraining at least one lumen of the catheter in the adapter, and tunneling the assembly.

US Patent:

8105313, Jan 31, 2012

Filed:

Jul 6, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/825633

Inventors:

Timothy Schweikert - Levittown PA, US
Mark Fisher - Sellersville PA, US
Angela Wentling - Sassamansville PA, US
W. Shaun Wall - North Wales PA, US
Kevin Sanford - Chalfont PA, US
Rodger Lyle - Schwenksville PA, US

Assignee:

Medical Components, Inc. - Harleysville PA

International Classification:

A61M 39/00

US Classification:

604533, 604534, 604538, 606108

Abstract:

An adapter assembly () for connecting a catheter assembly () to a tunneler () having a generally tubular body () having a first end (), a second end () and a longitudinal axis () extending therethrough between the first end and the second end. The first end () of the adapter is constructed to engage the proximal end () of a trocar (). The second end () of the adapter is constructed to releasably engage at least one catheter lumen (). A slider () is disposed about the adapter () and is longitudinally slidable along the adapter. When the slider () is slid towards the second end () of the adapter, the slider engages a plurality of legs (-) on the adapter and biases the plurality of legs toward each other and the longitudinal axis of the adapter. A method of subcutaneously tunneling a catheter using the adapter assembly is also described that comprises inserting a catheter into a patient, connecting the proximal end of a trocar to the adapter assembly, releasably restraining at least one lumen of the catheter in the adapter, and tunneling the assembly.