Adel El Kafrawy, 8016 Cooke Ave, Silver Lake, MA 02364

6357589, Mar 19, 2002

Dec 8, 2000

09/733769

Philip D. Schmidt - Arlington TX
Adel Kafrawy - Kingston MA

Ethicon, Inc. - Somerville NJ

B65D 8310

206364, 2064841, 206439, 206480

According to one aspect of the invention, a medical package is provided which includes a housing, and a catheter product. The housing defines an enclosure which is sealed against ingress of contaminants. The housing has at least a first part and a second part which is movable relative to the first part to open the enclosure. At least one of the parts has a plurality of pores through which a sterilization fluid can enter the enclosure, but which substantially prevent entry of contaminants into the enclosure. The catheter product includes a body, and a vascular access member. The vascular access member has a first end and a second, vascular entry end. The first end is secured to the body and the second end is located distant from the body. The catheter product is located entirely within the enclosure. The catheter product is secured in position to the housing.

6497994, Dec 24, 2002

Jun 29, 2000

09/608672

Adel Kafrawy - Kingston MA

Ethicon, Inc. - Somerville NJ

G03F 700

430320, 430323, 163 5, 606223

A method and an apparatus is disclosed for forming a one-piece introducer needle having a member portion and a needle portion by introducing a photoresist on a substrate. The temperature of the substrate is increased and then decreased. A photomask is deposited onto a substrate.

6630086, Oct 7, 2003

Dec 30, 1999

09/476411

David Goral - Brookfield CT
Adel Kafrawy - Kingston MA
William F. Polley - Duncanville TX
Joseph R. Thomas - Southlake TX

Ethicon, Inc. - Somerville NJ

B29D 2200

264 404, 264 85, 264572, 264573

An apparatus and a method are disclosed for manufacturing an integral one piece catheter having a tube and a hub. The method comprises feeding molten material into a mold having a mold cavity. A fluid such as a gas is injected into an inlet of the mold. This causes the cavity to eject the molten central region of the polymer through an exit channel. In one embodiment, a gas is injected into the hub portion of the cavity. In another embodiment, a gas is injected into the catheter portion of the mold. The invention also involves forming a first portion of an intravascular device using a first material in a first mold. Thereafter the first portion of the intravascular device is inserted into a second mold to form a second portion using a second material. Gas is then introduced to form a hollow channel in the second portion. The invention also involves a first portion of the mold is injected with a first material, and a second portion of the cavity is injected with a second material at or around the same time that the first material is injected into the first portion of the cavity.

6779998, Aug 24, 2004

Oct 10, 2002

10/269757

David Goral - Brookfield CT
Adel Kafrawy - Kingston MA
William F. Polley - Duncanville TX
Joseph R. Thomas - Southlake TX

Medex, Inc. - Carlsbad CA

B29C 4514

425112, 425120, 425130

An apparatus is disclosed for manufacturing an integral one-piece catheter having a tube and a hub. A mold having a mold cavity into which molten polymer is fed to form the hub and tube, and into which gas is injected into an inlet of the mold.

2001000, Jul 26, 2001

Feb 8, 2001

09/780864

Adel Kafrawy - Kingston MA, US
Fidelis Onwumere - Mansfield TX, US

A61M005/32
B29C045/06
B29C055/22
B29C069/02
A61M025/06
A61M025/16

604/168010, 029/412000, 029/430000, 264/291000, 264/296000, 425/588000

According to one aspect of the invention a method is provided for making a combination hub and catheter. A material is molded into a body having at least a first hub, and at least a first nose extending from the first hub. The first nose is then elongated into a catheter.

6192568, Feb 27, 2001

Mar 11, 1999

9/267225

Adel Kafrawy - Kingston MA
Fidelis C. Onwumere - Mansfield TX

Ethicon, Inc. - Somerville NJ

B29C 4506
B29C 5522
B29C 6902
A61M 2516
A61M 2506

29412

A method is provided for making a combination hub and catheter. A material is molded in a mold into a body having at least a first hub, and at least a first nose extending from the first hub. The first nose is then elongated into a catheter by moving first and second components of the mold away from one another.

6186325, Feb 13, 2001

Mar 11, 1999

9/267148

Philip D. Schmidt - Arlington TX
Adel Kafrawy - Kingston MA

Ethicon, Inc. - Somerville NJ

B65D 8310

206364

According to one aspect of the invention, a medical package is provided which includes a housing, and a catheter product. The housing defines an enclosure which is sealed against ingress of contaminants. The housing has at least a first part and a second part which is movable relative to the first part to open the enclosure. At least one of the parts has a plurality of pores through which a sterilization fluid can enter the enclosure, but which substantially prevent entry of contaminants into the enclosure. The catheter product includes a body, and a vascular access member. The vascular access member has a first end and a second, vascular entry end. The first end is secured to the body and the second end is located distant from the body. The catheter product is located entirely within the enclosure. The catheter product is secured in position to the housing.

4643191, Feb 17, 1987

Nov 29, 1985

6/802546

Rao S. Bezwada - Whitehouse Station NJ
Shalaby W. Shalaby - Lebanon NJ
Hugh Newman - Chester NJ
Adel Kafrawy - Flemington NJ

Ethicon, Inc. - Somerville NJ

C08G 6308

1283355

A crystalline copolymer is produced by first polymerizing p-dioxanone to form a mixture of monomer and homopolymer, and then adding lactide to this mixture and polymerizing to form a copolymer.