LEONIDES Y TEVES
Medical Practice in Bradenton, FL

2003001, Jan 23, 2003

Jul 20, 2001

09/909613

Leonides Teves - Bradenton FL, US

A61M016/00, A62B009/06

128/200260, 128/207140, 128/207150

An endotracheal tube having utility in one lung ventilation has a curvature of predetermined radius formed in its distal end so that it is easily introducible into a left bronchus or a right bronchus of a trachea. The curvature is produced by first inserting a straight copper tube into the distal free end of a conventional straight endotracheal tube. The copper tube is then bent into the desired radius of curvature and the distal end of the endotracheal tube is inserted into an oven at a temperature of about one hundred seventy degrees to soften the thermoplastic materials of which the endotracheal tube is made. After the thermoplastic materials have softened and conformed to the curvature of the copper tube, the distal end is allowed to cool and the copper tube is then removed therefrom. When cooled, the distal end of the endotracheal tube maintains its curvature when the copper tube is withdrawn due to the thermoplastic quality of the materials from which the endotracheal tube is made.

6296801, Oct 2, 2001

Sep 24, 1999

9/406289

Leonides Y. Teves - Bradenton FL

B29C 5308

264295

An endotracheal tube having utility in one lung ventilation has a curvature of predetermined radius formed in its distal end so that it is easily introducible into a left bronchus or a right bronchus of a trachea. The curvature is produced by first inserting a straight copper tube into the distal free end of a conventional straight endotracheal tube. The copper tube is then bent into the desired radius of curvature and the distal end of the endotracheal tube is inserted into an oven at a temperature of about one hundred seventy degrees to soften the thermoplastic materials of which the endotracheal tube is made. After the thermoplastic materials have softened and conformed to the curvature of the copper tube, the distal end is allowed to cool and the copper tube is then removed therefrom. When cooled, the distal end of the endotracheal tube maintains its curvature when the copper tube is withdrawn due to the thermoplastic quality of the materials from which the endotracheal tube is made.

5365940, Nov 22, 1994

Jun 22, 1993

8/081454

Leonides Y. Teves - Bradenton FL

Advanced Medical Concepts, Inc. - Bradenton FL

A61B 500

128736

An endotracheal tube has a temperature sensor positioned proximal of a patient's larynx when the tube is in use. Thus, the sensor overlies the tongue. In view of the high vascularity of the tongue, the sensor provides an accurate reading of the patient's body temperature and responds quickly to temperature changes. A heat insulator inhibits heat transfer from the interior of the endotracheal tube to the sensor, and an electrical insulator electrically isolates the sensor from the tongue. In a first embodiment, the sensor is linear in configuration, and in a second embodiment the sensor is serpentine in configuration to increase the surface area of the contact between the sensor and the tongue. A third embodiment adds an oxymeter. In additional embodiments, the sensor is placed on other highly vascular regions of the body, or where an artery is present.

5315991, May 31, 1994

Aug 31, 1992

7/938087

Leonides Y. Teves - Bradenton FL

Advanced Medical Concepts, Inc. - Bradenton FL

A61M 1600

12820714

A connector for joining an endotracheal tube and an integrally formed auxiliary lumen to a source of anesthesia and a preselected item of auxiliary equipment, respectively, includes a first pair of tubular mounting members on a proximal end of the connector that are closely radially spaced with respect to one another and longitudinally spaced from a second pair of tubular mounting members on a distal end of the connector that are closely radially spaced with respect to one another. A pair of parallel bores are formed in the base of the connector to provide fluid communication between associated, longitudinally spaced apart mounting members. The radially spaced mounting members on the proximal end slide-fittingly receive the respective distal ends of an anesthesia supply tube elbow connector and an auxiliary monitoring equipment tube, and the radially spaced mounting members on the distal end slide-fittingly receive the respective proximal ends of an endotracheal tube and an auxiliary lumen that is formed integrally with the endotracheal tube. A CO. sub. 2 port is formed in a tubular mounting member on the proximal end of the connector.

4721506, Jan 26, 1988

Nov 7, 1986

6/928187

Leonides Y. Teves - Bradenton FL

A61M 3100

604 51

An epidural needle and method of use are disclosed involving a needle shaft having a first end and a second end with an axial channel extending therebetween. The first end of the needle shaft includes an inclined surface and a rounded and blunted point. The second end of the needle includes an attachment means. A solid rod having an inclined surface and a rounded and blunted point is receivable into the axial channel of the needle shaft. When the solid rod is positioned within the axial channel of the needle shaft, the point of the solid rod and the needle together form a unitary tip having an inclined portion and a blunted portion. The blunted portion forms an end face disposed at an angle of about 80 to 100 degrees relative a longitudinal axis of the needle. The unitary tip avoids nicking, piercing, severing, or perforating the veins, arteries, nerves and dura of the patient in traversing the spinal ligaments and in entering a space proximate the dura matter of a spinal cord of a patient to provide liquid communication with the space when the solid rod is withdrawn from the axial channel of the needle.

5957902, Sep 28, 1999

Sep 28, 1998

9/161791

Leonides Y. Teves - Bradenton FL

A61M 500, A61B 1734, A61B 122

604264

A surgical tool of the type used with a trocar expands the diameter of a puncture opening made in a body cavity so that a linear incision is not needed in certain surgical procedures. An elongate base member of cylindrical construction is divided into a plurality of parts by cuts that extend the longitudinal extent of the base member in circumferentially spaced relation to one another and the parts are bound together and held into a solid cylindrical configuration by a plurality of longitudinally spaced apart bias members such as rubber bands. A plunger has an elongate leading end that drives the base member parts in a radially outward direction, increasing the diameter of the puncture opening, when it is inserted into the base member. The bias members restore the parts of the base member to their position of repose when the leading end of the plunger is withdrawn from the base member. The trailing end of the base member is received within a transversely disposed housing that helps hold the assembly together as the parts of the base member are expanded or retracted.

D266036, Sep 7, 1982

Feb 20, 1980

6/122991

Leonides Y. Teves - West Bradenton FL

D0603

D 6 4

2008005, Mar 6, 2008

Sep 5, 2006

11/469947

Leonides Y. Teves - Bradenton FL, US
Steven D. McCarus - Orlando FL, US
Scott Gammons - Loudon TN, US

A61B 19/00, A61F 5/37

128849

An apparatus for a heated surgical drape device including a surgical drape with an integral convective heat therapy portion. The surgical drape is attached to the convective heat therapy portion. In various embodiments, the surgical drape includes a surgical drape with removable sections that allow access to the body of the patient during surgery, at least one pocket, and an integral window adjacent the head of the patient to allow viewing of the head of the patient. The convective heat therapy portion is a tubular device formed of sheets joined together and sized to allow the patient to rest within a pair of tube sections. The convective heat therapy portion has a plurality of exhaust openings that exhaust heated air toward the patient. In one embodiment, the tubular device has wing sections that are adjacent the outstretched arms of the patient.

D297621, Sep 13, 1988

Oct 31, 1985

6/793192

Leonides Y. Teves - Bradenton FL

D10 4

5577499, Nov 26, 1996

Oct 3, 1994

8/317074

Leonides Y. Teves - Bradenton FL

A61B 500, G01N 3349

128632

A blood analyzer includes a display means that visually informs operating room personnel of the instantaneous condition of a patient's blood. Arterial or central venous tubing connects the analyzer to a blood vessel, either arterial, venous, or both, of the patient. In a first embodiment, a plurality of sensor means are positioned within a primary chamber of the analyzer. In a second embodiment, a secondary chamber in valved fluid communication with the primary chamber enables introduction of blood thereinto and a port is provided for entry of a syringe needle so that reactants may be introduced into the secondary chamber so that an additional test may be performed. In a third embodiment, the primary chamber is in valved fluid communication with a conventional pressure transducer.