Patents by Inventor Christopher A. Porter, IV

Christopher A. Porter, IV has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20210161546
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for a percutaneous retrograde endovascular filter and embolectomy/thrombectomy device (RET-D) according to various aspects of the present technology include a constraining sleeve housing a deployable filter and a set of closure struts positioned at the end of a flexible tube. The RET-D is deployed into a target vessel in retrograde fashion through a conventional hemostasis sheath such that the open end of the filter engages the antegrade flow of blood. The closure struts are configured to prevent loss of filtered debris when the filter is closed according to where the closure struts are positioned relative to an end of the constraining sleeve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2021
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventor: Christopher A. Porter, IV
  • Patent number: 10932800
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for a percutaneous retrograde endovascular filter and embolectomy/thrombectomy device (RET-D) according to various aspects of the present technology include a constraining sleeve housing a deployable filter and a set of closure struts positioned at the end of a flexible tube. The RET-D is deployed into a target vessel in retrograde fashion through a conventional hemostasis sheath such that the open end of the filter engages the antegrade flow of blood. The closure struts are configured to prevent loss of filtered debris when the filter is closed according to where the closure struts are positioned relative to an end of the constraining sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: High Desert Radiology, P.C.
    Inventor: Christopher A. Porter, IV
  • Patent number: 10751056
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for a percutaneous bypass graft system according to various aspects of the present technology include a graft section comprising a dual-sided fixation system at the anastomosis site and a tamper sheath configured to provide enhanced control during installation. The dual-sided fixation system may comprise a plurality of barbs configured to secure the graft section to an internal and external portion of a target vessel. The tamper sheath comprises a cuff at a distal end that is configured to be positioned against an outer surface of the target vessel during the percutaneous procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: High Desert Radiology, P.C.
    Inventor: Christopher A. Porter, IV
  • Publication number: 20190328559
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for a stent device according to various aspects of the present technology include a deployable scaffold matrix coupled to an internal membrane bonded or attached along an inner surface of the scaffold matrix to form a lumen. A method of bonding or attaching the internal membrane to an internal surface of the external scaffold in a helical pattern will create a helical pattern along the lumen to encourage vortical flow through the lumen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2018
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventor: Christopher A. Porter, IV
  • Publication number: 20190223892
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for a percutaneous retrograde endovascular filter and embolectomy/thrombectomy device (RET-D) according to various aspects of the present technology include a constraining sleeve housing a deployable filter and a set of closure struts positioned at the end of a flexible tube. The RET-D is deployed into a target vessel in retrograde fashion through a conventional hemostasis sheath such that the open end of the filter engages the antegrade flow of blood. The closure struts are configured to prevent loss of filtered debris when the filter is closed according to where the closure struts are positioned relative to an end of the constraining sleeve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2018
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventor: Christopher A. Porter, IV
  • Publication number: 20190117226
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for a percutaneous bypass graft system according to various aspects of the present technology include a graft section comprising a dual-sided fixation system at the anastomosis site and a tamper sheath configured to provide enhanced control during installation. The dual-sided fixation system may comprise a plurality of barbs configured to secure the graft section to an internal and external portion of a target vessel. The tamper sheath comprises a cuff at a distal end that is configured to be positioned against an outer surface of the target vessel during the percutaneous procedure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2017
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventor: Christopher A. Porter, IV