Patents by Inventor Cyndia A. Sweet

Cyndia A. Sweet 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).

  • Automated manufacturing device and method for biomaterial fusion
    Publication number: 20070003653
    Abstract: An apparatus for making a bioprosthetic stent graft is disclosed, the stent having a stent frame and a biomaterial sheath suturelessly bonded to the stent frame. An automated energy irradiator guidance system is disclosed which reduces the potential for human error and improves the consistency and repeatability of tissue welding techniques. The system includes a mapper, a patternizer, an energy director and can additionally include an energy regulator. An interface is included, allowing pattern creation, selection and editing by a user. The system further provides control of energy irradiator parameters for use in tissue welding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2005
    Publication date: January 4, 2007
    Inventors: Karen Ahle, Brooke Basinger, Cyndia Sweet, Benjamin Martin, Elizabeth Johansen, Jason Camp, Kenton Gregory
  • Automated tissue welding system and method
    Patent number: 6855139
    Abstract: An automated energy irradiator guidance system is disclosed which reduces the potential for human error and improves the consistency and repeatability of tissue welding techniques. The system includes a mapper, a patternizer, an energy director and can additionally include an energy regulator. An interface is included, allowing pattern creation, selection and editing by a user. The system further provides control of energy irradiator parameters for use in tissue welding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2005
    Assignees: Providence Health System-Oregon
    Inventors: Karen Marie Ahle, Brooke C. Basinger, Jason De Camp, Kenton W. Gregory, Elizabeth Whitney Johansen, Benjamin Charles Martin, Cyndia A. Sweet