Patents by Inventor Deborah G. Rose

Deborah G. Rose 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).

  • Patent number: 5441539
    Abstract: Apparatus for depositing a cell product, such as endothelial cell product, in a graft and inserting the graft in a vessel is disclosed. The apparatus preferably comprises a tunneler tube that has a hollow portion for supporting the graft therein, apertures to permit the flow of cell product, and a pointed end cap attached to a distal end of the tunneler tube. The apparatus also has a handle connected to the graft and releaseably connected to a proximal end of the tunneler tube that provides an inlet for cell product and outlet in fluid communication with the lumen of the graft. During deposition, the cell product thus flows through the handle, into the graft and exits through the apertures. During insertion, the tunneler tube is manipulated by the handle to enter a vessel, and is then released from the handle and removed to accommodate anastomoses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 15, 1995
    Assignees: Thomas Jefferson University, Becton Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Paul G. Alchas, Jonathan B. Gabel, Stuart K. Williams, Bruce E. Jarrell, Deborah G. Rose, Pauline K. Park, Thomas L. Carter, Frank A. Augello, Joseph A. DiPisa, Jr.
  • Patent number: 5312380
    Abstract: The invention is an endothelial cell procurement and deposition kit for collecting fat from a patient, processing said fat to produce an endothelial cell deposition product, and depositing said product on the surface of a graft, all under sterile conditions established and maintained within the components of said kit comprised of: fat collection means for collecting subcutaneous fat from a patient; digestion means connectable to said fat collection means to maintain sterility during reception of said fat and for retaining said fat under sterile conditions during rinsing and digestion to produce a digested product; endothelial cell isolation means connectable to said digestion means for maintaining sterile conditions during reception of said digested product and for separating and isolating microvessel endothelial cells from said digested product to produce an endothelial cell product; cell deposition means connectable to said isolation means for maintaining sterile conditions during reception of said endothel
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 1992
    Date of Patent: May 17, 1994
    Assignees: Thomas Jefferson University, Becton Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Paul G. Alchas, Frank A. Augello, Christopher J. Brooks, Tony A. Cutshall, Joseph A. DiPisa, Jr., Stuart K. Williams, Jonathan B. Gabel, Paul J. Mulhauser, Wes Prais, Bruce E. Jarrell, Deborah G. Rose
  • Patent number: 5035708
    Abstract: The invention is an endothelial cell procurement and deposition kit for collecting fat from a patient, processing said fat to produce an endothelial cell deposition product, and depositing said product on the surface of a graft, all under sterile conditions established and maintained within the components of said kit comprised of: fat collection means for collecting subcutaneous fat from a patient; digestion means connectable to said fat collection means to maintain sterility during reception of said fat and for retaining said fat under sterile conditions during rinsing and digestion to produce a digested product; endothelial cell isolation means connectable to said digestion means for maintaining sterile conditions during reception of said digested product and for separating and isolating microvessel endothelial cells from said digested product to produce an endothelial cell product; cell deposition means connectable to said isolation means for maintaining sterile conditions during reception of said endothel
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 30, 1991
    Assignees: Thomas Jefferson University, Becton
    Inventors: Paul G. Alchas, Frank A. Augello, Christopher J. Brooks, Tony A. Cutshall, Joseph A. DiPisa, Jr., Stuart K. Williams, Jonathan B. Gabel, Paul J. Mulhauser, Wes Prais, Bruce E. Jarrell, Deborah G. Rose