Patents by Inventor Dennis Chivetta

Dennis Chivetta 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).

  • Inflatable blanket for use in cardiac surgery
    Patent number: 7951184
    Abstract: A method of performing cardiac surgery on a patient's heart, including covering a patient with an inflatable blanket for a forced air convection system, the inflatable blanket having at least one separable seal line within the blanket. The separable seal line may be separated to form a slit. A patient's femoral artery is accessed through the slit, and an elongate medical instrument is passed through the slit, and through the femoral artery toward the patient's heart. Cardiac surgery is performed with the elongate medical instrument, and the elongate medical instrument is withdrawn from the femoral artery through the slit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: Mallinckrodt Inc.
    Inventors: Wayne Schuessler, Karin Feit, Michael Vardanega, Dennis Chivetta, Thomas Kappel
  • Inflatable blanket for use in cardiac surgery
    Publication number: 20070118195
    Abstract: A method of performing cardiac surgery on a patient's heart, including covering a patient with an inflatable blanket for a forced air convection system, the inflatable blanket having at least one separable seal line within the blanket. The separable seal line may be separated to form a slit. A patient's femoral artery is accessed through the slit, and an elongate medical instrument is passed through the slit, and through the femoral artery toward the patient's heart. Cardiac surgery is performed with the elongate medical instrument, and the elongate medical instrument is withdrawn from the femoral artery through the slit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2007
    Publication date: May 24, 2007
    Inventors: Wayne Schuessler, Karin Feit, Michael Vardanega, Dennis Chivetta, Thomas Kappel
  • Inflatable blanket for use in cardiac surgery
    Patent number: 7172616
    Abstract: A method of performing cardiac surgery on a patient's heart, including covering a patient with an inflatable blanket for a forced air convection system, the inflatable blanket having at least one separable seal line within the blanket. The separable seal line may be separated to form a slit. A patient's femoral artery is accessed through the slit, and an elongate medical instrument is passed through the slit, and through the femoral artery toward the patient's heart. Cardiac surgery is performed with the elongate medical instrument, and the elongate medical instrument is withdrawn from the femoral artery through the slit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2007
    Assignee: Nellcor Puritan Bennett Inc.
    Inventors: Wayne Schuessler, Karin Feit, Michael Vardanega, Dennis Chivetta, Thomas Kappel
  • Inflatable blanket for use in cardiac surgery
    Publication number: 20030135251
    Abstract: A method of performing cardiac surgery on a patient's heart, including covering a patient with an inflatable blanket for a forced air convection system, the inflatable blanket having at least one separable seal line within the blanket. The separable seal line may be separated to form a slit. A patient's femoral artery is accessed through the slit, and an elongate medical instrument is passed through the slit, and through the femoral artery toward the patient's heart. Cardiac surgery is performed with the elongate medical instrument, and the elongate medical instrument is withdrawn from the femoral artery through the slit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2002
    Publication date: July 17, 2003
    Inventors: Wayne Schuessler, Karin Feit, Michael Vardanega, Dennis Chivetta, Thomas Kappel