Patents by Inventor Elliott C. Levinthal

Elliott C. Levinthal 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).

  • Internally powered CSF pump systems and methods
    Patent number: 7025742
    Abstract: A method treats a patient for adult-onset dementia of the Alzheimer's type by removing a portion of the patient's cerebrospinal fluid, preferably (although not necessarily) by transporting the fluid to another portion of the patient's body. An apparatus for removing cerebrospinal fluid includes (1) a conduit with a first opening and a second opening, the first opening of the conduit being disposed in fluid communication with a space within a patient's subarachnoid space, the second opening being disposed in fluid communication with another portion of the patient's body; and (2) a flow rate control device attached to the conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2006
    Assignee: Integra LifeSciences Corporation
    Inventors: Edward Rubenstein, David L. Karshmer, Elliott C. Levinthal, Jaime S. Vargas, Tom A. Saul
  • Internally powered CSF pump systems and methods
    Publication number: 20040030279
    Abstract: A method for treating a patient for adult-onset dementia of the Alzheimer's type by removing a portion of the patient's cerebrospinal fluid, preferably (although not necessarily) by transporting the fluid to another portion of the patient's body. The invention also provides an apparatus for removing cerebrospinal fluid including (1) a conduit with a first opening and a second opening, the first opening of the conduit being adapted to be disposed in fluid communication with a space within a patient's subarachnoid space, the second opening being adapted to be disposed in fluid communication with another portion of the patient's body; and (2) a flow rate control device attached to the conduit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2003
    Publication date: February 12, 2004
    Applicant: EUNOE, INC.
    Inventors: Edward Rubenstein, David L. Karshmer, Elliott C. Levinthal, Jaime S. Vargas, Tom A. Saul
  • Method and apparatus for treating adult-onset dementia of the Alzheimer's type
    Patent number: 6689085
    Abstract: A method for treating a patient for adult-onset dementia of the Alzheimer's type by removing a portion of the patient's cerebrospinal fluid, preferably (although not necessarily) by transporting the fluid to another portion of the patient's body. The invention also provides an apparatus for removing cerebrospinal fluid including (1) a conduit with a first opening and a second opening, the first opening of the conduit being adapted to be disposed in fluid communication with a space within a patient's subarachnoid space, the second opening being adapted to be disposed in fluid communication with another portion of the patient's body; and (2) a flow rate control device attached to the conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2004
    Assignee: Eunoe, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Rubenstein, David L. Karshmer, Elliott C. Levinthal, Jaime S. Vargas, Tom A. Saul
  • Method and apparatus for treating adult-onset dementia of the alzheimer's type
    Patent number: 5980480
    Abstract: A method for treating a patient for adult-onset dementia of the Alzheimer's type by removing a portion of the patient's cerebrospinal fluid, preferably (although not necessarily) by transporting the fluid to another portion of the patient's body. The invention also provides an apparatus for removing cerebrospinal fluid including (1) a conduit with a first opening and a second opening, the first opening of the conduit being adapted to be disposed in fluid communication with a space within a patient's arachnoid membrane, the second opening being adapted to be disposed in fluid communication with another portion of the patient's body; and (2) a flow rate control device attached to the conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1999
    Assignee: CS Fluids, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Rubenstein, David L. Karshmer, Elliott C. Levinthal, Jaime S. Vargas