Patents by Inventor Gracie Vargas

Gracie Vargas 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: 20060069166
    Abstract: Methods for treating maladies such as cutaneous vascular lesions. A patient in need of vascular lesion treatment is identified. A hyperosmotic agent is administered to a region adjacent the lesion. Blood flow velocity is slowed within the region using the hyperosmotic agent, and the lesion is exposed to laser radiation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2005
    Publication date: March 30, 2006
    Inventors: Gracie Vargas, Jennifer Barton, Eric Chan, Thomas Milner, Ashley Welch
  • Patent number: 6942663
    Abstract: Methods for treating maladies such as cutaneous vascular lesions. A patient in need of vascular lesion treatment is identified. A hyperosmotic agent is administered to a region adjacent the lesion. Blood flow velocity is slowed within the region using the hyperosmotic agent, and the lesion is exposed to laser radiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2005
    Assignee: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
    Inventors: Gracie Vargas, Jennifer K. Barton, Eric K. Chan, Thomas E. Milner, Ashley J. Welch
  • Publication number: 20040019120
    Abstract: Methods for treating maladies such as cutaneous vascular lesions. A patient in need of vascular lesion treatment is identified. A hyperosmotic agent is administered to a region adjacent the lesion. Blood flow velocity is slowed within the region using the hyperosmotic agent, and the lesion is exposed to laser radiation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2003
    Publication date: January 29, 2004
    Inventors: Gracie Vargas, Jennifer K. Barton, Eric K. Chan, Thomas E. Milner, Ashley J. Welch