Patents by Inventor James F. McKinsey

James F. McKinsey 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).

  • Textile graft for in situ fenestration
    Patent number: 8597342
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an implantable woven graft for bridging a defect in a main vessel near one or more branch vessels. The graft includes a region of reduced yarn density. Reduced yarn density regions are alignable with at least one of the one or more branch vessels, and are suitable for in situ fenestration, for example by perforation. The disclosed examples are particularly suited for bridging abdominal aortic aneurysms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Cook Medical Technologies LLC
    Inventors: James F. McKinsey, Shyam S V Kuppurathanam, Matthew S. Waninger
  • TEXTILE GRAFT FOR IN SITU FENESTRATION
    Publication number: 20090157164
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an implantable woven graft for bridging a defect in a main vessel near one or more branch vessels. The graft includes a region of reduced yarn density. Reduced yarn density regions are alignable with at least one of the one or more branch vessels, and are suitable for in situ fenestration, for example by perforation. The disclosed examples are particularly suited for bridging abdominal aortic aneurysms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2008
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Applicant: Cook Incorporated
    Inventors: James F. McKinsey, Shyam SV Kuppurathanam, Matthew S. Waninger