Patents by Inventor Jeffrey W. Delaney

Jeffrey W. Delaney 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).

  • Method and device for facilitating surgical access to a body area
    Patent number: 9433492
    Abstract: A vascular graft that has a valve incorporated into a wall thereof is described. The graft may be used in gaining access to interior portions of the heart. The valve is normally closed and may be opened by a surgical device threaded into the vascular graft and to the valve. Surgical procedures may be performed within the heart with the access provided. Alternately, the valve may be placed in an open state to permit blood communication between the interior of the graft and the interior of the heart or in a closed state to prevent such communication. The vascular graft described has application in Fontan procedures and is useful in pediatric cardiac surgery and in further treating patients who have undergone Fontan procedures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: Boarad of Regents of the University of Nebraska
    Inventor: Jeffrey W. Delaney
  • Method and device for facilitating surgical access to a body area
    Publication number: 20100222869
    Abstract: A vascular graft that has a valve incorporated into a wall thereof is described. The graft may be used in gaining access to interior portions of the heart. The valve is normally closed and may be opened by a surgical device threaded into the vascular graft and to the valve. Surgical procedures may be performed within the heart with the access provided. Alternately, the valve may be placed in an open state to permit blood communication between the interior of the graft and the interior of the heart or in a closed state to prevent such communication. The vascular graft described has application in Fontan procedures and is useful in pediatric cardiac surgery and in further treating patients who have undergone Fontan procedures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2006
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Inventor: Jeffrey W. Delaney