Patents by Inventor Kelvin Hong
Kelvin Hong 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).
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Publication number: 20150094669Abstract: An embodiment in accordance with the present invention provides a valve including a housing having a top portion and a bottom portion. The top portion of the housing defines a first and second nozzle, and the bottom portion of the housing defines an opening. A diaphragm has an open position and a closed position, and the diaphragm is disposed between the top portion of the housing and the bottom portion of the housing. A first fluid flow path between the first nozzle and the second nozzle is defined by the housing and the diaphragm, when the diaphragm is in the closed position. A second fluid flow path between the opening and the first nozzle is defined by the housing and the diaphragm, when the diaphragm is in the closed position. Such a valve can be used for a number of purposes including hemodialysis procedures.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2014Publication date: April 2, 2015Inventors: Yuan-Ping Li, Sherri Jane Hall, Kelvin Hong, Shishira Nagesh, Mary Katherine O'Grady, Thomas Reifsnyder, Thora Thorgilsdottir, Clifford R. Weiss, Brandon Doan, Soumyadipta Acharya
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Patent number: 8882694Abstract: An embodiment in accordance with the present invention provides a valve including a housing having a top portion and a bottom portion. The top portion of the housing defines a first and second nozzle, and the bottom portion of the housing defines an opening. A diaphragm has an open position and a closed position, and the diaphragm is disposed between the top portion of the housing and the bottom portion of the housing. A first fluid flow path between the first nozzle and the second nozzle is defined by the housing and the diaphragm, when the diaphragm is in the closed position. A second fluid flow path between the opening and the first nozzle is defined by the housing and the diaphragm, when the diaphragm is in the open position. Such a valve can be used for a number of purposes including hemodialysis procedures.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2012Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: The Johns Hopkins UniversityInventors: Yuan-Ping Li, Sherri Jane Hall, Kelvin Hong, Shishira Nagesh, Mary Katherine O'Grady, Thomas Reifsnyder, Thora Thorgilsdottir, Clifford R. Weiss, Brandon Doan, Soumyadipta Acharya
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Publication number: 20140128792Abstract: An embodiment in accordance with the present invention provides a device and method for hemodialysis including a needle access port having a housing defining a septum, wherein the septum is configured for needle access. Generally, the needle access port will have three septa for communication with valves configured to be anastomosed to a large-diameter blood vessel. The valves are in fluid communication with a flow of blood through the large-diameter blood vessel. The device also includes an elongate tube having a first and a second elongate lumen, wherein a first end of the tube is coupled to the needle access port and a second end of the tube is coupled to the valve. The device can be cleaned by injecting a cleaning fluid into a first septum of the needle access port and extracting it though the second septum of the needle access port.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2013Publication date: May 8, 2014Applicant: THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYInventors: Yuan-Ping Li, Sherri Jane Hall, Kelvin Hong, Shishira Nagesh, Mary Katherine O'Grady, Thomas Reifsnyder, Thora Thorgilsdottir, Clifford R. Weiss, Brandon Doan, Soumyadipta Acharya
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Patent number: 8702808Abstract: Bioresorbable scaffolds for bone engineering, such as repair of bone defects, particularly long bone defects, or augmentation of bone length are described. Scaffolds are porous and comprise multiple side channels. In one embodiment, scaffolds are made from layers of micro-filament meshes comprising polycaprolactone (PCL) or a PCL-composite sequentially laid in incremental 60 degrees of rotation to produce a 0/60/120 degree layering pattern, providing for the formation of interconnected pores. The scaffold can comprise a central channel filled, packed or infused with suitable agents such as bioactive agents. Furthermore, the scaffolds are stiff but yet fracture resistant and with sufficient bending, compressive and torsional strength suitable for bone engineering. The slow degradation of the scaffold is sufficient for the 3D matrix to maintain structure integrity and mechanical properties during the remodelling process.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2009Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Assignees: Osteopore International PTE Ltd, Osteopore Korea Co. Ltd, National University of SingaporeInventors: Swee Hin Teoh, Hae-Ryong Song, Soi Khoon Yew, Kelvin Hong Yap Koh, Ji Hoon Bae, Joon Ho Wang
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Publication number: 20130218063Abstract: An embodiment in accordance with the present invention provides a device and method for hemodialysis including a needle access port having a housing defining a septum, wherein the septum is configured for needle access. Generally, the needle access port will have three septa for communication with valves configured to be anastomosed to a large-diameter blood vessel. The valves are in fluid communication with a flow of blood through the large-diameter blood vessel. The device also includes an elongate tube having a first and a second elongate lumen, wherein a first end of the tube is coupled to the needle access port and a second end of the tube is coupled to the valve. The device can be cleaned by injecting a cleaning fluid into a first septum of the needle access port and extracting it though the second septum of the needle access port.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2012Publication date: August 22, 2013Applicant: THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYInventors: Yuan-Ping Li, Sherri Jane Hall, Kelvin Hong, Shishira Nagesh, Mary Katherine O'Grady, Thomas Reifsnyder, Thora Thorgilsdottir, Clifford R. Weiss, Brandon Doan, Soumyadipta Acharya
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Publication number: 20130060325Abstract: An embodiment in accordance with the present invention provides a valve including a housing having a top portion and a bottom portion. The top portion of the housing defines a first and second nozzle, and the bottom portion of the housing defines an opening. A diaphragm has an open position and a closed position, and the diaphragm is disposed between the top portion of the housing and the bottom portion of the housing. A first fluid flow path between the first nozzle and the second nozzle is defined by the housing and the diaphragm, when the diaphragm is in the closed position. A second fluid flow path between the opening and the first nozzle is defined by the housing and the diaphragm, when the diaphragm is in the closed position. Such a valve can be used for a number of purposes including hemodialysis procedures.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2012Publication date: March 7, 2013Applicant: THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYInventors: Yuan-Ping Li, Sherri Jane Hall, Kelvin Hong, Shishira Nagesh, Mary Katherine O'Grady, Thomas Reifsnyder, Thora Thorgilsdottir, Clifford R. Weiss, Brandon Doan, Soumyadipta Acharya
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Publication number: 20110307073Abstract: Bioresorbable scaffolds for bone engineering, such as repair of bone defects, particularly long bone defects, or augmentation of bone length are described. Scaffolds are porous and comprise multiple side channels. In one embodiment, scaffolds are made from layers of micro-filament meshes comprising polycaprolactone (PCL) or a PCL-composite sequentially laid in incremental 60 degrees of rotation to produce a 0/60/120 degree layering pattern, providing for the formation of interconnected pores. The scaffold can comprise a central channel filled, packed or infused with suitable agents such as bioactive agents. Furthermore, the scaffolds are stiff but yet fracture resistant and with sufficient bending, compressive and torsional strength suitable for bone engineering. The slow degradation of the scaffold is sufficient for the 3D matrix to maintain structure integrity and mechanical properties during the remodelling process.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2009Publication date: December 15, 2011Inventors: Swee Hin Teoh, Hae-Ryong Song, Soi Khoon Yew, Kelvin Hong Yap Koh, Ji Hoon Bae, Joon Ho Wang