Patents by Inventor Kimberley Barkman

Kimberley Barkman 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).

  • Vascular graft
    Patent number: 6454796
    Abstract: A bifurcated vascular graft having a tubular trunk with an inner diameter. Tubular limbs having respective inner diameters extend longitudinally from the trunk, and the diameter of at least one of the limbs is unequal to half the trunk diameter. In one embodiment, the graft is flared such that the combined diameters of the limbs exceed the diameter of the trunk. In another embodiment, the graft is tapered such that the diameter of the trunk exceeds the combined diameters of the limbs. In a third embodiment, the limb diameters are unequal to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2002
    Assignee: Endovascular Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Kimberley Barkman, Peter Ma, Richard S. Williams