Patents by Inventor Marvin Konstam

Marvin Konstam 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).

  • Implantable heart assist system and method of applying same
    Publication number: 20050085683
    Abstract: An intravascular extracardiac pumping system for increasing perfusion through a renal artery to tissues of a patient without any component thereof being connected to the patient's heart is provided. The system includes means for pumping blood and a portion that houses the pumping means. The portion that houses the pumping means is configured to direct blood from a location upstream of the pumping means to a location within a renal artery. The pumping means and the portion that houses the pumping means are configured to be insertable into a non-primary vessel subcutaneously in an minimally-invasive procedure for positioning within the patient's vasculature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2003
    Publication date: April 21, 2005
    Inventors: Steven Bolling, Kenneth Charhut, Anthony Viole, Marvin Konstam