Patents by Inventor Robert Merrill Smith

Robert Merrill Smith 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).

  • Stable aortic blood pump implant
    Patent number: 9433715
    Abstract: An aortic blood pump is described that is secured to a patient aorta that can be inflated and deflated in response to selective communication with a source of pressurized fluid or air. An expanded stent creates an area in with the pump and inflate and deflate. A system is also detailed including the pump and an external air line external to a patient body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: L-VAD Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Adrian Kantrowitz, Robert Merrill Smith
  • STABLE AORTIC BLOOD PUMP IMPLANT
    Publication number: 20140088340
    Abstract: An aortic blood pump is described that is secured to a patient aorta that can be inflated and deflated in response to selective communication with a source of pressurized fluid or air. An expanded stent creates an area in with the pump and inflate and deflate. A system is also detailed including the pump and an external air line external to a patient body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2013
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: L-VAD TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Adrian Kantrowitz, Robert Merrill Smith
  • Stable aortic blood pump implant
    Patent number: 8540618
    Abstract: An aortic blood pump is described that can be inflated and deflated in response to selective communication with a source of pressurized fluid or air. The pump includes a structure adapted to maintain implant stability in the face of mechanical and fluid forces to which it is exposed in situ. The pump may include a wall adapted to maintain implant stability by connection of the wall to a stiffening element, such as a stent, a brace, a stiffener or any combination of these. Additionally, the pump optionally includes a wall adapted to maintain implant stability by configuring the interior volume to generally follow the contour of the native human aorta.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: L-VAD Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Adrian Kantrowski, Robert Merrill Smith
  • Stable aortic blood pump implant
    Publication number: 20040152945
    Abstract: An aortic blood pump is described that can be inflated and deflated in response to selective communication with a source of pressurized fluid or air. The pump includes a structure adapted to maintain implant stability in the face of mechanical and fluid forces to which it is exposed in situ. The pump may include a wall adapted to maintain implant stability by connection of the wall to a stiffening element, such as a stent, a brace, a stiffener or any combination of these. Additionally, the pump optionally includes a wall adapted to maintain implant stability by configuring the interior volume to generally follow the contour of the native human aorta.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2004
    Publication date: August 5, 2004
    Inventors: Adrian Kantrowitz, Robert Merrill Smith