Patents by Inventor Robert Whirley

Robert Whirley 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).

  • Patent number: 7147661
    Abstract: This invention is a system for the treatment of body passageways; in particular, vessels with vascular disease. The system includes an endovascular graft with a low-profile delivery configuration and a deployed configuration in which it conforms to the morphology of the vessel or body passageway to be treated as well as various connector members and stents. The graft is made from an inflatable graft body section and may be bifurcated. One or more inflatable cuffs may be disposed at either end of the graft body section. At least one inflatable channel is disposed between and in fluid communication with the inflatable cuffs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2006
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Santa Rosa Corp.
    Inventors: Michael V. Chobotov, Brian Glynn, Stuart Kari, Maurice Marthaler, Robert Whirley, Isaac Zacharias
  • Publication number: 20060222596
    Abstract: Hydrogel compositions prepared from amine components and glycidyl ether components are provided which are biocompatible and suitable for use in vivo due, in part, to their excellent stability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2005
    Publication date: October 5, 2006
    Applicant: TriVascular, Inc.
    Inventors: Syed Askari, Robert Whirley
  • Publication number: 20060178732
    Abstract: This invention is a system for the treatment of body passageways; in particular, vessels with vascular disease. The system includes an endovascular graft with a low-profile delivery configuration and a deployed configuration in which it conforms to the morphology of the vessel or body passageway to be treated as well as various connector members and stents. The graft is made from an inflatable graft body section and may be bifurcated. One or more inflatable cuffs may be disposed at either end of the graft body section. At least one inflatable channel is disposed between and in fluid communication with the inflatable cuffs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2006
    Publication date: August 10, 2006
    Inventors: Michael Chobotov, Robert Whirley
  • Publication number: 20050171593
    Abstract: The present invention provides inflatable porous implants, such as grafts, stent-grafts, and bladders, as well as methods and kits for drug delivery. In particular, the grafts and stent-grafts of the present invention provide for the delivery of a therapeutic agent into a flow conduit in the body. The inflatable porous implants provide for direct delivery of larger, more precise dosages of drugs over longer administration periods into the body. Moreover, these inflatable porous implants are often flexible when inserted and have a low profile delivery configuration for easy placement. The implants of the present invention further provide a mechanical or structural function in addition to drug delivery in a single integrated structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2004
    Publication date: August 4, 2005
    Applicant: TriVascular, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Whirley, James Shapiro
  • Publication number: 20050158272
    Abstract: The present invention provides embolic compositions, methods, and devices for embolizing a body lumen. In one embodiment, the embolic composition comprises a mixture of polyethylene glycol diacrylate (PEGDA), pentaerythritol tetra(3-mercaptopropionate), and a physiologically acceptable buffer solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2005
    Publication date: July 21, 2005
    Applicant: TriVascular, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Whirley, Gerald Martin
  • Publication number: 20050090804
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and compositions for managing endoleaks in a perigraft space around an endovascular graft. In one embodiment, a blood flow through the endovascular graft is temporarily reduced and an embolic material is delivered into the perigraft space while the blood flow through the endovascular graft is reduced. The embolic material may comprise polyethylene glycol diacrylate, pentaerthyritol tetra 3(mercaptopropionate), and a buffer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2003
    Publication date: April 28, 2005
    Applicant: TriVascular, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Chobotov, Robert Whirley
  • Publication number: 20030120338
    Abstract: This invention is a system for the treatment of body passageways; in particular, vessels with vascular disease. The system includes an endovascular graft with a low-profile delivery configuration and a deployed configuration in which it conforms to the morphology of the vessel or body passageway to be treated as well as various connector members and stents. The graft is made from an inflatable graft body section and may be bifurcated. One or more inflatable cuffs may be disposed at either end of the graft body section. At least one inflatable channel is disposed between and in fluid communication with the inflatable cuffs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2002
    Publication date: June 26, 2003
    Inventors: Michael V. Chobotov, Brian Glynn, Stuart Kari, Maurice Marthaler, Robert Whirley, Isaac Zacharias
  • Publication number: 20030120331
    Abstract: This invention is a system for the treatment of body passageways; in particular, vessels with vascular disease. The system includes an endovascular graft with a low-profile delivery configuration and a deployed configuration in which it conforms to the morphology of the vessel or body passageway to be treated as well as various connector members and stents. The graft is made from an inflatable graft body section and may be bifurcated. One or more inflatable cuffs may be disposed at either end of the graft body section. At least one inflatable channel is disposed between and in fluid communication with the inflatable cuffs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2001
    Publication date: June 26, 2003
    Applicant: TriVascular, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael V. Chobotov, Brian Glynn, Stuart Kari, Maurice Marthaler, Robert Whirley, Isaac Zacharias