Patents by Inventor Vida Tavafoghi Vida

Vida Tavafoghi Vida 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).

  • METHOD FOR HARVESTING FAT CELLS FROM A FAT-FLUID MIXTURE
    Publication number: 20100307950
    Abstract: The present invention teaches a method for separating a fat component of a fluid-fat mixture extracted from a patient. More particularly, the method of invention places a sponge formed of a fluid-absorbing material, such as polyvinyl acetal, in contact with the mixture so as to absorb the fluid component, thereby separating the fat component of the mixture. The separated fat component can then be injected into a selected body portion of the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2010
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Inventor: Vida Tavafoghi Vida
  • Method for harvesting fat cells from a fat-fluid mixture
    Patent number: 7767098
    Abstract: The present invention teaches a method for separating a fat component of a fluid-fat mixture extracted from a patient. More particularly, the method of invention places a sponge formed of a fluid-absorbing material, such as polyvinyl acetal, in contact with the mixture so as to absorb the fluid component, thereby separating the fat component of the mixture. The separated fat component can then be injected into a selected body portion of the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Inventor: Vida Tavafoghi Vida
  • Method for harvesting fat cells from a fat-fluid mixture
    Publication number: 20040067219
    Abstract: The present invention teaches a method for separating a fat component of a fluid-fat mixture extracted from a patient. More particularly, the method of invention places a sponge formed of a fluid-absorbing material, such as polyvinyl acetal, in contact with the mixture so as to absorb the fluid component, thereby separating the fat component of the mixture. The separated fat component can then be injected into a selected body portion of the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2002
    Publication date: April 8, 2004
    Inventor: Vida Tavafoghi Vida