Patents by Inventor Violet G. Finley

Violet G. Finley 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).

  • Hemotransfiltration hollow fiber device
    Patent number: 10512717
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a device and method to clear solutes from a patient's blood while maintaining fluid balance. In some implementations, the device and method is used to assist the filtration functions of a patient's liver or kidney. The device includes a plurality of hollow fibers that pass through a sequence of alternating filtration chambers and infusion chambers. The filtration chambers filter the patient's blood while the infusion chambers rehydrate the filtered blood.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph L. Charest, Christopher M. DiBiasio, Violet G. Finley, Jose A. Santos
  • HEMOTRANSFILTRATION HOLLOW FIBER DEVICE
    Publication number: 20170340795
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a device and method to clear solutes from a patient's blood while maintaining fluid balance. In some implementations, the device and method is used to assist the filtration functions of a patient's liver or kidney. The device includes a plurality of hollow fibers that pass through a sequence of alternating filtration chambers and infusion chambers. The filtration chambers filter the patient's blood while the infusion chambers rehydrate the filtered blood.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Joseph L. Charest, Christopher M. DiBiasio, Violet G. Finley, Jose A. Santos