Patents Assigned to University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
  • Branch stent
    Patent number: 10835399
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a stent for use in vascular interventions, the stent comprising a first portion for placing in a first lumen and a second portion for placing in a region of a branch point at which the first lumen branches off a second lumen, the second portion comprising one or more rings linked by second links to the first portion and, if the second portion comprises two or more rings, together. The first and second portions are configured to be different to facilitate controlled longitudinal deformation of the second portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
    Inventor: Anthony Gershlick
  • Branch Stent
    Publication number: 20190029853
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a stent for use in vascular interventions, the stent comprising a first portion for placing in a first lumen and a second portion for placing in a region of a branch point at which the first lumen branches off a second lumen, the second portion comprising one or more rings linked by second links to the first portion and, if the second portion comprises two or more rings, together. The first and second portions are configured to be different to facilitate controlled longitudinal deformation of the second portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Applicant: University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
    Inventor: Anthony GERSHLICK
  • Delivery apparatus
    Patent number: 10065020
    Abstract: A delivery apparatus is provided for inserting catheters and/or cannulae into a patient's blood vessel or body cavity either with or without the use of ultrasound imaging. The apparatus is used for the delivery of central venous catheters (CVCs) for creating a central line. The invention also relates to uses of the apparatus, and to methods for inserting catheters or cannulae (e.g. a CVC) into a patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
    Inventor: Atul Gaur
  • Collapsible stent
    Patent number: 8876887
    Abstract: A stent suitable for the repair of lesions in bifurcated blood vessels is provided, having a deformable end portion such that a free end of the end portion can be aligned with the surface of an abutting stent or angioplasty balloon in a main branch of the bifurcated vessel. A method of blood vessel repair using this stent is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
    Inventor: Anthony Harvey Gershlick