Patents by Inventor Benjamin Whittam

Benjamin Whittam 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).

  • System and method for pyeloplasty internal-external stent
    Patent number: 9433765
    Abstract: A system and method is provided for the deployment of a ureter between a kidney and a bladder. A stent includes a flexible internal drainage portion, a retention portion, and an external drainage portion. The external drainage portion includes a sharpened tip configured to be passed from through a renal pelvis and out the side of a patient's body from inside the ureter. The stent is arranged to be removable by pulling the external drainage portion and thereby removing the stent out the side of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: Indiana University Research & Technology Corporation
    Inventor: Benjamin Whittam
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PYELOPLASTY INTERNAL-EXTERNAL STENT
    Publication number: 20140128793
    Abstract: A system and method is provided for the deployment of a ureter between a kidney and a bladder. A stent includes a flexible internal drainage portion, a retention portion, and an external drainage portion. The external drainage portion includes a sharpened tip configured to be passed from through a renal pelvis and out the side of a patient's body from inside the ureter. The stent is arranged to be removable by pulling the external drainage portion and thereby removing the stent out the side of the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2013
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Inventor: Benjamin Whittam