Patents by Inventor Bruce C. Carter

Bruce C. Carter 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).

  • Surface access hemostatic valve
    Patent number: 6090067
    Abstract: A surface access hemostatic valve comprises a tube and a hemostatic valve mounted at the distal end of the tube for positioning at the surface of the skin of the patient. The graft having the surface access hemostatic valve mounted thereon is surgically installed in the skin of the patient. Thereafter the interior of the tube is sterilized and an access member is inserted through the hemostatic valve, through the tube, and into the interior of the graft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2000
    Inventor: Bruce C. Carter
  • Surface access double hemostatic valve for hemodialysis
    Patent number: 6004301
    Abstract: A surface access double hemostatic valve comprises a first hemostatic valve mounted in the wall of a hemodialysis graft, a chamber extending from the first hemostatic valve, and a second hemostatic valve mounted at the distal end of the chamber for positioning at the surface of the skin of the patient. The graft having the surface access double hemostatic valve mounted thereon is surgically installed in the skin of the patient. Thereafter the interior of the chamber is sterilized and a blood access member is inserted through the second hemostatic valve, through the chamber, through the second hemostatic valve, and into the interior of the graft for access to blood flowing therethrough to effect hemodialysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 21, 1999
    Inventor: Bruce C. Carter