Patents by Inventor Donald J. Stone

Donald J. Stone 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).

  • Patent number: 4578063
    Abstract: A percutaneous implant device is provided which is stable, biocompatible, substantially infection-free and provides a long-term port of entry into the body, the device having an easy-to-use, effective, contamination-resistant capping and valving system for the exchange of fluids into and out of the body. The device comprises a nonporous biocompatible conduit having an attached flange, the flange having a top and a bottom. In the preferred embodiment, at the top of the flange, where the flange and conduit connect, the conduit emerges from the flange, necks inwardly and then flares outwardly forming an hourglass configuration. Above this neck the conduit forms substantially a right-angle bend, the conduit then extending substantially parallel to the skin. The device is implanted in the body such that the flange is below the surface of the skin. The flange preferably is covered with a porous, biologically inert material which permits growth of connective tissue and vascularization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 1984
    Date of Patent: March 25, 1986
    Assignee: W. L. Gore & Assoc., Inc.
    Inventors: Charles M. Inman, Donald J. Stone