Patents by Inventor Dorthyann I. Johnson

Dorthyann I. Johnson 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).

  • IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES FOR FLUID FLOW CONTROL
    Publication number: 20210290356
    Abstract: An implantable medical device for altering blood flow in a vessel of a patient, the device including a stent element and a graft component attached to at least a portion of the stent element. The stent element and the graft component include a restricting portion configured to direct flow into one or more side branches off the vessel, and an anchor portion to arrange an inlet of the restricting portion approximately centrally within the vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: John M. Brinkmann, Kevin K. Coffman, Edward H. Cully, Joel Dugdale, Jeffrey B. Duncan, James L. Goepfrich, Paul D. Goodman, Dorthyann I. Johnson, Tom R. McDaniel, Eric A. Mokelke, Edward E. Shaw, Mark E. Trokanski, Michael J. Vonesh
  • FLOW RESTRICTING STENT-GRAFT
    Publication number: 20210290358
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure are directed toward apparatuses, systems, and methods for altering blood flow in a vessel of a patient. The apparatuses, systems, and methods may include one or more anchor portions; a flow restriction portion having a section of reduced diameter relative to the one or more anchor portions; and a membrane component coupled to at least a portion of the flow restriction portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Paul D. Goodman, Dorthyann I. Johnson, Mark E. Trokanski