Patents by Inventor Franco M. Montevecchi

Franco M. Montevecchi 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).

  • Apparatus for concurrently oxgenating and pumping blood circulated extra-corporeally in cardiovascular systems
    Patent number: 5110548
    Abstract: An apparatus for concurrently oxygenating and pumping blood circulated extra-corporeally in vascular assistance includes at least one blood-oygenating fluid interface permeable to gas and impermeable to blood. The interface is provided within a container to define an exchange area between a first circulation space for blood and a second circulation space for an oxygenating fluid. A pressure control device is provided for periodically varying the pressure of an oxygenating fluid acting on the interface within the second circulation space. As a result, the oxygenated blood in the first circulation space is pumped therefrom through the oxygenated blood outlet concurrently during oxygenation of blood within the first circulation space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 1988
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1992
    Inventor: Franco M. Montevecchi