Patents by Inventor G. Doug Smith
G. Doug Smith 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).
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Patent number: 10894120Abstract: In certain systems disclosed herein, one or more of a first vascular access port and a second vascular access port can be selected by a customer. Each of the first and second vascular access ports can be implanted subcutaneously within a patient, and each can include a base configured to be attached to a vessel, a body that extends away from the base, and a guidance passageway that extends through the body and the base and includes a funnel region. A maximum height defined by the base and body of the second vascular access port can be greater than a maximum height defined by the base and body of the first vascular access port.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2019Date of Patent: January 19, 2021Assignee: Advent Access Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Nathaniel P. Young, G. Doug Smith, Mark A. Crawford
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Patent number: 10773010Abstract: Ports for accessing a vessels within a patient include passageways that can guide needles or other access devices directly into the vessels. The ports can be implanted subcutaneously within a patient. Some ports may be used in the creation and use of vascular access buttonholes.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2018Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: Advent Access Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Christopher M. Phillips, Nathaniel P. Young, Trent J. Perry, Duane D. Blatter, Mark A. Crawford, G. Doug Smith, Steven Johnson
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Publication number: 20190269842Abstract: In certain systems disclosed herein, one or more of a first vascular access port and a second vascular access port can be selected by a customer. Each of the first and second vascular access ports can be implanted subcutaneously within a patient, and each can include a base configured to be attached to a vessel, a body that extends away from the base, and a guidance passageway that extends through the body and the base and includes a funnel region. A maximum height defined by the base and body of the second vascular access port can be greater than a maximum height defined by the base and body of the first vascular access port.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2019Publication date: September 5, 2019Applicant: Advent Access Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Nathaniel P. Young, G. Doug Smith, Mark A. Crawford
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Patent number: 10226564Abstract: In certain systems disclosed herein, one or more of a first vascular access port and a second vascular access port can be selected by a customer. Each of the first and second vascular access ports can be implanted subcutaneously within a patient, and each can include a base configured to be attached to a vessel, a body that extends away from the base, and a guidance passageway that extends through the body and the base and includes a funnel region. A maximum height defined by the base and body of the second vascular access port can be greater than a maximum height defined by the base and body of the first vascular access port.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2015Date of Patent: March 12, 2019Assignee: Advent Access Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Nathaniel P. Young, G. Doug Smith, Mark A. Crawford
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Publication number: 20190060552Abstract: Ports for accessing a vessels within a patient include passageways that can guide needles or other access devices directly into the vessels. The ports can be implanted subcutaneously within a patient. Some ports may be used in the creation and use of vascular access buttonholes.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2018Publication date: February 28, 2019Inventors: Christopher M. Phillips, Nathaniel P. Young, Trent J. Perry, Duane D. Blatter, Mark A. Crawford, G. Doug Smith, Steven Johnson
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Patent number: 9968726Abstract: A method of securing an access port to a vessel can include positioning an access port adjacent to a wall of the vessel. The access port can include an implantation passageway and a guidance passageway that is connected to the implantation passageway. The implantation passageway can be open, during the positioning of the access port, at a position proximal to a location at which the implantation passageway and the guidance passageway are connected. The method can further include forming an opening in the wall of the vessel via instruments that extend through the implantation passageway. The method can include securing the access port to the vessel such that the implantation passageway is in fluid communication with an interior of the vessel via the opening in the wall of the vessel. The method can also include sealing the implantation passageway at the position proximal to the guidance passageway.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2015Date of Patent: May 15, 2018Assignee: DF Vital Holdings, LLCInventors: Christopher M. Phillips, Nathaniel P. Young, Trent J. Perry, Duane D. Blatter, Mark A. Crawford, G. Doug Smith, Steven Johnson
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Patent number: 9603988Abstract: Ports for accessing vessels within a patient include passageways that can guide needles or other access devices directly into the vessels. The ports can be implanted subcutaneously within a patient. Some ports may be used in the creation and use of vascular access buttonholes.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2012Date of Patent: March 28, 2017Assignee: Vital Access CorporationInventors: Nathaniel P. Young, Trent J. Perry, Duane D. Blatter, Christopher M. Phillips, Mark A. Crawford, G. Doug Smith, Steven Johnson
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Publication number: 20150306300Abstract: A method of securing an access port to a vessel can include positioning an access port adjacent to a wall of the vessel. The access port can include an implantation passageway and a guidance passageway that is connected to the implantation passageway. The implantation passageway can be open, during the positioning of the access port, at a position proximal to a location at which the implantation passageway and the guidance passageway are connected. The method can further include forming an opening in the wall of the vessel via instruments that extend through the implantation passageway. The method can include securing the access port to the vessel such that the implantation passageway is in fluid communication with an interior of the vessel via the opening in the wall of the vessel. The method can also include sealing the implantation passageway at the position proximal to the guidance passageway.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2015Publication date: October 29, 2015Inventors: Christopher M. Phillips, Nathaniel P. Young, Trent J. Perry, Duane D. Blatter, Mark A. Crawford, G. Doug Smith, Steven Johnson
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Publication number: 20150258322Abstract: In certain systems disclosed herein, one or more of a first vascular access port and a second vascular access port can be selected by a customer. Each of the first and second vascular access ports can be implanted subcutaneously within a patient, and each can include a base configured to be attached to a vessel, a body that extends away from the base, and a guidance passageway that extends through the body and the base and includes a funnel region. A maximum height defined by the base and body of the second vascular access port can be greater than a maximum height defined by the base and body of the first vascular access port.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2015Publication date: September 17, 2015Inventors: Nathaniel P. Young, G. Doug Smith, Mark A. Crawford
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Patent number: 9072880Abstract: Ports for accessing a vessels within a patient include passageways that can guide needles or other access devices directly into the vessels. The ports can be implanted subcutaneously within a patient. Some ports may be used in the creation and use of vascular access buttonholes.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2010Date of Patent: July 7, 2015Assignee: Vital Access CorporationInventors: Christopher M. Phillips, Nathaniel P. Young, Trent J. Perry, Duane D. Blatter, Mark A. Crawford, G. Doug Smith, Steven Johnson
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Patent number: 9033931Abstract: Ports for accessing a vessels within a patient include passageways that can guide needles or other access devices directly into the vessels. The ports can be implanted subcutaneously within a patient. Some ports may be used in the creation and use of vascular access buttonholes.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2012Date of Patent: May 19, 2015Inventors: Nathaniel P. Young, G. Doug Smith, Mark A. Crawford, Randall K. Jones
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Publication number: 20130245572Abstract: Ports for accessing a vessels within a patient include passageways that can guide needles or other access devices directly into the vessels. The ports can be implanted subcutaneously within a patient. Some ports may be used in the creation and use of vascular access buttonholes.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2012Publication date: September 19, 2013Applicant: Vital Access CorporationInventors: Nathaniel P. Young, Trent J. Perry, Duane D. Blatter, Christopher M. Phillips, Mark A. Crawford, G. Doug Smith, Steven Johnson
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Publication number: 20130245550Abstract: Ports for accessing a vessels within a patient include passageways that can guide needles or other access devices directly into the vessels. The ports can be implanted subcutaneously within a patient. Some ports may be used in the creation and use of vascular access buttonholes.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2012Publication date: September 19, 2013Applicant: VITAL ACCESS CORPORATIONInventors: Nathaniel P. Young, G. Doug Smith, Mark A. Crawford, Randall K. Jones
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Patent number: 8337465Abstract: Ports for accessing a vessels within a patient include passageways that can guide needles or other access devices directly into the vessels. The ports can be implanted subcutaneously within a patient. Some ports may be used in the creation and use of vascular access buttonholes.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2010Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: Vital Access CorporationInventors: Nathaniel P. Young, Trent J. Perry, Duane D. Blatter, Christopher M. Phillips, Mark A. Crawford, G. Doug Smith, Steven Johnson
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Patent number: 8337464Abstract: Ports for accessing a vessels within a patient include passageways that can guide needles or other access devices directly into the vessels. The ports can be implanted subcutaneously within a patient. Some ports may be used in the creation and use of vascular access buttonholes.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2010Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: Vital Access CorporationInventors: Nathaniel P. Young, G. Doug Smith, Mark A. Crawford, Randall K. Jones
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Publication number: 20100191191Abstract: Ports for accessing a vessels within a patient include passageways that can guide needles or other access devices directly into the vessels. The ports can be implanted subcutaneously within a patient. Some ports may be used in the creation and use of vascular access buttonholes.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2010Publication date: July 29, 2010Applicant: VITAL ACCESS CORPORATIONInventors: Nathaniel P. Young, Trent J. Perry, Duane D. Blatter, Christopher M. Phillips, Mark A. Crawford, G. Doug Smith, Steven Johnson
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Publication number: 20100191179Abstract: Ports for accessing a vessels within a patient include passageways that can guide needles or other access devices directly into the vessels. The ports can be implanted subcutaneously within a patient. Some ports may be used in the creation and use of vascular access buttonholes.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2010Publication date: July 29, 2010Applicant: VITAL ACCESS CORPORATIONInventors: Nathaniel P. Young, G. Doug Smith, Mark A. Crawford, Randall K. Jones
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Publication number: 20100191166Abstract: Ports for accessing a vessels within a patient include passageways that can guide needles or other access devices directly into the vessels. The ports can be implanted subcutaneously within a patient. Some ports may be used in the creation and use of vascular access buttonholes.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2010Publication date: July 29, 2010Applicant: VITAL ACCESS CORPORATIONInventors: Christopher M. Phillips, Nathaniel P. Young, Trent J. Perry, Duane D. Blatter, Mark A. Crawford, G. Doug Smith, Steven Johnson