Patents by Inventor Gemma Au-Yeung

Gemma Au-Yeung 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).

  • Methods and devices for tensioning a wrap around a blood vessel
    Publication number: 20070167898
    Abstract: A method of securing a flexible wrap (30) around a blood vessel (28). The wrap (30) being generally elongate and having first (30a) and second (30b) end portions. The method including the steps of 1. wrapping the flexible wrap around the blood vessel (28); 2. passing the first end (30a) of the wrap (30) through a buckle device (10) affixed substantially distally from the first end (30a) of the wrap (30); 3. adjusting the tension in the wrap (30) to a desired level by movement of the first end (30a) of the wrap (30) relative to the buckle device (10); 4. securing together adjacent parts of the wrap (30) substantially adjacent the blood vessel (28); and 5. removing the buckle device (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2004
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Inventors: William Peters, Scott Miller, Gemma Au-Yeung