Patents by Inventor James Hunter Mehaffey

James Hunter Mehaffey 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).

  • Port apparatus and sheath device for electrocautery and related methods thereof
    Patent number: 11937848
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for performing electrocautery on a site of a subject that includes inserting a trocar device into the location of the site of the subject and electro-cauterizing the site of the subject using a diode included with the trocar device. A method and apparatus for performing electrocautery on a site of a subject that includes inserting one or more medical tubes or medical instruments or devices that extends through an expandable sheath; and electro-cauterizing the site of the subject using a diode included with the expandable sheath device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: University of Virginia Patent Foundation
    Inventors: Gorav Ailawadi, James Hunter Mehaffey
  • Ventricular assist device stent, ventricular assist device, and related methods thereof
    Patent number: 11471661
    Abstract: A method of assisting a heart for the operation of a ventricular assist device comprising the steps of implanting a cannula to the heart and deploying a stent within a left ventricle, a right ventricle, a left atrium, or a right atrium of the heart. The stent may be transferable from a first compact configuration to a second open configuration to facilitate implantation. The stent may also have a flared distal end to assist with alignment, positioning, and prevent outgrowth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: University of Virginia Patent Foundation
    Inventors: James Hunter Mehaffey, Mark Roeser, John A. Kern, Irving L. Kron, Gorav Ailawadi
  • PORT APPARATUS AND SHEATH DEVICE FOR ELECTROCAUTERY AND RELATED METHODS THEREOF
    Publication number: 20190307488
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for performing electrocautery on a site of a subject that includes inserting a trocar device into the location of the site of the subject and electro-cauterizing the site of the subject using a diode included with the trocar device. A method and apparatus for performing electrocautery on a site of a subject that includes inserting one or more medical tubes or medical instruments or devices that extends through an expandable sheath; and electro-cauterizing the site of the subject using a diode included with the expandable sheath device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Applicant: University of Virginia Patent Foundation
    Inventors: Gorav AILAWADI, James Hunter MEHAFFEY
  • VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE STENT, VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE, AND RELATED METHODS THEREOF
    Publication number: 20190143019
    Abstract: A method of assisting a heart for the operation of a ventricular assist device comprising the steps of implanting a cannula to the heart and deploying a stent within a left ventricle, a right ventricle, a left atrium, or a right atrium of the heart. The stent may be transferable from a first compact configuration to a second open configuration to facilitate implantation. The stent may also have a flared distal end to assist with alignment, positioning, and prevent outgrowth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Applicant: University of Virginia Patent Foundation
    Inventors: James Hunter Mehaffey, Mark Roeser, John A. Kern, Irving L. Kron, Gorav Ailawadi