Patents by Inventor Martin J Kaplitt

Martin J Kaplitt 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).

  • Endarterectomy surgical instrument and procedure
    Publication number: 20020120257
    Abstract: An endarterectomy surgical instrument and procedure for removing plaque from a selected length of an artery and surgical instruments for cutting plaque build-ups. The endarterectomy surgical instrument has means for developing an image of the surgical site so that probing of the artery can be observed without requiring opening the artery along the selected length over which the plaque is removed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2002
    Publication date: August 29, 2002
    Inventors: Fredric A. Newman, Martin J. Kaplitt
  • Endarterectomy surgical instrument and procedure
    Patent number: 6358244
    Abstract: An endarterectomy surgical instrument and procedure for removing plaque from a selected length of an artery and surgical instruments for cutting plaque build-ups. The endarterectomy surgical instrument has means for developing an image of the surgical site so that probing of the artery can be observed without requiring opening the artery along the selected length over which the plaque is removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2002
    Assignee: Endo Surgical Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Fredric A. Newman, Martin J Kaplitt, William R. Knepshield
  • Method for transferring genes to the heart using AAV vectors
    Patent number: 6162796
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of adeno-associated virus vectors for the transfer of genes to the heart and vasculature. The vector preferably contains a gene encoding a protein which improves heart and vascular function during heart failure. In a specific embodiment, the vector is introduced into the heart and vasculature via a catheter, with the aid of fluoroscopy. The method and vectors for use therein provide for safe and stable gene expression of the transferred genes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2000
    Assignee: The Rockefeller University
    Inventors: Michael G. Kaplitt, Martin J. Kaplitt, Edward B. Diethrich
  • Endarterectomy surgical instruments and procedure
    Patent number: 5954713
    Abstract: An endarterectomy surgical instrument and procedure for removing plaque from a selected length of an artery and surgical instruments for cutting plaque build-ups. The endarterectomy surgical instrument has means for developing an image of the surgical site so that probing of the artery can be observed without requiring opening the artery along the selected length over which the plaque is removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 21, 1999
    Inventors: Fredric A. Newman, Martin J. Kaplitt, William R. Knepshield