Patents by Inventor Pauline K. Park

Pauline K. Park 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).

  • Endothelial cell deposition device
    Patent number: 5441539
    Abstract: Apparatus for depositing a cell product, such as endothelial cell product, in a graft and inserting the graft in a vessel is disclosed. The apparatus preferably comprises a tunneler tube that has a hollow portion for supporting the graft therein, apertures to permit the flow of cell product, and a pointed end cap attached to a distal end of the tunneler tube. The apparatus also has a handle connected to the graft and releaseably connected to a proximal end of the tunneler tube that provides an inlet for cell product and outlet in fluid communication with the lumen of the graft. During deposition, the cell product thus flows through the handle, into the graft and exits through the apertures. During insertion, the tunneler tube is manipulated by the handle to enter a vessel, and is then released from the handle and removed to accommodate anastomoses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 15, 1995
    Assignees: Thomas Jefferson University, Becton Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Paul G. Alchas, Jonathan B. Gabel, Stuart K. Williams, Bruce E. Jarrell, Deborah G. Rose, Pauline K. Park, Thomas L. Carter, Frank A. Augello, Joseph A. DiPisa, Jr.