Patents by Inventor Renan P. Uflacker

Renan P. Uflacker 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).

  • Retrievable inferior vena cava filter
    Patent number: 7803171
    Abstract: The present invention provides an intravascular filter for minimally invasive deployment into, and extraction from, a blood vessel. The invention comprises an inferior vena cava filter used to prevent migration of clots into the pulmonary artery wherein the filter has a novel architecture such that the filter can be extracted from the vessel without substantially damaging the vessel, even after prolonged periods of deployment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2010
    Inventor: Renan P. Uflacker
  • Dialysis graft system with self-sealing access ports
    Patent number: 6261257
    Abstract: This invention provides a dialysis-access graft fistula having self-sealing ports for use in hemodialysis. The self-sealing ports can be repeatedly used for the cannulation required for the blood flows associated with hemodialysis. The ports self-seal after each puncture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2001
    Inventors: Renan P. Uflacker, Andre B. Uflacker