Patents by Inventor Richard Garrett Jeffries

Richard Garrett Jeffries 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).

  • Extracorporeal ambulator assist lung
    Patent number: 11298452
    Abstract: A extracorporeal system for lung assist includes a housing, a blood flow inlet in fluid connection with the housing; a blood flow outlet in fluid connection with the housing; a plurality of hollow gas permeable fibers adapted to permit diffusion of gas between blood and an interior of the hollow gas permeable fibers, the plurality of hollow gas permeable fibers being positioned between the blood flow inlet and the blood flow outlet such that blood flows around the plurality of hollow gas permeable fibers when flowing from the blood flow inlet to the blood flow outlet; a gas inlet in fluid connection with the housing and in fluid connection with inlets of the plurality of hollow gas permeable fibers; a gas outlet in fluid connection with the housing and in fluid connection with outlets of the plurality of hollow gas permeable fibers; and at least one moving element to create velocity fields in blood flow contacting the plurality of hollow gas permeable fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignees: University of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, Carnegie Mellon University
    Inventors: William J. Federspiel, Brian Joseph Frankowski, James F. Antaki, Christian Andres Bermudez, Richard Garrett Jeffries, William R. Wagner, Sang-Ho Ye
  • Extracorporeal gas exchange devices, systems and methods
    Patent number: 10549022
    Abstract: An extracorporeal gas exchange device includes a housing, a rigid shaft rotatable within the housing, a plurality of agitation mechanisms positioned on the rigid shaft, and a plurality of hollow gas permeable fibers adapted to permit diffusion of gas between fluid flowing within the housing and an interior of the plurality of hollow gas permeable fibers. The plurality of hollow gas permeable fibers are positioned radially outward from the plurality of agitation mechanisms. The rotational speed of the rigid shaft is adjustable independent of the flow rate of fluid through the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: University of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
    Inventors: Richard Garrett Jeffries, William J. Federspiel, Brian Joseph Frankowski
  • EXTRACORPOREAL AMBULATOR ASSIST LUNG
    Publication number: 20190022300
    Abstract: A extracorporeal system for lung assist includes a housing, a blood flow inlet in fluid connection with the housing; a blood flow outlet in fluid connection with the housing; a plurality of hollow gas permeable fibers adapted to permit diffusion of gas between blood and an interior of the hollow gas permeable fibers, the plurality of hollow gas permeable fibers being positioned between the blood flow inlet and the blood flow outlet such that blood flows around the plurality of hollow gas permeable fibers when flowing from the blood flow inlet to the blood flow outlet; a gas inlet in fluid connection with the housing and in fluid connection with inlets of the plurality of hollow gas permeable fibers; a gas outlet in fluid connection with the housing and in fluid connection with outlets of the plurality of hollow gas permeable fibers; and at least one moving element to create velocity fields in blood flow contacting the plurality of hollow gas permeable fibers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: William J. Federspiel, Brian Joseph Frankowski, James F. Antaki, Christian Andres Bermudez, Richard Garrett Jeffries, William R. Wagner, Sang-Ho Ye
  • Extracorporeal ambulator assist lung
    Patent number: 10080834
    Abstract: A extracorporeal system for lung assist includes a housing, a blood flow inlet in fluid connection with the housing; a blood flow outlet in fluid connection with the housing; a plurality of hollow gas permeable fibers adapted to permit diffusion of gas between blood and an interior of the hollow gas permeable fibers, the plurality of hollow gas permeable fibers being positioned between the blood flow inlet and the blood flow outlet such that blood flows around the plurality of hollow gas permeable fibers when flowing from the blood flow inlet to the blood flow outlet; a gas inlet in fluid connection with the housing and in fluid connection with inlets of the plurality of hollow gas permeable fibers; a gas outlet in fluid connection with the housing and in fluid connection with outlets of the plurality of hollow gas permeable fibers; and at least one moving element to create velocity fields in blood flow contacting the plurality of hollow gas permeable fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignees: University of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: William J. Federspiel, Brian Joseph Frankowski, James F. Antaki, Christian Andres Bermudez, Richard Garrett Jeffries, William R. Wagner, Sang-Ho Ye
  • EXTRACORPOREAL GAS EXCHANGE DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20180264184
    Abstract: An extracorporeal gas exchange device includes a housing, a rigid shaft rotatable within the housing, a plurality of agitation mechanisms positioned on the rigid shaft, and a plurality of hollow gas permeable fibers adapted to permit diffusion of gas between fluid flowing within the housing and an interior of the plurality of hollow gas permeable fibers. The plurality of hollow gas permeable fibers are positioned radially outward from the plurality of agitation mechanisms. The rotational speed of the rigid shaft is adjustable independent of the flow rate of fluid through the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: Richard Garrett Jeffries, William J. Federspiel, Brian Joseph Frankowski
  • EXTRACORPOREAL AMBULATOR ASSIST LUNG
    Publication number: 20150314059
    Abstract: A extracorporeal system for lung assist includes a housing, a blood flow inlet in fluid connection with the housing; a blood flow outlet in fluid connection with the housing; a plurality of hollow gas permeable fibers adapted to permit diffusion of gas between blood and an interior of the hollow gas permeable fibers, the plurality of hollow gas permeable fibers being positioned between the blood flow inlet and the blood flow outlet such that blood flows around the plurality of hollow gas permeable fibers when flowing from the blood flow inlet to the blood flow outlet; a gas inlet in fluid connection with the housing and in fluid connection with inlets of the plurality of hollow gas permeable fibers; a gas outlet in fluid connection with the housing and in fluid connection with outlets of the plurality of hollow gas permeable fibers; and at least one moving element to create velocity fields in blood flow contacting the plurality of hollow gas permeable fibers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2013
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: William J. Federspiel, Brian Joseph Frankowski, James F. Antaki, Christian Andres Bermudez, Richard Garrett Jeffries, William R. Wagner