Patents by Inventor Russell T. Mattews

Russell T. Mattews 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).

  • Convection enhanced delivery apparatus, method, and application
    Patent number: 8790317
    Abstract: An embodiment of the invention is directed to a microfabricated, silicon-based, Convection Enhanced Delivery (CED) device. The device comprises a silicon shank portion, at least one individual parylene channel disposed along at least a part of an entire length of the shank, wherein the channel has one or more dimensioned fluid exit ports disposed at one or more respective locations of the channel and a fluid (drug) input opening. The fluid input opening may be configured or adapted to be connected to a fluid reservoir and/or a pump and/or a meter and/or a valve or other suitable control device(s) or apparatus that supplies and/or delivers fluid (eg, a drug) to the microfabricated device. The device may have multiple channels disposed side by side or in different surfaces of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignees: Cornell University, Yale University
    Inventors: William L. Olbricht, Keith B. Neeves, Conor Foley, Russell T. Mattews, W. Mark Saltzman, Andrew Sawyer
  • CONVECTION ENHANCED DELIVERY APPARATUS, METHOD, AND APPLICATION
    Publication number: 20100098767
    Abstract: An embodiment of the invention is directed to a microfabr?cated, silicon-based, Convection Enhanced Delivery (CED) device The device comprises a silicon shank portion, at least one individual parylene channel disposed along at least a part of an entire length of the shank, wherein the channel has one or more dimensioned fluid exit ports disposed at one or more respective locations of the channel and a fluid (drug) input opening The fluid input opening may be configured or adapted to be connected to a fluid reservoir and/or a pump and/or a meter and/or a valve or other suitable control device(s) or apparatus that supplies and/or delivers fluid (e g, a drug) to the microfabricated device The device may have multiple channels disposed side by side or in different surfaces of the device
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2008
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Inventors: William L. Olbricht, Keith B. Neeves, Conor Foley, Russell T. Mattews, Mark W. Saltzman, Andrew Sawyer