Patents by Inventor Seck Guan TAN

Seck Guan TAN 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).

  • Subcutaneous implantable device for guiding a vascular access member and method for vascular access
    Patent number: 10835663
    Abstract: A subcutaneous implantable device for guiding a vascular access member, the device including a channel defined by a through-hole in the device, wherein the channel is configured to guide the vascular access member there-through to a vascular site; and anchoring means adapted for fixedly attaching, in a form of using suture, tissue ingrowth, tissue encapsulation or tissue adhesion, the device to at least one of a dermis or a subcutaneous tissue at a position underneath the dermis to allow repeated access of the vascular access member through the channel to the vascular site, wherein the device is dimensioned to allow the device to be attached through the anchoring means for anchoring the entire device at a distance away from the vascular site, A method of creating scar tissue track for vascular access is also disclosed where the subcutaneous implantable device for guiding vascular access member is first implanted sub-dermally, the dermis is palpated to feel for the device location and orientation, the guiding
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignees: Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore Health Services Pte Ltd
    Inventors: Ruey Feng Peh, Soo Ghim Lim, Yee Han Kuan, Yanling Toh, Hsien Ts'ung Tay, Seck Guan Tan
  • SUBCUTANEOUS IMPLANTABLE DEVICE FOR GUIDING A VASCULAR ACCESS MEMBER AND METHOD FOR VASCULAR ACCESS
    Publication number: 20180272056
    Abstract: A subcutaneous implantable device for guiding a vascular access member, the device including a channel defined by a through-hole in the device, wherein the channel is configured to guide the vascular access member there-through to a vascular site; and anchoring means adapted for fixedly attaching, in a form of using suture, tissue ingrowth, tissue encapsulation or tissue adhesion, the device to at least one of a dermis or a subcutaneous tissue at a position underneath the dermis to allow repeated access of the vascular access member through the channel to the vascular site, wherein the device is dimensioned to allow the device to be at tacked through the anchoring means for anchoring the entire device at a distance away from the vascular site, A method of creating scar tissue track for vascular access is also disclosed where the subcutaneous implantable device for guiding vascular access member is first implanted sub-dermally, the dermis is palpated to feel for the device location and orientation, the guiding
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2016
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Applicants: Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore Health Services Pte Ltd
    Inventors: Ruey Feng PEH, Soo Ghim LIM, Yee Han KUAN, Yanling TOH, Hsien Ts'ung TAY, Seck Guan TAN