Patents by Inventor Ted Bender

Ted Bender 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).

  • Method for preparing a graft vessel for anastomosis
    Publication number: 20040236178
    Abstract: A method for preparing a graft vessel for anastomosis to a target vessel includes making at least one incision in the graft vessel, such as to form a flap at an end thereof. The graft vessel and/or a fixture, such as a clamp, may be positioned relative to one another, such as to form an angle relative to one another, prior to making the incision or incisions. The position of the graft vessel relative to the fixture may be based on the size of the opening in the target vessel at the anastomosis site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2004
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Applicant: Cardica, Inc.
    Inventors: Jaime Vargas, Ted Bender, David Bombard, Jeremy Frank
  • Graft vessel preparation device and methods for using the same
    Patent number: 6786862
    Abstract: A graft vessel preparation device and a method for using the graft vessel preparation device is provided. The graft vessel preparation device establishes and maintains a critical dimension on a graft vessel which corresponds to a dimension of an anastomosis site on a target vessel. One example of a graft vessel preparation device which prepares a graft vessel for a vascular anastomosis procedure includes a parallelogram linkage, a first spreader arm and a second spreader arm. The first spreader arm and the second spreader arm mount on opposing members of the parallelogram linkage in a parallel configuration. The spreader arms are configured in order to allow the placement of an end of a graft vessel over the spreader arms. The spreader arms are also configured to separate within an interior of the graft vessel once the graft vessel is placed over the spreader arms in order to establish a critical dimension. The critical dimension is established using a critical dimension locator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2004
    Assignee: Cardica, Inc.
    Inventors: Jaime Vargas, Ted Bender, David Bombard, Jeremy Frank
  • Graft vessel preparation device and methods for using the same
    Publication number: 20030163023
    Abstract: A graft vessel preparation device and a method for using the graft vessel preparation device is provided. The graft vessel preparation device establishes and maintains a critical dimension on a graft vessel which corresponds to a dimension of an anastomosis site on a target vessel. One example of a graft vessel preparation device which prepares a graft vessel for a vascular anastomosis procedure includes a parallelogram linkage, a first spreader arm and a second spreader arm. The first spreader arm and the second spreader arm mount on opposing members of the parallelogram linkage in a parallel configuration. The spreader arms are configured in order to allow the placement of an end of a graft vessel over the spreader arms. The spreader arms are also configured to separate within an interior of the graft vessel once the graft vessel is placed over the spreader arms in order to establish a critical dimension. The critical dimension is established using a critical dimension locator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2003
    Publication date: August 28, 2003
    Applicant: Cardica, Inc.
    Inventors: Jaime Vargas, Ted Bender, David Bombard, Jeremy Frank
  • Graft vessel preparation device and methods for using the same
    Patent number: 6554764
    Abstract: A graft vessel preparation device and a method for using the graft vessel preparation device is provided. The graft vessel preparation device establishes and maintains a critical dimension on a graft vessel which corresponds to a dimension of an anastomosis site on a target vessel. One example of a graft vessel preparation device which prepares a graft vessel for a vascular anastomosis procedure includes a parallelogram linkage, a first spreader arm and a second spreader arm. The first spreader arm and the second spreader arm mount on opposing members of the parallelogram linkage in a parallel configuration. The spreader arms are configured in order to allow the placement of an end of a graft vessel over the spreader arms. The spreader arms are also configured to separate within an interior of the graft vessel once the graft vessel is placed over the spreader arms in order to establish a critical dimension. The critical dimension is established using a critical dimension locator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2003
    Assignee: Cardica, Inc.
    Inventors: Jaime Vargas, Ted Bender, David Bombard, Jeremy Frank