Patents by Inventor Timothy Rawden Ashton
Timothy Rawden Ashton 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).
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Publication number: 20240148941Abstract: A vascular prosthesis includes a tubular wall disposed between a first open end and an opposed second open end and having an inner surface and an opposed outer surface. The tubular wall includes a textile construction of one or more filaments or yarns, the textile construction by itself being permeable to liquid. The outer surface includes a coating of a water-insoluble elastomeric sealant. The tubular wall having the coating of the water-insoluble elastomeric sealant is, after curing thereof, impermeable to liquid. The inner surface is free of the water-insoluble elastomeric sealant.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2023Publication date: May 9, 2024Applicant: Hothouse Medical LimitedInventors: David Granville Stevenson, Timothy Rawden Ashton
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Patent number: 11857699Abstract: A textile graft includes a tubular wall disposed between a first open end and an opposed second open end and having an inner surface and an opposed outer surface. The tubular wall includes a textile construction of one or more filaments or yarns, the textile construction by itself being permeable to liquid. A portion of the inner surface of the tubular wall includes a coating of a substantially water-soluble material thereon. The outer surface includes a coating of a substantially water-insoluble elastomeric sealant disposed thereon. The tubular wall having the coating of the substantially water-insoluble elastomeric sealant is, after curing thereof, substantially impermeable to liquid.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2020Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: Hothouse Medical LimitedInventors: David Granville Stevenson, Timothy Rawden Ashton
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Publication number: 20230338618Abstract: An implantable tubular textile graft includes a water-insoluble elastomeric sealant disposed at the textile tubular wall such that the graft is impermeable to water at 120 mm Hg pressure. The inner surface of the textile tubular wall configured to promote growth of biological tissue and/or promote growth of pseudointima.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2022Publication date: October 26, 2023Applicant: Hothouse Medical LimitedInventors: David Granville Stevenson, Timothy Rawden Ashton
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Patent number: 11666683Abstract: A medical textile product includes a textile substrate having opposed first and second surfaces with the textile substrate including a textile construction of one or more yarns. The second surface includes a coating of a substantially water-insoluble, non-porous elastomeric sealant. The one or more yarns at the first surface are pre-treated with a removable composition, such that the water-insoluble elastomeric sealant encapsulates a portion of fibers of the one or more yarns at the second surface of the textile substrate. The textile substrate is substantially impermeable to fluid. The first surface is substantially free of the substantially water-insoluble elastomeric sealant. The textile substrate may be a non-tubular substrate, such as a planar sheet, a shaped sheet, and a tape, or a tubular substrate, such as a cylindrical conduit, a tubular conduit, a Y-shaped, a T-shaped conduit, a multi-channel conduit, and a bulbous shaped conduit.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2021Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: Hothouse Medical LimitedInventors: David Granville Stevenson, Timothy Rawden Ashton
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Patent number: 11577003Abstract: A method of detecting the presence or absence of a sealant applied to a textile graft includes the steps of: providing a textile graft having a first surface and an opposed second surface; providing a water soluble masking agent; applying the water soluble masking agent to at least a portion of the first surface of the textile graft; providing a sealant solution; providing a visual indicator; applying the water insoluble sealing agent and the visual indicator to the second surface of the textile graft; and removing the water soluble masking agent after the step of applying sealing solution. The second surface has visual indication of the visual indicator and the first surface is substantially free of visual indication of the visual indicator. An implantable textile graft includes the selectively applied visual indicator.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2021Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: Hothouse Medical LimitedInventors: David Granville Stevenson, Timothy Rawden Ashton, Lindsey Calcutt, Paul Van Hulle, James Wade Curlee
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Publication number: 20210283309Abstract: A method of detecting the presence or absence of a sealant applied to a textile graft includes the steps of: providing a textile graft having a first surface and an opposed second surface; providing a water soluble masking agent; applying the water soluble masking agent to at least a portion of the first surface of the textile graft; providing a sealant solution; providing a visual indicator; applying the water insoluble sealing agent and the visual indicator to the second surface of the textile graft; and removing the water soluble masking agent after the step of applying sealing solution. The second surface has visual indication of the visual indicator and the first surface is substantially free of visual indication of the visual indicator. An implantable textile graft includes the selectively applied visual indicator.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2021Publication date: September 16, 2021Applicant: Hothouse Medical LimitedInventors: David Granville Stevenson, Timothy Rawden Ashton, Lindsey Calcutt, Paul Van Hulle, James Wade Curlee
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Publication number: 20210283310Abstract: An implantable textile graft includes a textile tubular wall of liquid permeable textile construction of one or more yarns having opposed inner and outer surfaces. A portion of the inner surface includes a removable coating. The outer surface includes a coating of a water-insoluble, non-porous elastomeric sealant, such as a silicone-containing polymer, a polyurethane-containing polymer, and/or a polycarbonate-containing polymer, for limiting movement of fluid through the wall. The textile tubular wall is, after curing of the sealant, impermeable to water at 120 mm Hg pressure. The removable coating prevents migrating of the outer coating onto the inner surface of the textile tubular wall and the removable coating is removed prior to implantation of the graft. The portion of the inner surface of the textile tubular wall is substantially free of the water-insoluble elastomeric sealant following removal of the removable coating.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2021Publication date: September 16, 2021Applicant: Hothouse Medical LimitedInventors: David Granville Stevenson, Timothy Rawden Ashton
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Publication number: 20210260251Abstract: A medical textile product includes a textile substrate having opposed first and second surfaces with the textile substrate including a textile construction of one or more yarns. The second surface includes a coating of a substantially water-insoluble, non-porous elastomeric sealant. The one or more yarns at the first surface are pre-treated with a removable composition, such that the water-insoluble elastomeric sealant encapsulates a portion of fibers of the one or more yarns at the second surface of the textile substrate. The textile substrate is substantially impermeable to fluid. The first surface is substantially free of the substantially water-insoluble elastomeric sealant. The textile substrate may be a non-tubular substrate, such as a planar sheet, a shaped sheet, and a tape, or a tubular substrate, such as a cylindrical conduit, a tubular conduit, a Y-shaped, a T-shaped conduit, a multi-channel conduit, and a bulbous shaped conduit.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2021Publication date: August 26, 2021Applicant: Hothouse Medical LimitedInventors: David Granville Stevenson, Timothy Rawden Ashton
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Patent number: 11045586Abstract: A method of manufacturing a tubular graft may include the steps of: providing a textile including a tubular wall disposed between a first open end and an opposed second open end, an inner surface and an opposed outer surface defining an interior wall portion therein between, the tubular wall including a textile construction of one or more filaments or yarns, the textile construction by itself being permeable to liquid; applying a substantially water-soluble material to at least a portion of the tubular wall; and applying a substantially water-insoluble sealant to at least a part of the outer surface of the tubular wall, the substantially water-insoluble sealant being configured to mitigate movement of fluid through the wall of the conduit; where the water-soluble material is configured to mitigate penetration of the sealant to the inner surface of the conduit.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2018Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignee: Hothouse Medical LimitedInventors: David Granville Stevenson, Timothy Rawden Ashton
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Patent number: 11027046Abstract: A substantially fluid impermeable textile graft may be produced by selective application of a substantially water-soluble material or masking agent, and optionally selective removal of excess substantially water-soluble material, followed by the application of a substantially water-insoluble sealant. The inner surface of the graft includes a coating of the substantially water-soluble material thereon. The outer surface includes a coating of the substantially water-insoluble sealant disposed thereon. The tubular wall having the coating of the substantially water-insoluble sealant is, after curing thereof, substantially impermeable to liquid. The substantially water-soluble material is removed from the graft after the application of the substantially water-insoluble sealant.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2019Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: Hothouse Medical LimitedInventors: David Granville Stevenson, Timothy Rawden Ashton, Brian McMurray, Chadd Clark, Lindsey Calcutt, Kayla Wilson, Josh Davidson
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Publication number: 20210128789Abstract: A textile graft includes a tubular wall disposed between a first open end and an opposed second open end and having an inner surface and an opposed outer surface. The tubular wall includes a textile construction of one or more filaments or yarns, the textile construction by itself being permeable to liquid. A portion of the inner surface of the tubular wall includes a coating of a substantially water-soluble material thereon. The outer surface includes a coating of a substantially water-insoluble elastomeric sealant disposed thereon. The tubular wall having the coating of the substantially water-insoluble elastomeric sealant is, after curing thereof, substantially impermeable to liquid.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2020Publication date: May 6, 2021Applicant: Hothouse Medical LimitedInventors: David Granville Stevenson, Timothy Rawden Ashton
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Patent number: 10926003Abstract: A textile graft includes a tubular wall disposed between a first open end and an opposed second open end and having an inner surface and an opposed outer surface. The tubular wall includes a textile construction of one or more filaments or yarns, the textile construction by itself being permeable to liquid. A portion of the inner surface of the tubular wall includes a coating of a substantially water-soluble material thereon. The outer surface includes a coating of a substantially water-insoluble elastomeric sealant disposed thereon. The tubular wall having the coating of the substantially water-insoluble elastomeric sealant is, after curing thereof, substantially impermeable to liquid.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2019Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: Hothouse Medical LimitedInventors: David Granville Stevenson, Timothy Rawden Ashton
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Publication number: 20200330213Abstract: A method of manufacturing a tubular graft may include the steps of: providing a textile including a tubular wall disposed between a first open end and an opposed second open end, an inner surface and an opposed outer surface defining an interior wall portion therein between, the tubular wall including a textile construction of one or more filaments or yarns, the textile construction by itself being permeable to liquid; applying a substantially water-soluble material to at least a portion of the tubular wall; and applying a substantially water-insoluble sealant to at least a part of the outer surface of the tubular wall, the substantially water-insoluble sealant being configured to mitigate movement of fluid through the wall of the conduit; where the water-soluble material is configured to mitigate penetration of the sealant to the inner surface of the conduit.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2018Publication date: October 22, 2020Inventors: David Granville Stevenson, Timothy Rawden Ashton
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Publication number: 20190307924Abstract: A substantially fluid impermeable textile graft may be produced by selective application of a substantially water-soluble material or masking agent, and optionally selective removal of excess substantially water-soluble material, followed by the application of a substantially water-insoluble sealant. The inner surface of the graft includes a coating of the substantially water-soluble material thereon. The outer surface includes a coating of the substantially water-insoluble sealant disposed thereon. The tubular wall having the coating of the substantially water-insoluble sealant is, after curing thereof, substantially impermeable to liquid. The substantially water-soluble material is removed from the graft after the application of the substantially water-insoluble sealant.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2019Publication date: October 10, 2019Inventors: David Granville Stevenson, Timothy Rawden Ashton, Brian McMurray, Chadd Clark, Lindsey Calcutt, Kayla Wilson, Josh Davidson
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Patent number: 10413396Abstract: A crimping tool is provided, where the tool comprises a mandrel (1) having a first portion (3) with a first outer diameter, and a second portion (5) with a second outer diameter which is greater than the first outer diameter. A chamfered abutment face (7) is provided between the first and second portions (3,5). At least one first collar (9) is mountable on the first portion (3) of the mandrel (5) and has a chamfered first end (11) which in use abuts the abutment face (7). At least one second collar (13) is mountable on the second portion (5) of the mandrel (1) and has a chamfered second end (15) which in use abuts the first end (11) of the first collar (9). A method of using the tool to form one or more crimps in a piece of fabric is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2014Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: VASCUTEK LIMITEDInventor: Timothy Rawden Ashton
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Publication number: 20190175790Abstract: A textile graft includes a tubular wall disposed between a first open end and an opposed second open end and having an inner surface and an opposed outer surface. The tubular wall includes a textile construction of one or more filaments or yarns, the textile construction by itself being permeable to liquid. A portion of the inner surface of the tubular wall includes a coating of a substantially water-soluble material thereon. The outer surface includes a coating of a substantially water-insoluble elastomeric sealant disposed thereon. The tubular wall having the coating of the substantially water-insoluble elastomeric sealant is, after curing thereof, substantially impermeable to liquid.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2019Publication date: June 13, 2019Inventors: David Granville Stevenson, Timothy Rawden Ashton
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Publication number: 20160287375Abstract: A crimping tool is provided, where the tool comprises a mandrel (1) having a first portion (3) with a first outer diameter, and a second portion (5) with a second outer diameter which is greater than the first outer diameter. A chamfered abutment face (7) is provided between the first and second portions (3,5). At least one first collar (9) is mountable on the first portion (3) of the mandrel (5) and has a chamfered first end (11) which in use abuts the abutment face (7). At least one second collar (13) is mountable on the second portion (5) of the mandrel (1) and has a chamfered second end (15) which in use abuts the first end (11) of the first collar (9). A method of using the tool to form one or more crimps in a piece of fabric is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2014Publication date: October 6, 2016Applicant: VASCUTEK LIMITEDInventor: Timothy Rawden ASHTON
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Publication number: 20080147171Abstract: There is described a synthetic aortic conduit formed from two tubular porous layers having a non-bioresorbable sealant, such as SEPs, interposed therebetween. The synthetic aortic conduit can be attached to an aortic valve, such as a xenograft valve, to form an aortic root replacement prosthesis. The synthetic aortic conduit has the advantage that it can be stored in the preservative solutions required for tissue valves without degradation.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2005Publication date: June 19, 2008Applicant: VASCUTEK LIMITEDInventors: Timothy Rawden Ashton, Roshan Maini, Paul Burns