Patents by Inventor Trent J. Perry

Trent J. Perry 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).

  • Publication number: 20130245572
    Abstract: Ports for accessing a vessels within a patient include passageways that can guide needles or other access devices directly into the vessels. The ports can be implanted subcutaneously within a patient. Some ports may be used in the creation and use of vascular access buttonholes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: Vital Access Corporation
    Inventors: Nathaniel P. Young, Trent J. Perry, Duane D. Blatter, Christopher M. Phillips, Mark A. Crawford, G. Doug Smith, Steven Johnson
  • Publication number: 20130184725
    Abstract: Tissue management methods can include inserting a clamping device into a vessel and clamping a vessel wall via the clamping device. Tissue can be dilated about the clamping device and an anastomotic device provided to the vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Inventors: Duane D. Blatter, Trent J. Perry, Nathaniel P. Young, Jeffrey E. Ransden
  • Patent number: 8409228
    Abstract: Tissue management methods can include inserting a clamping device into a vessel and clamping a vessel wall via the clamping device. Tissue can be dilated about the clamping device and an anastomotic device provided to the vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Inventors: Duane D. Blatter, Trent J. Perry, Nathaniel P. Young, Jeffrey E. Ransden
  • Patent number: 8337465
    Abstract: Ports for accessing a vessels within a patient include passageways that can guide needles or other access devices directly into the vessels. The ports can be implanted subcutaneously within a patient. Some ports may be used in the creation and use of vascular access buttonholes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Vital Access Corporation
    Inventors: Nathaniel P. Young, Trent J. Perry, Duane D. Blatter, Christopher M. Phillips, Mark A. Crawford, G. Doug Smith, Steven Johnson
  • Publication number: 20120116161
    Abstract: An optical medical tube and control unit assembly and methods of using the same are provided. The optical medical tube may include a steering mechanism and an imaging device which provides the user a visual aid when placing a tube in the body of a patient. The optical medical tube may be coupled to a coupling adaptor to enable quick and easy connecting of the imaging device and steering mechanism of the tube with a control unit such that a single control unit may be used to place multiple feeding tubes or confirm that a feeding tube remains in its proper position without the need for lengthy sterilization procedures between uses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Inventors: Timothy R. Nieman, Trent J. Perry
  • Publication number: 20120116160
    Abstract: An optical medical tube and control unit assembly and methods of using the same are provided. The optical medical tube may include a steering mechanism and an imaging device which provides the user a visual aid when placing a tube in the body of a patient. The optical medical tube may be coupled to a coupling adaptor to enable quick and easy connecting of the imaging device and steering mechanism of the tube with a control unit such that a single control unit may be used to place multiple feeding tubes or confirm that a feeding tube remains in its proper position without the need for lengthy sterilization procedures between uses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Inventors: Timothy R. Nieman, Trent J. Perry
  • Publication number: 20100191166
    Abstract: Ports for accessing a vessels within a patient include passageways that can guide needles or other access devices directly into the vessels. The ports can be implanted subcutaneously within a patient. Some ports may be used in the creation and use of vascular access buttonholes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2010
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Applicant: VITAL ACCESS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Christopher M. Phillips, Nathaniel P. Young, Trent J. Perry, Duane D. Blatter, Mark A. Crawford, G. Doug Smith, Steven Johnson
  • Publication number: 20100191191
    Abstract: Ports for accessing a vessels within a patient include passageways that can guide needles or other access devices directly into the vessels. The ports can be implanted subcutaneously within a patient. Some ports may be used in the creation and use of vascular access buttonholes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2010
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Applicant: VITAL ACCESS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nathaniel P. Young, Trent J. Perry, Duane D. Blatter, Christopher M. Phillips, Mark A. Crawford, G. Doug Smith, Steven Johnson
  • Publication number: 20100121358
    Abstract: Tissue management methods can include inserting a clamping device into a vessel and clamping a vessel wall via the clamping device. Tissue can be dilated about the clamping device and an anastomotic device provided to the vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2009
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Applicant: VITAL ACCESS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Duane D. Blatter, Trent J. Perry, Nathaniel P. Young, Jeffrey E. Ransden