Patents by Inventor Vance E. Collins

Vance E. Collins 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 forming an endovascular occlusion
    Patent number: 6592566
    Abstract: A method for forming an endovascular occlusion by controlling the injection parameters of a purified alginate liquid and a calcium chloride solution to meet and polymerize at a target site within the vascular system. Different types of injection techniques may be used with a preferred injection technique of simultaneous bi-directional injection where the purified alginate liquid is injected through a vein and the calcium chloride solution is injected through an artery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2003
    Assignee: Arizona Board of Regents
    Inventors: Daryl R. Kipke, Timothy A. Becker, Vance E. Collins
  • Method for forming an endovascular occlusion
    Publication number: 20010031978
    Abstract: A method for forming an endovascular occlusion by controlling the injection parameters of a purified alginate liquid and a calcium chloride solution to meet and polymerize at a target site within the vascular system. Different types of injection techniques may be used with a preferred injection technique of simultaneous bi-directional injection where the purified alginate liquid is injected through a vein and the calcium chloride solution is injected through an artery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2001
    Publication date: October 18, 2001
    Inventors: Daryl R. Kipke, Timothy A. Becker, Vance E. Collins