Patents by Inventor Wei Luen James Yip

Wei Luen James Yip 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).

  • Occlusion device for closing anatomical defects
    Patent number: 10905405
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to the field of transcatheter device closure techniques for closing an opening in a tissue and more particularly, to occlusion devices for closing anatomical defects in tissue such as defects consisting of an opening connecting a front side and a back side of a tissue. More particularly the present invention relates to occlusion devices for closing septal abnormalities such as atrial septal defects and patent foramen ovale, delivering systems for such occlusion devices, kits comprising the occlusion devices and the delivering systems and to methods of closing an anatomical defect in a tissue consisting of an opening connecting a front side and a back side of a tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Nanyang Technological University
    Inventors: Subramanian Venkatraman, Yin Chiang Freddy Boey, Wei Wu, Yong-dan Tang, Wei Luen James Yip, Hong Duc Duong
  • Occlusion device for closing anatomical defects
    Patent number: 9295456
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to the field of transcatheter device closure techniques for closing an opening in a tissue and more particularly, to occlusion devices for closing anatomical defects in tissue. More particularly the present invention refers to occlusion devices for closing septal abnormalities such as atrial septal defects and patent foramen ovale, and to methods of closing an anatomical defect in a tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: Nanyang Technological University
    Inventors: Venkatraman Subramanian, Yin Chiang Freddy Boey, Yong-dan Tang, Wei Luen James Yip, Hong Duc Duong
  • OCCLUSION DEVICE FOR CLOSING ANATOMICAL DEFECTS
    Publication number: 20130046254
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to the field of transcatheter device closure techniques for closing an opening in a tissue and more particularly, to occlusion devices for closing anatomical defects in tissue such as defects consisting of an opening connecting a front side and a back side of a tissue. More particularly the present invention relates to occlusion devices for closing septal abnormalities such as atrial septal defects and patent foramen ovale, delivering systems for such occlusion devices, kits comprising the occlusion devices and the delivering systems and to methods of closing an anatomical defect in a tissue consisting of an opening connecting a front side and a back side of a tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Applicant: NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Subramanian Venkatraman, Yin Chiang Freddy Boey, Wei Wu, Yong-dan Tang, Wei Luen James Yip, Hong Duc Duong
  • OCCLUSION DEVICE FOR CLOSING ANATOMICAL DEFECTS
    Publication number: 20130030455
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to the field of transcatheter device closure techniques for closing an opening in a tissue and more particularly, to occlusion devices for closing anatomical defects in tissue. More particularly the present invention refers to occlusion devices for closing septal abnormalities such as atrial septal defects and patent foramen ovale, and to methods of closing an anatomical defect in a tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2011
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Venkatraman Subramanian, Yin Chiang Freddy Boey, Yong-dan Tang, Wei Luen James Yip, Hong Duc Duong