Patents by Inventor Wesley W. Walker

Wesley W. Walker 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).

  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF MONITORING A CATHETER OR SHUNT DEVICE AND FLUID OF THE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20250235675
    Abstract: A monitoring system is provided. The monitoring system includes a controller and either a shunt device, an externally-communicating catheter, and/or a fluid retention device. The shunt device and catheter are configured to address fluid movement such as ascites and pleural effusions. Each of the shunt device and catheter include a plurality of sensors that communicate with the controller positioned external to a body of a subject. The plurality of sensors are configured to output a signal indicative of a total volume, a glucose amount, or an oxygenation within a fluid flowing in contact within or surrounding the shunt device or the catheter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2023
    Publication date: July 24, 2025
    Inventors: Dawn M. HERRINGTON, Akiva W. KIRSCHNER, Christine T. KEARNEY, Nathan P. RETZLAFF, Christopher J. SIMPSON, Wesley W. WALKER
  • Suturing element
    Patent number: 4259959
    Abstract: The disclosed invention is a suturing element comprising a backbone or strip of material with numerous hooks extending therefrom in at least two directions. It is used by inserting it into the wound so that the hooks snag the tissue edges and hold them together while the wound heals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1978
    Date of Patent: April 7, 1981
    Inventor: Wesley W. Walker