Patents by Inventor William Earl Webler, Jr.

William Earl Webler, Jr. 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).

  • System for the injection of cells and/or biologically active materials into coronary arteries for therapeutic purposes
    Patent number: 9656030
    Abstract: A method including percutaneously positioning a delivery device in a blood vessel; locally introducing a treatment agent from the delivery device into the blood vessel upstream of an infarcted area or distressed area; and following introducing the treatment agent, occluding the blood vessel for a dwell time sufficient to allow the treatment agent to flow into targeted capillaries in or adjacent to the infarcted area. A system comprising a delivery device suitable for percutaneous insertion into a blood vessel of a patient, the delivery device comprising an occluding portion and a delivery cannula having a lumen therethrough; a controller coupled to a proximal portion of the delivery device comprising instruction logic to perform a method including introducing a treatment agent into the delivery cannula; and occluding a blood vessel following a predetermined delay time after introducing the treatment agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
    Inventors: William Earl Webler, Jr., Eugene T. Michal, Jessica Chiu, Charles D. Claude, Syed Faiyaz Ahmed Hossainy
  • INTEGRATED SYSTEM FOR ON-SITE CELL ACQUISITION, PROCESSING, AND DELIVERY
    Publication number: 20150216563
    Abstract: Numerous embodiments of a system and method for treating cardiac tissue are described. In one embodiment, bone marrow cells are extracted from a patient. The cells are then processed to isolate mononuclear cells, which can then be delivered back near the cardiac tissue of the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2015
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Inventors: Evgenia Mandrusov, Albert K. Chin, William Earl Webler, JR., Yan Shen, Robert D. Ainsworth, Eugene Michal
  • Integrated system for on-site mononuclear cell acquisition, processing and delivery
    Patent number: 8968991
    Abstract: Numerous embodiments of a system and method for treating cardiac tissue are described. In one embodiment, bone marrow cells are extracted from a patient. The cells are then processed to isolate mononuclear cells, which can then be delivered back near the cardiac tissue of the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Evgenia Mandrusov, Albert K. Chin, William Earl Webler, Jr., Yan Shen, Robert D. Alnsworth, Eugene Michal
  • DEVICES AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING INTRAVASCULAR UPTAKE OF AGENTS
    Publication number: 20090318855
    Abstract: This invention is generally related to therapeutic treatment of a coronary vessel wall, and more particularly, to systems and methods for improving uptake of therapeutic agents within the endothelium for enhanced delivery of therapeutic agents to a treatment site. A medical device is provided that is capable of reducing the pressure applied to a vessel wall and delivering a therapeutic agent into the vessel wall. Also, methods are described for using the device to facilitate delivery and uptake of a therapeutic agent into the vessel wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2008
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Applicant: ABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
    Inventors: Kevin J. Ehrenreich, Kim-Lien Nguyen, Randolf von Oepen, Gregory W. Chan, William Earl Webler, Jr., Travis R. Yribarren
  • Integrated system for on-site cell acquisition, processing, and delivery
    Patent number: 7364657
    Abstract: Numerous embodiments of a system and method for treating cardiac tissue are described. In one embodiment, bone marrow cells are extracted from a patient. The cells are then processed to isolate mononuclear cells, which can then be delivered back near the cardiac tissue of the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2008
    Assignee: Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Evgenia Mandrusov, Albert K. Chin, William Earl Webler, Jr., Yan Shen, Robert D. Ainsworth, Eugene Michel