Patents by Inventor Yee Shan WONG

Yee Shan WONG 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).

  • Embolic device, an apparatus for embolizing a target vascular site and a method thereof
    Patent number: 10517605
    Abstract: According to embodiments of the present invention, an embolic device for embolizing a target vascular site is provided. The embolic device includes a biodegradable shape memory element having an original shape and a deformed shape, wherein the biodegradable shape memory element in the deformed shape is in at least one dimension of a smaller size than the biodegradable shape memory element in the original shape, and wherein the biodegradable shape memory element is provided in the deformed shape and configured to resume the original shape in response to an external stimulus being applied to the biodegradable shape memory element in its deformed shape, to embolize the target vascular site and prevent fluid flow through the target vascular site. According to further embodiments of the present invention, an apparatus for embolizing a target vascular site and a method thereof are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignees: Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Health Services PTE Ltd
    Inventors: Subramanian Venkatraman, Weimin Huang, Yee Shan Wong, Abhijit Vijay Salvekar, Kiang Hiong Tay
  • EMBOLIC DEVICE, AN APPARATUS FOR EMBOLIZING A TARGET VASCULAR SITE AND A METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20160331380
    Abstract: According to embodiments of the present invention, an embolic device for embolizing a target vascular site is provided. The embolic device includes a biodegradable shape memory element having an original shape and a deformed shape, wherein the biodegradable shape memory element in the deformed shape is in at least one dimension of a smaller size than the biodegradable shape memory element in the original shape, and wherein the biodegradable shape memory element is provided in the deformed shape and configured to resume the original shape in response to an external stimulus being applied to the biodegradable shape memory element in its deformed shape, to embolize the target vascular site and prevent fluid flow through the target vascular site. According to further embodiments of the present invention, an apparatus for embolizing a target vascular site and a method thereof are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2015
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Subramanian VENKATRAMAN, Weimin HUANG, Yee Shan WONG, Abhijit Vijay SALVEKAR, Kiang Hiong TAY
  • Bio-Absorbable Medicament-Eluting Ventilation Tube
    Publication number: 20150351967
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to ventilation tubes used in the treatment of aural maladies such as, for example, otitis media. A bio-absorbable ventilation tube, optionally containing a medicament, is described for use in a land mammal. The bio-absorbable ventilation tube can be customized for both specific treatment and specific degradation rate based in part on the quantity and type of medicament added to a polymer forming the bio-absorbable ventilation tube. A method of preparing the bio-absorbable ventilation tube of the present disclosure is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2013
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Applicants: National University of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University
    Inventors: Hsueh Yee Lynne LIM, Chee Wee GAN, Wai Hon CHOOI, Subramanian VENKATRAMAN, Herr Cheun Anthony NG, Yee Shan WONG