Duane David Blatter
Physician in Salt Lake City, UT

6626921, Sep 30, 2003

Oct 31, 2001

10/003956

Duane D. Blatter - Salt Lake City UT
Kenneth C. Goodrich - Salt Lake City UT
Michael C. Barrus - Centerville UT
Bruce M. Burnett - Salt Lake City UT
Nemo J. Tullius - Salt Lake City UT

Integrated Vascular Interventional Technologies, L.C. - Salt Lake City UT

A61B 1732

606153, 606170, 606184, 600567

The present invention is directed to a cutting apparatus for cutting an opening in a vessel for subsequent anastomosis. The cutting apparatus includes an anvil, an anvil pull and a cutter. The anvil is inserted through a small incision at the anastomosis site and brought into contact with the interior wall of a vessel so that the anvil distends the wall of the vessel. The cutter is then urged against the portion of the vessel wall that is distended by the anvil to form an opening in the vessel wall.

6652542, Nov 25, 2003

Dec 14, 2000

09/737005

Duane D. Blatter - Salt Lake City UT
Kenneth C. Goodrich - Salt Lake City UT
Michael C. Barrus - Centerville UT
Bruce M. Burnett - Salt Lake City UT

Integrated Vascular Interventional Technologies, L.C. (IVIT, LC) - Salt Lake City UT

A61B 1708

606153, 606151

Anastomosis procedures are achieved through the use of a system adapted for use with an intraluminally directed anvil apparatus having an anvil pull extending from an anvil. The system has an engager for engaging the anvil pull so that a vessel can be distended by the anvil as the anvil pull is pulled. The system has a cutter for forming an opening in a vessel. The system is adapted for use with a compression plate apparatus used to eversion and holding everted surfaces around the opening together. The system can also be used with an externally positioned anvil apparatus.

5167232, Dec 1, 1992

Aug 7, 1990

7/563987

Dennis L. Parker - Centerville UT
Duane D. Blatter - Salt Lake City UT

IHC Hospitals, Inc. - Salt Lake City UT

A61B 555

1286533

A method for acquiring image data for three dimensional magnetic resonance angiography using magnitude contrast, ("time-of-flight") imaging techniques allowing for the arbitrary offset of a slab or slabs in a sample, and allowing for the acquisition of multiple thin overlapping slabs using the steps of: selecting an image area on a sample as a one or more thin slabs; applying magnetic gradients to a sample in a logical x, y, and z coordinate system by use of a magetic resonance apparatus; applying radio frequency pulses to the image area within the sample; shifting the slab or slabs (overlapping the slab image area) by rotating the radio frequency pulse for the shifted (overlapping) slab or slabs.

7131959, Nov 7, 2006

Jan 23, 2003

10/351172

Duane D. Blatter - Salt Lake City UT, US
Troy J. Orr - Draper UT, US
Michael C. Barrus - Centerville UT, US

Integrated Vascular Interventional Technologies, L.C., (“IVIT LC”) - Salt Lake City UT

A61M 37/00, C02F 1/44, A61B 17/08

604 616, 604 401, 210645, 606153

The invention provides vascular access methods, systems and devices facilitating long-term, repeated, percutaneous access to a patient's blood stream. This is provided by an access tube apparatus adapted for anastomosis to the sidewall of a target anatomical vessel. The access tube has a replaceable occluder that fits within the conduit of the access tube in between blood treatments or when vascular access is otherwise not needed. When such access is desired, the percutaneously accessible occluder is simply removed from the access tube.

8337465, Dec 25, 2012

Jan 29, 2010

12/697190

Nathaniel P. Young - Salt Lake City UT, US
Trent J. Perry - Kaysville UT, US
Duane D. Blatter - Salt Lake City UT, US
Christopher M. Phillips - Salt Lake City UT, US
Mark A. Crawford - Sandy UT, US
G. Doug Smith - Sandy UT, US
Steven Johnson - Lehi UT, US

Vital Access Corporation - Salt Lake City UT

A61M 5/32

604175, 604 9301

Ports for accessing a vessels within a patient include passageways that can guide needles or other access devices directly into the vessels. The ports can be implanted subcutaneously within a patient. Some ports may be used in the creation and use of vascular access buttonholes.

5225779, Jul 6, 1993

Aug 28, 1991

7/750870

Dennis L. Parker - Centerville UT
Duane D. Blatter - Salt Lake City UT

IHC Hospitals, Inc. - Salt Lake City UT

G01R 3320

324306

A method for acquiring spatial and velocity image data for three dimensional magnetic resonance angiography simultaneously by using a stepped bipolar gradient pulse in which the zeroth gradient moment is nulled by the second lobe of the pulse to provide a second echo which encodes velocity information, and spatial information is readout following the first lobe of the bipolar pulse. The preferred embodiment of the invention utilizes a multiple overlapping thin slab acquisition technique which makes possible high quality images for both spatial and velocity signals.

7124570, Oct 24, 2006

Jul 21, 2003

10/624711

Duane D. Blatter - Salt Lake City UT, US
Troy J. Orr - Draper UT, US
Michael C. Barrus - Centerville UT, US

Integrated Vascular Interventional Technologies, L.C. - Salt Lake City UT

A61M 37/00, A61M 5/00, A61M 1/00

60 616, 604 401, 604 501, 604 7, 604 28, 604264

The invention provides a vascular access system and methods for facilitating long-term, repeated access to any of a patient's vascular systems. This is provided by an access tube apparatus adapted for anastomosis to an anatomical vessel. The access tube is occluded with an fluid occluder that fits within the conduit of the access tube in between treatments or when vascular access is otherwise not needed. When such access is desired, the fluid occluder is withdrawn from the access tube and the body fluid is accessed through the access tube.

8409228, Apr 2, 2013

Jun 8, 2009

12/480678

Duane D. Blatter - Salt Lake City UT, US
Trent J. Perry - Kaysville UT, US
Nathaniel P. Young - Salt Lake City UT, US
Jeffrey E. Ransden - Fairfield CT, US

A61B 17/11

606153

Tissue management methods can include inserting a clamping device into a vessel and clamping a vessel wall via the clamping device. Tissue can be dilated about the clamping device and an anastomotic device provided to the vessel.