Patents

The following is a list of VGS’s worldwide patents and pending patent applications associated with the company’s products.

Such presentation on VGS’s website is in accordance with US, and outside US, laws, rules, and regulations regarding marking of products which are patented, or patent pending, for the objective of providing ready access and notice to the public.

Patent numbers are marked on: (a) an individual product or a part/component thereof, (b) a package of a multiple of same individual products, or/and (c) a package of a combination of different individual products.

Accordingly, products listed below may be: (a) individually packaged, (b) included in a package of same individual products, or/and (c) included in a package of a combination of different individual products.

VEST 2.0

ASYMMETRIC EXTERNAL SUPPORT FOR STABILIZING A VEIN GRAFT USED IN A CORONARY ARTERIAL BYPASS (CABG) PROCEDURE

US Patent

US 11,291,565

Outside US Patents Pending

Europe, Canada, Australia, China, Japan

VEST 1.0

EXTERNAL STENT

US Patent

US 8,734,503
US 9,265,632
US 9,949,852

Outside US Patents

EP 2361059
CA 2,743,803
AU 2009318772
JP 5,855,460
IL 213111 (Israel)
ZL 200980155497.1 (China)
ZA 2011/03750 (South Africa)

COMPLIANT VENOUS GRAFT / COMPLIANT
BLOOD VESSEL GRAFT / GRAFT APPARATUS

US Patent

US 7,998,188
US 8,057,537
US 8,172,746
US 8,382,814
US 8,747,451
US 8,906,082
US 9,517,069
US 9,517,121
US 10,092,293
US 10,595,868

VIOLA

APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR USE IN SURGICAL VASCULAR ANASTOMOTIC PROCEDURES

US Patent

US 11,219,458
US 11,350,937
D884,174
D889,656

Outside US Patents

AU 2018262901
JP 7182797

Patents Pending

USA, Europe, Canada, China

SHEATH

SHEATH FOR USE IN PERFORMING SURGICAL
VASCULAR ANASTOMOTIC PROCEDURES

US Patent

D884,177

Outside US Patents

USA, Europe, Canada, Japan