Quotables
"Inventing is a combination of brains and materials. The more brains you use, the less material you need."
Charles Kettering
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6884233 | Thrombolysis catheter system with fixed length infusion zone A thrombolysis catheter system having a fixed length infusion zone is disclosed. The invention contemplates apparatus, method and kit aspects. The apparatus, which has the capability to track a guidewire, uses a multilumen catheter to deliver radially thrombolytic a... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6685696 | Hollow lumen cable apparatus A hollow lumen cable is formed by helically winding inner and outer coils with the helices of each coil being in an abutting relationship and the outer coil inner peripheral diameter being less than the outer peripheral diameter of the inner coil. Prefera... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6491646 | Guidewire extension system A roll-formed, guidewire extension system for connecting an extension wire to a guidewire is disclosed. The system comprises a connector or sleeve, such as a turnbuckle, having a tubular outer body, a guidewire retention means, an extension wire retention... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6488672 | Thrombolysis catheter system with fixed length infusion zone A thrombolysis catheter system having a fixed length infusion zone is disclosed. The invention contemplates apparatus, method and kit aspects. The apparatus, which has the capability to track a guidewire, uses a multilumen catheter to deliver radially thr... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6193706 | Guidewire extension system with tactile connection indication A guidewire extension system including a guidewire and an extension wire is disclosed. The system includes female and male connector segments located on the proximal end of the guidewire or the distal end of the extension wire. The hollow female connector... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6139540 | Guidewire with disposition to coil Guidewires having a substantially permanent disposition or predispostion to assume the configuration of a coil are disclosed. The guidewire assumes a coiled configuration when not in use and a straight or substantially linear configuration when being used... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6113576 | Thrombolysis catheter system with fixed length infusion zone A thrombolysis catheter system having a fixed length infusion zone is disclosed. The invention contemplates apparatus, method and kit aspects. The apparatus, which has the capability to track a guidewire, uses a multilumen catheter to deliver radially thr... | 09/05/2000 |
| 5678296 | Hollow lumen cable apparatus A hollow lumen cable is formed by helically winding inner and outer coils with the helices of each coil being in an abutting relationship and the outer coil inner diameter being less than the outer, peripheral, diameter of the inner coil. Preferably, each... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5634897 | Rheolytic occlusion removal catheter system and method A catheter for insertion in body vessels for removing occlusions or obstructions such as thrombus, clot, plaque and other vascular or arterial deposits without generating distal emboli. Removal of freshly or recently formed obstructions is a preferred app... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5546958 | Guidewire extension system with tactile connection indication A guidewire extension system including a guidewire and an extension wire is disclosed. The system includes female and male connector segments located on the proximal end of the guidewire or the distal end of the extension wire. The hollow female connector... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5443081 | Guidewire containment apparatus and method A wire containing or dispensing article and method are disclosed. The invention is used to dispense wire from a tubular wire carrier. The invention is particularly useful for containing/dispensing a guidewire, especially a coated guidewire. The article is... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5433200 | Low profile, coated, steerable guide wire A guide wire having a solid core wire which runs its entire length. The core wire has a proximal portion which constitutes the majority of its length and which tapers to a distal portion. The distal portion terminates in an atraumatic tip at the extreme d... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5376083 | Steerable infusion guide wire A guide wire having state-of-the-art handling characteristics for ease in positioning a variety of catheters and other devices within the cardiovascular or other body system wherein the guide wire is also suitable for infusion of small volumes of fluid. T... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5373619 | Method of making a hollow lumen cable A hollow lumen cable is formed by helically winding inner and outer coils with the helices of each coil being in an abutting relationship and the outer coil inner diameter being less than the outer, peripheral, diameter of the inner coil. Preferably, each... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5360403 | Balloon catheter with lumen occluder An apparatus for and method of selectively occluding a lumen of a multilumen catheter during a medical procedure. The catheter may have any variety of functions of either diagnostic and/or therapeutic nature. A first open lumen to be occluded may have one... | 11/01/1994 |
| 5282478 | Guidewire extension system with coil connectors An extendable guidewire system including a guidewire and extension wire bearing separate helical coil connectors. The coil connectors, at least in part, have spatially separate adjacent coil turns, thereby providing gaps for receiving coil turns of the ot... | 02/01/1994 |
| 5279546 | Thrombolysis catheter system An apparatus and method for dissolving and removing material which tends to occlude a body passage way, such as an artery. The device employs a dual catheter system arranged in coaxial fashion. Each of the catheters has an inflatable balloon at its distal... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5279573 | Guidewire containment apparatus and method A wire containing or dispensing article and method are disclosed. The invention is used to dispense wire from a tubular wire carrier. The invention is particularly useful for containing/dispensing a guidewire, especially a coated guidewire. The article is... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5273526 | Vascular occulusion removal devices and method A catheter for removing vascular obstruction(s) is disclosed. The catheter employs a configuration comprising generally coaxial, rapidly rotatable drive cable, fluid output lumens or channels, and fluid input lumens or channels. The drive cable is fixedly... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5211636 | Steerable infusion guide wire A guide wire having state-of-the-art handling characteristics for ease in positioning a variety of catheters and other devices within the cardiovascular or other body system wherein the guide wire is also suitable for infusion of small volumes of fluid. T... | 05/18/1993 |
| 5165421 | Hollow lumen cable apparatus A hollow lumen cable is formed by helically winding inner and outer coils with the helices of each coil being in an abutting relationship and the outer coil inner peripheral diameter being less than the outer peripheral diameter of the inner coil. Prefera... | 11/24/1992 |
| 5154705 | Hollow lumen cable apparatus A hollow lumen cable is formed by helically winding inner and outer coils with the helices of each coil being in an abutting relationship and the outer coil inner peripheral diameter being less than the outer peripheral diameter of the inner coil. Prefera... | 10/13/1992 |
| 5117839 | Exchangeable fixed wire catheter An apparatus providing the benefits of a catheter with a fixed guidewire, while retaining the advantages of a catheter with an adjustable, removable, and exchangeable guidewire. The catheter may be designed for use in the urinary tract, cardiovascular sys... | 06/02/1992 |
| 5084022 | Graduated guidewire Disclosed herein are various types of guidewires that are provided with spaced indicia to indicate the distance that a guidewire is extended into a vascular vessel, catheter or other instruments. That is, there are disclosed J-type, linear type and steera... | 01/28/1992 |
| 5069217 | Steerable guide wire A steerable guide wire for use in a medical procedure, such as coronary angioplasty, which requires positioning a catheter or other device at a remote location within the body by way of the cardiovascular system or other passage way. The guide wire has a ... | 12/03/1991 |
| 4799496 | Guide wire handle A guide wire handle for selectively stiffening a guide wire and releasably locking the guide wire in a stiffened condition that includes a main body that can be held by one hand and has a rectangular opening in which there is mounted a slide member that i... | 01/24/1989 |
| 3973556 | Smoothened coil spring wire guide A coil spring guide, for use in connection with the insertion of a catheter into the vessels of a body, that has a coil spring, and a wire core extending within the coil spring and having a distal end welded to the distal end of the coil spring. The coil ... | 08/10/1976 |
