Patents by Inventor Alan Rappe

Alan Rappe 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).

  • Dual coil medical retrieval device
    Patent number: 5522819
    Abstract: A device for retrieving foreign bodies, such as a vaso-occlusive coil or other articles, from within vessels such as those of the cardiovascular system. Two small snare coils are joined at their distal ends to form a loop. The proximal ends of the loops are attached to one or more elongated actuator members. The loop size is adjusted by manipulation of one or more of the proximal ends of the elongated actuator members. This retrieval device may be used to ensnare and either reposition or remove foreign bodies located within a vessel lumen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 4, 1996
    Assignee: Target Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Virgil B. Graves, Alan Rappe, Ivan Sepetka, Son Gia, Pete P. Pham, Gene Samson