Patents by Inventor Brian L. Pelton

Brian L. Pelton 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).

  • Gripping delivery system for self-expanding stents and method of using the same
    Patent number: 6468298
    Abstract: A stent contracting apparatus configured with retractable grippers to engage the struts of a self-expanding stent to hold the stent in a collapsed position and to release the stent within a body lumen. The grippers of the stent contracting apparatus are moveable between a retracted and deployed position by an actuating mechanism which includes at least one control wire that extends outside the body lumen. A post-dilatation expandable member allows a physician to adjust the positioning of the expanded stent within the lumen if necessary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2002
    Assignee: Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Brian L. Pelton