Patents by Inventor Charmaine Vercimak

Charmaine Vercimak 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).

  • Multi-fiber linear array laser catheter connector
    Patent number: 5290277
    Abstract: A multi-fiber linear array laser catheter for use in irradiation of biological tissue where a circular laser beam is optically transformed to coincide with the cross-section of a linear array of optical fibers. The transformed laser beams are focused onto a linear connector and transmitted through a plurality of parallel optical fibers. Heat is extracted and drawn from the vicinity of the parallel optic fibers by metallic plates acting as heat sinks on opposing sides of the parallel optic fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 1, 1994
    Assignee: Angeion Corporation
    Inventors: Charmaine Vercimak, Steven D. Savage, Gregory G. Brucker