Patents by Inventor David Brian Morris

David Brian Morris 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).

  • Atherectomy system having a variably exposed cutter
    Patent number: 7951161
    Abstract: An atherectomy system having a variably exposed cutter wherein a distally located positionable tip closely associated with the cutter and a high pressure fluid jet emanator can be variably and angularly deployed about a hinge mechanism subsequent to entry into the vasculature. The fixed cutter slices or parts atheromatous material and/or thrombotic material from a blood vessel for interaction with high pressure jets to macerate, break up or otherwise reduce the materials for evacuation from the site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: MEDRAD, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael John Bonnette, Eric Joel Thor, Stephen Earl Weisel, David Brian Morris
  • Atherectomy system having a variably exposed cutter
    Publication number: 20070265647
    Abstract: An atherectomy system having a variably exposed cutter wherein a distally located positionable tip closely associated with the cutter and a high pressure fluid jet emanator can be variably and angularly deployed about a hinge mechanism subsequent to entry into the vasculature. The fixed cutter slices or parts atheromatous material and/or thrombotic material from a blood vessel for interaction with high pressure jets to macerate, break up or otherwise reduce the materials for evacuation from the site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2006
    Publication date: November 15, 2007
    Inventors: Michael John Bonnette, Eric Joel Thor, Stephen Earl Weisel, David Brian Morris