Patents by Inventor Derrik Zimmerman

Derrik Zimmerman 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).

  • Transducers, devices and systems containing the transducers, and methods of manufacture
    Patent number: 8197413
    Abstract: A catheter assembly for an intravascular ultrasound system includes a catheter and an imaging core. The catheter includes a lumen extending along the longitudinal length of the catheter from the proximal end to the distal end and the imaging core is configured and arranged for inserting into the lumen. The imaging core includes a rotatable driveshaft, at least one transducer mounted to the distal end of the rotatable driveshaft, and a twisted wire cable coupled to the at least one transducer. In addition, a number of different transducer arrangements and methods of making transducers are presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Boston Scientific SciMed, Inc.
    Inventors: Ravi Kurse, Marc Stepkowski, John D. Marshall, Dushyant Shah, Derrik Zimmerman, Joe Carioggia, Lewis Thomas, Peter Thornton
  • TRANSDUCERS, DEVICES AND SYSTEMS CONTAINING THE TRANSDUCERS, AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE
    Publication number: 20090306518
    Abstract: A catheter assembly for an intravascular ultrasound system includes a catheter and an imaging core. The catheter includes a lumen extending along the longitudinal length of the catheter from the proximal end to the distal end and the imaging core is configured and arranged for inserting into the lumen. The imaging core includes a rotatable driveshaft, at least one transducer mounted to the distal end of the rotatable driveshaft, and a twisted wire cable coupled to the at least one transducer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2009
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Applicant: Boston Scientific SciMed, Inc.
    Inventors: Ravi Kurse, Marc Stepkowski, John D. Marshall, Dushyant Shah, Derrik Zimmerman, Joe Carioggia, Lewis Thomas, Peter Thornton