Patents by Inventor Eloy T. Padilla

Eloy T. Padilla 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).

  • Cannula with balloon tip
    Patent number: 6287319
    Abstract: A cannula is provided with a balloon tip at an implantable end thereof. The balloon tip comprises a sealed, flexible, inflatable portion adapted to receive an inflating material via a lumen in fluid communication therewith. The lumen comprises a gap formed in the tubular wall of the cannula, and may be defined by a supply tube disposed within the lumen and extending between an inflatable material source and the balloon tip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2001
    Assignee: Amed Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Walid N. Aboul-Hosn, William R. Kanz, Eloy T. Padilla, Terry M. Wonder