Patents by Inventor Eric Eskioglu

Eric Eskioglu 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).

  • DEVICES AND METHODS FOR DISRUPTION AND REMOVAL OF LUMINAL OCCLUSIONS
    Publication number: 20100023038
    Abstract: The subject invention pertains to an elastic sheath, device, and methods for disrupting and/or removing occlusive material from lumens, particularly biological lumens, such as the vasculature, ureter, urethra, fallopian tubes, bile duct, intestines, and the like. The subject invention provides for effective disruption and removal of occlusive material, such as a thrombus, from the body lumen with minimal risk of injury to the lumen wall. Advantageously, the invention can be used to achieve a high degree of removal while minimizing the amount of occlusive material that is released into the body lumen. The subject invention further pertains to methods for disrupting and removing occlusive material from a biological lumen. In another aspect, the present invention concerns a device useful as an in vitro model of luminal occlusion and methods for using the device to test the efficacy of devices and methods for treating luminal occlusions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2009
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.
    Inventors: Swadeshmukul Santra, Robert A. Mericle, Christopher D. Batich, Jessie T. Stanley, Eric Eskioglu
  • Devices and methods for disruption and removal of luminal occlusions
    Patent number: 7618434
    Abstract: The subject invention pertains to an elastic sheath, device, and methods for disrupting and/or removing occlusive material from lumens, particularly biological lumens, such as the vasculature, ureter, urethra, fallopian tubes, bile duct, intestines, and the like. The subject invention provides for effective disruption and removal of occlusive material, such as a thrombus, from the body lumen with minimal risk of injury to the lumen wall. Advantageously, the invention can be used to achieve a high degree of removal while minimizing the amount of occlusive material that is released into the body lumen. The subject invention further pertains to methods for disrupting and removing occlusive material from a biological lumen. In another aspect, the present invention concerns a device useful as an in vitro model of luminal occlusion and methods for using the device to test the efficacy of devices and methods for treating luminal occlusions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Swadeshmukul Santra, Robert A. Mericle, Christopher D. Batich, Jessie T. Stanley, Eric Eskioglu
  • Devices and methods for disruption and removal of luminal occlusions
    Publication number: 20050033334
    Abstract: The subject invention pertains to an elastic sheath, device, and methods for disrupting and/or removing occlusive material from lumens, particularly biological lumens, such as the vasculature, ureter, urethra, fallopian tubes, bile duct, intestines, and the like. The subject invention provides for effective disruption and removal of occlusive material, such as a thrombus, from the body lumen with minimal risk of injury to the lumen wall. Advantageously, the invention can be used to achieve a high degree of removal while minimizing the amount of occlusive material that is released into the body lumen. The subject invention further pertains to methods for disrupting and removing occlusive material from a biological lumen. In another aspect, the present invention concerns a device useful as an in vitro model of luminal occlusion and methods for using the device to test the efficacy of devices and methods for treating luminal occlusions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2004
    Publication date: February 10, 2005
    Inventors: Swadeshmukul Santra, Robert Mericle, Christopher Batich, Jessie Stanley, Eric Eskioglu