Patents by Inventor Frank Hieu Truong

Frank Hieu Truong 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).

  • Method for the implantation of active fixation medical leads
    Patent number: 9744350
    Abstract: A lead implantation tool is used for the implantation of active fixation medical leads. The tool may be configured to operably couple to a lead connector end of an implantable cardiac electrotherapy lead including an active fixation helix tip and wherein the lead connector end includes a contact pin proximally extending from the lead connector end. The tool may include a feature configured to couple to the contact pin and a first mechanism configured to convert linear movement into rotational movement of the contact pin relative to the lead connector end. The tool may further include a second mechanism that causes a stylet extending through the tool and into the contact pin to at least one of distally and proximally displace within the contact pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: PACESETTER, INC.
    Inventor: Frank Hieu Truong
  • METHODFOR THE IMPLANTATION OF ACTIVE FIXATION MEDICAL LEADS
    Publication number: 20140236171
    Abstract: A lead implantation tool is used for the implantation of active fixation medical leads. The tool may be configured to operably couple to a lead connector end of an implantable cardiac electrotherapy lead including an active fixation helix tip and wherein the lead connector end includes a contact pin proximally extending from the lead connector end. The tool may include a feature configured to couple to the contact pin and a first mechanism configured to convert linear movement into rotational movement of the contact pin relative to the lead connector end. The tool may further include a second mechanism that causes a stylet extending through the tool and into the contact pin to at least one of distally and proximally displace within the contact pin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: PACESETTER, INC.
    Inventor: Frank Hieu Truong