Patents by Inventor James Coyle
James Coyle 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).
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Publication number: 20130197367Abstract: A apparatus and a method are disclosed for transmitting a signal directed to a blood vessel via a Doppler ultrasound waveform apparatus, receiving, by the Doppler ultrasound waveform apparatus, a reflected signal from the blood vessel; and determining, by a processing device, whether the blood vessel is an artery or a vein based on a blood flow velocity in the blood vessel.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2013Publication date: August 1, 2013Inventors: Jeffrey Smok, Sheela Blaise, Sean James Coyle, Lauren Mayer, Matt Schurmann, Daniel Velez, Bruce McNair, Vikki Hazelwood
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Patent number: 8357138Abstract: An angioplasty catheter assembly having an anchoring catheter within a guide catheter such that the anchoring catheter anchors to the guide catheter and the inner wall of a coronary artery; the anchoring catheter has an opening in its tubular wall such that a guide wire and balloon dilatation catheter can be disposed therethrough and extending through the length of the anchoring catheter.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2006Date of Patent: January 22, 2013Assignee: Pierpont Family Limited PartnershipInventors: Brien E. Pierpont, James A. Coyle
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Publication number: 20130018359Abstract: A guide wire incorporating a handle that incorporates a handle at the proximal end of said guide wire, the handle incorporating a guide wire actuator slidably disposed upon an actuator rail, the guide wire actuator being affixed to the proximal end of the guide wire and a guard rail contained within the actuator rail that prevents buckling of the proximal end of the guide wire. The handle can be connected to a catheter device amalgamating the guide wire and the catheter, allowing the catheter and guide wire to be operated simultaneously while also enabling the guide wire to be advanced or torqued independently of the catheter device.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2011Publication date: January 17, 2013Applicant: Med Works LimitedInventor: James A. Coyle
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Patent number: 7909873Abstract: The invention relates to a method of delivering and deploying a stent into a curvilinear cavity within a vertebral body or other bony or body structure. The invention also relates to devices that may be used to perform the steps to deliver and deploy a stent.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2007Date of Patent: March 22, 2011Assignee: Soteira, Inc.Inventors: Francisca Tan-Malecki, John V. Hamilton, Andrew R. Sennett, Ronald Sahatjian, James Coyle, James Cannon, Liam Farrissey, John Mugan, Martin Bruggemann, Dion Gallagher, Damien Ryan
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Patent number: 7808182Abstract: The present invention provides an enhanced THz electromagnetic source structure achieving a very high aspect ratio of 500 to 1 of electron beam width to electron beam thickness of the electron beam moving in the direction across the grating structure while maintaining its cross-section. The structure comprises a magnetic circuit providing a unique low magnetic field slot placed in a steel core for the placement of an electron gun, thus allowing the electron beam to be focused without the interaction of a magnetic field while still supporting a high magnetic field in the grating region. Additionally, the structure comprises an electrostatic shield preventing potential difference between the anode voltage and the grounded steel core from affecting the focusing of the electron beam.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2007Date of Patent: October 5, 2010Assignee: Sarnoff CorporationInventors: David Arthur New, Robert Amantea, Peter James Coyle
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Publication number: 20100114111Abstract: The invention relates to a method of delivering and deploying a stent into a curvilinear cavity within a vertebral body or other bony or body structure. The invention also relates to devices that may be used to perform the steps to deliver and deploy a stent.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2010Publication date: May 6, 2010Inventors: Francisca Tan-Malecki, John V. Hamilton, Andrew R. Sennett, Ronald Sahatjian, James Coyle, James Cannon, Liam Parrissey, John Mugan, Martin Bruggemann, Dion Gallagher, Damien Ryan
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Patent number: 7546771Abstract: Methods and apparatus for sensing pressure in a hostile environment are described. In one example embodiment, a microwave radar based sensor is provided. The sensor is coupled to a signal conditioning unit. The signal conditioning unit includes at least one of a processor configured to determine a sensor value and a memory having pre-stored values therein, the pre-stored values representing possible sensor values. Each pre-stored value is assigned a respective pressure. The method includes operating the signal conditioning unit to sample a signal generated by the sensor, operating the signal conditioning unit to correlate a characteristic of the sampled signal to a pre-stored value having an assigned pressure, and operating the signal conditioning unit to generate a signal representative of the assigned pressure of the pre-stored value that is correlated to the sampled signal.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2007Date of Patent: June 16, 2009Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventor: Sean James Coyle
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Publication number: 20080216581Abstract: Methods and apparatus for sensing pressure in a hostile environment are described. In one example embodiment, a microwave radar based sensor is provided. The sensor is coupled to a signal conditioning unit. The signal conditioning unit includes at least one of a processor configured to determine a sensor value and a memory having pre-stored values therein, the pre-stored values representing possible sensor values. Each pre-stored value is assigned a respective pressure. The method includes operating the signal conditioning unit to sample a signal generated by the sensor, operating the signal conditioning unit to correlate a characteristic of the sampled signal to a pre-stored value having an assigned pressure, and operating the signal conditioning unit to generate a signal representative of the assigned pressure of the pre-stored value that is correlated to the sampled signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2007Publication date: September 11, 2008Inventor: Sean James Coyle
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Publication number: 20080208320Abstract: The invention relates to a method of delivering and deploying a stent into a curvilinear cavity within a vertebral body or other bony or body structure. The invention also relates to devices that may be used to perform the steps to deliver and deploy a stent.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2007Publication date: August 28, 2008Inventors: Francisca Tan-Malecki, John V. Hamilton, Andrew R. Sennett, Ronald Sahatjian, James Coyle, James Cannon, Liam Farrissey, John Mugan, Martin Bruggemann, Dion Gallagher, Damien Ryan
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Patent number: 7416902Abstract: An apparatus for airborne particle sorting is provided comprising a charging system adapted for applying an electrostatic charge to the particles, such that particles of at least a first group are deflected to a greater extent than particles of a second group are deflected. A focusing system is adapted for electrostatically focusing substantially at least the particles of the first group into a focused stream that is narrower than the input air stream. A deposition system is adapted for substantially depositing the particles of the first group from the focused stream upon a target surface, where the target surface may be transported to an analysis system capable of analyzing the particles deposited thereon.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2004Date of Patent: August 26, 2008Assignee: Sarnoff CorporationInventors: Timothy Allen Pletcher, Peter James Coyle, Joseph Thomas McGinn, David Keller
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Patent number: 7344515Abstract: A guiding catheter includes an elongate shaft with a central lumen and a mechanically expandable sealing membrane mounted about the distal end of the shaft. An expansion wire is slidably disposed in a dedicated lumen within the catheter, the expansion wire having an expandable distal portion with a pre-formed expanded shape capable of expanding the sealing membrane into sealing engagement with the wall of an artery to provide occlusion of blood flowing through the artery. In one embodiment, a steering wire is slidably disposed in a dedicated lumen within the catheter and is fixed adjacent the shaft distal end. Pushing or pulling the steering wire deflects the distal end of the catheter. In another embodiment, the guiding catheter has a pre-formed curve adjacent the distal end of the shaft.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2004Date of Patent: March 18, 2008Assignee: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.Inventor: James Coyle
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Patent number: 7299700Abstract: Methods and apparatus for sensing pressure in a hostile environment are described. In one example embodiment, a microwave radar based sensor is provided. The sensor is coupled to a signal conditioning unit. The signal conditioning unit includes at least one of a processor configured to determine a sensor value and a memory having pre-stored values therein, the pre-stored values representing possible sensor values. Each pre-stored value is assigned a respective pressure. The method includes operating the signal conditioning unit to sample a signal generated by the sensor, operating the signal conditioning unit to correlate a characteristic of the sampled signal to a pre-stored value having an assigned pressure, and operating the signal conditioning unit to generate a signal representative of the assigned pressure of the pre-stored value that is correlated to the sampled signal.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2005Date of Patent: November 27, 2007Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventor: Sean James Coyle
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Publication number: 20070167924Abstract: A guiding catheter includes an elongate shaft with a main lumen and a pre-shaped curve adjacent the distal end of the shaft. The pre-shaped curve is sized and shaped for positioning in a main vessel to provide intubation of a branch vessel with a distal end of the catheter. An eccentric balloon is disposed on the shaft for selective inflation against a wall of the main vessel opposite the entrance into the branch vessel to provide supplemental backup support during interventional catheterization of the branch vessel. Methods of using the guiding catheter are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2005Publication date: July 19, 2007Applicant: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.Inventors: Thierry Benjamin, James Coyle, Raymond Godaire
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Publication number: 20070135792Abstract: An angioplasty catheter assembly having an anchoring catheter within a guide catheter such that the anchoring catheter anchors to the guide catheter and the inner wall of a coronary artery; the anchoring catheter has an opening in its tubular wall such that a guide wire and balloon dilatation catheter can be disposed therethrough and extending through the length of the anchoring catheter.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2006Publication date: June 14, 2007Applicant: PIERPONT FAMILY LTD. PARTNERSHIPInventors: Brien Pierpont, James Coyle
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Patent number: 7230244Abstract: The invention is a method and apparatus for the detection of terahertz radiation. In one embodiment, frequency modulated spectroscopy is performed on a swept source of coherent far infrared electromagnetic radiation that is focused on a target. A beam of radiation passes through a cell in which the target is housed, losing energy as certain frequencies are absorbed by contaminants in the target. A detector is positioned to determine how much energy is lost by the radiation (e.g., which frequencies fail to transmit through the cell), thereby indicating the presence of contaminants in the target.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2004Date of Patent: June 12, 2007Assignee: Sarnoff CorporationInventors: Seth Trotz, Peter James Coyle
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Publication number: 20070123925Abstract: A guiding catheter includes an elongate shaft with a central bore and a mechanically expandable braided anchor mounted about the distal end of the shaft. The guiding catheter has a pre-formed curve adjacent the distal end of the shaft. A sheath disposed about the catheter is selectively slidable along the catheter shaft to expand the anchor into engagement with the wall of an artery. Methods of using the guiding catheter are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2005Publication date: May 31, 2007Applicant: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.Inventors: Thierry Benjamin, James Coyle
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Publication number: 20070073333Abstract: A filter assembly configured to protect against atheroembolization in a blood vessel. The assembly includes an elongate hollow shaft, a wire slidingly engaged inside the shaft, and an elastic filter membrane. A distal region of the wire is predisposed to form a laterally expanded shape when extended from the shaft distal end. The elastic filter membrane slidably clings around the shaft distal end and is connected to a wire distal end. The membrane is stretched across the blood vessel by the laterally expanded shape when the wire distal region is extended from the shaft distal end.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2005Publication date: March 29, 2007Applicant: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.Inventor: James Coyle
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Publication number: 20060064056Abstract: A guiding catheter assembly and a method for using the assembly for treating a stenotic lesion. The guiding catheter assembly includes a guiding catheter having an occluder balloon mounted distally thereon. A flexible leader is slidably disposed through a primary lumen of the guiding catheter and has a tapered distal portion extending distally of the guiding catheter. The guiding catheter may have a preformed curve at the distal end. An embodiment of the guiding catheter may also comprise at least one steering wire disposed within a steering lumen in the guiding catheter, the steering wire being operable to deflect the distal end of the guiding catheter.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2004Publication date: March 23, 2006Inventors: James Coyle, Raymond Godaire
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Publication number: 20060064058Abstract: A guiding catheter includes an elongate shaft with a central lumen and a mechanically expandable sealing membrane mounted about the distal end of the shaft. An expansion wire is slidably disposed in a dedicated lumen within the catheter, the expansion wire having an expandable distal portion with a pre-formed expanded shape capable of expanding the sealing membrane into sealing engagement with the wall of an artery to provide occlusion of blood flowing through the artery. In one embodiment, a steering wire is slidably disposed in a dedicated lumen within the catheter and is fixed adjacent the shaft distal end. Pushing or pulling the steering wire deflects the distal end of the catheter. In another embodiment, the guiding catheter has a pre-formed curve adjacent the distal end of the shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2004Publication date: March 23, 2006Inventor: James Coyle
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Patent number: 6986785Abstract: A stent balloon assembly wherein the balloon has been blow molded inside the stent. Segments of the balloon at least partially fill gaps in the stent, even after the assembly is compressed, to retain the stent on the balloon during delivery. The stent balloon assembly may also be mounted on a catheter.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2002Date of Patent: January 17, 2006Assignee: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.Inventors: Donagh O'Shaughnessy, Tony Neary, James Coyle, Jeremy Whitty, Seamus Ledwith