Patents by Inventor Joseph Karatt

Joseph Karatt 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).

  • Apparatus and methods for deployment of multiple custom-length prostheses (III)
    Patent number: 11439524
    Abstract: Apparatus for delivering stents to body lumens include one or more tubular prostheses carried at the distal end of a catheter shaft, a sheath slidably disposed over the prostheses, and a guidewire tube extending from within the sheath to the exterior of the sheath through an exit port in a sidewall thereof. A guidewire extends slidably through the guidewire tube. The sheath can be moved relative to the catheter shaft and the guidewire tube to expose the prostheses for deployment. Methods of delivering stents are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: J.W. Medical Systems Ltd.
    Inventors: Dan J. Hammersmark, Stephen Kao, Craig Welk, Pablo Acosta, Joseph Karatt
  • APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR DEPLOYMENT OF MULTIPLE CUSTOM-LENGTH PROSTHESES (III)
    Publication number: 20190151124
    Abstract: Apparatus for delivering stents to body lumens include one or more tubular prostheses carried at the distal end of a catheter shaft, a sheath slidably disposed over the prostheses, and a guidewire tube extending from within the sheath to the exterior of the sheath through an exit port in a sidewall thereof. A guidewire extends slidably through the guidewire tube. The sheath can be moved relative to the catheter shaft and the guidewire tube to expose the prostheses for deployment. Methods of delivering stents are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Dan J. HAMMERSMARK, Stephen KAO, Craig WELK, Pablo ACOSTA, Joseph KARATT
  • Apparatus and methods for deployment of multiple custom-length prostheses (III)
    Patent number: 10219923
    Abstract: Apparatus for delivering stents to body lumens include one or more tubular prostheses carried at the distal end of a catheter shaft, a sheath slidably disposed over the prostheses, and a guidewire tube extending from within the sheath to the exterior of the sheath through an exit port in a sidewall thereof. A guidewire extends slidably through the guidewire tube. The sheath can be moved relative to the catheter shaft and the guidewire tube to expose the prostheses for deployment. Methods of delivering stents are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: J.W. MEDICAL SYSTEMS LTD.
    Inventors: Dan Jeffery Hammersmark, Stephen Kao, Craig Welk, Pablo Acosta, Joseph Karatt
  • APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR DEPLOYMENT OF MULTIPLE CUSTOM-LENGTH PROSTHESES (III)
    Publication number: 20080071345
    Abstract: Apparatus for delivering stents to body lumens include one or more tubular prostheses carried at the distal end of a catheter shaft, a sheath slidably disposed over the prostheses, and a guidewire tube extending from within the sheath to the exterior of the sheath through an exit port in a sidewall thereof. A guidewire extends slidably through the guidewire tube. The sheath can be moved relative to the catheter shaft and the guidewire tube to expose the prostheses for deployment. Methods of delivering stents are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2007
    Publication date: March 20, 2008
    Applicant: Xtent, Inc.
    Inventors: Dan Hammersmark, Stephen Kao, Craig Welk, Pablo Acosta, Joseph Karatt
  • Apparatus and methods for deployment of multiple custom-length prostheses (III)
    Patent number: 7320702
    Abstract: Apparatus for delivering stents to body lumens include one or more tubular prostheses carried at the distal end of a catheter shaft, a sheath slidably disposed over the prostheses, and a guidewire tube extending from within the sheath to the exterior of the sheath through an exit port in a sidewall thereof. A guidewire extends slidably through the guidewire tube. The sheath can be moved relative to the catheter shaft and the guidewire tube to expose the prostheses for deployment. Methods of delivering stents are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2008
    Assignee: Xtent, Inc.
    Inventors: Dan Jeffrey Hammersmark, Stephen Kao, Craig Welk, Pablo Acosta, Joseph Karatt
  • Apparatus and methods for deployment of multiple custom-length prostheses (III)
    Publication number: 20060282148
    Abstract: Apparatus for delivering stents to body lumens include one or more tubular prostheses carried at the distal end of a catheter shaft, a sheath slidably disposed over the prostheses, and a guidewire tube extending from within the sheath to the exterior of the sheath through an exit port in a sidewall thereof. A guidewire extends slidably through the guidewire tube. The sheath can be moved relative to the catheter shaft and the guidewire tube to expose the prostheses for deployment. Methods of delivering stents are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2005
    Publication date: December 14, 2006
    Applicant: Xtent,Inc., A Delaware Corporation
    Inventors: Dan Hammersmark, Stephen Kao, Craig Welk, Pablo Acosta, Joseph Karatt