Patents by Inventor Joshua P. Headley

Joshua P. Headley 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).

  • Medical device delivery catheter and medical device delivery system using same
    Patent number: 9439794
    Abstract: A medical device delivery catheter includes an elongate tubular body including proximal, intermediate, and distal longitudinal segments. The proximal segment extends between a proximal end of the body and a first transition between the proximal segment and the intermediate segment, has a first outer diameter, and includes at least one flexibility increasing cut through a wall of the body. The intermediate segment extends between the first transition and a second transition between the intermediate segment and the distal segment, has a second outer diameter that is less than the first outer diameter, and defines a medical device support region. The distal segment has an initial outer diameter that is greater than the second outer diameter and terminates in a distally tapered region. The body is free of joints and has a uniform tensile strength across the proximal, intermediate, and distal segments and the transitions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Cook Medical Technologies LLC
    Inventor: Joshua P. Headley
  • EXPANDABLE MEDICAL DEVICE WITH AN END STRUCTURE HAVING A TRANSITIONAL SURFACE
    Publication number: 20140350657
    Abstract: An expandable intraluminal medical device is provided. The medical device is provided with end structures that have transitional surfaces defined by two angled planes. The transitional surfaces may be useful in reducing scraping between the expandable device and a restraining sheath used for delivering the medical device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicant: Cook Medical Technologies LLC
    Inventor: Joshua P. Headley
  • MEDICAL DEVICE DELIVERY CATHETER AND MEDICAL DEVICE DELIVERY SYSTEM USING SAME
    Publication number: 20140025152
    Abstract: A medical device delivery catheter includes an elongate tubular body including proximal, intermediate, and distal longitudinal segments. The proximal segment extends between a proximal end of the body and a first transition between the proximal segment and the intermediate segment, has a first outer diameter, and includes at least one flexibility increasing cut through a wall of the body. The intermediate segment extends between the first transition and a second transition between the intermediate segment and the distal segment, has a second outer diameter that is less than the first outer diameter, and defines a medical device support region. The distal segment has an initial outer diameter that is greater than the second outer diameter and terminates in a distally tapered region. The body is free of joints and has a uniform tensile strength across the proximal, intermediate, and distal segments and the transitions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2013
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: Cook Medical Technologies LLC
    Inventor: Joshua P. Headley