Patents by Inventor Julie Riolo

Julie Riolo 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).

  • Pleated bag for interventional pullback systems
    Patent number: 8459266
    Abstract: The present invention provides for pleated bags used with interventional pullback systems, including imaging catheters such as IVUS catheters, as well as for use with other catheters. An exemplary pleated bag of the present invention may be an elongate, sterile bag, having a plurality of pleats near the distal end, and including an orifice proximal to the pleats designed to allow passage of a catheter into the bag. The present invention also provides for a system that includes a pullback device, catheter, and pleated bag. The present invention allows for improved imaging catheter procedures at reduced costs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Volcano Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy K. Glynn, Ernest W. Heflin, Norman H. Hossack, Julie A. Riolo, Blair D. Walker
  • Pleated Bag for Interventional Pullback Systems
    Publication number: 20120130250
    Abstract: The present invention provides for pleated bags used with interventional pullback systems, including imaging catheters such as IVUS catheters, as well as for use with other catheters. An exemplary pleated bag of the present invention may be an elongate, sterile bag, having a plurality of pleats near the distal end, and including an orifice proximal to the pleats designed to allow passage of a catheter into the bag. The present invention also provides for a system that includes a pullback device, catheter, and pleated bag. The present invention allows for improved imaging catheter procedures at reduced costs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2012
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: VOLCANO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Timothy K. Glynn, Ernest W. Heflin, Norman H. Hossack, Julie A. Riolo, Blair D. Walker
  • Pleated bag for interventional pullback systems
    Patent number: 8104479
    Abstract: The present invention provides for pleated bags used with interventional pullback systems, including imaging catheters such as IVUS catheters, as well as for use with other catheters. An exemplary pleated bag of the present invention may be an elongate, sterile bag, having a plurality of pleats near the distal end, and including an orifice proximal to the pleats designed to allow passage of a catheter into the bag. The present invention also provides for a system that includes a pullback device, catheter, and pleated bag. The present invention allows for improved imaging catheter procedures at reduced costs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Volcano Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy K. Glynn, Ernest W. Heflin, Norman H. Hossack, Julie A. Riolo, Blair D. Walker
  • Pleated bag for interventional pullback systems
    Publication number: 20070000498
    Abstract: The present invention provides for pleated bags used with interventional pullback systems, including imaging catheters such as IVUS catheters, as well as for use with other catheters. An exemplary pleated bag of the present invention may be an elongate, sterile bag, having a plurality of pleats near the distal end, and including an orifice proximal to the pleats designed to allow passage of a catheter into the bag. The present invention also provides for a system that includes a pullback device, catheter, and pleated bag. The present invention allows for improved imaging catheter procedures at reduced costs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2006
    Publication date: January 4, 2007
    Inventors: Timothy Glynn, Ernest Heflin, Norman Hossack, Julie Riolo, Blair Walker