Patents by Inventor Karen P. Montpetit

Karen P. Montpetit 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).

  • Vessel sealing devices
    Patent number: 10278723
    Abstract: A device for temporarily sealing an opening in a blood vessel is provided. The device comprises a cutting mechanism for creating an opening in a blood vessel and a seal for sealing the opening in the blood vessel. The seal is delivered through an inner lumen of a tool body coupled to the cutting mechanism. Methods for using the device to construct an anastomosis between two vessels are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott E. Jahns, James R. Keogh, Paul A. Pignato, Christopher P. Olig, Karen P. Montpetit, Cynthia T. Clague, Raymond W. Usher, Philip J. Haarstad, Gary W. Guenst
  • Vessel sealing devices
    Patent number: 8454634
    Abstract: A device for temporarily sealing an opening in a blood vessel is provided. The device comprises a cutting mechanism for creating an opening in a blood vessel and a seal for sealing the opening in the blood vessel. The seal is delivered through an inner lumen of a tool body coupled to the cutting mechanism. Methods for using the device to construct an anastomosis between two vessels are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott E. Jahns, James R. Keogh, Paul A. Pignato, Christopher P. Olig, Karen P. Montpetit, Cynthia T. Clague, Raymond W. Usher, Philip J. Haarstad, Gary W. Guenst
  • VESSEL SEALING DEVICES
    Publication number: 20100174281
    Abstract: A device for temporarily sealing an opening in a blood vessel is provided. The device comprises a cutting mechanism for creating an opening in a blood vessel and a seal for sealing the opening in the blood vessel. The seal is delivered through an inner lumen of a tool body coupled to the cutting mechanism. Methods for using the device to construct an anastomosis between two vessels are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2010
    Publication date: July 8, 2010
    Inventors: Scott E. Jahns, James R. Keogh, Paul A. Pignato, Christopher P. Olig, Karen P. Montpetit, Cynthia T. Clague, Raymond W. Usher, Philip J. Haarstad, Gary W. Guenst
  • Devices with a bendable tip for medical procedures
    Patent number: 6743239
    Abstract: An improved device for performing medical procedures, preferably minimally invasive medical procedures, includes a shaft with a proximal and distal end and a bendable tip extending from the distal end of the shaft. In some preferred embodiments, a fastener applicator extends from the bendable tip. In other preferred embodiments, a malleable section is located between the bendable tip and the shaft. The bendable tip can include a plurality of articulating segments. The improved directional device can be used to repair native valves in a patient, especially heart valves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2004
    Assignee: St. Jude Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen T. Kuehn, Karen P. Montpetit