Patents by Inventor Lawrence W. Ulanowski

Lawrence W. Ulanowski 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).

  • Radial stent crimper
    Patent number: 6769161
    Abstract: A stent crimper comprising a plurality of crimping members extending between a first support and a second support. The first and optionally the second supports has an opening therethrough sized to allow a stent therethrough. The first and second supports extend from a base. The crimping members are disposed about the circumference of a circle everywhere along the length of the members. Finally, the flexible members extend through a bore in a die. The die is movable in an axial direction along the flexible members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2004
    Assignee: SciMed Life Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Terry V. Brown, Andrew J. Dusbabek, Louis G. Ellis, Scott M. Hanson, Leo M. Klisch, Christopher R. Larson, Linda R. Lorentzen Cornelius, Justin E. Plessel, Lawrence W. Ulanowski
  • RADIAL STENT CRIMPER
    Publication number: 20030056360
    Abstract: A stent crimper comprising a plurality of crimping members extending between a first support and a second support. The first and optionally the second supports has an opening therethrough sized to allow a stent therethrough. The first and second supports extend from a base. The crimping members are disposed about the circumference of a circle everywhere along the length of the members. Finally, the flexible members extend through a bore in a die. The die is movable in an axial direction along the flexible members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 1999
    Publication date: March 27, 2003
    Inventors: TERRY V. BROWN, ANDREW J. DUSBABEK, LOUIS G. ELLIS, SCOTT M. HANSON, LEO M. KLISCH, CHRISTOPHER R. LARSON, LINDA R. LORENTZEN CORNELIUS, JUSTIN E. PLESSAL, LAWRENCE W. ULANOWSKI
  • Stent crimper
    Patent number: 5992000
    Abstract: An apparatus for crimping a stent to a catheter as well as a method for crimping a stent to a catheter are disclosed in several embodiments. The apparatus in its various embodiments involves the application of a uniform radially inward force to a compressible tube in which the stent and catheter are situated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1999
    Assignee: SciMed Life Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: John W. Humphrey, Terry V. Brown, Charles L. Euteneuer, Nam H. Hoang, Leo M. Klisch, Christopher R. Larson, Jonathan C. Sell, Vladimir B. Tsukernik, Lawrence W. Ulanowski