Patents by Inventor Maricruz Castenada

Maricruz Castenada 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).

  • Distal access balloon guide catheter
    Patent number: 8926560
    Abstract: Distal access balloon guide catheter system and methods for delivering implantable devices, catheters, or substances in or near and/or restoring flow through body lumens, such as blood vessel lumens, or inflating balloons affixed to the distal end of the guide catheter system are described. A Distal access balloon guide catheter having a proximal region, an optional medial region of intermediate flexibility, and distal region possessing high flexibility, high resistance to kinking and a large lumen to wall thickness ratio. The balloon is inflated by means of a kink-resistant secondary lumen embedded within the walls of the balloon guide catheter system tubing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: James Dinh, Maricruz Castenada, Lynn Miyeko Shimada, Seferino Enrique Torres, Brian Michael Strauss, Jeffrey J. Valko
  • Distal Access Balloon Guide Catheter
    Publication number: 20130253417
    Abstract: Distal access balloon guide catheter system and methods for delivering implantable devices, catheters, or substances in or near and/or restoring flow through body lumens, such as blood vessel lumens, or inflating balloons affixed to the distal end of the guide catheter system are described. A Distal access balloon guide catheter having a proximal region, an optional medial region of intermediate flexibility, and distal region possessing high flexibility, high resistance to kinking and a large lumen to wall thickness ratio. The balloon is inflated by means of a kink-resistant secondary lumen embedded within the walls of the balloon guide catheter system tubing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2012
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Inventors: James Dinh, Maricruz Castenada, Lynn Miyeko Shimada, Seferino Enrique Torres, Brian Michael Strauss, Jeffrey J. Valko