Patents by Inventor Micheal A. Schwartz

Micheal A. Schwartz 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).

  • Implant delivery catheter system and methods for its use
    Patent number: 6971998
    Abstract: Catheter systems and methods for implanting helical or dart-like implants into the myocardium or other body tissue. The catheter system includes a helix for fixing the distal end of the catheter to the myocardium, an implant held by the helix, mechanisms for driving the fixation helix into the myocardium, and mechanisms for driving the implant into the myocardium, removing the fixation helix and leaving the implant behind. The implant may be coated, filled, or made of a drug or drug eluting compound, or drug delivery matrix of any composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2005
    Assignee: BioCardia, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel C. Rosenman, Peter A. Altman, Mark A. Lovich, Micheal A. Schwartz, Aaron J. Miller
  • Implant delivery catheter system and methods for its use
    Patent number: 6478776
    Abstract: Catheter systems and methods for implanting helical or dart-like implants into the myocardium or other body tissue. The catheter system includes a helix for fixing the distal end of the catheter to the myocardium, an implant held by the helix, mechanisms for driving the fixation helix into the myocardium, and mechanisms for driving the implant into the myocardium, removing the fixation helix and leaving the implant behind. The implant may be coated, filled, or made of a drug or drug eluting compound, or drug delivery matrix of any composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2002
    Assignee: BioCardia, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel C. Rosenman, Peter A. Altman, Mark A. Lovich, Micheal A. Schwartz, Aaron J. Miller