Patents by Inventor Nitin P. Matani

Nitin P. Matani 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).

  • Catheter adaptor with slitting blade and improved manual control and method of use
    Patent number: 5687727
    Abstract: A proximal adaptor for an over-the-wire angioplasty catheter is disclosed which contains a retractable catheter slitting element and a releasable guidewire seizing element, both of which are controllable by a manually operated element or elements accessible from the exterior of the adaptor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 18, 1997
    Assignee: Danforth Biomedical Incorporated
    Inventors: Jeff L. Kraus, Joseph R. Shields, Nitin P. Matani, Michael J. Horzewski
  • Reinforced multilumen catheter for axially varying stiffness
    Patent number: 5470322
    Abstract: Multilumen catheters are provided with an axially decreasing stiffness by the incorporation of a hollow tube formed of a relatively stiff material into the catheter construction. The tube may either encircle the catheter as an external shell or reside inside one of the lumens as a liner. The stiffness variation may be attained by extending the hollow tube only part of the distance from the proximal to the distal ends of the catheter or by varying the construction of the hollow tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 28, 1995
    Assignee: Danforth Biomedical Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Horzewski, Nitin P. Matani
  • Rapid removal over-the-wire catheter
    Patent number: 5290241
    Abstract: The present invention is an "over-the-wire" catheter having a proximal adapter system which may be used to open a longitudinally closed guidewire lumen, thereby facilitating rapid removal of the catheter without a guidewire extension mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 1, 1994
    Assignee: Danforth Biomedical, Incorporated
    Inventors: Jeffrey L. Kraus, Joseph R. Shields, Nitin P. Matani
  • Dual lumen dilatation catheter and method of manufacturing the same
    Patent number: 4782834
    Abstract: Dual lumen dilatation catheter and method of manufacture in which the catheter shaft is formed in a plurality of sections of different stiffness to provide optimum strength and flexibility at different points along the length of the catheter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 1987
    Date of Patent: November 8, 1988
    Assignee: Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark A. Maguire, Lambert J. Diettrich, Nitin P. Matani