Patents by Inventor Niyazi U. Behyan

Niyazi U. Behyan 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).

  • Stent range transducers
    Patent number: 7585317
    Abstract: A system for delivering and positioning a stent within a bifurcated body lumen includes a stent delivery system including a catheter, an expansion device, and an ultrasound transducer. The ultrasound transducer is configured for transmitting and receiving signals and for imaging of a body lumen so as to locate an ostium of a branch vessel and facilitate alignment of the stent side hole with the ostium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2009
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles J. Davidson, Gil M. Vardi, Eric Williams, Stephen Kao, Niyazi U. Behyan
  • Stent range transducers and methods of use
    Patent number: 6689156
    Abstract: A system and method for delivering and positioning a stent within a bifurcated body lumen includes a stent delivery system including a catheter, expansion device, a stent with a side hole disposed on the expansion device, and an ultrasound transducer disposed between the expansion device and the stent. The ultrasound transducer is configured for transmitting and receiving signals and for imaging of a body lumen so as to locate an ostium of a branch vessel and facilitate alignment of the stent side hole with the ostium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2004
    Assignee: Advanced Stent Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles J. Davidson, Gil M. Vardi, Eric Williams, Stephen Kao, Niyazi U. Behyan