Patents by Inventor P.J. Carmody

P.J. Carmody 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 and guide wire exchange system
    Publication number: 20040059369
    Abstract: A catheter and guide wire exchange system including a catheter having a guide wire lumen with a guide way extending along the length of a stiffened proximal shaft portion, and a guide member slidably disposed about the proximal shaft for directing a guide wire into or out of the guide way and the guide wire lumen. The proximal shaft may be slid through the guide member so that the guide wire is contained within the guide wire lumen distal to the guide member and with the guide wire and catheter being separated proximal of the guide member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2002
    Publication date: March 25, 2004
    Inventors: Niall Duffy, Gerry Clarke, Noel Coyle, Patrick J. Duane, John MacNamara, Ashish Varma, P.J. Carmody, David Quinn