Patents by Inventor Patrick D. Andre

Patrick D. Andre 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).

  • Devices, methods and systems for delivery of X-ray
    Patent number: 6496561
    Abstract: The present invention includes a device for X-ray treatment in a passage, a method for positioning an X-ray emitter at a treatment area in the passage, a method for exposing a length of the treatment area, and a method for moving a catheter automatically. In addition, the present invention includes a bellows valve adapter and a hemostasis valve adapter that allows fluid to circulate between a sheath and an X-ray emitter within the device and allows movement of the X-ray emitter within the sheath. Further, the invention includes a catheter pullback assembly for retracting or advancing an X-ray emitter, a system for X-ray treatment in a body, and a treatment system for controlling an X-ray emitter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2002
    Assignee: Medtronic AVE, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Thomas Meyer, Victor Ivan Chornenky, Patrick D. Andre, Thomas E. Eibs