Patents by Inventor Ray Dormandy, Jr.

Ray Dormandy, Jr. 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).

  • Embolization device and apparatus including an introducer cartridge and a delivery catheter and method for delivering the embolization device
    Patent number: 5476472
    Abstract: An introducer cartridge for an embolization device for use with a delivery catheter having a proximal end with a hub mounted thereon and having a conical recess therein. The introducer cartridge comprises a flexible elongate tubular member formed of a clear plastic and has a flow passage extending therethrough and has proximal and distal extremities. The distal extremity is tapered and a hub formed of clear plastic is secured to the proximal extremity of the flexible elongate tubular member. The hub of the introducer cartridge has a conical recess therein having proximal and distal extremities. The distal extremity of the conical recess has a diameter which is slightly less than the diameter of the flow passage in the elongate tubular member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 19, 1995
    Assignee: Interventional Therapeutics Corporation
    Inventors: Ray Dormandy, Jr., Marcelyn A. Berlo, David J. Paul