Patents by Inventor Ronja F. Pfeiffer

Ronja F. Pfeiffer 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).

  • Modular catheter
    Patent number: 11957845
    Abstract: Catheters include first and second segments that each include a proximal end and a distal end. A first connector of each catheter includes a first portion connected to the distal end of the first segment and a second portion connected to the proximal end of the second segment. The first portion and the second portion are engaged so that the first portion can rotated relative to the second portion about an axis of the first connector. The first segment and the second segment can bend in multiple planes via a rotation of the first portion relative to the second portion about the axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
    Inventors: Ronja F. Pfeiffer, Declan P. Costello, Edmond Sheahan
  • MODULAR CATHETER
    Publication number: 20230201526
    Abstract: Catheters include first and second segments that each include a proximal end and a distal end. A first connector of each catheter includes a first portion connected to the distal end of the first segment and a second portion connected to the proximal end of the second segment. The first portion and the second portion are engaged so that the first portion can rotated relative to the second portion about an axis of the first connector. The first segment and the second segment can bend in multiple planes via a rotation of the first portion relative to the second portion about the axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2023
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Ronja F. Pfeiffer, Declan P. Costello, Edmond Sheahan
  • Modular catheter
    Patent number: 11628272
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a catheter including a plurality of a segments, each segment having a stiffener extending along its length. The plurality of segments are interconnected with connectors such that each of the segments can bend in multiple planes via rotation of the connectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
    Inventors: Ronja F. Pfeiffer, Declan P. Costello, Edmond Sheahan
  • MODULAR CATHETER
    Publication number: 20210236770
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a catheter including a plurality of a segments, each segment having a stiffener extending along its length. The plurality of segments are interconnected with connectors such that each of the segments can bend in multiple planes via rotation of the connectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Applicant: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronja F. Pfeiffer, Declan P. Costello, Edmond Sheahan