Patents by Inventor Scott M. Hanson

Scott M. Hanson 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 with removable balloon protector and stent delivery system with removable stent protector
    Patent number: 5893868
    Abstract: A balloon catheter is provided having an expandable distal portion and balloon protector means comprising a first removable sleeve having a variable inner diameter to ease sliding the first sleeve over the balloon, and an optional second removable (outer) sleeve positioned over the inner sleeve, the second (outer) sleeve having a constrictive relationship with the first (inner) sleeve, said first and second sleeves being removed prior to use of the catheter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 13, 1999
    Assignee: Scimed Life Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott M. Hanson, Richard J. Traxler, Louis G. Ellis, Linda Lorentzen Cornelius, Thomas J. Holman, Gregory K. Olson