Patents by Inventor Shaphan R. Jernigan

Shaphan R. Jernigan 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).

  • Active catheter device and associated system and method
    Patent number: 9789286
    Abstract: An active catheter device is provided. At least one elongate catheter segment includes an elongate flexible tube member defining an axis, and a pair of ferrule members operably engaged with and spaced apart along the tube member. The ferrule members are not rotatable about the axis relative to each other. At least one articulation member is operably engaged with and extends at least between the ferrule members along the tube member. Each articulation member is configured to be actuatable to cause a change in a distance between the ferrule members so as to articulate the tube member. Associated systems and methods are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: North Carolina State University
    Inventors: Gregory Dale Buckner, Arun Shankar Veeramani, Stephen B. Owen, Shaphan R. Jernigan
  • ACTIVE CATHETER DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20160361518
    Abstract: An active catheter device is provided. At least one elongate catheter segment includes an elongate flexible tube member defining an axis, and a pair of ferrule members operably engaged with and spaced apart along the tube member. The ferrule members are not rotatable about the axis relative to each other. At least one articulation member is operably engaged with and extends at least between the ferrule members along the tube member. Each articulation member is configured to be actuatable to cause a change in a distance between the ferrule members so as to articulate the tube member. Associated systems and methods are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2016
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: Gregory Dale Buckner, Arun Shankar Veeramani, Stephen B. Owen, Shaphan R. Jernigan
  • Active catheter device and associated system and method
    Patent number: 9308350
    Abstract: An active catheter device is provided. At least one elongate catheter segment includes an elongate flexible tube member defining an axis, and a pair of ferrule members operably engaged with and spaced apart along the tube member. The ferrule members are not rotatable about the axis relative to each other. At least one articulation member is operably engaged with and extends at least between the ferrule members along the tube member. Each articulation member is configured to be actuatable to cause a change in a distance between the ferrule members so as to articulate the tube member. Associated systems and methods are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: North Carolina State University
    Inventors: Gregory Dale Buckner, Arun Shankar Veeramani, Stephen B. Owen, Shaphan R. Jernigan
  • ACTIVE CATHETER DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20140155822
    Abstract: An active catheter device is provided. At least one elongate catheter segment includes an elongate flexible tube member defining an axis, and a pair of ferrule members operably engaged with and spaced apart along the tube member. The ferrule members are not rotatable about the axis relative to each other. At least one articulation member is operably engaged with and extends at least between the ferrule members along the tube member. Each articulation member is configured to be actuatable to cause a change in a distance between the ferrule members so as to articulate the tube member. Associated systems and methods are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2012
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: North Carolina State University
    Inventors: Gregory Dale Buckner, Arun Shankar Veeramani, Stephen B. Owen, Shaphan R. Jernigan