Patents by Inventor Susan M. Ostrowski

Susan M. Ostrowski 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).

  • Drainage catheter delivery system
    Patent number: 6562024
    Abstract: A single operator drainage catheter delivery system and method of use. The delivery system includes a guide member having a guidewire lumen extending through a distal portion thereof, with a proximal guidewire port located distal of the proximal end. A placement catheter disposed over the guide member has a catheter lumen extending through a distal portion thereof, with a proximal guidewire port located distal of the proximal end. Locating the proximal guidewire ports as such allows the delivery system to be used by a single person with a shorter guidewire. A drainage catheter is disposed about the guide member distal of the placement catheter. The drainage catheter delivery system preferably includes a means for releasably connecting the placement catheter to the drainage catheter, wherein the releasable connecting means disconnects the drainage catheter upon displacement of the guide member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: SciMed Life Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Fernando Alvarez de Toledo, Michael Ciannella, Susan M. Ostrowski, Albert N. Solbjor
  • Ligating band with rounded edges and method of use of same
    Patent number: 6409737
    Abstract: An improved elastic band for ligating tissue within a living body comprises a central opening defining an axis. A first curved edge is formed between a first surface extending substantially parallel to the axis and a second surface extending substantially perpendicular to the axis. A method of ligating tissue within a living body using such a ligating band comprises the steps of positioning the elastic band, which has been stretched to increase the size of a central opening extending therethrough, adjacent to a portion of tissue to be ligated. The tissue to be ligated is then drawn through the central opening of the elastic band and the elastic band is released so that the size of the central opening decreases to grip the tissue received therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2002
    Assignee: Scimed Life Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard C. Fortier, Susan M. Ostrowski
  • Drainage catheter delivery system
    Publication number: 20010018574
    Abstract: A single operator drainage catheter delivery system and method of use. The delivery system includes a guide member having a guidewire lumen extending through a distal portion thereof, with a proximal guidewire port located distal of the proximal end. A placement catheter disposed over the guide member has a catheter lumen extending through a distal portion thereof, with a proximal guidewire port located distal of the proximal end. Locating the proximal guidewire ports as such allows the delivery system to be used by a single person with a shorter guidewire. A drainage catheter is disposed about the guide member distal of the placement catheter. The drainage catheter delivery system preferably includes a means for releasably connecting the placement catheter to the drainage catheter, wherein the releasable connecting means disconnects the drainage catheter upon displacement of the guide member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2001
    Publication date: August 30, 2001
    Applicant: SciMed Life Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Fernando Alvarez de Toledo, Michael Ciannella, Susan M. Ostrowski, Albert N. Solbjor
  • Drainage catheter delivery system
    Patent number: 6248100
    Abstract: A single operator drainage catheter delivery system and method of use. The delivery system includes a guide member having a guidewire lumen extending through a distal portion thereof, with a proximal guidewire port located distal of the proximal end. A placement catheter disposed over the guide member has a catheter lumen extending through a distal portion thereof, with a proximal guidewire port located distal of the proximal end. Locating the proximal guidewire ports as such allows the delivery system to be used by a single person with a shorter guidewire. A drainage catheter is disposed about the guide member distal of the placement catheter. The drainage catheter delivery system preferably includes a means for releasably connecting the placement catheter to the drainage catheter, wherein the releasable connecting means disconnects the drainage catheter upon displacement of the guide member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2001
    Assignee: SciMed Life Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Fernando Alvarez de Toledo, Michael Ciannella, Susan M. Ostrowski, Albert N. Solbjor
  • Ligating band with rounded edges and method of use of same
    Patent number: 5972009
    Abstract: An improved elastic band for ligating tissue within a living body comprises a central opening defining an axis. A first curved edge is formed between a first surface extending substantially parallel to the axis and a second surface extending substantially perpendicular to the axis. A method of ligating tissue within a living body using such a ligating band comprises the steps of positioning the elastic band, which has been stretched to increase the size of a central opening extending therethrough, adjacent to a portion of tissue to be ligated. The tissue to be ligated is then drawn through the central opening of the elastic band and the elastic band is released so that the size of the central opening decreases to grip the tissue received therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1999
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Corporation
    Inventors: Richard C. Fortier, Susan M. Ostrowski