Patents by Inventor Thomas F. Haslinger

Thomas F. Haslinger 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).

  • VARIABLE STIFFNESS MULTILAYER CATHETER TUBING
    Publication number: 20150320969
    Abstract: A catheter body having a variable stiffness along its longitudinal length and a method for manufacturing same is disclosed wherein an inner layer having an uninterrupted length serves as a backbone for segments of coextrusion of, e.g., Pebax or nylon and a tie layer which are then bonded to the backbone to create a multi-stiffness catheter body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2015
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: Thomas F. Haslinger, John A. Simpson
  • Apparatus and method of making a variable stiffness multilayer catheter tubing
    Patent number: 9089669
    Abstract: A catheter body having a variable stiffness along its longitudinal length and a method for manufacturing same is disclosed wherein an inner layer having an uninterrupted length serves as a backbone for segments of coextrusion of, e.g., Pebax or nylon and a tie layer which are then bonded to the backbone to create a multi-stiffness catheter body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas F. Haslinger, John A. Simpson
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MAKING A VARIABLE STIFFNESS MULTILAYER CATHETER TUBING
    Publication number: 20130245610
    Abstract: A catheter body having a variable stiffness along its longitudinal length and a method for manufacturing same is disclosed wherein an inner layer having an uninterrupted length serves as a backbone for segments of coextrusion of, e.g., Pebax or nylon and a tie layer which are then bonded to the backbone to create a multi-stiffness catheter body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2013
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas F. Haslinger, John A. Simpson