Patents by Inventor Wallace J. Schuetz

Wallace J. Schuetz 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).

  • Stent delivery device
    Patent number: 5843090
    Abstract: A balloon catheter with a stent delivery device having inner and outer catheters, with the outer catheter having a second lumen for inflation of the balloon. The delivery device also includes a radiopaque marker band adjacent each end of the stent located at the distal end of the device adjacent a tapered tip. The device also includes a manifold having a flushing port fluidly coupled to an annular space between the inner and outer catheters and an inflation port fluidly coupled to the second lumen of the outer catheter for inflating the balloon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 1, 1998
    Assignee: Schneider (USA) Inc.
    Inventor: Wallace J. Schuetz