Patents Represented by Attorney Peter J. Flora
  • Patent number: 8012121
    Abstract: Two renal delivery members have two distal ports that are adapted to be positioned within two renal arteries via their corresponding renal ostia at unique locations along an abdominal aortic wall. A proximal coupler assembly is outside the body and is coupled to deliver material to the two distal ports for bi-lateral renal therapy. One or both of the delivery members may be self-cannulating into the corresponding renal ostium, or may be controllably steered into the respective ostium. Non-occlusive anchors may be coupled with one or both of the delivery members at anchoring positions in the renal artery or abdominal aorta to secure the renal delivery member within the renal artery. Renal-active fluid agents are coupled to the bi-lateral delivery system. Another renal therapy system cannulates a renal vein from the vena cava and controls a retrograde delivery of agents to the respective kidney.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: AngioDynamics, Inc.
    Inventors: Harry B. Goodson, IV, Jeffrey M. Elkins, Samir R. Patel, Aurelio Valencia, Ricardo Aboytes, Craig A. Ball, Randy J. Kesten, Andrew K. Kramer, Sam G. Payne, Sophia Pesotchinsky, Michael H. Rosenthal
  • Patent number: 7993325
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for delivering treatment to the renal arteries are provided. Exemplary systems include a delivery catheter having a distal bifurcation, an introducer assembly comprising an introducer sheath in operative association with a Y-hub, wherein Y-hub includes a first port for receiving the delivery catheter and a second port for receiving a second catheter, and a constraint assembly for holding the distal bifurcation of the delivery catheter in a low-profile configuration when it is advanced distally beyond the introducer sheath.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Angio Dynamics, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey M. Elkins, Harry B Goodson, IV, Craig A Ball, Aurelio Valencia, Samir R Patel, Neema Hekmat