Patents Represented by Attorney Vidas, Arrettt and Steinkraus

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  • Therapeutic catheter with displacement sensing transducer
    Patent number: 8282599
    Abstract: A catheter device having a proboscis, such as a needle, and a transducer which detects the axial displacement of the proboscis in relation to the distal tip of the catheter. The transducer is positioned at a distal portion of the catheter and may comprise an induction coil or a potentiometer. Axial displacement of the proboscis changes the amount of inductance or resistance in the transducer. This change in inductance or resistance can be calibrated to the amount of axial displacement of the proboscis and provided as feedback to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan Eskuri, Daniel Lafontaine
  • Skids stent delivery system
    Patent number: 6645238
    Abstract: A medical device delivery catheter comprises an inner member and a retractable sheath assembly disposed about the inner member. The retractable sheath assembly comprises a retractable sheath and one or more skids extending from the retractable sheath. The skids are disposed between the retractable sheath and the inner member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2003
    Assignee: SciMed Life Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Scott R. Smith