Patents Assigned to VacuSense, Inc.
  • Endoluminal implant with therapeutic and diagnostic capability
    Patent number: 6231516
    Abstract: An apparatus includes an endoluminal implant, a RF coupling coil coupled to the endoluminal implant and a therapeutic transducer electrically coupled to the RF coupling coil and physically coupled to the endoluminal implant. The RF coupling coil supplies electrical power to the therapeutic transducer. The therapeutic transducer has a capability for delivering therapeutic energy to a lumen disposed within the endoluminal implant in response to signals coupled via the RF coupling coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2001
    Assignee: VacuSense, Inc.
    Inventors: George W. Keilman, George E. Cimochowski