Patents by Inventor Abdul-Kader A. El-Tibi

Abdul-Kader A. El-Tibi 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).

  • Soft tip catheter
    Patent number: 4886506
    Abstract: A catheter includes a catheter tube extending to a distal end portion that terminates at a terminal end of the catheter tube, the distal end portion including a tapered portion extending between the terminal end and a transition region on the distal end portion set back slightly from the terminal end. The tapered portion has a cross sectional area that decreases toward the terminal end to define a frustoconically-shaped outer surface extending from the transition region to the terminal end on which a soft tip member is mounted. The tip member has a size and shape adapted to be placed over the tapered portion coaxially, and a composition softer than that of the distal end portion that is suitable for bonding to the frustoconically-shaped outer surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 1988
    Date of Patent: December 12, 1989
    Assignee: Baxter Travenol Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric M. Lovgren, Abdul-Kader A. El-Tibi