Patents by Inventor Alan C. Matzen

Alan C. Matzen 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).

  • Guidewire distal tip soldering method
    Patent number: 6832715
    Abstract: A guidewire manufacturing assembly and method of forming an improved distal tip on a guidewire are disclosed. A guidewire may be an elongate shaft, a coil disposed along the length of the shaft, a holding fixture coupled to the shaft, a solder ball disposed to flux, and a heat source disposed proximate the solder ball to partially melt the solder ball and allow formation of an atraumatic distal tip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2004
    Assignee: SciMed Life Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Todd D. Eungard, Alan C. Matzen
  • Guidewire distal tip soldering method
    Publication number: 20030102360
    Abstract: A guidewire manufacturing assembly and method of forming an improved distal tip on a guidewire are disclosed. A guidewire may be an elongate shaft, a coil disposed along the length of the shaft, a holding fixture coupled to the shaft, a solder ball disposed to flux, and a heat source disposed proximate the solder ball to partially melt the solder ball and allow formation of an atraumatic distal tip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2001
    Publication date: June 5, 2003
    Applicant: SciMed Life Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Todd D. Eungard, Alan C. Matzen