Patents by Inventor Alan M. Fuentes

Alan M. Fuentes 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).

  • Catheter shaft and method of manufacture
    Patent number: 11376397
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a catheter assembly generally includes providing a catheter shaft having an outer layer and an inner reinforcing layer; removing at least a portion of the outer layer from a length of the distal end of the catheter shaft in order to expose a distal segment thereof; providing an inner jacket segment; axially engaging the inner jacket segment with an interior surface of the distal segment of the catheter shaft; providing an outer jacket segment around at least the exposed exterior region of the distal segment of the catheter shaft; and bonding the distal segment of the catheter shaft to the inner jacket segment and the outer jacket segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: ST. JUDE MEDICAL, ATRIAL FIBRILLATION DIVISION, INC.
    Inventors: Troy T. Tegg, Richard E. Stehr, Alan M. Fuentes, Linda Kay Nemec
  • Catheter Shaft and Method of Manufacture
    Publication number: 20200147342
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a catheter assembly generally includes providing a catheter shaft having an outer layer and an inner reinforcing layer; removing at least a portion of the outer layer from a length of the distal end of the catheter shaft in order to expose a distal segment thereof; providing an inner jacket segment; axially engaging the inner jacket segment with an interior surface of the distal segment of the catheter shaft; providing an outer jacket segment around at least the exposed exterior region of the distal segment of the catheter shaft; and bonding the distal segment of the catheter shaft to the inner jacket segment and the outer jacket segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Troy T. Tegg, Richard E. Stehr, Alan M. Fuentes, Linda Kay Nemec
  • Catheter shaft and method of manufacture
    Patent number: 10485948
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a catheter assembly generally includes providing a catheter shaft having an outer layer and an inner reinforcing layer; removing at least a portion of the outer layer from a length of the distal end of the catheter shaft in order to expose a distal segment thereof; providing an inner jacket segment; axially engaging the inner jacket segment with an interior surface of the distal segment of the catheter shaft; providing an outer jacket segment around at least the exposed exterior region of the distal segment of the catheter shaft; and bonding the distal segment of the catheter shaft to the inner jacket segment and the outer jacket segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division, Inc.
    Inventors: Troy T. Tegg, Richard E. Stehr, Alan M. Fuentes, Linda Nemec
  • Catheter shaft and method of manufacture
    Publication number: 20140243796
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a catheter assembly generally includes providing a catheter shaft having an outer layer and an inner reinforcing layer; removing at least a portion of the outer layer from a length of the distal end of the catheter shaft in order to expose a distal segment thereof; providing an inner jacket segment; axially engaging the inner jacket segment with an interior surface of the distal segment of the catheter shaft; providing an outer jacket segment around at least the exposed exterior region of the distal segment of the catheter shaft; and bonding the distal segment of the catheter shaft to the inner jacket segment and the outer jacket segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: ST. JUDE MEDICAL, ATRIAL FIBRILLATION DIVISION, INC.
    Inventors: Troy T. Tegg, Richard E. Stehr, Alan M. Fuentes, Linda Nemec