Patents by Inventor Allen B. Mackay

Allen B. Mackay 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).

  • Publication number: 20220323006
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to implantable biosensors configured to be implanted into tissue of a subject at an implantation site. In an exemplary embodiment, the implantable biosensor comprising: an electronic module and a compliant sensing tether extending from the electronic module. The compliant sensing tether comprising a proximal portion coupled to the electronic module, a distal portion spaced apart from the electronics module, and an intermediate portion joining the proximal portion to the distal portion. The proximal portion has a first flexibility and the distal portion having a second flexibility. The second flexibility of the distal portion being greater than the first flexibility of the proximal portion. The distal portion comprises a sensor configured to sense a signal corresponding to an analyte of the subject, wherein the signal corresponding to the analyte is transferred to the electronics module via the compliant sensing tether.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Jérôme S. Conia, Allen B. Mackay, Benjamin M. Trapp
  • Patent number: 10456554
    Abstract: A catheter for delivery of intraluminal and expandable devices. The catheter is provided with a flexible curved tip distal to the device loaded onto the catheter for delivery to a desired site within a body conduit. The curved distal tip causes the catheter to rotate to a preferred rotational orientation, which may be desirable for any device having asymmetric features, particularly when used in tortuous body conduits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
    Inventor: Allen B. Mackay
  • Publication number: 20090264980
    Abstract: A catheter for delivery of intraluminal and expandable devices. The catheter is provided with a flexible curved tip distal to the device loaded onto the catheter for delivery to a desired site within a body conduit. The curved distal tip causes the catheter to rotate to a preferred rotational orientation, which may be desirable for any device having asymmetric features, particularly when used in tortuous body conduits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2008
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Inventor: Allen B. Mackay