Patents by Inventor Allen M. Fuentes

Allen 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 and introducer catheter having torque transfer layer and method of manufacture
    Patent number: 10130791
    Abstract: The instant invention relates generally to catheters and to introducer catheters used to help deliver catheters or other medical devices to locations within the human body. In particular, the instant invention relates to large diameter catheters and introducer catheters having a torque transfer layer that includes at least two flat wires braided into a wire mesh. The flat wires have a width of at least about 0.007 inches and a depth of at least about 0.003 inches. The lumen diameter of the catheter is at least about 6 French. The torque transfer layer provides increased strength, flexibility, and kink resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division, Inc.
    Inventors: Wayne A. Heideman, Allen M. Fuentes, Richard E. Stehr, Sarah E. Cumming
  • Catheter and Introducer Catheter Having Torque Transfer Layer and Method of Manufacture
    Publication number: 20170043120
    Abstract: The instant invention relates generally to catheters and to introducer catheters used to help deliver catheters or other medical devices to locations within the human body. In particular, the instant invention relates to large diameter catheters and introducer catheters having a torque transfer layer that includes at least two flat wires braided into a wire mesh. The flat wires have a width of at least about 0.007 inches and a depth of at least about 0.003 inches. The lumen diameter of the catheter is at least about 6 French. The torque transfer layer provides increased strength, flexibility, and kink resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Inventors: Wayne A. Heideman, Allen M. Fuentes, Richard E. Stehr, Sarah E. Cumming
  • Catheter and introducer catheter having torque transfer layer and method of manufacture
    Patent number: 9492636
    Abstract: The instant invention relates generally to catheters and to introducer catheters used to help deliver catheters or other medical devices to locations within the human body. In particular, the instant invention relates to large diameter catheters and introducer catheters having a torque transfer layer that includes at least two flat wires braided into a wire mesh. The flat wires have a width of at least about 0.007 inches and a depth of at least about 0.003 inches. The lumen diameter of the catheter is at least about 6 French. The torque transfer layer provides increased strength, flexibility, and kink resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division, Inc.
    Inventors: Wayne A. Heideman, Allen M. Fuentes, Richard E. Stehr, Sarah E. Cumming
  • Catheter and Introducer Catheter Having Torque Transfer Layer and Method of Manufacture
    Publication number: 20160114126
    Abstract: The instant invention relates generally to catheters and to introducer catheters used to help deliver catheters or other medical devices to locations within the human body. In particular, the instant invention relates to large diameter catheters and introducer catheters having a torque transfer layer that includes at least two flat wires braided into a wire mesh. The flat wires have a width of at least about 0.007 inches and a depth of at least about 0.003 inches. The lumen diameter of the catheter is at least about 6 French. The torque transfer layer provides increased strength, flexibility, and kink resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2016
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventors: Wayne A. Heideman, Allen M. Fuentes, Richard E. Stehr, Sarah E. Cumming
  • Catheter and introducer catheter having torque transfer layer and method of manufacture
    Patent number: 9259813
    Abstract: The instant invention relates generally to catheters and to introducer catheters used to help deliver catheters or other medical devices to locations within the human body. In particular, the instant invention relates to large diameter catheters and introducer catheters having a torque transfer layer that includes at least two flat wires braided into a wire mesh. The flat wires have a width of at least about 0.007 inches and a depth of at least about 0.003 inches. The lumen diameter of the catheter is at least about 6 French. The torque transfer layer provides increased strength, flexibility, and kink resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division, Inc.
    Inventors: Wayne A. Heideman, Allen M. Fuentes, Richard E. Stehr, Sarah E. Cumming
  • Catheter and introducer catheter having torque transfer layer and method of manufacture
    Publication number: 20140157570
    Abstract: The instant invention relates generally to catheters and to introducer catheters used to help deliver catheters or other medical devices to locations within the human body. In particular, the instant invention relates to large diameter catheters and introducer catheters having a torque transfer layer that includes at least two flat wires braided into a wire mesh. The flat wires have a width of at least about 0.007 inches and a depth of at least about 0.003 inches. The lumen diameter of the catheter is at least about 6 French. The torque transfer layer provides increased strength, flexibility, and kink resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2013
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
    Inventors: Wayne A. Heideman, Allen M. Fuentes, Richard E. Stehr, Sarah E. Cumming