Patents by Inventor Ana R. Buhr

Ana R. Buhr 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).

  • Minimally invasive coring vein harvester
    Patent number: 8480696
    Abstract: The invention provides a system and method for harvesting a vessel section. The system comprises a vessel support member, a handle, and a tubular cutting device. The vessel support member is introduced into the vessel section to be harvested. The tubular cutting device may comprise an outer tubular member or an outer and an inner tubular member. The outer tubular member carries at least one cutting element. The tubular member or members are advanced over the vessel section and vessel support member to core out the vessel section and tissue adjoining the vessel section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Cynthia T. Clague, Michael J. Hobday, Raymond W. Usher, Roderick E. Briscoe, Katherine S. Jolly, Ana R. Buhr, Christopher P. Olig, Eric A. Meyer, Steven C. Christian, Tom P. Daigle, Robert H. Reetz, Jeffrey D. Sandstrom, James R. Keogh, Matthew D. Bonner, Scott E. Jahns