Patents by Inventor Ash Varma

Ash Varma 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 guide wire exchange system with improved proximal shaft and transition section
    Patent number: 6893417
    Abstract: A catheter and guide wire exchange system including a catheter that has a guide wire lumen with a guide way extending along a length of the proximal shaft. A guide member is slidably disposed about the proximal shaft for directing a guide wire into or out of the guide way and the guide wire lumen. A transition section joins the trilumen proximal shaft to a coaxial distal shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2005
    Assignee: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Gribbons, John MacNamara, Niall Duffy, Ash Varma, Gerry Clarke, Mark Casley, Noel Coyle, David Quinn, Rodney Bell, Kevin Boyle, Kevin Treacy, Patrick Duane, Paula McDonnell, Declan Costello
  • Catheter and guide wire exchange system with improved proximal shaft and transition section
    Publication number: 20040122363
    Abstract: A catheter and guide wire exchange system including a catheter that has a guide wire lumen with a guide way extending along a length of the proximal shaft. A guide member is slidably disposed about the proximal shaft for directing a guide wire into or out of the guide way and the guide wire lumen. A transition section joins the trilumen proximal shaft to a coaxial distal shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2003
    Publication date: June 24, 2004
    Inventors: Richard Gribbons, John MacNamara, Niall Duffy, Ash Varma, Gerry Clarke, Mark Casley, Noel Coyle, David Quinn, Rodney Bell, Kevin Boyle, Kevin Treacy, Patrick Duane, Paula McDowell, Declan Costello