Patents by Inventor Ashleigh Z. Sheehy

Ashleigh Z. Sheehy 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).

  • Crimping methods for thin-walled scaffolds
    Patent number: 10660773
    Abstract: A medical device includes a balloon expanded scaffold crimped to a catheter having a balloon. The scaffold has a network of rings formed by struts connected at crowns and links connecting adjacent rings. The scaffold is crimped to the balloon by a process that includes using protective polymer sheaths or sheets during crimping, and adjusting the sheaths or sheets during the crimping to avoid or minimize interference between the polymer material and scaffold struts as the scaffold is reduced in size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: ABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
    Inventors: Karen J. Wang, Edward P. Garcia, Boyd V. Knott, Jill A. McCoy, Ashleigh Z. Sheehy
  • CRIMPING METHODS FOR THIN-WALLED SCAFFOLDS
    Publication number: 20180228630
    Abstract: A medical device includes a balloon expanded scaffold crimped to a catheter having a balloon. The scaffold has a network of rings formed by struts connected at crowns and links connecting adjacent rings. The scaffold is crimped to the balloon by a process that includes using protective polymer sheaths or sheets during crimping, and adjusting the sheaths or sheets during the crimping to avoid or minimize interference between the polymer material and scaffold struts as the scaffold is reduced in size.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2017
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Karen J. Wang, Edward P. Garcia, Boyd V. Knott, Jill A. McCoy, Ashleigh Z. Sheehy