Patents by Inventor Bill A. Wetherbee

Bill A. Wetherbee 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).

  • Stent delivery catheter positioning device
    Publication number: 20050049607
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to a medical device and procedure for accurately positioning a catheter across a desired region within a patient's vasculature. In particular, the present invention provides a hub assembly unit that allows a physician to precisely position a stent within a vessel utilizing a stent delivery catheter. The hub assembly unit includes a fine adjustment mechanism. The fine adjustment mechanism extends or contracts the length of the hub assembly unit in controlled incremental units. These controlled fine displacements are then translated directly to the stent delivery or balloon dilation catheter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2004
    Publication date: March 3, 2005
    Inventors: Colin Hart, Kevin Martin, Ryan LeClair, Mark Van Diver, Glenn Wadleigh, Bill Wetherbee
  • Stent delivery catheter positioning device
    Patent number: 6743210
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to a medical device and procedure for accurately positioning a catheter across a desired region within a patient's vasculature. In particular, the present invention provides a hub assembly unit that allows a physician to precisely position a stent within a vessel utilizing a stent delivery catheter. The hub assembly unit includes a fine adjustment mechanism. The fine adjustment mechanism extends or contracts the length of the hub assembly unit in controlled incremental units. These controlled fine displacements are then translated directly to the stent delivery or balloon dilation catheter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2004
    Assignee: SciMed Life Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Colin P. Hart, Kevin C. Martin, Ryan M. LeClair, Mark H. Van Diver, Glenn H. Wadleigh, Bill A. Wetherbee
  • Stent delivery catheter positioning device
    Publication number: 20020111666
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to a medical device and procedure for accurately positioning a catheter across a desired region within a patient's vasculature. In particular, the present invention provides a hub assembly unit that allows a physician to precisely position a stent within a vessel utilizing a stent delivery catheter. The hub assembly unit includes a fine adjustment mechanism. The fine adjustment mechanism extends or contracts the length of the hub assembly unit in controlled incremental units. These controlled fine displacements are then translated directly to the stent delivery or balloon dilation catheter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2001
    Publication date: August 15, 2002
    Applicant: SciMed Life Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Colin P. Hart, Kevin C. Martin, Ryan M. LeClair, Mark H. Van Diver, Glenn H. Wadleigh, Bill A. Wetherbee