Patents by Inventor Bruce Dannecker

Bruce Dannecker 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).

  • Publication number: 20150081008
    Abstract: Devices and methods for stent advancement, including methods for instructing another or others how to advance a stent into an anatomical structure or into a testing/demonstration synthetic structure, such as a polymer tube. The advancement may be achieved by at least two periods of stent engagement that drive a stent distally from a sheath separated by a period of non-engagement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: Jeffery Sheldon, Richard Booth, Gary Boseck, Richard Wisdom, Kenneth M. Bueche, Bruce Dannecker
  • Patent number: 8876881
    Abstract: Devices and methods for stent advancement, including methods for instructing another or others how to advance a stent into an anatomical structure or into a testing/demonstration synthetic structure, such as a polymer tube. The advancement may be achieved by at least two periods of stent engagement that drive a stent distally from a sheath separated by a period of non-engagement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: IDev Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffery Sheldon, Richard Booth, Gary Boseck, Richard Wisdom, Ken Bueche, Bruce Dannecker
  • Publication number: 20080097572
    Abstract: Devices and methods for stent advancement, including methods for instructing another or others how to advance a stent into an anatomical structure or into a testing/demonstration synthetic structure, such as a polymer tube. The advancement may be achieved by at least two periods of stent engagement that drive a stent distally from a sheath separated by a period of non-engagement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2007
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Inventors: Jeffery Sheldon, Richard Booth, Gary Boseck, Richard Wisdom, Ken Bueche, Bruce Dannecker
  • Patent number: 6691946
    Abstract: The invention described herein relates to a medical bowl adapted to accommodate and retain a coiled medical device comprising: generally smooth cylindrical sidewall portion; a generally planar circular bottom portion; and a plurality of retention tabs extending upward from said bottom portion and positioned thereon to provide a space between said sidewall portion and said retention tabs. The retention tabs are structured and positioned to facilitate the handling and grippability of a coiled device placed within the bowl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2004
    Assignee: Allegiance Corporation
    Inventors: Bruce Dannecker, Doug Cundieff, John Holland
  • Publication number: 20030141407
    Abstract: The invention described herein relates to a medical bowl adapted to accommodate and retain a coiled medical device comprising: generally smooth cylindrical sidewall portion; a generally planar circular bottom portion; and a plurality of retention tabs extending upward from said bottom portion and positioned thereon to provide a space between said sidewall portion and said retention tabs. The retention tabs are structured and positioned to facilitate the handling and grippability of a coiled device placed within the bowl.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2002
    Publication date: July 31, 2003
    Inventors: Bruce Dannecker, Doug Cundieff, John Holland