Patents by Inventor Bruce M. Wilson

Bruce M. Wilson 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).

  • Insertion apparatus for left ventricular access lead
    Patent number: 6122552
    Abstract: An apparatus for positioning a cardiac lead in the vasculature of the heart includes a guide catheter, a sleeve and a guidewire. The guide catheter has an inflatable balloon at its distal end and a central lumen open distally to the exterior of the catheter for injection of dye or advancement of a guidewire through the guide catheter and past its distal end. The guide sleeve replaces the guide catheter once the guidewire is in position so that a lead can be advanced over the guidewire with the sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2000
    Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce A. Tockman, Randy W. Westlund, Stuart R. Chastain, Bruce M. Wilson, John A. Greenland, Jon A. Becker
  • Wound closure assembly and method of use
    Patent number: 6074404
    Abstract: A wound suturing assembly and method of use employing elastically precurved suture needles for piercing a patient's tissue to suture closed a wound. The needles are ejected out of the assembly and whereupon they assume a pre-curved shape and in the process curve back to pierce the tissue a second time prior to reentering the assembly. Each needle carries a length of suture through the wound so that the sutures can be tied and the wound tightly sealed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2000
    Assignee: Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Kent C. B. Stalker, Bruce M. Wilson
  • Wound closure assembly and method of use
    Patent number: 5972005
    Abstract: A wound suturing assembly and method of use employing elastically precurved suture needles for piercing a patient's tissue to suture closed a wound. The needles are ejected out of the assembly and whereupon they assume a pre-curved shape and in the process curve back to pierce the tissue a second time prior to reentering the assembly. Each needle carries a length of suture through the wound so that the sutures can be tied and the wound tightly sealed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1999
    Assignee: Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Ind.
    Inventors: Kent C.B. Stalker, Bruce M. Wilson