Patents by Inventor Carolyn Rice

Carolyn Rice 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 segments axially connected by thin film
    Patent number: 8906085
    Abstract: In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a stent for insertion into a vessel of a patient. The stent has a front and back open ends and a longitudinal axis extending therebetween. The stent has a plurality of adjacent hoops that are held in alignment with the longitudinal axis between the front and back open ends by a thin film tube. The hoops are attached to either the inner or outer surface of the thin film tube. The stent is compressed into a first smaller diameter for insertion into the vessel with a delivery tube and a second larger diameter for deployment into the vessel. The inventive stent can be retracted into the delivery tube if it is improperly deployed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Cordis Corporation
    Inventors: Carolyn Rice, Craig Bonsignore
  • STENT SEGMENTS AXIALLY CONNECTED BY THIN FILM
    Publication number: 20120179241
    Abstract: In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a stent for insertion into a vessel of a patient. The stent has a front and back open ends and a longitudinal axis extending therebetween. The stent has a plurality of adjacent hoops that are held in alignment with the longitudinal axis between the front and back open ends by a thin film tube. The hoops are attached to either the inner or outer surface of the thin film tube. The stent is compressed into a first smaller diameter for insertion into the vessel with a delivery tube and a second larger diameter for deployment into the vessel. The inventive stent can be retracted into the delivery tube if it is improperly deployed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2012
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Applicant: CORDIS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Carolyn RICE, Craig BONSIGNORE
  • Stent segments axially connected by thin film
    Patent number: 8142490
    Abstract: In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a stent for insertion into a vessel of a patient. The stent has a front and back open ends and a longitudinal axis extending therebetween. The stent has a plurality of adjacent hoops that are held in alignment with the longitudinal axis between the front and back open ends by a thin film tube. The hoops are attached to either the inner or outer surface of the thin film tube. The stent is compressed into a first smaller diameter for insertion into the vessel with a delivery tube and a second larger diameter for deployment into the vessel. The inventive stent can be retracted into the delivery tube if it is improperly deployed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignees: Cordis Corporation, Advanced Bio Prosthetic Surfaces, Ltd.
    Inventors: Carolyn Rice, Craig Bonsignore
  • Stent segments axially connected by thin film
    Patent number: 8142491
    Abstract: In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a stent for insertion into a vessel of a patient and a method for manufacturing the same. The stent has front and back open ends and a longitudinal axis extending therebetween. The stent has a plurality of adjacent hoops that are held in alignment with the longitudinal axis between the front and back open ends by a thin film tube. The hoops are attached to either the inner or outer surface of the thin film tube. The stent is compressed into a first smaller diameter for insertion into the vessel with a delivery tube and a second larger diameter for deployment into the vessel. The inventive stent can be retracted into the delivery tube if it is improperly deployed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignees: Cordis Corporation, Advanced Bio Prosthetic Surfaces, Ltd.
    Inventors: Carolyn Rice, Craig Bonsignore
  • STENT SEGMENTS AXIALLY CONNECTED BY THIN FILM
    Publication number: 20100043199
    Abstract: In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a stent for insertion into a vessel of a patient and a method for manufacturing the same. The stent has front and back open ends and a longitudinal axis extending therebetween. The stent has a plurality of adjacent hoops that are held in alignment with the longitudinal axis between the front and back open ends by a thin film tube. The hoops are attached to either the inner or outer surface of the thin film tube. The stent is compressed into a first smaller diameter for insertion into the vessel with a delivery tube and a second larger diameter for deployment into the vessel. The inventive stent can be retracted into the delivery tube if it is improperly deployed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2009
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Inventors: Carolyn Rice, Craig Bonsignore
  • STENT SEGMENTS AXIALLY CONNECTED BY THIN FILM
    Publication number: 20090112306
    Abstract: In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a stent for insertion into a vessel of a patient. The stent has a front and back open ends and a longitudinal axis extending therebetween. The stent has a plurality of adjacent hoops that are held in alignment with the longitudinal axis between the front and back open ends by a thin film tube. The hoops are attached to either the inner or outer surface of the thin film tube. The stent is compressed into a first smaller diameter for insertion into the vessel with a delivery tube and a second larger diameter for deployment into the vessel. The inventive stent can be retracted into the delivery tube if it is improperly deployed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2007
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Inventors: Craig Bonsignore, Carolyn RICE