Patents by Inventor Carrie Lynn Fercik

Carrie Lynn Fercik 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).

  • Tip deflecting puncture needle
    Patent number: 8831707
    Abstract: A method of puncturing an interatrial septum between a right atrium and a left atrium may include introducing a distal end of a catheter endoluminally into the right atrium. The method also may include introducing a distal end of a cannula into the right atrium. The cannula may include a proximal first segment and a distal second segment. The distal second segment may be deflectable away from a linear configuration relative to the proximal first segment. A needle tip may be provided at a distal end of the distal second segment. At least a portion of the cannula may be received within a lumen of the catheter. The method also may include deflecting the distal second segment in the right atrium to a deflected configuration by actuating a mechanism at a proximal end of the cannula to align the needle tip with a target point on the interatrial septum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Cook Medical Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Kurt J. Tekulve, Elizabeth A. Theobald, Carrie Lynn Fercik
  • TIP DEFLECTING PUNCTURE NEEDLE
    Publication number: 20130123620
    Abstract: A method of puncturing an interatrial septum between a right atrium and a left atrium may include introducing a distal end of a catheter endoluminally into the right atrium. The method also may include introducing a distal end of a cannula into the right atrium. The cannula may include a proximal first segment and a distal second segment. The distal second segment may be deflectable away from a linear configuration relative to the proximal first segment. A needle tip may be provided at a distal end of the distal second segment. At least a portion of the cannula may be received within a lumen of the catheter. The method also may include deflecting the distal second segment in the right atrium to a deflected configuration by actuating a mechanism at a proximal end of the cannula to align the needle tip with a target point on the interatrial septum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2011
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: Cook Medical Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Kurt J. Tekulve, Elizabeth A. Theobald, Carrie Lynn Fercik