Patents by Inventor Cassius Iyad ochoa Chaar

Cassius Iyad ochoa Chaar 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: 20240081970
    Abstract: A medical device for retrieving an inferior vena cava filter from an inferior vena cava having a handle having a distal end, wherein a longitudinal axis is defined thereby; a grasping assembly coupled to the handle, wherein the grasping assembly comprises a grasper for grasping the inferior vena cava filter positioned within the inferior vena cava, and an articulation assembly coupled to the grasping assembly for causing the grasping assembly to move laterally with respect to the longitudinal axis of the handle. Methods of retrieving an inferior vena cava filter from an inferior vena cava are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Cassius Iyad ochoa Chaar, Daniel Rodion Rathbone, Joseph Zinter
  • Publication number: 20200093584
    Abstract: A medical device for retrieving an inferior vena cava filter from an inferior vena cava having a handle having a distal end, wherein a longitudinal axis is defined thereby; a grasping assembly coupled to the handle, wherein the grasping assembly comprises a grasper for grasping the inferior vena cava filter positioned within the inferior vena cava, and an articulation assembly coupled to the grasping assembly for causing the grasping assembly to move laterally with respect to the longitudinal axis of the handle. Methods of retrieving an inferior vena cava filter from an inferior vena cava are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Cassius Iyad ochoa Chaar, Daniel Rodion Rathbone, Joseph Zinter
  • Patent number: 10524891
    Abstract: A medical device for retrieving an inferior vena cava filter from an inferior vena cava having a handle having a distal end, wherein a longitudinal axis is defined thereby; a grasping assembly coupled to the handle, wherein the grasping assembly comprises a grasper for grasping the inferior vena cava filter positioned within the inferior vena cava, and an articulation assembly coupled to the grasping assembly for causing the grasping assembly to move laterally with respect to the longitudinal axis of the handle. Methods of retrieving an inferior vena cava filter from an inferior vena cava are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: Yale University
    Inventors: Cassius Iyad ochoa Chaar, Daniel Rodion Rathbone, Joseph Zinter