Patents by Inventor Cheo-Chin Chen

Cheo-Chin Chen 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).

  • Steerable catheter system
    Patent number: 8388572
    Abstract: This invention relates to devices for navigating passageways in a body, and in particular, to a steerable catheter that can be used to navigate the tortuous anatomy of a body's vasculature. In one embodiment of the invention the deflectable catheter comprises an inner catheter body having a first strut spine member and a cantilevered second strut tang member. An outer catheter body is cooperatively associated with the second strut tang member and an actuator is cooperatively associated with the first strut spine member. The actuator is slideably engaged within the outer catheter body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Cordis Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel Olsen, Randy David B. Grishaber, Cheo-Chin Chen, Rudy Cedro, Jin Park
  • STEERABLE CATHETER SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20100312178
    Abstract: This invention relates to devices for navigating passageways in a body, and in particular, to a steerable catheter that can be used to navigate the tortuous anatomy of a body's vasculature. In one embodiment of the invention the deflectable catheter comprises an inner catheter body having a first strut spine member and a cantilevered second strut tang member. An outer catheter body is cooperatively associated with the second strut tang member and an actuator is cooperatively associated with the first strut spine member. The actuator is slideably engaged within the outer catheter body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2010
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Inventors: Daniel Olsen, Randy David B. Grishaber, Cheo-Chin Chen, Rudy Cedro, Jin Park