Patents by Inventor Cheryl Ried

Cheryl Ried 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).

  • Introducer for esophageal probes
    Patent number: 5390661
    Abstract: An introducer is provided which directs a probe, such as TE ultrasound probe, into the esophagus. The introducer of the present invention consists of a pilot member and a coaxially fitting sheath. The pilot member may be an endoscope-like element and the sheath is an elongate flexible member. The outside diameter of the pilot member insertion tube is roughly the same as that of the TE probe while the outside diameter of the sheath is sized for passage into the esophagus. When assembled coaxially, the pilot member and sheath fit slidingly together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 21, 1995
    Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Jim Griffith, Cheryl Ried