Patents by Inventor Chiara Pedroni

Chiara Pedroni 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).

  • Balloon catheter including a guidewire tube with a friction-increasing outer coating
    Patent number: 11471651
    Abstract: In some examples, a catheter (e.g., a balloon catheter) includes a guidewire tube extending through a catheter body and a coating on at least a portion of an outer surface of the guidewire tube. In some examples, the coating is an elastomeric coating. The coating is configured to increase friction between the portion of the outer surface of the guidewire tube and an inner surface of the catheter body when the portion of the outer surface contacts an inner surface of the catheter body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: MEDTRONIC, INC.
    Inventors: Massimo Morero, Chiara Pedroni
  • BALLOON CATHETER
    Publication number: 20210393923
    Abstract: In some examples, a catheter (e.g., a balloon catheter) includes a guidewire tube extending through a catheter body and a coating on at least a portion of an outer surface of the guidewire tube. In some examples, the coating is an elastomeric coating. The coating is configured to increase friction between the portion of the outer surface of the guidewire tube and an inner surface of the catheter body when the portion of the outer surface contacts an inner surface of the catheter body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Massimo Morero, Chiara Pedroni
  • Sheath including sheath body and sheath insert
    Patent number: 10688287
    Abstract: In some examples, a device includes a catheter and a sheath. The catheter includes a catheter body and an expandable balloon positioned on the catheter body. The sheath includes a sheath body including a wall defining a lumen configured to receive the expandable balloon, the wall defining a channel extending longitudinally at least partially between a proximal end of the sheath body and a distal end of the sheath body, and a sheath insert configured to close the channel. The sheath insert includes a septum configured to be removably received within the channel, and a flange extending from the septum and configured to retain the septum within the channel when the septum is received within the channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventor: Chiara Pedroni
  • SHEATH INCLUDING SHEATH BODY AND SHEATH INSERT
    Publication number: 20190224459
    Abstract: In some examples, a device includes a catheter and a sheath. The catheter includes a catheter body and an expandable balloon positioned on the catheter body. The sheath includes a sheath body including a wall defining a lumen configured to receive the expandable balloon, the wall defining a channel extending longitudinally at least partially between a proximal end of the sheath body and a distal end of the sheath body, and a sheath insert configured to close the channel. The sheath insert includes a septum configured to be removably received within the channel, and a flange extending from the septum and configured to retain the septum within the channel when the septum is received within the channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2018
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventor: Chiara Pedroni