Patents by Inventor Christoper U. Cates

Christoper U. Cates 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).

  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SEALING PERCUTANEOUS PUNCTURES
    Publication number: 20130338707
    Abstract: A device for sealing a puncture in a patient includes a sealing component including an elongate control member configured to pass through a puncture in skin of a patient. The sealing component also includes an expandable member disposed near a distal end of the control member, and a tip releasably attached to the elongate control member distal to the expandable member. The device also includes a sealing material delivery component including a delivery tube through which the control member of the sealing component is configured to extend. The delivery tube is configured to deliver sealing material through an opening in a distal end of the delivery tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Inventors: Douglas P. Killion, Robert M. Vidlund, Christoper U. Cates