Patents by Inventor Christopher Lee Willink

Christopher Lee Willink 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).

  • Multifunctional tip catheter for applying energy to tissue and detecting the presence of blood flow
    Patent number: 7422563
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are devices for altering gaseous flow within a lung to improve the expiration cycle of an individual, particularly individuals having Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). More particularly, devices are disclosed to produce collateral openings or channels through the airway wall so that expired air is able to pass directly out of the lung tissue to facilitate both the exchange of oxygen ultimately into the blood and/or to decompress hyper-inflated lungs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2008
    Assignee: Broncus Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Ed Roschak, Thomas Keast, Hewlett E. Melton, Jr., Christopher Lee Willink, Dave Haugaard, David Thompson
  • Devices for applying energy to tissue
    Patent number: 7022088
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are devices for altering gaseous flow within a lung to improve the expiration cycle of an individual, particularly individuals having Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). More particularly, devices are disclosed to produce collateral openings or channels through the airway wall so that expired air is able to pass directly out of the lung tissue to facilitate both the exchange of oxygen ultimately into the blood and/or to decompress hyper-inflated lungs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2006
    Assignee: Broncus Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Keast, Christopher Lee Willink, Ed Roschak, Dave Haugaard, David Thompson
  • Devices for applying energy to tissue
    Publication number: 20020138074
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are devices for altering gaseous flow within a lung to improve the expiration cycle of an individual, particularly individuals having Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). More particularly, devices are disclosed to produce collateral openings or channels through the airway wall so that expired air is able to pass directly out of the lung tissue to facilitate both the exchange of oxygen ultimately into the blood and/or to decompress hyper-inflated lungs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2002
    Publication date: September 26, 2002
    Inventors: Thomas Keast, Christopher Lee Willink, Ed Roschak, Dave Haugaard, David Thompson
  • Devices for applying energy to tissue
    Publication number: 20020128647
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are devices for altering gaseous flow within a lung to improve the expiration cycle of an individual, particularly individuals having Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). More particularly, devices are disclosed to produce collateral openings or channels through the airway wall so that expired air is able to pass directly out of the lung tissue to facilitate both the exchange of oxygen ultimately into the blood and/or to decompress hyper-inflated lungs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2002
    Publication date: September 12, 2002
    Inventors: Ed Roschak, Thomas Keast, Hewlett E. Melton, Christopher Lee Willink, Dave Haugaard, David Thompson