Patents by Inventor Claudio J Schonholz

Claudio J Schonholz 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).

  • Single site access aortic aneurysm repair method
    Patent number: 11564788
    Abstract: A single access method of repairing an aneurysm in a bifurcated vascular lumen is described. A primary graft portion is configured in the bifurcated vascular lumen before a guide wire is configured through the primary graft portion and into a contralateral vessel of the bifurcated vascular lumen from the access opening. The guide wire may be a directed into the contralateral vessel and around the bifurcation in the primary graft portion by steerable sheath, a directional sleeve or a sheath having an aperture and secured to the primary graft portion by a balloon. The contralateral limb is then advanced through the access opening in the ipsilateral vessel, around the bifurcation and into the contralateral vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Claudio J. Schonholz, Joshua D. Adams
  • Single site access aortic aneurysm repair method
    Patent number: 10034785
    Abstract: A single access method of repairing an aneurysm in a bifurcated vascular lumen is described. A primary graft portion is configured in the bifurcated vascular lumen before a guide wire is configured through the primary graft portion and into a contralateral vessel of the bifurcated vascular lumen from the access opening. The guide wire may be a directed into the contralateral vessel and around the bifurcation in the primary graft portion by steerable sheath, a directional sleeve or a sheath having an aperture and secured to the primary graft portion by a balloon. The contralateral limb is then advanced through the access opening in the ipsilateral vessel, around the bifurcation and into the contralateral vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Claudio J Schonholz, Joshua D Adams