Patents by Inventor Clay William Northrop

Clay William Northrop 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).

  • HYPOTUBE WITH PROGRESSIVE BENDING STIFFNESS AND IMPROVED TENSILE STRENGTH
    Publication number: 20240261539
    Abstract: A tubular support structure for use in an elongate intravascular medical device comprises an elongate tubular body, a patterned frame structure formed within the elongate tubular body, an inner lumen axially disposed within the elongate tubular body, and a first set of floating tabs axially spaced apart along the patterned frame structure. Each of the first set of floating tabs has a cantilevered end affixed to the patterned frame structure and a free end configured for translating relative to the patterned frame structure and then engaging the patterned frame structure as the tubular support structure is laterally deflected in a first bending direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2024
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Applicants: STRYKER CORPORATION, STRYKER EUROPEAN OPERATIONS LIMITED
    Inventors: Clay William Northrop, Murtagh M. Murphy