Patents by Inventor Clifford Currier

Clifford Currier 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).

  • Multiple lumen catheter having a soft tip
    Patent number: 7029467
    Abstract: A multiple lumen catheter having a soft, tapered multiple lumen distal tip for insertion into a body vessel. One of the lumens is sized to pass over a guidewire such that the catheter can be inserted into the body vessel using the Seldinger technique. At least one medical implement lumen is used for placement or positioning of a biomedical sensor or other medical implement. For example, at least one optical fiber passing through the medical implement lumen may transmit and receive light at the distal tip for measuring oxygen saturation of the blood. The catheter may have a cylindrical catheter body to which the soft distal tip attaches. The soft tip reduces the possibility of vessel or tissue puncture and abrasion. The tip is constructed of a soft plastic or pliable material that yields easily when force is applied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2006
    Assignee: Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
    Inventors: Clifford Currier, Michael Higgins, Mark Gordon, Stacy Faught, Dean West
  • Central venous catheter having a soft tip and fiber optics
    Patent number: 6999809
    Abstract: A multiple lumen catheter having a soft, tapered multiple lumen distal tip for insertion into a body vessel. One of the lumens is sized to pass over a guidewire such that the catheter can be inserted into the body vessel using the Seldinger technique. At least one medical implement lumen is used for placement or positioning of a biomedical sensor or other medical implement. For example, at least one optical fiber passing through the medical implement lumen may transmit and receive light at the distal tip for measuring oxygen saturation of the blood. The catheter may have a cylindrical catheter body to which the soft distal tip attaches. The soft tip reduces the possibility of vessel or tissue puncture and abrasion. The tip is constructed of a soft plastic or pliable material that yields easily when force is applied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2006
    Assignee: Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
    Inventors: Clifford Currier, Michael Higgins, Mark Gordon, Stacy Faught, Dean West
  • Multiple lumen catheter having a soft tip
    Publication number: 20060009740
    Abstract: A multiple lumen catheter having a soft, tapered multiple lumen distal tip for insertion into a body vessel. One of the lumens is sized to pass over a guidewire such that the catheter can be inserted into the body vessel using the Seldinger technique. At least one medical implement lumen is used for placement or positioning of a biomedical sensor or other medical implement. For example, at least one optical fiber passing through the medical implement lumen may transmit and receive light at the distal tip for measuring oxygen saturation of the blood. The catheter may have a cylindrical catheter body to which the soft distal tip attaches. The soft tip reduces the possibility of vessel or tissue puncture and abrasion. The tip is constructed of a soft plastic or pliable material that yields easily when force is applied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2005
    Publication date: January 12, 2006
    Inventors: Michael Higgins, Mark Gordon, Stacy Faught, Dean West, Clifford Currier
  • Central venous catheter having a soft tip and fiber optics
    Publication number: 20040015061
    Abstract: A multiple lumen catheter having a soft, tapered multiple lumen distal tip for insertion into a body vessel. One of the lumens is sized to pass over a guidewire such that the catheter can be inserted into the body vessel using the Seldinger technique. At least one medical implement lumen is used for placement or positioning of a biomedical sensor or other medical implement. For example, at least one optical fiber passing through the medical implement lumen may transmit and receive light at the distal tip for measuring oxygen saturation of the blood. The catheter may have a cylindrical catheter body to which the soft distal tip attaches. The soft tip reduces the possibility of vessel or tissue puncture and abrasion. The tip is constructed of a soft plastic or pliable material that yields easily when force is applied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2002
    Publication date: January 22, 2004
    Inventors: Clifford Currier, Michael Higgins, Mark Gordon, Stacy Faught, Dean West
  • Multiple lumen catheter having a soft tip
    Publication number: 20040015138
    Abstract: A multiple lumen catheter having a soft, tapered multiple lumen distal tip for insertion into a body vessel. One of the lumens is sized to pass over a guidewire such that the catheter can be inserted into the body vessel using the Seldinger technique. At least one medical implement lumen is used for placement or positioning of a biomedical sensor or other medical implement. For example, at least one optical fiber passing through the medical implement lumen may transmit and receive light at the distal tip for measuring oxygen saturation of the blood. The catheter may have a cylindrical catheter body to which the soft distal tip attaches. The soft tip reduces the possibility of vessel or tissue puncture and abrasion. The tip is constructed of a soft plastic or pliable material that yields easily when force is applied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2002
    Publication date: January 22, 2004
    Inventors: Clifford Currier, Michael Higgins, Mark Gordon, Stacy Faught, Dean West