Patents by Inventor Clint Merkel

Clint Merkel 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).

  • Transradial celiac artery catherer
    Patent number: 10434287
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides unique products and methods for accessing the vasculature of a patient. The catheter arrangements disclosed herein include a distal segment having a first substantially straight portion, a laterally extending portion, a tip-opposing portion, a tip-deflecting portion and a distal tip. The first substantially straight portion has a longitudinal axis that extends between the tip-opposing portion and the distal tip. The tip-deflecting portion extends transverse to and passes or crosses through the longitudinal axis and deflectably supports the distal tip such that the distal tip can deflect towards the tip-opposing portion upon an external force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Cook Medical Technologies LLC
    Inventor: Clint Merkel
  • TRANSRADIAL CELIAC ARTERY CATHETER
    Publication number: 20160317788
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides unique products and methods for accessing the vasculature of a patient. The catheter arrangements disclosed herein include a distal segment having a first substantially straight portion, a laterally extending portion, a tip-opposing portion, a tip-deflecting portion and a distal tip. The first substantially straight portion has a longitudinal axis that extends between the tip-opposing portion and the distal tip. The tip-deflecting portion extends transverse to and passes or crosses through the longitudinal axis and deflectably supports the distal tip such that the distal tip can deflect towards the tip-opposing portion upon an external force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2016
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Inventor: Clint Merkel