Patents by Inventor Cong Dang

Cong Dang 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).

  • Coupling units for medical device delivery systems
    Patent number: 11833069
    Abstract: A stent coupler for use with a medical device delivery system is disclosed. A stent delivery system includes a core member having a distal segment and a coupler positioned about the core member distal segment. The coupler is rotatably coupled to the core member and includes a rigid plate having a first end surface, a second end surface, and a side surface extending between the first and second end surfaces, the side surface comprising one or more projections separated by recesses. The delivery system further includes a stent extending along the core member distal segment such that an inner surface of the stent is engaged by the one or more projections of the engagement member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: COVIDIEN LP
    Inventors: Ashok Nageswaran, Cong Dang, Aaron Barrett, James Phan
  • COUPLING UNITS FOR MEDICAL DEVICE DELIVERY SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20210154033
    Abstract: A stent coupler for use with a medical device delivery system is disclosed. A stent delivery system includes a core member having a distal segment and a coupler positioned about the core member distal segment. The coupler is rotatably coupled to the core member and includes a rigid plate having a first end surface, a second end surface, and a side surface extending between the first and second end surfaces, the side surface comprising one or more projections separated by recesses. The delivery system further includes a stent extending along the core member distal segment such that an inner surface of the stent is engaged by the one or more projections of the engagement member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Ashok Nageswaran, Cong Dang, Aaron Barrett, James Phan
  • Coupling units for medical device delivery systems
    Patent number: 10945867
    Abstract: A stent coupler for use with a medical device delivery system is disclosed. A stent delivery system includes a core member having a distal segment and a coupler positioned about the core member distal segment. the coupler is rotatably coupled to the core member and includes a rigid plate having a first end surface, a second end surface, and a side surface extending between the first and second end surfaces, the side surface comprising one or more projections separated by recesses. The delivery system further includes a stent extending along the core member distal segment such that an inner surface of the stent is engaged by the one or more projections of the engagement member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: COVIDIEN LP
    Inventors: Ashok Nageswaran, Cong Dang, Aaron Barrett, James Phan
  • COUPLING UNITS FOR MEDICAL DEVICE DELIVERY SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20190336312
    Abstract: A stent coupler for use with a medical device delivery system is disclosed. A stent delivery system includes a core member having a distal segment and a coupler positioned about the core member distal segment. the coupler is rotatably coupled to the core member and includes a rigid plate having a first end surface, a second end surface, and a side surface extending between the first and second end surfaces, the side surface comprising one or more projections separated by recesses. The delivery system further includes a stent extending along the core member distal segment such that an inner surface of the stent is engaged by the one or more projections of the engagement member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventors: Ashok Nageswaran, Cong Dang, Aaron Barrett, James Phan
  • Coupling units for medical device delivery systems
    Patent number: 10376396
    Abstract: A stent coupler for use with a medical device delivery system is disclosed. A stent delivery system includes a core member having a distal segment and a coupler positioned about the core member distal segment. the coupler is rotatably coupled to the core member and includes a rigid plate having a first end surface, a second end surface, and a side surface extending between the first and second end surfaces, the side surface comprising one or more projections separated by recesses. The delivery system further includes a stent extending along the core member distal segment such that an inner surface of the stent is engaged by the one or more projections of the engagement member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Ashok Nageswaran, Cong Dang, Aaron Barrett, James Phan
  • COUPLING UNITS FOR MEDICAL DEVICE DELIVERY SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20180200092
    Abstract: A stent coupler for use with a medical device delivery system is disclosed. A stent delivery system includes a core member having a distal segment and a coupler positioned about the core member distal segment. the coupler is rotatably coupled to the core member and includes a rigid plate having a first end surface, a second end surface, and a side surface extending between the first and second end surfaces, the side surface comprising one or more projections separated by recesses. The delivery system further includes a stent extending along the core member distal segment such that an inner surface of the stent is engaged by the one or more projections of the engagement member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2017
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventors: Ashok Nageswaran, Cong Dang, Aaron Barrett, James Phan