Patents by Inventor Daniel James Horn

Daniel James Horn 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).

  • Vacuum prep catheter
    Publication number: 20020111645
    Abstract: A balloon catheter assembly including an inflation port having a seal disposed thereon to maintain the inflation lumen and balloon substantially free of air or other gas prior to use or during storage. Prior to use, the evacuated lumen is filled with liquid which releases the vacuum therein and brings the pressure up to at least atmospheric pressure without introducing air or other gases into the lumen, assuring a properly prepared balloon catheter free of air. A sealing device is provided which allows placing a seal on the port while pulling or maintaining vacuum on the lumen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2001
    Publication date: August 15, 2002
    Applicant: SciMed Life System, Inc.
    Inventors: Yiqun Wang, Daniel James Horn, Daniel K. Tomaschko, Richard J. Olson
  • Balloon cones and waists thinning methodology
    Publication number: 20010011178
    Abstract: Medical balloons and balloon preforms are made by methods which include the step of selectively removing material from the proximal and/or distal ends of a segment. In the case of a thermoplastic material characterized by one or more glass transition temperatures, the segment may optionally be maintained at a temperature below the glass transition temperature of the segment during the material removal step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2001
    Publication date: August 2, 2001
    Inventors: Daniel Keith Tomaschko, Daniel James Horn, Xiao Kang Zhang, Nao Pao Lee
  • Balloon cones and waists thinning methodology
    Patent number: 6193738
    Abstract: Medical balloons and balloon preforms are made by methods which include the step of selectively removing material from the proximal and/or distal ends of a segment. In the case of a thermoplastic material characterized by one or more glass transition temperatures, the segment may optionally be maintained at a temperature below the glass transition temperature of the segment during the material removal step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2001
    Assignee: SciMed Life Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Keith Tomaschko, Daniel James Horn, Xiao Kang Zhang, Nao Pao Lee