Patents by Inventor David M. Ciulei

David M. Ciulei 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).

  • Linear eversion catheter with reinforced inner body extension
    Patent number: 5171305
    Abstract: A catheter comprising an elongated catheter body having a lumen with a distal opening, an elongated inner tube having a flexible distal end portion and a flexible everting element coupled to the catheter body and the inner tube so that the everting element can be inverted and everted to the distal opening. The inner tube has an inner tube lumen which extends through the distal end portion of the inner tube. The distal end portion of the inner tube includes a flexible tubular layer and a flexible reinforcing layer which reinforces the tubular layer and inhibits radial collapse of the inner tube lumen in the distal end portion of the inner tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 1991
    Date of Patent: December 15, 1992
    Assignee: Imagyn Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: David P. Schickling, Guy R. Lowery, Steven R. Bacich, David M. Ciulei, Gary Woker