Patents by Inventor Douglas B. P. Molland

Douglas B. P. Molland 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).

  • Guide wire with stranded tip
    Patent number: 9737689
    Abstract: A guide wire comprising an elongate, flexible core having a proximal region, a proximal end, a distal region, and a distal end; and a plurality of wire strands wrapped helically parallel to one another and disposed on at least a portion of the distal region of the core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Garland L. Segner, Kent D. Anderson, Douglas B. P. Molland, Thomas L. Clubb, Michael J. Urick
  • GUIDE WIRE WITH STRANDED TIP
    Publication number: 20110230862
    Abstract: A guide wire comprising an elongate, flexible core having a proximal region, a proximal end, a distal region, and a distal end; and a plurality of wire strands wrapped helically parallel to one another and disposed on at least a portion of the distal region of the core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2011
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Applicant: TYCO HEALTHCARE GROUP LP
    Inventors: Garland L. Segner, Kent D. Anderson, Douglas B. P. Molland, Thomas L. Clubb, Michael J. Urick
  • Guide wire with stranded tip
    Patent number: 7951091
    Abstract: A guide wire comprising an elongate, flexible core having a proximal region, a proximal end, a distal region, and a distal end, and the distal region having a tapered portion; a plurality of wire strands wrapped helically parallel to one another and disposed on at least a portion of the tapered distal region of the core; a polymer tie layer disposed on at least a portion of the plurality of wire strands; and a lubricious polymer layer disposed on the polymer tie layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: Tyco Healthcare Group LP
    Inventors: Garland L. Segner, Kent D. Anderson, Douglas B. P. Molland, Thomas L. Clubb, Michael J. Urick