Patents by Inventor Dragan Petrović

Dragan Petrović 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).

  • Device for withdrawing a catheter
    Patent number: 6290675
    Abstract: A device is disclosed for withdrawing a catheter or a probe from a body cavity or a body vessel with a drive which preferably is a friction drive and engages the axially movable part of the catheter. The drive is formed by at least one roller which is mounted for rotation around a shaft extending transversely to the direction of pull, which roller cooperates with at least one spring-loaded counter-roller, the rollers enclosing the catheter or the probe, with at least one roller being connected to a driving motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2001
    Assignee: EndoSonics Corporation
    Inventors: Aleksandar Vujanic, Ali Hassan, Dragan Petrović, Werner Brenner, Dietmar Glogar