Patents by Inventor Dustin Sneed

Dustin Sneed 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).

  • Radiopaque markers for visualizing an edge of an endovascular graft
    Patent number: 9055999
    Abstract: An endovascular prosthesis is disclosed that includes a tubular graft and a radiopaque marker attached to envelop or enfold an edge of the tubular graft. A first segment of the radiopaque marker extends against an interior surface of the tubular graft and a second segment of the radiopaque marker extends against an exterior surface of the tubular graft such that the first and second segments sandwich or straddle the edge of the tubular graft. The radiopaque marker may include a living hinge that demarcates the first and second segments and aligns with the tubular graft edge when the radiopaque marker is attached thereto. The radiopaque marker may have a substantially U shape with the first and second segments biased toward each other by an end segment such that the end segment aligns with the tubular graft edge when the radiopaque marker is attached thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Thomas, Dustin Sneed
  • Radiopaque Markers for Visualizing an Edge of an Endovascular Graft
    Publication number: 20140200656
    Abstract: An endovascular prosthesis is disclosed that includes a tubular graft and a radiopaque marker attached to envelop or enfold an edge of the tubular graft. A first segment of the radiopaque marker extends against an interior surface of the tubular graft and a second segment of the radiopaque marker extends against an exterior surface of the tubular graft such that the first and second segments sandwich or straddle the edge of the tubular graft. The radiopaque marker may include a living hinge that demarcates the first and second segments and aligns with the tubular graft edge when the radiopaque marker is attached thereto. The radiopaque marker may have a substantially U shape with the first and second segments biased toward each other by an end segment such that the end segment aligns with the tubular graft edge when the radiopaque marker is attached thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2013
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
    Inventors: Richard Thomas, Dustin Sneed