Patents by Inventor Eleanor van der Heijden

Eleanor van der Heijden 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).

  • Catheter
    Publication number: 20100318061
    Abstract: The invention relates to rigid surgical devices formed from rigid ceramics such as zirconium dioxide. In particular, the invention relates to a neurosurgical catheter formed from extruded zirconium dioxide. The invention also relates to an advancement means for advancing or retracting such a device along an axis of insertion into a patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2010
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Applicant: RENISHAW (IRELAND) LIMITED
    Inventors: Hugo G. Derrick, Mathew D F Stratton, Eleanor van der Heijden