Patents by Inventor Emin M. Tuzcu

Emin M. Tuzcu 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).

  • Intravascular radiation delivery device
    Patent number: 6725081
    Abstract: A device and method for precisely delivering dosage of radiation from a radiation source to a treatment site of a vessel is provided herein. In one embodiment, the device includes a catheter which inserts into a vessel lumen of the body. The catheter includes an adjuster section for altering a portion of the radiation emitting radially from the radiation source so that the radiation source delivers an asymmetrical radiation profile to the vessel. The device can also include a catheter supporter which inhibits rotational deformation in the catheter between a catheter distal end and a catheter proximal end. This allows the delivery section to be precisely rotated to properly position the adjuster section within the vessel lumen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2004
    Assignees: Volcano Therapeutics, Inc., The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
    Inventors: Jay P. Ciezki, Eugene J. Jung, Jr., Eric J. Lee, Emin M. Tuzcu, James D. Savage, Martin S. Weinhous
  • Intravascular radiation delivery device
    Patent number: 6309339
    Abstract: A device and method for precisely delivering dosage of radiation from a radiation source to a treatment site of a vessel is provided herein. In one embodiment, the device includes a catheter which inserts into a vessel lumen of the body. The catheter includes an adjuster section for altering a portion of the radiation emitting radially from the radiation source so that the radiation source delivers an asymmetrical radiation profile to the vessel. The device can also include a catheter supporter which inhibits rotational deformation in the catheter between a catheter distal end and a catheter proximal end. This allows the delivery section to be precisely rotated to properly position the adjuster section within the vessel lumen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2001
    Assignee: Endosonics Corporation
    Inventors: Jay P Ciezki, Eugene J. Jung, Jr., Eric J. Lee, Emin M. Tuzcu, James D. Savage, Martin S. Weinhous
  • Intravascular radiation delivery device
    Publication number: 20010027261
    Abstract: A device and method for precisely delivering dosage of radiation from a radiation source to a treatment site of a vessel is provided herein. In one embodiment, the device includes a catheter which inserts into a vessel lumen of the body. The catheter includes an adjuster section for altering a portion of the radiation emitting radially from the radiation source so that the radiation source delivers an asymmetrical radiation profile to the vessel. The device can also include a catheter supporter which inhibits rotational deformation in the catheter between a catheter distal end and a catheter proximal end. This allows the delivery section to be precisely rotated to properly position the adjuster section within the vessel lumen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2001
    Publication date: October 4, 2001
    Inventors: Jay P. Ciezki, Eugene J. Jung, Eric J. Lee, Emin M. Tuzcu, James D. Savage, Martin S. Weinhous