Patents by Inventor Eric C. Mintz

Eric C. Mintz 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).

  • Publication number: 20250143730
    Abstract: A catheter includes an elongated body including a distal body portion and defining a body inner lumen. The catheter includes an expandable member coupled to and extending from the distal body portion. The expandable member includes an expandable support member and a polymer jacket. The expandable member defines an expandable member inner lumen. The expandable member inner lumen is in fluid communication with the body inner lumen. The expandable support member includes a tubular body and is configured to self-expand to expand the expandable member inner lumen radially outward. The polymer jacket at least partially overlays the expandable support member. The polymer jacket includes polymer loaded with a radiographic material, and the radiographic material configured to be visible via medical imaging.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2024
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Inventors: Eric C. Mintz, Bin Wang, Athanasios Touris, Arshia A. Ehsanipour
  • Publication number: 20250128056
    Abstract: In some examples, an endovascular system includes an elongated body configured to be introduced into a blood vessel of a patient, a plurality of electrodes carried by the elongated body, and an elongated scaffold configured to be introduced into the blood vessel and configured to transform between a relatively low-profile delivery configuration and a deployed configuration. In the deployed configuration, the elongated scaffold is configured to exert a radial force to urge the elongated body and the plurality of electrodes towards a wall of the blood vessel. After being introduced into the blood vessel of the patient, the elongated scaffold is configured to resorb or degrade over a period of time. A degradation profile of the elongated scaffold over the period of time corresponds to a level of endothelization proximate the plurality of electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2024
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Inventors: Eric C. Mintz, Varun Umesh Kashyap, Mark Ashby