Patents by Inventor Eric POINTER

Eric POINTER 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: 20240285280
    Abstract: An occlusion catheter system for full or partial occlusion of a vessel having a vessel diameter includes a proximal catheter shaft having a proximal lumen and a hypotube positioned partially within the proximal lumen and spaced from the proximal catheter shaft. The catheter system also includes a distal catheter shaft attached to a distal end of the hypotube and an occlusion balloon connected at a proximal end to the proximal catheter shaft and at a distal end to the distal catheter shaft. The occlusion balloon is configured to define flow channels with inner surfaces of the vessel at folds in the occlusion balloon when the occlusion balloon is partially inflated and in engagement with the inner surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2024
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Inventors: Curtis J. FRANKLIN, Jeremy Reynolds, Eric Pointer, Matthew Garland, Todd J. Krummenacher
  • Patent number: 12011172
    Abstract: An occlusion catheter system for full or partial occlusion of a vessel includes an occlusion balloon. The balloon is positioned in a folded, uninflated configuration around a central shaft, a proximal shaft, and a distal shaft of the occlusion catheter system, having an outer diameter less than seven French. The balloon is constructed of a semi-compliant or non-compliant material and is sized to have a blown diameter between approximately ten percent to sixty percent greater than the inner diameter of the vessel, whereby an outer surface of the balloon comes into full diametric contact with an inner surface of the vessel upon partial inflation of the balloon and folds are formed in the outer surface of the balloon. The folds define flow channels with inner surfaces of the vessel or with portions of the outer surface of the balloon that allow partial blood flow past the balloon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: PRYTIME MEDICAL DEVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Curtis J. Franklin, Jeremy Reynolds, Eric Pointer, Matthew Garland, Todd J. Krummenacher
  • Publication number: 20210290243
    Abstract: An occlusion catheter system for full or partial occlusion of a vessel having a vessel diameter includes a proximal catheter shaft having a proximal lumen and a hypotube positioned partially within the proximal lumen and spaced from the proximal catheter shaft. The catheter system also includes a distal catheter shaft attached to a distal end of the hypotube and an occlusion balloon connected at a proximal end to the proximal catheter shaft and at a distal end to the distal catheter shaft. The occlusion balloon is configured to define flow channels with inner surfaces of the vessel at folds in the occlusion balloon when the occlusion balloon is partially inflated and in engagement with the inner surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Curtis J. FRANKLIN, Jeremy REYNOLDS, Eric POINTER, Matthew GARLAND, Todd J. KRUMMENACHER
  • Patent number: 10885813
    Abstract: A body model system for temporary hemorrhage control training and simulation includes a frame simulating at least a torso of the body having a hollow portion, a simulated artery positioned in the hollow portion, a thigh patch mounted to the frame proximate the hollow portion, a pump connected in fluid communication with the simulated artery and a reservoir connected in fluid communication with the simulated artery and the pump. The frame is substantially rigid. The thigh patch is constructed of a resilient material that is pierceable by a needle. The simulated artery extends through the thigh patch. The pump is configured to produce a pulsatile flow in the simulated artery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: PRYTIME MEDICAL DEVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Todd J. Krummenacher, Curtis J. Franklin, Luke William Fisher, Eric Pointer, Jeremy Reynolds
  • Publication number: 20190378436
    Abstract: A body model system for temporary hemorrhage control training and simulation includes a frame simulating at least a torso of the body having a hollow portion, a simulated artery positioned in the hollow portion, a thigh patch mounted to the frame proximate the hollow portion, a pump connected in fluid communication with the simulated artery and a reservoir connected in fluid communication with the simulated artery and the pump. The frame is substantially rigid. The thigh patch is constructed of a resilient material that is pierceable by a needle. The simulated artery extends through the thigh patch. The pump is configured to produce a pulsatile flow in the simulated artery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Applicant: Prytime Medical Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Todd J. KRUMMENACHER, Curtis J. FRANKLIN, Luke William FISHER, Eric POINTER