Patents by Inventor Erin Vitus

Erin Vitus 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).

  • Manual actuation system for deployment of implant
    Patent number: 10299947
    Abstract: A system for mechanically deploying intraluminal implants is disclosed. The system is used with an implant that is delivered and/or deployed via a pull wire and includes a handle having a funnel and receiving channel for receiving the pull wire, a slider having a thumb grip and a wedge, and a shuttle having a grabber for grasping the pull wire. The thumb grip is pulled proximally to retract the wedge to cause the grabber to grasp the wire and retract the shuttle but not the wire. An extension spring linked between the slider and the shuttle abruptly pulls the shuttle to retract the pull wire after the slider is fully retracted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: Penumbra, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Bennett, Erin Vitus, Matt Vargas, Arani Bose, Stephen Pons, Ben Tompkins, David Barry
  • MANUAL ACTUATION SYSTEM FOR DEPLOYMENT OF IMPLANT
    Publication number: 20170367857
    Abstract: A system for mechanically deploying intraluminal implants is disclosed. The system is used with an implant that is delivered and/or deployed via a pull wire and includes a handle having a funnel and receiving channel for receiving the pull wire, a slider having a thumb grip and a wedge, and a shuttle having a grabber for grasping the pull wire. The thumb grip is pulled proximally to retract the wedge to cause the grabber to grasp the wire and retract the shuttle but not the wire. An extension spring linked between the slider and the shuttle abruptly pulls the shuttle to retract the pull wire after the slider is fully retracted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Applicant: Penumbra Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Bennett, Erin Vitus, Matt Vargas, Arani Bose, Stephen Pons, Ben Tompkins, David Barry
  • Manual actuation system for deployment of implant
    Patent number: 9615951
    Abstract: A system for mechanically deploying intraluminal implants is disclosed. The system is used with an implant that is delivered and/or deployed via a pull wire and includes a handle having a funnel and receiving channel for receiving the pull wire, a slider having a thumb grip and a wedge, and a shuttle having a grabber for grasping the pull wire. The thumb grip is pulled proximally to retract the wedge to cause the grabber to grasp the wire and retract the shuttle but not the wire. An extension spring linked between the slider and the shuttle abruptly pulls the shuttle to retract the pull wire after the slider is fully retracted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Penumbra, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Bennett, Erin Vitus, Matt Vargas, Arani Bose, Stephen Pons, Ben Tompkins, David Barry
  • MANUAL ACTUATION SYSTEM FOR DEPLOYMENT OF IMPLANT
    Publication number: 20150073524
    Abstract: A system for mechanically deploying intraluminal implants is disclosed. The system is used with an implant that is delivered and/or deployed via a pull wire and includes a handle having a funnel and receiving channel for receiving the pull wire, a slider having a thumb grip and a wedge, and a shuttle having a grabber for grasping the pull wire. The thumb grip is pulled proximally to retract the wedge to cause the grabber to grasp the wire and retract the shuttle but not the wire. An extension spring linked between the slider and the shuttle abruptly pulls the shuttle to retract the pull wire after the slider is fully retracted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Inventors: Eric Bennett, Erin Vitus, Matt Vargas, Arani Bose, Stephen Pons, Ben Tompkins, David Barry
  • Manual actuation system for deployment of implant
    Patent number: 8911487
    Abstract: A system for mechanically deploying intraluminal implants is disclosed. The system is used with an implant that is delivered and/or deployed via a pull wire and includes a handle having a funnel and receiving channel for receiving the pull wire, a slider having a thumb grip and a wedge, and a shuttle having a grabber for grasping the pull wire. The thumb grip is pulled proximally to retract the wedge to cause the grabber to grasp the wire and retract the shuttle but not the wire. An extension spring linked between the slider and the shuttle abruptly pulls the shuttle to retract the pull wire after the slider is fully retracted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Penumbra, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Bennett, Erin Vitus, Matt Vargas, Arani Bose, Stephen Pons, Ben Tompkins, David Barry
  • MANUAL ACTUATION SYSTEM FOR DEPLOYMENT OF IMPLANT
    Publication number: 20110238147
    Abstract: A system for mechanically deploying intraluminal implants is disclosed. The system is used with an implant that is delivered and/or deployed via a pull wire and includes a handle having a funnel and receiving channel for receiving the pull wire, a slider having a thumb grip and a wedge, and a shuttle having a grabber for grasping the pull wire. The thumb grip is pulled proximally to retract the wedge to cause the grabber to grasp the wire and retract the shuttle but not the wire. An extension spring linked between the slider and the shuttle abruptly pulls the shuttle to retract the pull wire after the slider is fully retracted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2010
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: Penumbra, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Bennett, Erin Vitus, Matt Vargas, Arani Bose, Stephen Pons, Ben Tompkins, David Barry