Patents by Inventor Fred Lampropoulos

Fred Lampropoulos 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: 20170281141
    Abstract: Medical devices for delivering compositions or medical articles to a patient are disclosed. The medical plug delivery devices can include a fluid delivery device (e.g., a syringe), a frame, and a rotatable magazine. The rotatable magazine can include a plurality of chambers that each hold a composition or a medical article (e.g., a medical plug). By rotating the rotatable magazine relative to the frame, material within the chambers of the rotatable magazine can be sequentially deployed to a patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Fred Lampropoulos, Jim Mottola, Richard P. Jenkins, Gregory R. McArthur, Kenneth Sykes, Christopher Cindrich, Mark Garcia
  • Publication number: 20170266415
    Abstract: Coronary access and delivery systems are provided. A coronary access system can include a coronary sinus guide and a first core. A lateral vein delivery system can include a lateral vein introducer and a second core. The coronary sinus guide, the lateral vein introducer, and the first and second cores may be designed or shaped to access a predetermined position within a heart of a subject. For example, the coronary sinus guide, the lateral vein introducer, and/or the first and second cores can be used in combination to access the predetermined position within the heart of the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Fred Lampropoulos, Matt Toone
  • Patent number: 9743934
    Abstract: A radial artery compression device configured to be secured to a wrist or other portion of a patient to provide adjustable and consistent compression pressure in the area of a radial artery access site or other physiological portion of a patient to achieve hemostasis either during or after a medical procedure such as a percutaneous coronary procedure. The radial artery compression device includes a rotatable member and a compression pad adapted such that rotation of the rotatable member does not affect the rotational orientation of the compression pad. According to one embodiment of the present invention, a single rotation of the rotatable member results in complete extension or retraction of the radial artery compression device. According to another embodiment of the present invention, the rotation of the rotatable member results in a compounding of the extension or retraction of the compression pad relative to the body of the radial artery compression device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: Merit Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Fred Lampropoulos, Gregory R. McArthur
  • Publication number: 20170109851
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods for producing customized medical devices, such as customized medical grade labels, customized medical kits, and other medical devices having customizable features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: Fred Lampropoulos, Joseph Pierce, Owen Xu, Jesse Velarde, Kyle Knowles, Justin Lampropoulos, Jesse Hansen, Nick Kapitula
  • Publication number: 20170100178
    Abstract: Systems and methods for indicating an interval in which a procedure (or sub-procedure) should be carried out are disclosed. Some systems and methods involve timing various sub-procedures and alerting a practitioner at the completion of a sub-procedure period. Some systems and methods include a sensor, such as a temperature sensor, that is used determine a window of time in which a variable-viscosity material is of suitable viscosity for delivery to a patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventors: Fred Lampropoulos, Jim Mottola, Nate Shirley, Blaine Johnson
  • Patent number: 9539016
    Abstract: A snare device comprising multiple loops is described. The loops may be configured having various sizes or shapes and may be configured for use within a single outer sheath. Each loop provided in connection with a single snare device may have a different size, shape, disposition, or orientation than other loops associated with the same snare device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: Merit Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Fred Lampropoulos, Jim Mottola
  • Publication number: 20160279395
    Abstract: An inflation device including a handle mechanism configured to selectively engage and disengage threads within the device. In some instances the threads are configured to couple a plunger to a syringe body. The handle mechanism may be configured to (1) provide a mechanical advantage and (2) change the location and direction of the input force, thereby making the device easier to use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2016
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventors: Fred Lampropoulos, Brian Stevens, William Padilla, Gregory R. McArthur
  • Publication number: 20160250444
    Abstract: A multi-lumen catheter can be used to measure pressure at multiple locations within the vasculature. The multi-lumen catheter can include multiple segments, such as a proximal portion, an intermediate portion, and a distal portion. A segment of a multi-lumen catheter may differ from another segment of the same multi-lumen catheter in radiodensity, hardness, and/or some other characteristic. Some multi-lumen catheters are designed to permit measurements of pressure in different lumens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2016
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Inventors: Fred Lampropoulos, Nicholas Accisano, III, Jim Mottola
  • Publication number: 20160206394
    Abstract: A medical device, assembly, or kit may be used to hold a plurality of elongate medical instruments, such as guidewires, catheters, etc. A guidewire holder may include a reservoir for holding a liquid and one or more separators for segregating the guidewires from each other. In some instances, the guidewire holder can hold a coiled guidewire such that the guidewire is in contact with liquid held by the reservoir.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2016
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventors: Fred Lampropoulos, Jim Mottola, Richard Jenkins, Gregory R. McArthur
  • Patent number: 9192739
    Abstract: An adjustable length catheter is disclosed. In some embodiments, the catheter is configured for use with a hub configured to couple to an end of the catheter. A cutting tool and/or a flaring tool may further be provided in connection with the catheter. In some embodiments, these tools are coupled to a body member. The catheter may be configured such that a user, for example a medical practitioner, may cut the catheter to a desired size as part of a therapy or other procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: Merit Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Fred Lampropoulos, Jim Mottola, Brian Stevens
  • Publication number: 20150283357
    Abstract: An elongate catheter tip may be coupled to an elongate catheter body adjacent a distal end of the catheter body. To couple a catheter tip to a catheter body, a proximal portion of the catheter tip may (1) be disposed between a first elongate member and an second elongate member and (2) be subsequently fused to the second elongate member and the first elongate member. The resulting catheter and catheter tip may, among other functions, facilitate the measurement of differences in fluid pressure and/or facilitate the delivery of fluid or medical devices during a medical procedure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Inventors: Fred Lampropoulos, Nicholas Gerald Accisano
  • Patent number: 9084873
    Abstract: Inflation devices and methods to inflate medical devices are disclosed. Certain embodiments enable the selective coupling of a plunger to a syringe body through manipulation of a handle. Other embodiments facilitate the generation of relatively high fluid pressures through inflation device designs that incorporate multiple plungers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: Merit Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Fred Lampropoulos, Jim Mottola, Brian Stevens, Steven Weir
  • Publication number: 20150141915
    Abstract: Inflation devices configured to communicate with remote displays are disclosed herein. Kits including such inflation devices with portable display devices are also disclosed herein. Methods of remotely displaying pressure data from a medical device are also disclosed herein. Devices, kits, and methods of connecting medical devices to remote displays and transferring information to or from linked computers are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2015
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: Fred Lampropoulos, Jim Mottola, Blaine Johnson, Steven Weir, Rajeev Bhalla, Jeffrey Cameron Loper, Drew Carlton, Zachary Glickstein
  • Patent number: 8974470
    Abstract: A snare device having multiple loops is described. The loops may be configured having various sizes or shapes and may be configured for use within a single outer sheath. Each loop provided in connection with a single snare device may have a different size, shape, disposition, or orientation than other loops associated with the same snare device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Merit Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Fred Lampropoulos, Jim Mottola
  • Publication number: 20150038901
    Abstract: Inflation devices configured to communicate with remote displays are disclosed herein. Kits including such inflation devices with portable display devices are also disclosed herein. Methods of remotely displaying pressure data from a medical device are also disclosed herein. Devices, kits, and methods of connecting medical devices to remote displays and transferring information to or from linked computers are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2014
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Inventors: Fred Lampropoulos, Jim Mottola, Blaine Johnson, Steven Weir, Rajeev Bhalla, Jeffrey Cameron Loper, Craig Mauch
  • Publication number: 20140200548
    Abstract: Apparatuses for grinding or cutting surgical foam are disclosed herein. Kits for grinding or cutting surgical foam are disclosed herein. Methods of grinding surgical foam with a plurality of teeth are disclosed herein. Methods of cutting surgical foam are disclosed herein. Methods of embolizing with ground or cut surgical foam are disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2014
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: Merit Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Fred Lampropoulos, Gregory R. McArthur
  • Publication number: 20140188124
    Abstract: A snare device comprising multiple loops is described. The loops may be configured having various sizes or shapes and may be configured for use within a single outer sheath. Each loop provided in connection with a single snare device may have a different size, shape, disposition, or orientation than other loops associated with the same snare device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: Merit Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Fred Lampropoulos, Jim Mottola
  • Publication number: 20140171826
    Abstract: Various components of an interventional therapy assembly are disclosed. One such component is a pointer which may be configured to indicate the disposition of another portion or component of the assembly. A rotary indexing device which may be configured to control or facilitate rotation of other components is also disclosed. Further, various components of an elongate instrument having flexible segments and operative segments are also disclosed. In some embodiments, the elongate instrument may comprise a biopsy assembly and may be used in connection with other components of the disclosed assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Inventors: Fred Lampropoulos, Ayad Agha, Nicholas Gerald Accisano
  • Patent number: D726311
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Inventors: Fred Lampropoulos, James Paulsen, Brian Stevens, William Padilla, Gregory R. McArthur
  • Patent number: D731054
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: Merit Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Fred Lampropoulos, James Paulsen, Brian Stevens, William Padilla, Gregory R. McArthur