Patents by Inventor Gareth S. S. Roubin

Gareth S. S. Roubin 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).

  • Minimally invasive medical device for providing a radiation treatment
    Patent number: 5354257
    Abstract: A minimally invasive intravascular medical device for providing a radiation treatment in a body passageway such as a coronary vessel of the vascular system. The device includes a flexible elongated member having distal and proximal portions. The distal portion is percutaneously insertable into a vessel and includes a distal end that is directable through the vessel to the treatment site. A radiation source is attached about the distal portion for delivering a radiation treatment to the walls a vessel having a stent positioned thereagainst. The distal portion of the elongated member includes a wire coil positioned about the tapered distal end of a mandril wire. The combination of the wire coil and the tapered distal end of the mandril wire provides variable flexibility to the distal portion of the device. The distal portion also has a predetermined curvature for directing the distal end of the device through the vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 1991
    Date of Patent: October 11, 1994
    Assignee: MED Institute, Inc.
    Inventors: Gareth S. S. Roubin, Neal E. Fearnot