Patents by Inventor George N. Foutrakis
George N. Foutrakis 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).
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Patent number: 10980663Abstract: An device including a proximal portion adapted for placement intermediately within a hollow body cavity to capture and divert contents; the proximal portion being expandable from an initial state with an initial diameter, into an expanded state with a diameter greater than the initial diameter for engaging the proximal portion with an inner wall of the hollow body cavity; and a distal portion, connected to the proximal portion, adapted to extend through the abdominal wall or into the intestine to conduct the hollow body cavity contents out of the proximal portion.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2018Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.Inventors: Sherif A. Eskaros, David C. Everson, George N. Foutrakis, John M. Herman, Matthew A. Johnson, Peter J. Lutz, Michael L. O'Hara
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Patent number: 10933225Abstract: Novel catheter constructions comprising thin covering or wrapping materials such as polymer films. A catheter provided with a guidewire catheter lumen having a thin covering that is easily punctured by a guidewire at virtually any desired point along the catheter length. The thin covering may be integral with the catheter shaft, or may be a separate component that covers only the portion of the catheter shaft immediately adjacent the outer portion of the guidewire lumen, or may be a thin tubular construct that surrounds the entire catheter shaft. Moreover, polymer film can be used in combination with one or more elements to produce novel catheter constructions.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2018Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.Inventors: Carey V. Campbell, Edward H. Cully, Sherif Eskaros, George N. Foutrakis, James William Mann, Peter J. Roeber, Benjamin M. Trapp, Michael J. Vonesh
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Patent number: 10864106Abstract: An device including a proximal portion adapted for placement intermediately within a hollow body cavity to capture and divert contents; the proximal portion being expandable from an initial state with an initial diameter, into an expanded state with a diameter greater than the initial diameter for engaging the proximal portion with an inner wall of the hollow body cavity; and a distal portion, connected to the proximal portion, adapted to extend through the abdominal wall or into the intestine to conduct the hollow body cavity contents out of the proximal portion.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2012Date of Patent: December 15, 2020Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.Inventors: Sherif A. Eskaros, David C. Everson, George N. Foutrakis, John M. Herman, Matthew A. Johnson, Peter J. Lutz, Michael L. O'Hara
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Publication number: 20180229009Abstract: Novel catheter constructions comprising thin covering or wrapping materials such as polymer films. A catheter provided with a guidewire catheter lumen having a thin covering that is easily punctured by a guidewire at virtually any desired point along the catheter length. The thin covering may be integral with the catheter shaft, or may be a separate component that covers only the portion of the catheter shaft immediately adjacent the outer portion of the guidewire lumen, or may be a thin tubular construct that surrounds the entire catheter shaft. Moreover, polymer film can be used in combination with one or more elements to produce novel catheter constructions.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2018Publication date: August 16, 2018Inventors: Carey V. Campbell, Edward H. Cully, Sherif Eskaros, George N. Foutrakis, James William Mann, Peter J. Roeber, Benjamin M. Trapp, Michael J. Vonesh
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Publication number: 20180221194Abstract: An device including a proximal portion adapted for placement intermediately within a hollow body cavity to capture and divert contents; the proximal portion being expandable from an initial state with an initial diameter, into an expanded state with a diameter greater than the initial diameter for engaging the proximal portion with an inner wall of the hollow body cavity; and a distal portion, connected to the proximal portion, adapted to extend through the abdominal wall or into the intestine to conduct the hollow body cavity contents out of the proximal portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2018Publication date: August 9, 2018Inventors: Sherif A. Eskaros, David C. Everson, George N. Foutrakis, John M. Herman, Matthew A. Johnson, Peter J. Lutz, Michael L. O'Hara
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Patent number: 9884170Abstract: Novel catheter constructions comprising thin covering or wrapping materials such as polymer films. A catheter provided with a guidewire catheter lumen having a thin covering that is easily punctured by a guidewire at virtually any desired point along the catheter length. The thin covering may be integral with the catheter shaft, or may be a separate component that covers only the portion of the catheter shaft immediately adjacent the outer portion of the guidewire lumen, or may be a thin tubular construct that surrounds the entire catheter shaft. Moreover, polymer film can be used in combination with one or more elements to produce novel catheter constructions.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2009Date of Patent: February 6, 2018Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.Inventors: Carey V. Campbell, Edward H. Cully, Sherif Eskaros, George N. Foutrakis, James William Mann, Peter J. Roeber, Benjamin M. Trapp, Michael J. Vonesh
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Patent number: 8845675Abstract: The present invention is a catheter device that includes a disruptable guidewire channel. The guidewire channel is configured to provide necessary trackability of the catheter along the guidewire during introduction of the catheter to a treatment site. Once treatment is completed, the guidewire channel can then be disrupted so as to free the guidewire from the catheter in situ. The apparatus of the present invention provides distinct advantages over existing over-the-wire and rapid exchange catheter introduction methods, including the ability to achieve much faster treatment implement exchanges, the ability to rapidly deliver multiple treatment implements in series, and the ability to maintain multiple treatment implements simultaneously at a treatment site using a single guidewire.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2012Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.Inventors: Eric Gerard Johnson, George N. Foutrakis, DH Perkins, Sherif Eskaros
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Publication number: 20130041316Abstract: The present invention is a catheter device that includes a disruptable guidewire channel. The guidewire channel is configured to provide necessary trackability of the catheter along the guidewire during introduction of the catheter to a treatment site. Once treatment is completed, the guidewire channel can then be disrupted so as to free the guidewire from the catheter in situ. The apparatus of the present invention provides distinct advantages over existing over-the-wire and rapid exchange catheter introduction methods, including the ability to achieve much faster treatment implement exchanges, the ability to rapidly deliver multiple treatment implements in series, and the ability to maintain multiple treatment implements simultaneously at a treatment site using a single guidewire.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2012Publication date: February 14, 2013Inventors: Eric Gerard Johnson, George N. Foutrakis, DH Perkins, Sherif Eskaros
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Patent number: 8308749Abstract: The present invention is a catheter device that includes a disruptable guidewire channel. The guidewire channel is configured to provide necessary trackability of the catheter along the guidewire during introduction of the catheter to a treatment site. Once treatment is completed, the guidewire channel can then be disrupted so as to free the guidewire from the catheter in situ. The apparatus of the present invention provides distinct advantages over existing over-the-wire and rapid exchange catheter introduction methods, including the ability to achieve much faster treatment implement exchanges, the ability to rapidly deliver multiple treatment implements in series, and the ability to maintain multiple treatment implements simultaneously at a treatment site using a single guidewire.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2006Date of Patent: November 13, 2012Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.Inventors: Eric Gerard Johnson, George N. Foutrakis, D H Perkins, Sherif Eskaros
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Publication number: 20120232505Abstract: An device including a proximal portion adapted for placement intermediately within a hollow body cavity to capture and divert contents; the proximal portion being expandable from an initial state with an initial diameter, into an expanded state with a diameter greater than the initial diameter for engaging the proximal portion with an inner wall of the hollow body cavity; and a distal portion, connected to the proximal portion, adapted to extend through the abdominal wall or into the intestine to conduct the hollow body cavity contents out of the proximal portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2012Publication date: September 13, 2012Inventors: Sherif A. Eskaros, David C. Everson, George N. Foutrakis, John M. Herman, Matthew A. Johnson, Peter J. Lutz, Michael L. O'Hara
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Patent number: 8216294Abstract: The present invention is a catheter device that includes a disruptable guidewire channel. The guidewire channel is configured to provide necessary trackability of the catheter along the guidewire during introduction of the catheter to a treatment site. Once treatment is completed, the guidewire channel can then be disrupted so as to free the guidewire from the catheter in situ. The apparatus of the present invention provides distinct advantages over existing over-the-wire and rapid exchange catheter introduction methods, including the ability to achieve much faster treatment implement exchanges, the ability to rapidly deliver multiple treatment implements in series, and the ability to maintain multiple treatment implements simultaneously at a treatment site using a single guidewire.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2006Date of Patent: July 10, 2012Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.Inventors: Eric G. Johnson, George N. Foutrakis, D H Perkins
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Patent number: 7625337Abstract: Novel catheter constructions comprising thin covering or wrapping materials such as polymer films. A catheter provided with a guidewire catheter lumen having a thin covering that is easily punctured by a guidewire at virtually any desired point along the catheter length. The thin covering may be integral with the catheter shaft, or may be a separate component that covers only the portion of the catheter shaft immediately adjacent the outer portion of the guidewire lumen, or may be a thin tubular construct that surrounds the entire catheter shaft. Moreover, polymer film can be used in combination with one or more elements to produce novel catheter constructions.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2006Date of Patent: December 1, 2009Assignee: Gore Enterprise Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Carey V. Campbell, Edward H. Cully, Sherif Eskaros, George N. Foutrakis, James William Mann, Peter J. Roeber, Benjamin M. Trapp, Michael J. Vonesh
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Publication number: 20090198219Abstract: Novel catheter constructions comprising thin covering or wrapping materials such as polymer films. A catheter provided with a guidewire catheter lumen having a thin covering that is easily punctured by a guidewire at virtually any desired point along the catheter length. The thin covering may be integral with the catheter shaft, or may be a separate component that covers only the portion of the catheter shaft immediately adjacent the outer portion of the guidewire lumen, or may be a thin tubular construct that surrounds the entire catheter shaft. Moreover, polymer film can be used in combination with one or more elements to produce novel catheter constructions.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2009Publication date: August 6, 2009Inventors: Carey V. Campbell, Edward H. Cully, Sherif Eskaros, George N. Foutrakis, James William Mann, Peter J. Roeber, Benjamin M. Trapp, Michael J. Vonesh
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Publication number: 20040143286Abstract: The present invention is a catheter device that includes a disruptable guidewire channel. The guidewire channel is configured to provide necessary trackability of the catheter along the guidewire during introduction of the catheter to a treatment site. Once treatment is completed, the guidewire channel can then be disrupted so as to free the guidewire from the catheter in situ. The apparatus of the present invention provides distinct advantages over existing over-the-wire and rapid exchange catheter introduction methods, including the ability to achieve much faster treatment implement exchanges, the ability to rapidly deliver multiple treatment implements in series, and the ability to maintain multiple treatment implements simultaneously at a treatment site using a single guidewire.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2003Publication date: July 22, 2004Inventors: Eric G. Johnson, George N. Foutrakis, D. H. Perkins