Patents by Inventor George Robert Green, Jr.

George Robert Green, Jr. 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).

  • Single segment microcatheter
    Patent number: 5976120
    Abstract: A single segment catheter has a gradually changing flexibility from a distal to a proximal end of the catheter. According to one embodiment the catheter includes a plurality of strands within the catheter tube wall which change in diameter between the distal and proximal ends to achieve a catheter having a more flexible distal end and a continuously changing flexibility along the catheter length with no joints or distinct changes in flexibility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1999
    Assignee: Micro Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Sean L. Chow, Donald J. Kolehmainen, George Robert Green, Jr.