Patents by Inventor Gerard F. Powers

Gerard F. Powers 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).

  • Inflatable member having elastic expansion with limited range
    Publication number: 20030229307
    Abstract: An intravascular catheter such as an angioplasty catheter having a catheter shaft with an expandable tubular element on its distal end which upon inflation to an internal pressure at or above a threshold pressure expands in a manner which is related to the internal pressure. The maximum transverse dimension of the expandable tubular element is generally not greater than the maximum transverse dimension of the catheter shaft. Preferably, the expandable tubular element is formed of a heat shrinkable polymeric material such as a polyolefinic ionomer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2003
    Publication date: December 11, 2003
    Inventors: Ketan P. Muni, Celso Jacinto Bagaoisan, Gerard F. Powers