Patents by Inventor Gerard Hession

Gerard Hession 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).

  • Reinforced Dilatation Balloon and Methods
    Publication number: 20120277783
    Abstract: A reinforced dilatation balloon, and a method of making, wherein the balloon includes a balloon body having a continuous polymer tube (e.g., generally cylindrical) having a proximal end, a distal end, and an external surface, and a tubular fiber reinforcing sleeve thermally bonded along the length of the sleeve to at least a portion of the external surface of the balloon body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2011
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Cummins, Gerard Hession
  • Hybrid balloon mold and method of using the mold to form a balloon that is used to manufacture a medical dilatation catheter
    Publication number: 20060175739
    Abstract: A mold for forming a balloon of a balloon catheter including a body portion defining a body region of a mold cavity and distal and proximal end caps defining tapering regions and neck regions of the mold cavity. During the molding process, the mold cavity is visible from an exterior surface of the body portion, which is transparent or translucent. The distal and proximal end caps are metal and can be precision machined in the tapering and neck regions of the mold cavity in order to achieve more accurate molded balloon dimensions. Also disclosed is a method for making a balloon of a balloon catheter using the mold and a balloon made therefrom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2005
    Publication date: August 10, 2006
    Applicant: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
    Inventors: Gerard Hession, Donagh O'Shaughnessy, Gerry Clarke, Seamus Ledwith, Michael Cummins, Noel Quinn, Ashish Varma