Patents by Inventor Gina L. Sandvick

Gina L. Sandvick 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).

  • Lumen support for welding
    Patent number: 6837897
    Abstract: A medical device comprising a support member adjacent to a first member and a second member, the first and second members may be laser welded to one another by directing radiation absorbable by the first and second members at the first and second members. The support member is provided adjacent to the first member and is constructed and arranged to substantially reflect or substantially transmit radiation at one or more frequencies absorbable by at least one of the first member and the second member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2005
    Assignee: SciMed Life Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas J. Holman, Kristi Flury, Scott A. Olson, Jan Seppala, Richard Dunn, Gina L. Sandvick, Fernando DiCaprio, Justin E. Plessel
  • Lumen support for welding
    Publication number: 20020068966
    Abstract: A medical device comprising a support member adjacent to a first member and a second member, the first and second members may be laser welded to one another by directing radiation absorbable by the first and second members at the first and second members. The support member is provided adjacent to the first member and is constructed and arranged to substantially reflect or substantially transmit radiation at one or more frequencies absorbable by at least one of the first member and the second member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2001
    Publication date: June 6, 2002
    Inventors: Thomas J. Holman, Kristi Flury, Scott A. Olson, Jan Seppala, Richard Dunn, Gina L. Sandvick, Fernando DiCaprio, Justin E. Plessel