Patents by Inventor Greg Walters

Greg Walters 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).

  • Publication number: 20240023949
    Abstract: A vascular closure device includes a release component, a delivery component, a sealing device and at least one actuator. The release component is elongate along a longitudinal direction, and defines a distal end and a proximal end. The delivery component extends along the release component such that at least the release component is movable relative to the delivery component. The delivery component includes a delivery tube body and defines a delivery tube channel. The sealing device has a toggle that is at least partially disposed within the release tube, a suture that is attached to the toggle and extends through the delivery tube channel, and a plug that is attached to the suture proximal to the toggle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: Teleflex Life Sciences Limited
    Inventors: Greg WALTERS, Joseph T. GRINTZ
  • Publication number: 20240000444
    Abstract: Disclosed are puncture sealing systems and methods of locating a puncture site within a vessel. The systems can include puncture locating dilators and access sheaths that are configured to locate the puncture site within a vessel so that the position of the puncture site relative to a distal end of the access sheath is known during a puncture sealing procedure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicant: Teleflex Life Sciences Limited
    Inventors: Greg WALTERS, Joseph T. GRINTZ, Julie LIN
  • Patent number: 11779320
    Abstract: A vascular closure device includes a release component, a delivery component, a sealing device and at least one actuator. The release component is elongate along a longitudinal direction, and defines a distal end and a proximal end. The delivery component extends along the release component such that at least the release component is movable relative to the delivery component. The delivery component includes a delivery tube body and defines a delivery tube channel. The sealing device has a toggle that is at least partially disposed within the release tube, a suture that is attached to the toggle and extends through the delivery tube channel, and a plug that is attached to the suture proximal to the toggle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Teleflex Life Sciences Limited
    Inventors: Greg Walters, Joseph T. Grintz
  • Patent number: 11759191
    Abstract: Disclosed are puncture sealing systems and methods of locating a puncture site within a vessel. The systems can include puncture locating dilators and access sheaths that are configured to locate the puncture site within a vessel so that the position of the puncture site relative to a distal end of the access sheath is known during a puncture sealing procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Teleflex Life Sciences Limited
    Inventors: Greg Walters, Joseph T. Grintz, Julie Lin
  • Publication number: 20220338852
    Abstract: A closure device system for sealing a percutaneous puncture in a vessel wall can comprise a toggle configured to engage an interior surface of the vessel wall, a plug configured to engage an exterior surface of the vessel wall, and a suture that extends through the plug and through the toggle along at least a first direction so as to couple the toggle to the plug. The system can further comprise a tube that extends through the plug and through the toggle along the first direction such that a distal end of the tube is disposed distally to the toggle. The tube can define a guidewire lumen that extends therethrough along the first direction. And the guidewire lumen can be configured to receive a guidewire that protrudes from the vessel wall such that the plug, toggle, and tube are slidable along the guidewire toward the vessel wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Applicant: Teleflex Life Sciences Limited
    Inventor: Greg Walters
  • Publication number: 20220273277
    Abstract: A vascular closure device includes a release component, a delivery component, a sealing device and at least one actuator. The release component is elongate along a longitudinal direction, and defines a distal end and a proximal end. The delivery component extends along the release component such that at least the release component is movable relative to the delivery component. The delivery component includes a delivery tube body and defines a delivery tube channel. The sealing device has a toggle that is at least partially disposed within the release tube, a suture that is attached to the toggle and extends through the delivery tube channel, and a plug that is attached to the suture proximal to the toggle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2022
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Applicant: Teleflex Life Sciences Limited
    Inventors: Greg Walters, Joseph T. Grintz
  • Patent number: 11419592
    Abstract: A closure device system for sealing a percutaneous puncture in a vessel wall can include a toggle configured to engage an interior surface of the vessel wall, a plug configured to engage an exterior surface of the vessel wall, and a suture that extends through the plug and through the toggle along at least a first direction so as to couple the toggle to the plug. The system can further include a tube that extends through the plug and through the toggle along the first direction such that a distal end of the tube is disposed distally to the toggle. The tube can define a guidewire lumen that extends therethrough along the first direction. And the guidewire lumen can be configured to receive a guidewire that protrudes from the vessel wall such that the plug, toggle, and tube are slidable along the guidewire toward the vessel wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Teleflex Life Sciences Limited
    Inventor: Greg Walters
  • Patent number: 11364024
    Abstract: A vascular closure device includes a release component, a delivery component, a sealing device and at least one actuator. The release component is elongate along a longitudinal direction, and defines a distal end and a proximal end. The delivery component extends along the release component such that at least the release component is movable relative to the delivery component. The delivery component includes a delivery tube body and defines a delivery tube channel. The sealing device has a toggle that is at least partially disposed within the release tube, a suture that is attached to the toggle and extends through the delivery tube channel, and a plug that is attached to the suture proximal to the toggle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: Teleflex Life Sciences Limited
    Inventors: Greg Walters, Joseph T. Grintz
  • Publication number: 20210045724
    Abstract: Disclosed are puncture sealing systems and methods of locating a puncture site within a vessel. The systems can include puncture locating dilators and access sheaths that are configured to locate the puncture site within a vessel so that the position of the puncture site relative to a distal end of the access sheath is known during a puncture sealing procedure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Applicant: Arrow International, Inc.
    Inventors: Greg WALTERS, Joseph T. GRINTZ, Julie LIN
  • Patent number: 10835225
    Abstract: Disclosed are puncture sealing systems and methods of locating a puncture site within a vessel. The systems can include puncture locating dilators and access sheaths that are configured to locate the puncture site within a vessel so that the position of the puncture site relative to a distal end of the access sheath is known during a puncture sealing procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Arrow International, Inc.
    Inventors: Greg Walters, Joseph T. Grintz, Julie Lin
  • Publication number: 20200289101
    Abstract: A closure device system for sealing a percutaneous puncture in a vessel wall can comprise a toggle configured to engage an interior surface of the vessel wall, a plug configured to engage an exterior sur-face of the vessel wall, and a suture that extends through the plug and through the toggle along at least a first direction so as to couple the toggle to the plug. The system can further comprise a tube that extends through the plug and through the toggle along the first direction such that a distal end of the tube is disposed distally to the toggle. The tube can define a guidewire lumen that extends therethrough along the first direction. And the guidewire lumen can be configured to receive a guidewire that protrudes from the vessel wall such that the plug, toggle, and tube are slidable along the guidewire toward the vessel wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: Arrow International, Inc.
    Inventor: Greg WALTERS
  • Patent number: 10639019
    Abstract: A closure device system for sealing a percutaneous puncture in a vessel wall can comprise a toggle configured to engage an interior surface of the vessel wall, a plug configured to engage an exterior surface of the vessel wall, and a suture that extends through the plug and through the toggle along at least a first direction so as to couple the toggle to the plug. The system can further comprise a tube that extends through the plug and through the toggle along the first direction such that a distal end of the tube is disposed distally to the toggle. The tube can define a guidewire lumen that extends therethrough along the first direction. And the guidewire lumen can be configured to receive a guidewire that protrudes from the vessel wall such that the plug, toggle, and tube are slidable along the guidewire toward the vessel wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: Arrow International, Inc.
    Inventor: Greg Walters
  • Publication number: 20200000448
    Abstract: A vascular closure device includes a release component, a delivery component, a sealing device and at least one actuator. The release component is elongate along a longitudinal direction, and defines a distal end and a proximal end. The delivery component extends along the release component such that at least the release component is movable relative to the delivery component. The delivery component includes a delivery tube body and defines a delivery tube channel. The sealing device has a toggle that is at least partially disposed within the release tube, a suture that is attached to the toggle and extends through the delivery tube channel, and a plug that is attached to the suture proximal to the toggle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Applicant: Essential Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Greg WALTERS, Joseph T. GRINTZ
  • Patent number: 10517633
    Abstract: A device suitable for removing material from a living being is provided, featuring at least an aspiration pump, powered by a motor. The aspiration pump and any optional infusate pump preferably feature a helical pumping mechanism, and operate at a high rate of rotation, thereby ensuring adequate pumping performance and flexibility. The helical pumping mechanism may be a helical coiled wire about a central core tube. The helical coil wire, whether together with, or independent of, the core tube, may be rotated to cause a pumping action. Additionally, a narrow crossing profile is maintained, ensuring that the device may reach more tortuous regions of the vasculature. In one embodiment, the system comprises a wire-guided mono-rail catheter with a working head mounted on a flexible portion of the catheter that can laterally displace away from the guide wire to facilitate thrombus removal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: THE SPECTRANETICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: John E. Nash, Greg Walters, Dennis M. Sauro, Mark Eberhardt, William T. Fisher, Douglas G. Evans
  • Patent number: 10485524
    Abstract: A closure device for sealing a percutaneous puncture in a wall of a body passageway, the closure device including at least one of a toggle configured to engage an interior surface of the body passageway or a plug configured to engage an exterior surface of the body passageway and a guide wire configured to extend from an outside of the body to inside the body passageway, wherein at least one of the toggle and the plug is associated with the guide wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: Essential Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Greg Walters, Gary Roubin, Michael Nispel, Mike Dotsey, Piyush Arora
  • Patent number: 10448937
    Abstract: A vascular closure device includes a release component, a delivery component, a sealing device and at least one actuator. The release component is elongate along a longitudinal direction, and defines a distal end and a proximal end. The delivery component extends along the release component such that at least the release component is movable relative to the delivery component. The delivery component includes a delivery tube body and defines a delivery tube channel. The sealing device has a toggle that is at least partially disposed within the release tube, a suture that is attached to the toggle and extends through the delivery tube channel, and a plug that is attached to the suture proximal to the toggle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Essential Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Greg Walters, Joseph T. Grintz
  • Publication number: 20190142404
    Abstract: Disclosed are puncture sealing systems and methods of locating a puncture site within a vessel. The systems can include puncture locating dilators and access sheaths that are configured to locate the puncture site within a vessel so that the position of the puncture site relative to a distal end of the access sheath is known during a puncture sealing procedure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Applicant: Essential Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Greg WALTERS, Joseph T. GRINTZ, Julie LIN
  • Patent number: 10182804
    Abstract: Disclosed are puncture sealing systems and methods of locating a puncture site within a vessel. The systems can include puncture locating dilators and access sheaths that are configured to locate the puncture site within a vessel so that the position of the puncture site relative to a distal end of the access sheath is known during a puncture sealing procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: Essential Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Greg Walters, Joseph T. Grintz, Julie Lin
  • Patent number: 10154835
    Abstract: A vascular closure device includes a delivery assembly, an anchor member carried by the delivery assembly, and a suture attached to the anchoring member. A plug member can be disposed in the delivery assembly and attached to suture such that the plug member. The plug member includes a plug body, a pair of ridges that project from the plug body, and a select location disposed between the pair of ridges. The plug member configured to, in response to a force applied to the select location, transition from an insertion configuration, whereby the plug member is elongate along an insertion direction, into a collapsed configuration, whereby the plug member is collapsed along the insertion direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: Essential Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Greg Walters, Todd Sorzano, Hunter Valentine
  • Publication number: 20180000510
    Abstract: A device suitable for removing material from a living being is provided, featuring at least an aspiration pump, powered by a motor. The aspiration pump and any optional infusate pump preferably feature a helical pumping mechanism, and operate at a high rate of rotation, thereby ensuring adequate pumping performance and flexibility. The helical pumping mechanism may be a helical coiled wire about a central core tube. The helical coil wire, whether together with, or independent of, the core tube, may be rotated to cause a pumping action. Additionally, a narrow crossing profile is maintained, ensuring that the device may reach more tortuous regions of the vasculature. In one embodiment, the system comprises a wire-guided mono-rail catheter with a working head mounted on a flexible portion of the catheter that can laterally displace away from the guide wire to facilitate thrombus removal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: John E. NASH, Greg WALTERS, Dennis M. SAURO, Mark EBERHARDT, William T. FISHER, Douglas G. EVANS