Patents by Inventor Gregg W. Stone

Gregg W. Stone 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).

  • Electromagnetic photonic catheter for reducing restenosis
    Patent number: 6962584
    Abstract: The method of vascular treatment for restenosis or vulnerable plaque after an invasive procedure, such as for example angioplasty, stenting with or without drug coating, or drug delivery, comprises: inserting a catheter or hollow guide wire to the treatment location; delivering light through the catheter in the wavelength range of about 700–2500 nm; and moving the light to treat the affected region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2005
    Inventors: Gregg W. Stone, Jeffrey W. Moses, Martin B. Leon, Nicholas N. Kipshidze, Harvinder Sahota, Bandula Wijay
  • Ultrasound device for axial ranging
    Patent number: 6863653
    Abstract: An apparatus for treatment of body tissue includes a treatment apparatus configured to be inserted into a patient. The treatment apparatus has a distal portion, a distal end, a proximal portion and an axis. An ultrasound transducer is positioned at the distal portion of the treatment apparatus. The ultrasound transducer includes a distal ultrasound energy delivery surface and a proximal ultrasound energy delivery surface. An ultrasound energy attenuator member is positioned adjacent to the proximal ultrasound energy delivery surface and is made of a material to at least partially attenuate ultrasound energy from the proximal ultrasound energy delivery surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2005
    Inventors: Claudio I. Zanelli, Michael J. Rosinko, Gregg W. Stone, Steven A. Daniel