Patents by Inventor Gregory McIff

Gregory McIff 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).

  • Gate Cannulation Apparatus and Methods
    Publication number: 20090259296
    Abstract: A representation of a prosthesis opening is created and a device having a marker is tracked through the opening while monitoring the relative positions of the opening representation and the marker on a display. In one alternative, a representation is made on a display of the center of the contralateral stump opening and an electromagnetic marker coil that is secured to an endovascular delivery device, and the marker and delivery device are guided into the opening, while monitoring the relative positions of the opening center and the electromagnetic marker coil representations. In another alternative, one or more markers are positioned in the vicinity of the prosthesis opening and a device having a marker is tracked to the one or more markers and through the opening where the device is one of a guidewire and a catheter, while monitoring the relative position of the markers on a display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2008
    Publication date: October 15, 2009
    Applicant: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory McIff, Dwayne S. Yamasaki, David Simon, Andrew Bzostek