Patents by Inventor H. Elizabeth Noll

H. Elizabeth Noll 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).

  • Method of deploying a stent at a lesion site located at a bifurcation in a parent vessel
    Patent number: 6096073
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for dilatation of, and delivery and deployment of stents at, a bifurcation. The system includes two guidewires, one disposed in each branch of the bifurcation. A device and stents are provided which allow accurate dilatation and stenting of the bifurcation, without removing the guidewires, and such that the stents closely conform to the geometry of the bifurcation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2000
    Assignee: SciMed Life Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Webster, H. Elizabeth Noll