Patents by Inventor Hannah S. Suhr

Hannah S. Suhr 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).

  • Apparatus and method for stenting bifurcation lesions
    Patent number: 7323009
    Abstract: A balloon catheter for use in treating a condition of a vessel occurring near a bifurcation defined by the intersection of a main vessel with a side branch vessel comprises a shaft which comprises a proximal end, a distal end, a longitudinal passageway extending between the proximal and distal ends, and a transverse hole extending from the passageway. The balloon catheter also comprises a balloon head which is mounted on the shaft and which comprises an elongated balloon portion having a generally uniform outer diameter surface, an intermediate portion secured to the shaft proximate the hole, a port formed in the intermediate portion in alignment with the hole, and a portal extending between the outer diameter surface and the intermediate portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2008
    Inventors: William S. Suhr, Hannah S. Suhr
  • Apparatus and method for stenting bifurcation lesions
    Publication number: 20040138732
    Abstract: A balloon catheter for use in treating a condition of a vessel occurring near a bifurcation defined by the intersection of a main vessel with a side branch vessel comprises a shaft which comprises a proximal end, a distal end, a longitudinal passageway extending between the proximal and distal ends, and a transverse hole extending from the passageway. The balloon catheter also comprises a balloon head which is mounted on the shaft and which comprises an elongated balloon portion having a generally uniform outer diameter surface, an intermediate portion secured to the shaft proximate the hole, a port formed in the intermediate portion in alignment with the hole, and a portal extending between the outer diameter surface and the intermediate portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2003
    Publication date: July 15, 2004
    Inventors: William S. Suhr, Hannah S. Suhr