Patents by Inventor Henry John Pepin

Henry John Pepin 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 making a catheter having interlocking ribbed bond regions
    Patent number: 6500285
    Abstract: A method of bonding a first tubular member to a second tubular member to form a catheter shaft. The method comprising the step of providing a first tubular member including a distal end, a proximal end, and a lumen extending between the distal end and the proximal end thereof. The method further including the step of providing a second tubular member including a distal end, a proximal end, and a lumen extending between the distal end and the proximal end thereof. The method further including the steps of inserting a joining portion of the first tubular member into a joining portion of the second tubular member and applying heat the joining portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2002
    Assignee: SciMed Life Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Henry John Pepin, Michael William Sterud, Anne Victoria Rossi
  • CATHETER HAVING INTERLOCKING RIBBED BOND REGIONS
    Publication number: 20010045257
    Abstract: A method of bonding a first tubular member to a second tubular member to form a catheter shaft. The method comprising the step of providing a first tubular member including a distal end, a proximal end, and a lumen extending between the distal end and the proximal end thereof. The method further including the step of providing a second tubular member including a distal end, a proximal end, and a lumen extending between the distal end and the proximal end thereof. The method further including the steps of inserting a joining portion of the first tubular member into a joining portion of the second tubular member and applying heat the joining portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 1999
    Publication date: November 29, 2001
    Inventors: HENRY JOHN PEPIN, MICHAEL WILLIAM STERUD, ANNE VICTORIA ROSSI