Patents by Inventor Hiram Chee

Hiram Chee 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).

  • Vasoocclusion coil with attached fibrous element(s)
    Patent number: 5226911
    Abstract: A device for occluding a blood vessel comprising a helical metal coil having at least one fibrous element attached to its proximal end wherein the fibrous element(s) extends in a sinusoidal wave configuration, the loops of which extend about individual windings at spaced intervals along the axis of the coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 1991
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1993
    Assignee: Target Therapeutics
    Inventors: U. Hiram Chee, Mike Mariant