Patents by Inventor Holly A. Kimball

Holly A. Kimball 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).

  • MEDICAL DEVICE HAVING OUTER POLYMERIC MEMBER INCLUDING ONE OR MORE CUTS
    Publication number: 20170000977
    Abstract: A medical device includes an outer polymeric tubular member and an inner tubular member. The outer polymeric tubular member includes one or more cuts formed therein to increase flexibility of the outer polymeric tubular member and includes an inner surface. The inner tubular member extends through the outer polymeric tubular member and has an outer surface in slidable contact with the inner surface of the outer polymeric tubular member. The outer polymeric tubular member is able to move relative to the inner tubular member as the medical device bends. In an example, the outer tubular member may be formed of a heat shrink material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2016
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Inventors: Gene T. Storbeck, Holly A. Kimball, David D. Groneberg