Patents by Inventor Ib Erling Joergensen

Ib Erling Joergensen 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).

  • Publication number: 20040186505
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a surgical catheter, and more particularly, a balloon catheter having an auxiliary lumen configured to permit the advancement of a functional measurement wire to a treatment site. The auxiliary lumen communicates with a working lumen that is configured to permit the advancement of a guidewire and the functional measurement wire, so that the guidewire and functional measurement wire may selectively be advanced to the treatment site during a surgical procedure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2003
    Publication date: September 23, 2004
    Inventors: Ib Erling Joergensen, Randolf Von Oepen
  • Publication number: 20040098026
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for providing distal protection during a medical procedure comprising a vascular filter having a self-expanding, porous foam body that conformably seals against a vessel wall and captures emboli within one or more recesses. The filter is coupled to a distal region of an elongated member, such as a guide wire. Delivery systems for use with filters of the present invention and methods of using the apparatus of the present invention also are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2003
    Publication date: May 20, 2004
    Applicant: Jomed GmbH
    Inventors: Ib Erling Joergensen, Gerd Seibold, Bodo Stefan Josef Quint, Kenneth J. Michlitsch, Martina Bremser, Randolf Von Oepen
  • Patent number: 6616682
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for providing distal protection during a medical procedure comprising a vascular filter having a self-expanding, porous foam body that conformably seals against a vessel wall and captures emboli within one or more recesses. The filter is coupled to a distal region of an elongated member, such as a guide wire. Delivery systems for use with filters of the present invention and methods of using the apparatus of the present invention also are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2003
    Assignee: Jomed GmbH
    Inventors: Ib Erling Joergensen, Gerd Seibold, Bodo Stefan Josef Quint, Kenneth J. Michlitsch, Martina Bremser, Randolf von Oepen
  • Publication number: 20030055452
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for providing distal protection during a medical procedure comprising a vascular filter having a self-expanding, porous foam body that conformably seals against a vessel wall and captures emboli within one or more recesses. The filter is coupled to a distal region of an elongated member, such as a guide wire. Delivery systems for use with filters of the present invention and methods of using the apparatus of the present invention also are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2001
    Publication date: March 20, 2003
    Inventors: Ib Erling Joergensen, Gerd Seibold, Bodo Stefan Josef Quint, Kenneth J. Michlitsch, Martina Bremser, Randolf von Oepen