Patents by Inventor J. Crayton Pruitt, Sr.

J. Crayton Pruitt, Sr. 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).

  • Lighted catheter device and method for use and manufacture thereof
    Patent number: 5993382
    Abstract: A lighted catheter device employing an optical fiber having a core and a cladding, the cladding providing internal reflection, the fiber being substantially without the cladding at an end portion to permit light to escape laterally thereat, for illumination in a catheter device. A lighted carotid shunt, a lighted occluder incorporating the fiber and lateral illumination method are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1999
    Assignee: Horizon Medical Products, Inc.
    Inventor: J. Crayton Pruitt, Sr.