Patents by Inventor James C. Shuler

James C. Shuler 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).

  • Apparatus and method for deploying self-expanding stents
    Patent number: 7837725
    Abstract: An assembly for delivering a stent to an intraluminal location comprising a catheter having an inner member and an outer member, a stent positioned between the inner member and the outer member at the catheter distal end, and a cutter/slider/deployment mechanism slidable secured to the catheter proximal end. A user may vary the length of the catheter by slidably advancing the cutter/slider/deployment mechanism along the catheter, whereby excess portions of the catheter are cut away. When the desired length is achieved, the user can secure the cutter/slider/deployment mechanism to the catheter to prevent further slidable advancement. The user may also vary the configuration of the catheter handle by adding or removing a removable platform from the handle. Upon stent deployment, the stent is released from the outer member, and the stent will expand as desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: Abbott Vascular Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Keif M. Fitzgerald, James C. Shuler, Patrick P. Wu
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DEPLOYING SELF-EXPANDING STENTS
    Publication number: 20090024201
    Abstract: An assembly for delivering a stent to an intraluminal location comprising a catheter having an inner member and an outer member, a stent positioned between the inner member and the outer member at the catheter distal end, and a cutter/slider/deployment mechanism slidable secured to the catheter proximal end. A user may vary the length of the catheter by slidably advancing the cutter/slider/deployment mechanism along the catheter, whereby excess portions of the catheter are cut away. When the desired length is achieved, the user can secure the cutter/slider/deployment mechanism to the catheter to prevent further slidable advancement. The user may also vary the configuration of the catheter handle by adding or removing a removable platform from the handle. Upon stent deployment, the stent is released from the outer member, and the stent will expand as desired.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2008
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Applicant: ENDOVASCULAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Keif M. Fitzgerald, James C. Shuler, Patrick P. Wu
  • Apparatus and method for deploying self-expanding stents
    Patent number: 6673101
    Abstract: An assembly for delivering a stent to an intraluminal location comprising a catheter having an inner member and an outer member, a stent positioned between the inner member and the outer member at the catheter distal end, and a cutter/slider/deployment mechanism slidable secured to the catheter proximal end. A user may vary the length of the catheter by slidably advancing the cutter/slider/deployment mechanism along the catheter, whereby excess portions of the catheter are cut away. When the desired length is achieved, the user can secure the cutter/slider/deployment mechanism to the catheter to prevent further slidable advancement. The user may also vary the configuration of the catheter handle by adding or removing a removable platform from the handle. Upon stent deployment, the stent is released from the outer member, and the stent will expand as desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2004
    Assignee: Endovascular Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Keif M. Fitzgerald, James C. Shuler, Patrick P. Wu