Patents by Inventor James Cattabriga

James Cattabriga 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).

  • Patent number: 6086611
    Abstract: An endoluminal stent is formed in a modular construction to include at least one elongate spine and a plurality of general tube-defining modules attached to the spine, or spines, in a longitudinal array. The modules are constructed along a spine-like structure so as to form a bifurcate shape for implantation in branching or bifurcating vessels. Each module defines, in cooperation with a spine, a closed ring-like structure. Each of the modules is radially expandable from a reduced diameter, low profile configuration, in which it is readily navigated through the body passages, to an expanded diameter engageable with the inner luminal surface of the body lumen. The stent, being of modular construction, can be built to individual specifications for a specific patient. Modules are formed from a wire shaped in a flat serpentine configuration that is then wrapped in a cylindrical configuration with its free ends connected to a spine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2000
    Assignee: AVE Connaught
    Inventors: Naill Duffy, Maria Carleton, Daniele Manara, Gigliano Garutti, James Cattabriga, James Duffy