Patents by Inventor James Robert Niederecker

James Robert Niederecker 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).

  • Method of using finishing wire with large ball-nose tip
    Patent number: 6970748
    Abstract: A finishing wire with a ball nose tip is used to secure an implantable device such as a cardiac pacing lead during implantation procedures. The finishing wire includes a proximal shaft, and a ball-nosed distal end. The ball-nosed distal end of the finishing wire is sized to interface with an implantable device having a narrowed distal tip. The length of the finishing wire is greater than the length of the implantable device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2005
    Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Craig Haldeman, Michael D. Whitt, James Robert Niederecker
  • Method of using finishing wire with large ball-nose tip
    Publication number: 20030191515
    Abstract: A finishing wire with a ball nose tip is used to secure an implantable device such as a cardiac pacing lead during implantation procedures. The finishing wire includes a proximal shaft, and a ball-nosed distal end. The ball-nosed distal end of the finishing wire is sized to interface with an implantable device having a narrowed distal tip. The length of the finishing wire is greater than the length of the implantable device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2002
    Publication date: October 9, 2003
    Inventors: Paul Craig Haldeman, Michael D. Whitt, James Robert Niederecker