Patents by Inventor James Stewart Hunter

James Stewart Hunter 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).

  • Device for positioning a radiation source at a stenosis treatment site
    Patent number: 6273850
    Abstract: An apparatus is described for irradiating a stenosed region of an artery by use of a sliding or floating radiation source inserted into or onto a catheter or onto a guide wire within a catheter, delivered to the treatment site by a mechanical or hydraulic fluid and housed at the site for the irradiation procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2001
    Assignee: Medtronic AVE, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard A. Gambale, James Stewart Hunter, Nareak Douk