Patents by Inventor Jan M. Echevery

Jan M. Echevery 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).

  • Extraluminal balloon dissection
    Patent number: 8500770
    Abstract: The present invention provides balloon dissection apparatus and methods of use in which an elongate balloon is utilized to dissect along a region that follows a naturally existing path alongside a vessel or structure, such as an artery, a vein, a lymphatic vessel, the trachea, the esophagus, or even a nerve bundle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Jan M. Echevery, Thomas Fogarty, Kenneth H. Mollenauer, George D. Hermann
  • EXTRALUMINAL BALLOON DISSECTION
    Publication number: 20110313442
    Abstract: The present invention provides balloon dissection apparatus and methods of use in which an elongate balloon is utilized to dissect along a region that follows a naturally existing path alongside a vessel or structure, such as an artery, a vein, a lymphatic vessel, the trachea, the esophagus, or even a nerve bundle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2011
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: GENERAL SURGICAL INNOVATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Thomas J. Fogarty, George D. Hermann, Jan M. Echevery, Kenneth H. Mollenauer
  • Extraluminal balloon dissection
    Publication number: 20010029350
    Abstract: The present invention provides balloon dissection apparatus and methods of use in which an elongate balloon is utilized to dissect along a region that follows a naturally existing path alongside a vessel or structure, such as an artery, a vein, a lymphatic vessel, the trachea, the esophagus, or even a nerve bundle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2001
    Publication date: October 11, 2001
    Inventors: Thomas J. Fogarty, George D. Hermann, Jan M. Echevery, Kenneth H. Mollenauer