Patents by Inventor Jason Rainer

Jason Rainer 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 making interventional medical device system having a slotted section and radiopaque marker
    Patent number: 9179922
    Abstract: A system is provided that includes an elongated introducer navigable through body vessels of a human subject and a pusher component for incorporation within the introducer. The pusher component includes a tubular portion with a slotted section. A radiopaque marker is secured to at least a portion of the slotted section such that an outer surface of the radiopaque marker is substantially flush with an outer surface of the tubular portion immediately proximal and/or immediately distal the radiopaque marker. According to a method of manufacturing such a component, the slotted section is formed by a laser cutting operation and a pre-assembly radiopaque marker member is crimped onto the slotted section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, LLC
    Inventors: Keith Balgobin, Vladimir Mitelberg, Jason Rainer, John H. Thinnes, Jr.
  • METHOD OF MAKING INTERVENTIONAL MEDICAL DEVICE SYSTEM HAVING A SLOTTED SECTION AND RADIOPAQUE MARKER
    Publication number: 20120222286
    Abstract: A system is provided that includes an elongated introducer navigable through body vessels of a human subject and a pusher component for incorporation within the introducer. The pusher component includes a tubular portion with a slotted section. A radiopaque marker is secured to at least a portion of the slotted section such that an outer surface of the radiopaque marker is substantially flush with an outer surface of the tubular portion immediately proximal and/or immediately distal the radiopaque marker. According to a method of manufacturing such a component, the slotted section is formed by a laser cutting operation and a pre-assembly radiopaque marker member is crimped onto the slotted section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2012
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Inventors: Keith Balgobin, Vladimir Mitelberg, Jason Rainer, John H. Thinnes, JR.