Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Frisbie

Jeffrey Frisbie 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).

  • Doppler elongate flexible member having an inflatable balloon mounted thereon
    Patent number: 5226421
    Abstract: A doppler guide wire having an inflatable balloon thereon which is inflatable with a balloon inflation medium. An elongate flexible member having proximal and distal extremities. An ultrasonic transducer is secured to the distal extremity of the elongate flexible member. An inflatable balloon mounted on the distal extremity of the elongate flexible member proximal of the ultrasonic transducer. A balloon inflation lumen opens into the interior of the balloon and extends along the length of the elongate flexible member. Conductors are connected to the ultrasonic transducer and extend along the length of the elongate flexible member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 1992
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1993
    Assignee: Cardiometrics, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Frisbie, Menahem F. Nassi