Patents by Inventor Jeffrey P. McGill

Jeffrey P. McGill 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 and apparatus for introducing catheters
    Patent number: 7758586
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for introducing a catheter through a body opening along an insertion axis. The apparatus includes an arm having an end portion configured to extend into the body opening along the insertion axis, wherein the arm is configured to extend adjacent an external catheter surface. The apparatus also includes a surface extending from the end portion of the arm at an angle to the insertion axis, wherein the surface is configured to extend at least partially within an aperture formed in the catheter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: Atrium Medical Corporation
    Inventors: Rudolph Muto, Nicholas Want, Jeffrey P. McGill
  • Method and apparatus for introducing catheters
    Publication number: 20040220584
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for introducing a catheter through a body opening along an insertion axis. The apparatus includes an arm having an end portion configured to extend into the body opening along the insertion axis, wherein the arm is configured to extend adjacent an external catheter surface. The apparatus also includes a surface extending from the end portion of the arm at an angle to the insertion axis, wherein the surface is configured to extend at least partially within an aperture formed in the catheter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2003
    Publication date: November 4, 2004
    Inventors: Rudolph Muto, Nicholas Want, Jeffrey P. McGill