Patents by Inventor Jerald Glantz

Jerald Glantz 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).

  • Publication number: 20030225434
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a catheter having an elongate body defining a lumen. An angioplasty balloon is mounted adjacent a distal end of the elongate body. A flexible tip is located proximal to the angioplasty balloon. In one embodiment, the flexible tip is integral with the elongate body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2002
    Publication date: December 4, 2003
    Inventors: Jerald Glantz, Daniel J. Vreeman, Nathan T. Lee, Victor R. Blackledge
  • Patent number: 6112111
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus used to place a catheter having a distal end and a proximal end where the proximal end cannot be trimmed within a patient. The method and apparatus utilize a device operative in locating the tip of a catheter, which includes a detector assembly having a detector and a locator. The detector of the detector assembly is locked into positioned remote from the distal end of the catheter prior to inserting the catheter in the patient. The distal end of the catheter is trimmed, as to define a trimmed distal end, the detector is then unlocked and placed proximate the trimmed end. In the preferred embodiment the detector is locked into place proximate the trimmed distal end and the catheter is placed within the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2000
    Assignee: SIMS Deltec, Inc.
    Inventor: Jerald Glantz
  • Patent number: 5749835
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus used to place a catheter having a distal end and a proximal end where the proximal end cannot be trimmed within a patient. The method and apparatus utilize a device operative in locating the tip of a catheter, which includes a detector assembly having a detector and a locator. The detector of the detector assembly is locked into positioned remote from the distal end of the catheter prior to inserting the catheter in the patient. The distal end of the catheter is trimmed, as to define a trimmed distal end, the detector is then unlocked and placed proximate the trimmed end. In the preferred embodiment the detector is locked into place proximate the trimmed distal end and the catheter is placed within the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 12, 1998
    Assignee: SIMS Deltec, Inc.
    Inventor: Jerald Glantz
  • Patent number: 5743873
    Abstract: A portal assembly includes a port with at least one resealable septum, and a tube extending from the port with the tube being sized to be received inside a catheter, an angled surface surrounding the tube wherein the angled surface diverges away from the tube in a direction away from the port, and sleeve structure for forcing the end of the catheter into the angled surface, thereby forcing the end of the catheter radially inwardly toward the tube and forming a thickened portion adjacent the end of the catheter to seal and hold the catheter. In a dual port construction, the outlet tube are parallel to one another at their distal ends, and the sleeve structure forces the end of the catheter into the angled surface, thereby forcing the end of the catheter radially inwardly toward the tubes and forming a thickened portion adjacent the end of the catheter to seal and hold the catheter and to prevent cross-talk between lumens of a dual lumen catheter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 28, 1998
    Assignee: SIMS Deltec, Inc.
    Inventors: Qingsheng Cai, William L. Beling, Jerald Glantz, Theodore A. Johnson
  • Patent number: 5632729
    Abstract: A portal assembly includes a port with at least one resealable septum, and a tube extending from the port with the tube being sized to be received inside a catheter, an angled surface surrounding the tube wherein the angled surface diverges away from the tube in a direction away from the port, and sleeve structure for forcing the end of the catheter into the angled surface, thereby forcing the end of the catheter radially inwardly toward the tube and forming a thickened portion adjacent the end of the catheter to seal and hold the catheter. In a dual port construction, the outlet tube are parallel to one another at their distal ends, and the sleeve structure forces the end of the catheter into the angled surface, thereby forcing the end of the catheter radially inwardly toward the tubes and forming a thickened portion adjacent the end of the catheter to seal and hold the catheter and to prevent cross-talk between lumens of a dual lumen catheter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 27, 1997
    Assignee: SIMS Deltec, Inc.
    Inventors: Qingsheng Cai, William L. Beling, Jerald Glantz, Theodore A. Johnson
  • Patent number: 5613945
    Abstract: A portal assembly includes a port with at least one resealable septum, and a tube extending from the port with the tube being sized to be received inside a catheter, an angled surface surrounding the tube wherein the angled surface diverges away from the tube in a direction away from the port, and sleeve structure for forcing the end of the catheter into the angled surface, thereby forcing the end of the catheter radially inwardly toward the tube and forming a thickened portion adjacent the end of the catheter to seal and hold the catheter. In a dual port construction, the outlet tube are parallel to one another at their distal ends, and the sleeve structure forces the end of the catheter into the angled surface, thereby forcing the end of the catheter radially inwardly toward the tubes and forming a thickened portion adjacent the end of the catheter to seal and hold the catheter and to prevent cross-talk between lumens of a dual lumen catheter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 25, 1997
    Assignee: SIMS Deltec, Inc.
    Inventors: Qingsheng Cai, William L. Beling, Jerald Glantz, Theodore A. Johnson
  • Patent number: 5562618
    Abstract: A portal assembly includes a port with at least one resealable septum, and a tube extending from the port with the tube being sized to be received inside a catheter, an angled surface surrounding the tube wherein the angled surface diverges away from the tube in a direction away from the port, and sleeve structure for forcing the end of the catheter into the angled surface, thereby forcing the end of the catheter radially inwardly toward the tube and forming a thickened portion adjacent the end of the catheter to seal and hold the catheter. In a dual port construction, the outlet tube are parallel to one another at their distal ends, and the sleeve structure forces the end of the catheter into the angled surface, thereby forcing the end of the catheter radially inwardly toward the tubes and forming a thickened portion adjacent the end of the catheter to seal and hold the catheter and to prevent cross-talk between lumens of a dual lumen catheter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 8, 1996
    Assignee: SIMS Deltec, Inc.
    Inventors: Qingsheng Cai, William L. Beling, Jerald Glantz, Theodore A. Johnson
  • Patent number: 5558641
    Abstract: The present invention provides an subcutaneously implantable access device including a metallic reservoir and a two piece plastic jacket. The metallic reservoir includes a sealed septum, and a chamber. The chamber is accessible through the septum. A two piece plastic jacket surrounds the metallic reservoir. The two piece jacket includes a cowl and a base connected to one another around the reservoir. A dual port construction is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 24, 1996
    Assignee: Sims Deltec, Inc.
    Inventors: Jerald Glantz, Mark D. Anderson, Theodore A. Johnson, William L. Beling, Cai Qingsheng
  • Patent number: 5387192
    Abstract: The present invention provides an subcutaneously implantable access device including a metallic reservoir and a two piece plastic jacket. The metallic reservoir includes a sealed septum, and a chamber. The chamber is accessible through the septum. A two piece plastic jacket surrounds the metallic reservoir. The two piece jacket includes a cowl and a base connected to one another around the reservoir. A dual port construction is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 7, 1995
    Assignee: SIMS Deltec, Inc.
    Inventors: Jerald Glantz, Mark D. Anderson, Theodore A. Johnson, William L. Beling, Cai Qingsheng