Patents by Inventor Joel F. Tuckey

Joel F. Tuckey 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).

  • Stent delivery system
    Patent number: 6174316
    Abstract: What is disclosed is a stent delivery system comprising an inflation shaft having an expandable balloon sealingly mounted at the distal end thereof and a tubular sheath having the inflation shaft longitudinally running therethrough. The tubular sheath has an expandable sheath at the distal end thereof with the balloon longitudinally therethrough and an expandable stent mounted on the expandable sheath Also disclosed is a method of delivering a stent into a body lumen. The method comprises the steps of providing an inflation shaft having an expandable balloon sealingly mounted at the distal end thereof and providing a tubular sheath having the inflation shaft longitudinally running therethrough. The expandable sheath has the balloon longitudinally and slidingly running therethrough, and an expandable stent is mounted on the expandable sheath. The stent is positioned in the body lumen at the treatment site and the balloon is inflated simultaneously with the expandable sheath to deploy the stent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2001
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Joel F. Tuckey, Garry Eugene Rupp
  • Stent delivery system
    Patent number: 5951569
    Abstract: What is disclosed is a stent delivery system comprising an inflation shaft having an expandable balloon sealingly mounted at the distal end thereof and a tubular sheath having the inflation shaft longitudinally running therethrough. The tubular sheath has an expandable sheath at the distal end thereof with the balloon longitudinally running therethrough and an expandable stent mounted on the expandable sheath. Also disclosed is a method of delivering a stent into a body lumen. The method comprises the steps of providing an inflation shaft having an expandable balloon sealingly mounted at the distal end thereof and providing a tubular sheath having the inflation shaft longitudinally running therethrough. The expandable sheath has the balloon longitudinally and slidingly running therethrough, and an expandable stent is mounted on the expandable sheath. The stent is positioned in the body lumen at the treatment site and the balloon is inflated simultaneously with the expandable sheath to deploy the stent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1999
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Joel F. Tuckey, Garry Eugene Rupp
  • Stent delivery system
    Patent number: 5810871
    Abstract: What is disclosed is a stent delivery system comprising an inflation shaft having an expandable balloon sealingly mounted at the distal end thereof and a tubular sheath having the inflation shaft longitudinally running therethrough. The tubular sheath has an expandable sheath at the distal end thereof with the balloon longitudinally running therethrough and an expandable stent mounted on the expandable sheath. Also disclosed is a method of delivering a stent into a body lumen. The method comprises the steps of providing an inflation shaft having an expandable balloon sealingly mounted at the distal end thereof and providing a tubular sheath having the inflation shaft longitudinally running therethrough. The expandable sheath has the balloon longitudinally and slidingly running therethrough, and an expandable stent is mounted on the expandable sheath. The stent is positioned in the body lumen at the treatment site and the balloon is inflated simultaneously with the expandable sheath to deploy the stent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 22, 1998
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Joel F. Tuckey, Garry Eugene Rupp