Patents by Inventor John Robert Roberts

John Robert Roberts 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).

  • Catheter systems and methods of use
    Patent number: 9061117
    Abstract: A catheter system can include a first catheter having an elongated body that defines a lumen, and a second catheter slidably disposed within the lumen of the first catheter. The second catheter can include an acoustic device. The acoustic device can create a sound for verifying the location of the second catheter within a body lumen. The distal end portion of the second catheter can include a pre-formed bend that extends at a non-zero angle relative to a longitudinal axis of the first catheter. In some embodiments, the second catheter can be used to aspirate a substance from a body lumen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Inventors: John Robert Roberts, Eliot Frank Bloom, Donald Earles
  • Catheter Systems and Methods of Use
    Publication number: 20120259206
    Abstract: A catheter system can include a first catheter having an elongated body that defines a lumen, and a second catheter slidably disposed within the lumen of the first catheter. The second catheter can include an acoustic device. The acoustic device can create a sound for verifying the location of the second catheter within a body lumen. The distal end portion of the second catheter can include a pre-formed bend that extends at a non-zero angle relative to a longitudinal axis of the first catheter. In some embodiments, the second catheter can be used to aspirate a substance from a body lumen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2011
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Applicant: Salient Surgical Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: John Robert Roberts, Eliot Frank BLOOM, Donald Earles
  • Catheter Systems and Methods of Use
    Publication number: 20120259244
    Abstract: A catheter system can include a first catheter having an elongated body that defines a lumen, and a second catheter slidably disposed within the lumen of the first catheter. The lumen of the first catheter can also include a key joint component that corresponds to a key joint component on the second catheter. The distal end portion of the second catheter can include a pre-formed bend that extends at a non-zero angle relative to a longitudinal axis of the first catheter. In some embodiments, the second catheter can be used to aspirate a substance from a body lumen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2011
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Applicant: Salient Surgical Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: John Robert Roberts, Eliot Frank BLOOM, Donald Earles