Patents by Inventor Joseph E. Lesser

Joseph E. Lesser 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).

  • Medical device with hemostatic valve
    Patent number: 11559676
    Abstract: In various examples, a hub for a medical device includes a hub housing including a passage from a proximal end of the hub housing to a distal end of the hub housing. A valve is disposed within the hub. The valve is configured to allow passage of an insertable device through the valve while inhibiting leakage of fluid from the valve. A cap is engaged to the hub housing. The cap includes an opening therethrough sized and shaped to allow passage of the insertable device through the opening. The opening allows access to the passage of the hub housing. An angled sidewall is disposed within the hub. The angled sidewall is configured to retain and deform the valve into a curved shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Greatbatch Ltd.
    Inventors: Hans P. Rieckmann, Hans Pflaumer, Grant A. Scheibe, Biswa P. Das, Joseph E. Lesser, Thomas E. Bailey
  • MEDICAL DEVICE WITH HEMOSTATIC VALVE
    Publication number: 20200297989
    Abstract: In various examples, a hub for a medical device includes a hub housing including a passage from a proximal end of the hub housing to a distal end of the hub housing. A valve is disposed within the hub. The valve is configured to allow passage of an insertable device through the valve while inhibiting leakage of fluid from the valve. A cap is engaged to the hub housing. The cap includes an opening therethrough sized and shaped to allow passage of the insertable device through the opening. The opening allows access to the passage of the hub housing. An angled sidewall is disposed within the hub. The angled sidewall is configured to retain and deform the valve into a curved shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Hans P. Rieckmann, Hans Pflaumer, Grant A. Scheibe, Biswa P. Das, Joseph E. Lesser, Thomas E. Bailey
  • Medical device with hemostatic valve
    Patent number: 10737085
    Abstract: In various examples, a hub for a medical device includes a hub housing including a passage from a proximal end of the hub housing to a distal end of the hub housing. A valve is disposed within the hub. The valve is configured to allow passage of an insertable device through the valve while inhibiting leakage of fluid from the valve. A cap is engaged to the hub housing. The cap includes an opening therethrough sized and shaped to allow passage of the insertable device through the opening. The opening allows access to the passage of the hub housing. An angled sidewall is disposed within the hub. The angled sidewall is configured to retain and deform the valve into a curved shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: Greatbatch Ltd.
    Inventors: Hans P. Rieckmann, Hans Pflaumer, Grant A. Scheibe, Biswa P. Das, Joseph E. Lesser, Thomas E. Bailey
  • MEDICAL DEVICE WITH HEMOSTATIC VALVE
    Publication number: 20180318571
    Abstract: In various examples, a hub for a medical device includes a hub housing including a passage from a proximal end of the hub housing to a distal end of the hub housing. A valve is disposed within the hub. The valve is configured to allow passage of an insertable device through the valve while inhibiting leakage of fluid from the valve. A cap is engaged to the hub housing. The cap includes an opening therethrough sized and shaped to allow passage of the insertable device through the opening. The opening allows access to the passage of the hub housing. An angled sidewall is disposed within the hub. The angled sidewall is configured to retain and deform the valve into a curved shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2018
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventors: Hans P. Rieckmann, Hans Pflaumer, Grant A. Scheibe, Biswa P. Das, Joseph E. Lesser, Thomas E. Bailey