Patents by Inventor Joseph Michael Thieten

Joseph Michael Thieten 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: 20100228333
    Abstract: A thin-walled sheath is placed over a balloon having an antirestenotic drug placed on the balloon of a balloon dilatation catheter. The sheath protects the drug from dissolution into the blood and allows improved delivery to the lesion site. A rolling action of the sheath prevents the drug from loss due to shearing motion. The sheath can also provide a protected surface for carrying the drug and providing exposure to the lesion site for delivery of the drug. The sheath can also serve as a delivery sheath for providing delivery of a stent via a single catheter introduction for drug delivery and stent delivery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2010
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Inventors: William Joseph Drasler, Joseph Michael Thieten