Patents by Inventor Juan Jose Pineda

Juan Jose Pineda 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: 20030220654
    Abstract: A method of delivering a device with an endoscope comprises the steps of: providing an endoscope having a sheath with a hollow passage, a wire assembly slidably positioned within the hollow passage, an actuating member operably connected to a proximal end of the wire assembly, and a flexible loop connected to a distal end of the wire assembly; positioning the flexible loop around at least a portion of the device to be delivered; drawing a retractable portion of the loop into the sheath with a first tensile force; delivering the device to its destination location; and drawing the retractable portion of the loop further into the sheath with a second tensile force. Once the flexible loop has been positioned around at least a portion of the device to be delivered, the retractable portion of the loop is drawn into the sheath with the first tensile force, which is sufficient to tighten the loop around the device so that the device can be effectively delivered to a destination location with the endoscope.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2002
    Publication date: November 27, 2003
    Inventors: Juan Jose Pineda, Timothy J. Henzel, Joseph E. Greaves