Patents by Inventor Judith Hartwig
Judith Hartwig 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).
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Publication number: 20150165171Abstract: A dilatation balloon is fabricated according to a process that forms cavities and indentations in the balloon and/or catheter sections. A length of tubing is axially elongated and radially expanded in a form to provide the requisite biaxial orientation and strength. Then, an excimer laser or another type of laser or mechanical material removal tool is used to remove the polymeric material, virtually without thermal effects. Cavities in the sleeve sections of the balloon are defined and if desired, indentations in the cone sections are defined. Material removal, particularly near the balloon sleeves enables a thinner, more flexible bonding area between the catheter shaft and the balloon. Further, the indentations along the cone sections enables tighter wrapping of the balloon for a reduced delivery profile. Rigidity near the sleeves is reduced for better maneuverability of the catheter in tortuous passageways.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2015Publication date: June 18, 2015Applicant: ABBOTT LABORATORIESInventors: Boris Warnack, Judith Hartwig, Silke Pschibl, Travis Richard Yribarren, Randolf Von Oepen, Thomas Rieth, Lorcan Coffey, Arik Zucker
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Patent number: 8986339Abstract: A dilatation balloon is fabricated according to a process that forms cavities and indentations in the balloon and/or catheter sections. A length of tubing is axially elongated and radially expanded in a form to provide the requisite biaxial orientation and strength. Then, an excimer laser or another type of laser or mechanical material removal tool is used to remove the polymeric material, virtually without thermal effects. Cavities in the sleeve sections of the balloon are defined and if desired, indentations in the cone sections are defined. Material removal, particularly near the balloon sleeves enables a thinner, more flexible bonding area between the catheter shaft and the balloon. Further, the indentations along the cone sections enables tighter wrapping of the balloon for a reduced delivery profile. Rigidity near the sleeves is reduced for better maneuverability of the catheter in tortuous passageways.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2012Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: Abbott LaboratoriesInventors: Boris Warnack, Judith Hartwig, Silke Pschibl, Travis Richard Yribarren, Randolf Von Oepen, Thomas Rieth, Lorcan Coffey, Arik Zucker
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Patent number: 8827950Abstract: A catheter is configured to prevent kinking of a catheter during handling or mounting of a pressure device. The catheter has a proximal end of its catheter shaft that is provided with a bending section having a flexibility greater than that of the section of the catheter shaft joining the proximal end.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2011Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignee: Abbott Laboratories Vascular Enterprises LimitedInventors: Ralph Schneider, Judith Hartwig, Stevan Nielsen
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Publication number: 20130001192Abstract: A dilatation balloon is fabricated according to a process that forms cavities and indentations in the balloon and/or catheter sections. A length of tubing is axially elongated and radially expanded in a form to provide the requisite biaxial orientation and strength. Then, an excimer laser or another type of laser or mechanical material removal tool is used to remove the polymeric material, virtually without thermal effects. Cavities in the sleeve sections of the balloon are defined and if desired, indentations in the cone sections are defined. Material removal, particularly near the balloon sleeves enables a thinner, more flexible bonding area between the catheter shaft and the balloon. Further, the indentations along the cone sections enables tighter wrapping of the balloon for a reduced delivery profile. Rigidity near the sleeves is reduced for better maneuverability of the catheter in tortuous passageways.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2012Publication date: January 3, 2013Inventors: Boris WARNACK, Judith HARTWIG, Silke PSCHIBL, Travis Richard YRIBARREN, Randolf VON OEPEN, Thomas RIETH, Lorcan COFFEY, Arik ZUCKER
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Patent number: 8337480Abstract: A method of producing a balloon of a balloon catheter includes the following method steps: providing a balloon body coupled to a proximal sleeve and a distal sleeve by transitional sections extending between the balloon body and the sleeves; creating folds in at least the distal sleeve; and stabilizing at least a distal section of the folds of the distal sleeve.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2006Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: Abbott Laboratories Vascular Enterprises LimitedInventors: Tanja Dlugos, Judith Hartwig, Silke Pschibl
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Patent number: 8292913Abstract: A dilatation balloon is fabricated according to a process that forms cavities and indentations in the balloon and/or catheter sections. A length of tubing is axially elongated and radially expanded in a form to provide the requisite biaxial orientation and strength. Then, an excimer laser or another type of laser or mechanical material removal tool is used to remove the polymeric material, virtually without thermal effects. Cavities in the sleeve sections of the balloon are defined and if desired, indentations in the cone sections are defined. Material removal, particularly near the balloon sleeves enables a thinner, more flexible bonding area between the catheter shaft and the balloon. Further, the indentations along the cone sections enables tighter wrapping of the balloon for a reduced delivery profile. Rigidity near the sleeves is reduced for better maneuverability of the catheter in tortuous passageways.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2011Date of Patent: October 23, 2012Assignee: Abbott LaboratoriesInventors: Boris Warnack, Judith Hartwig, Silke Pschibl, Travis Richard Yribarren, Randolf Von Oepen, Thomas Rieth, Lorcan Coffey, Arik Zucker
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Publication number: 20120150108Abstract: A catheter is configured to prevent kinking of a catheter during handling or mounting of a pressure device. The catheter has a proximal end of its catheter shaft that is provided with a bending section having a flexibility greater than that of the section of the catheter shaft joining the proximal end.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2011Publication date: June 14, 2012Applicant: ABBOTT LABORATORIES VASCULAR ENTERPRISES LIMITEDInventors: Ralph Schneider, Judith Hartwig, Stevan Nielsen
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Patent number: 8105311Abstract: A catheter is configured to prevent kinking of a catheter during handling or mounting of a pressure device. The catheter has a proximal end of its catheter shaft that is provided with a bending section having a flexibility greater than that of the section of the catheter shaft joining the proximal end.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2003Date of Patent: January 31, 2012Assignee: Abbott Laboratories Vascular Enterprises LimitedInventors: Ralph Schneider, Judith Hartwig, Stevan Nielsen
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Publication number: 20110284498Abstract: A dilatation balloon is fabricated according to a process that forms cavities and indentations in the balloon and/or catheter sections. A length of tubing is axially elongated and radially expanded in a form to provide the requisite biaxial orientation and strength. Then, an excimer laser or another type of laser or mechanical material removal tool is used to remove the polymeric material, virtually without thermal effects. Cavities in the sleeve sections of the balloon are defined and if desired, indentations in the cone sections are defined. Material removal, particularly near the balloon sleeves enables a thinner, more flexible bonding area between the catheter shaft and the balloon. Further, the indentations along the cone sections enables tighter wrapping of the balloon for a reduced delivery profile. Rigidity near the sleeves is reduced for better maneuverability of the catheter in tortuous passageways.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2011Publication date: November 24, 2011Applicant: Abbott LaboratoriesInventors: Boris Warnack, Judith Hartwig, Silke Pschibl, Travis Richard Yribarren, Randolf Von Oepen, Thomas Rieth, Lorcan Coffey, Arik Zucker
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Patent number: 7967836Abstract: A dilatation balloon is fabricated according to a process that forms cavities and indentations in the balloon and/or catheter sections. A length of tubing is axially elongated and radially expanded in a form to provide the requisite biaxial orientation and strength. Then, an excimer laser or another type of laser or mechanical material removal tool is used to remove the polymeric material, virtually without thermal effects. Cavities in the sleeve sections of the balloon are defined and if desired, indentations in the cone sections are defined. Material removal, particularly near the balloon sleeves enables a thinner, more flexible bonding area between the catheter shaft and the balloon. Further, the indentations along the cone sections enables tighter wrapping of the balloon for a reduced delivery profile. Rigidity near the sleeves is reduced for better maneuverability of the catheter in tortuous passageways.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2006Date of Patent: June 28, 2011Assignee: Abbott LaboratoriesInventors: Boris Warnack, Judith Hartwig, Silke Pschibl, Travis Richard Yribarren, Randolf Von Oepen, Thomas Rieth, Lorcan Coffey, Arik Zucker
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Publication number: 20110029060Abstract: The present invention refers to medical devices. Particularly it relates to stent devices and balloon catheter devices. In the most particular aspect of the invention it relates to structures with at least two different lamellar sections used in such a medical device, especially in a balloon on a balloon catheter device carrying a stent comprising at least one layer with at least two lamellar sections different by their shore hardness and its use in a variety of medical procedures to treat medical conditions in animal and human patients.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2008Publication date: February 3, 2011Inventors: Günter Lorenz, Markus Abendschein, Judith Hartwig, Silke Pschibl, Anneliese Weidner
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Publication number: 20080312589Abstract: A method of producing a balloon of a balloon catheter includes the following method steps: providing a balloon body coupled to a proximal sleeve and a distal sleeve by transitional sections extending between the balloon body and the sleeves; creating folds in at least the distal sleeve; and stabilizing at least a distal section of the folds of the distal sleeve.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2006Publication date: December 18, 2008Applicant: ABBOTT LABORATORIES VASCULAR ENTERPRISES LIMITEDInventors: Tanja Dlugos, Judith Hartwig, Silke Pschibl
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Publication number: 20070016240Abstract: A dilatation balloon is fabricated according to a process that forms cavities and indentations in the balloon and/or catheter sections. A length of tubing is axially elongated and radially expanded in a form to provide the requisite biaxial orientation and strength. Then, an excimer laser or another type of laser or mechanical material removal tool is used to remove the polymeric material, virtually without thermal effects. Cavities in the sleeve sections of the balloon are defined and if desired, indentations in the cone sections are defined. Material removal, particularly near the balloon sleeves enables a thinner, more flexible bonding area between the catheter shaft and the balloon. Further, the indentations along the cone sections enables tighter wrapping of the balloon for a reduced delivery profile. Rigidity near the sleeves is reduced for better maneuverability of the catheter in tortuous passageways.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2006Publication date: January 18, 2007Applicant: Abbott LaboratoriesInventors: Boris Warnack, Judith Hartwig, Silke Pschibl, Travis Yribarren, Randolf Oepen, Thomas Rieth, Lorcan Coffey, Arik Zucker
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Publication number: 20040116850Abstract: A catheter is configured to prevent kinking of a catheter during handling or mounting of a pressure device. The catheter has a proximal end of its catheter shaft that is provided with a bending section having a flexibility greater than that of the section of the catheter shaft joining the proximal end.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2003Publication date: June 17, 2004Applicant: Abbott Laboratories Vascular Enterprises LimitedInventors: Ralph Schneider, Judith Hartwig, Stevan Nielsen