Patents by Inventor Julius Steven Becker

Julius Steven Becker 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).

  • THERMOFORM CANNULA WITH VARIABLE CANNULA BODY STIFFNESS
    Publication number: 20210145475
    Abstract: A cannula supporting a percutaneous pump can include a proximal section with a first flexural modulus. The cannula can include one or more distal sections with a flexural modulus that is different than the first flexural modulus. The material and its arrangement along the length of the cannula can be selected so as to influence bending properties. This can, for example, allow efficient positioning of the cannula in a desired location without displacing the guidewire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2020
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Zhenghong Tao, Christopher Zarins, Dion Mraz, Stephen Vaughan, Julius Steven Becker
  • Thermoform cannula with variable cannula body stiffness
    Patent number: 10849653
    Abstract: A cannula supporting a percutaneous pump can include a proximal section with a first flexural modulus. The cannula can include one or more distal sections with a flexural modulus that is different than the first flexural modulus. The material and its arrangement along the length of the cannula can be selected so as to influence bending properties. This can, for example, allow efficient positioning of the cannula in a desired location without displacing the guidewire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: ABIOMED, INC.
    Inventors: Zhenghong Tao, Christopher Zarins, Dion Mraz, Stephen Vaughan, Julius Steven Becker
  • THERMOFORM CANNULA WITH VARIABLE CANNULA BODY STIFFNESS
    Publication number: 20170215918
    Abstract: A cannula supporting a percutaneous pump can include a proximal section with a first flexural modulus. The cannula can include one or more distal sections with a flexural modulus that is different than the first flexural modulus. The material and its arrangement along the length of the cannula can be selected so as to influence bending properties. This can, for example, allow efficient positioning of the cannula in a desired location without displacing the guidewire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Zhenghong Tao, Christopher Zarins, Dion Mraz, Stephen Vaughan, Julius Steven Becker