Patents by Inventor Karri Schlegel

Karri Schlegel 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).

  • Balloon occlusion device having a proximal valve
    Publication number: 20050261725
    Abstract: A medical device for vessel occlusion, the medical device including an elongated body having a distal end portion, a proximal end portion, and a lumen disposed therethrough, an balloon disposed at the distal end portion of the elongated body, the balloon in fluid communication with the lumen. An opening defined at the proximal end portion of the elongated body, the opening being in fluid communication with the balloon via the lumen, and a valve body moveably disposed at the proximal end portion of the elongated body, the valve body movable between a closed position and an open position, the valve body configured to engage a surface of the elongated body, distal to the opening, to seal the opening when the valve body is in the closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2005
    Publication date: November 24, 2005
    Inventors: Lynn Crawford, Albert Burdulis, Tim Reynolds, Dan Shumer, Daryl Edmiston, Steve Johnson, Karri Schlegel
  • Balloon occlusion device having a proximal valve
    Patent number: 6923822
    Abstract: A medical device for vessel occlusion, the medical device including an elongated body having a distal end portion, a proximal end portion, and a lumen disposed therethrough, an balloon disposed at the distal end portion of the elongated body, the balloon in fluid communication with the lumen. An opening defined at the proximal end portion of the elongated body, the opening being in fluid communication with the balloon via the lumen, and a valve body moveably disposed at the proximal end portion of the elongated body, the valve body movable between a closed position and an open position, the valve body configured to engage a surface of the elongated body, distal to the opening, to seal the opening when the valve body is in the closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2005
    Assignee: Abbott Laboratories
    Inventors: Lynn D. Crawford, Albert Burdulis, Jr., Tim Reynolds, Dan Shumer, Daryl Edmiston, Steve Johnson, Karri Schlegel
  • Balloon occlusion device having a proximal valve
    Publication number: 20020010488
    Abstract: A medical device for vessel occlusion, the medical device including an elongated body having a distal end portion, a proximal end portion, and a lumen disposed therethrough, an balloon disposed at the distal end portion of the elongated body, the balloon in fluid communication with the lumen. An opening defined at the proximal end portion of the elongated body, the opening being in fluid communication with the balloon via the lumen, and a valve body moveably disposed at the proximal end portion of the elongated body, the valve body movable between a closed position and an open position, the valve body configured to engage a surface of the elongated body, distal to the opening, to seal the opening when the valve body is in the closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2001
    Publication date: January 24, 2002
    Inventors: Lynn D. Crawford, Albert Burdulis, Tim Reynolds, Dan Shumer, Daryl Edmiston, Steve Johnson, Karri Schlegel