Patents by Inventor Kathryn Cornelius

Kathryn Cornelius 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).

  • Implantable monitor introducer design features
    Patent number: 11589897
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure are directed toward introducer apparatuses, systems, and methods for positioning an implantable medical device within a patient. The introducer may include a housing having a proximal opening and a distal opening and configured to position the implantable medical device adjacent the distal opening prior to ejection and an ejection rod configured to pass through the proximal opening and eject the implantable medical device from the housing through the distal opening of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
    Inventors: Kathryn Cornelius, David P. Stieper
  • SUBCUTANEOUS IMPLANT INTEGRATED INSTRUMENT
    Publication number: 20200163698
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure are directed toward apparatuses, systems, and methods that comprise an introducer apparatus for facilitating subcutaneous implantation of a medical device. In certain instances, the apparatus may include a housing, an inserter configured to pass the medical device through the housing, and a tunneler configured to form a subcutaneous pocket for the medical device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventors: Kathryn Cornelius, Troy Ehle, David P. Stieper, Serge Dubeau, Tyler Thompson
  • IMPLANTABLE MONITOR INTRODUCER DESIGN FEATURES
    Publication number: 20200129206
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure are directed toward introducer apparatuses, systems, and methods for positioning an implantable medical device within a patient. The introducer may include a housing having a proximal opening and a distal opening and configured to position the implantable medical device adjacent the distal opening prior to ejection and an ejection rod configured to pass through the proximal opening and eject the implantable medical device from the housing through the distal opening of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Kathryn Cornelius, David P. Stieper