Patents by Inventor Keith Esser
Keith Esser 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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Patent number: 9314354Abstract: Expandable medical implants for maintaining support of a body lumen are disclosed. These implants comprise an axially-radially nested, diametrically expandable, moveable vascular device for enlarging an occluded portion of a vessel. The device can be configured to allow for motion such as translating and/or slide and lock. One advantage of the axially-radially nested stent is that it maintains the expanded size, without significant recoil.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2013Date of Patent: April 19, 2016Assignee: Reva Medical, Inc.Inventors: Andrew Morris, Jeffrey T. Sheriff, Keith Esser
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Patent number: 9066827Abstract: An expandable slide and lock stent is provided that comprises a plurality of radial elements interconnected to form a tubular member. Each radial element can comprise a helical backbone and at least one elongate member extending from the helical backbone in a circumferential direction. Each backbone can have at least one slot that can be configured to receive an elongate member of an adjacent radial element.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2013Date of Patent: June 30, 2015Assignee: REVA Medical, Inc.Inventors: Eric Schmid, Andrew Morris, Keith Weier, Craig Bonsignore, Keith Esser, Steven C. Howard, Joseph A. DiPari
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Publication number: 20140094897Abstract: An expandable slide and lock stent is provided that comprises a plurality of radial elements interconnected to form a tubular member. Each radial element can comprise a helical backbone and at least one elongate member extending from the helical backbone in a circumferential direction. Each backbone can have at least one slot that can be configured to receive an elongate member of an adjacent radial element.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2013Publication date: April 3, 2014Applicant: REVA Medical, Inc.Inventors: Eric Schmid, Andrew Morris, Keith Weier, Craig Bonsignore, Keith Esser, Steven C. Howard, Josepth A. DiPari
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Publication number: 20140025159Abstract: Expandable medical implants for maintaining support of a body lumen are disclosed. These implants comprise an axially-radially nested, diametrically expandable, moveable vascular device for enlarging an occluded portion of a vessel. The device can be configured to allow for motion such as translating and/or slide and lock. One advantage of the axially-radially nested stent is that it maintains the expanded size, without significant recoil.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2013Publication date: January 23, 2014Applicant: Reva Medical, Inc.Inventors: Andrew Morris, Jeffrey T. Sheriff, Keith Esser
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Patent number: 8545547Abstract: An expandable slide and lock stent is provided that comprises a plurality of radial elements interconnected to form a tubular member. Each radial element can comprise a helical backbone and at least one elongate member extending from the helical backbone in a circumferential direction. Each backbone can have at least one slot that can be configured to receive an elongate member of an adjacent radial element.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2011Date of Patent: October 1, 2013Assignee: Reva Medical Inc.Inventors: Eric Schmid, Andrew Morris, Keith Weier, Craig Bonsignore, Keith Esser, Steven C. Howard, Joseph A. DiPari
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Patent number: 8460363Abstract: Expandable medical implants for maintaining support of a body lumen are disclosed. These implants comprise an axially-radially nested, diametrically expandable, moveable vascular device for enlarging an occluded portion of a vessel. The device can be configured to allow for motion such as translating and/or slide and lock. One advantage of the axially-radially nested stent is that it maintains the expanded size, without significant recoil.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2011Date of Patent: June 11, 2013Assignee: Reva Medical, Inc.Inventors: Andrew Morris, Eric Schmid, Jeffrey T. Sheriff, Keith Esser
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Publication number: 20110282434Abstract: Expandable medical implants for maintaining support of a body lumen are disclosed. These implants comprise an axially-radially nested, diametrically expandable, moveable vascular device for enlarging an occluded portion of a vessel. The device can be configured to allow for motion such as translating and/or slide and lock. One advantage of the axially-radially nested stent is that it maintains the expanded size, without significant recoil.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2011Publication date: November 17, 2011Applicant: REVA MEDICAL, INC.Inventors: Andrew Morris, Eric Schmid, Jeffrey T. Sheriff, Keith Esser
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Publication number: 20110251674Abstract: An expandable slide and lock stent comprises a tubular member that can be expanded from a collapsed state to an expanded state. The tubular member can comprise a reversing helical backbone and at least one rail member extending from the helical backbone in a circumferential direction. The backbone can have at least one engagement element that can be configured to receive a rail member to form the tubular member. In some embodiments, the reversing helical backbone can comprise a plurality of discrete segments having a variable profile and/or wave form.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2011Publication date: October 13, 2011Applicant: REVA MEDICAL, INC.Inventors: Eric Schmid, Keith Weier, Keith Esser, Steven C. Howard, John Hobson, Craig Bonsignore
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Publication number: 20110245909Abstract: An expandable slide and lock stent is provided that comprises a plurality of radial elements interconnected to form a tubular member. Each radial element can comprise a helical backbone and at least one elongate member extending from the helical backbone in a circumferential direction. Each backbone can have at least one slot that can be configured to receive an elongate member of an adjacent radial element.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2011Publication date: October 6, 2011Applicant: REVA MEDICAL, INC.Inventors: Eric Schmid, Andrew Morris, Keith Weier, Craig Bonsignore, Keith Esser, Steven C. Howard, Joseph A. DiPari
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Patent number: 7988721Abstract: Expandable medical implants for maintaining support of a body lumen are disclosed. These implants comprise an axially-radially nested, diametrically expandable, moveable vascular device for enlarging an occluded portion of a vessel. The device can be configured to allow for motion such as translating and/or slide and lock. One advantage of the axially-radially nested stent is that it maintains the expanded size, without significant recoil.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2007Date of Patent: August 2, 2011Assignee: Reva Medical, Inc.Inventors: Andrew Morris, Eric Schmid, Jeffrey T. Sheriff, Keith Esser
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Patent number: 7947071Abstract: An expandable slide and lock stent is provided that comprises a plurality of radial elements interconnected to form a tubular member. Each radial element can comprise a helical backbone and at least one elongate member extending from the helical backbone in a circumferential direction. Each backbone can have at least one slot that can be configured to receive an elongate member of an adjacent radial element.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2009Date of Patent: May 24, 2011Assignee: REVA Medical, Inc.Inventors: Eric Schmid, Andrew Morris, Keith Weier, Craig Bonsignore, Keith Esser, Steven C. Howard, Joseph A. DiPari
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Publication number: 20100131048Abstract: An expandable slide and lock stent is provided that comprises a plurality of radial elements interconnected to form a tubular member. Each radial element can comprise a helical backbone and at least one elongate member extending from the helical backbone in a circumferential direction. Each backbone can have at least one slot that can be configured to receive an elongate member of an adjacent radial element.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2009Publication date: May 27, 2010Applicant: REVA MEDICAL, INC.Inventors: Eric Schmid, Andrew Morris, Keith Weier, Craig Bonsignore, Keith Esser, Steven C. Howard, Joseph A. DiPari
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Publication number: 20090143853Abstract: Expandable medical implants for maintaining support of a body lumen are disclosed. These implants comprise an axially-radially nested, diametrically expandable, moveable vascular device for enlarging an occluded portion of a vessel. The device can be configured to allow for motion such as translating and/or slide and lock. One advantage of the axially-radially nested stent is that it maintains the expanded size, without significant recoil.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2007Publication date: June 4, 2009Inventors: Andrew Morris, Eric Schmid, Jeffrey T. Sheriff, Keith Esser
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Publication number: 20060136041Abstract: The invention relates to an expandable stent comprising circumferentially adjacent modules. The modules comprise longitudinally adjacent slide-and-lock radial elements which permit one-way sliding of the radial elements from a collapsed diameter to an expanded/deployed diameter, but inhibit radial recoil from the expanded diameter.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2004Publication date: June 22, 2006Inventors: Eric Schmid, John Nguyen, Steven Howard, Orlando Padilla, Andrew Morris, Robert Eisele, Joseph DiPari, David Matsuura, Philip Simpson, Walter Gillespie, Daniel Moore, Thomas Jackson, Joan Zeltinger, Keith Esser, Donald Brandon
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Publication number: 20060026815Abstract: The present invention provides a lumen support prosthesis composed of interlocking radial modules which is fabricated fully assembled from a signal piece shape, without welding or bonding. The prosthesis comprises at least one locking mechanism, allowing for one-way sliding of the radial modules and expansion of the prosthesis from a collapsed state, but inhibits radial recoil from the expanded diameter. The prosthesis may be fabricated from biologically degradable materials which have certain medical advantages.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2005Publication date: February 9, 2006Inventors: Orlando Padilla, Keith Esser, Joan Zeltinger
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Patent number: 6951053Abstract: The present invention provides a lumen support prosthesis composed of interlocking radial modules which is fabricated fully assembled from a signal piece shape, without welding or bonding. The prosthesis comprises at least one locking mechanism, allowing for one-way sliding of the radial modules and expansion of the prosthesis from a collapsed state, but inhibits radial recoil from the expanded diameter. The prosthesis may be fabricated from biologically degradable materials which have certain medical advantages.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2003Date of Patent: October 4, 2005Assignee: Reva Medical, Inc.Inventors: Orlando Padilla, Keith Esser, Joan Zeltinger
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Publication number: 20040127971Abstract: The present invention provides a lumen support prosthesis composed of interlocking radial modules which is fabricated fully assembled from a signal piece shape, without welding or bonding. The prosthesis comprises at least one locking mechanism, allowing for one-way sliding of the radial modules and expansion of the prosthesis from a collapsed state, but inhibits radial recoil from the expanded diameter. The prosthesis may be fabricated from biologically degradable materials which have certain medical advantages.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2003Publication date: July 1, 2004Inventors: Orlando Padilla, Keith Esser, Joan Zeltinger
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Patent number: 5346570Abstract: A dewar includes an inner dewar and a dewar thermal shield. The dewar thermal shield has a thermal shield body formed of a layer of radiative insulation, an inner layer of fiberglass cloth overlying the layer of radiative insulation, a metallic screen overlying the inner layer, and an outer layer of fiberglass cloth overlying the metallic screen. The dewar thermal shield also has a thermal shield tail cap attached to the thermal shield body. The tail cap is formed of a layer of radiative insulation, a layer of fiberglass cloth overlying the layer of radiative insulation, a layer of thermal foil overlying the layer of fiberglass cloth, the thermal foil being formed of thermal conductors embedded in a film adhesive matrix with the thermal conductors extending to the body, and a top layer of fiberglass cloth overlying the layer of thermal foil.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 1992Date of Patent: September 13, 1994Assignee: Biomagnetic Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Laurence Warden, Keith Esser
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Patent number: 5341555Abstract: A thermal foil material is made of a layer of B-staged curable epoxy film adhesive and a plurality of substantially parallel insulated copper wires embedded in the epoxy layer. The copper wires are arranged in a side-by-side fashion in at least one layer within the epoxy. Such a thermal foil material is prepared by furnishing a first sheet of a B-staged film adhesive material, preferably wrapped over a mandrel, and placing a layer of metallic elements onto the first sheet with the metallic elements arranged in a side-by-side fashion. A second sheet of a B-staged film adhesive material is placed over the layer of metallic elements and the first sheet. The stack is heated and pressure is applied perpendicular to the first and second sheets to cause the B-staged film adhesive mate rial to flow into the interstices between the metallic elements. This material may be used immediately or stored to prevent further curing of the epoxy until it is used.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 1992Date of Patent: August 30, 1994Assignee: Biomagnetic Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Laurence Warden, Keith Esser