Patents by Inventor Kenneth A. Stenstrom

Kenneth A. Stenstrom 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).

  • Motor drive unit
    Patent number: 4771774
    Abstract: Motor drive unit for use with an atherectomy device having a flexible drive cable and a finger operated member for advancing and retracting the drive cable. The drive unit comprises a motor and a power supply mounted in a case of a size which fits comfortably in a human hand, with a power switch positioned for operation by a finger of the hand holding the case. When the motor is connected to the drive cable, the finger operated member can be operated by a finger of the hand holding the case to advance and retract the cable and the cutter connected thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 1987
    Date of Patent: September 20, 1988
    Assignee: Devices for Vascular Intervention, Inc.
    Inventors: John B. Simpson, Hanson S. Gifford, III, Kenneth A. Stenstrom