Patents by Inventor Kenny Bruner

Kenny Bruner 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).

  • TOOL AND METHOD FOR COMPRESSING A STENTED PROSTHESIS
    Publication number: 20190262148
    Abstract: A tool for compressing a stented prosthesis. The tool includes first and second sets of rollers. The first set includes a plurality of rollers arranged to define a first working region having a first working diameter. The second set includes a plurality of rollers arranged to define a second working region having a second working diameter. The sets of rollers are arranged such that the working regions are axially aligned. The first working diameter is greater than the second working diameter. A stented prosthesis traversing the first working region and then the second working region is forced to a compressed state. In some embodiments, the tool includes one or more intermediate sets of rollers between the first and second sets of rollers, with each of the intermediate sets of rollers defining a working region having a working diameter. The respective working diameters progressively decrease in a downstream direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Applicant: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
    Inventors: Geoffrey Orth, Kenny Bruner, Don Tran, Jill Mendelson, James R. Keogh
  • Method for compressing a stented prosthesis
    Patent number: 10292844
    Abstract: A tool for compressing a stented prosthesis. The tool includes first and second sets of rollers. The first set includes a plurality of rollers arranged to define a first working region having a first working diameter. The second set includes a plurality of rollers arranged to define a second working region having a second working diameter. The sets of rollers are arranged such that the working regions are axially aligned. The first working diameter is greater than the second working diameter. A stented prosthesis traversing the first working region and then the second working region is forced to a compressed state. In some embodiments, the tool includes one or more intermediate sets of rollers between the first and second sets of rollers, with each of the intermediate sets of rollers defining a working region having a working diameter. The respective working diameters progressively decrease in a downstream direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
    Inventors: Geoffrey Orth, Kenny Bruner, Don Tran, Jill Mendelson, James R. Keogh
  • TOOL AND METHOD FOR COMPRESSING A STENTED PROSTHESIS
    Publication number: 20170333228
    Abstract: A tool for compressing a stented prosthesis. The tool includes first and second sets of rollers. The first set includes a plurality of rollers arranged to define a first working region having a first working diameter. The second set includes a plurality of rollers arranged to define a second working region having a second working diameter. The sets of rollers are arranged such that the working regions are axially aligned. The first working diameter is greater than the second working diameter. A stented prosthesis traversing the first working region and then the second working region is forced to a compressed state. In some embodiments, the tool includes one or more intermediate sets of rollers between the first and second sets of rollers, with each of the intermediate sets of rollers defining a working region having a working diameter. The respective working diameters progressively decrease in a downstream direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2016
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventors: Geoffrey Orth, Kenny Bruner, Don Tran, Jill Mendelson, James R. Keogh