Patents by Inventor Kirk Zeller

Kirk Zeller 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).

  • Apparatus, system, and method for vasculature obstruction removal
    Patent number: 11723678
    Abstract: An obstruction removal device is configured to be inserted through a catheter and at least partially extended into a vasculature from a distal end of the catheter. The obstruction removal device includes: a base member configured to engage one or more guide stops at the distal end of the catheter; a tubular member coupled to the base member and configured to apply a suction force from the catheter to an obstruction to remove the obstruction from the vasculature; and an expandable member surrounding the tubular member. The expandable member is configured to transition from a contracted state to an expanded state after the expandable member is at least partially extended into the vasculature from the distal end of the catheter. The expandable member is further configured to at least partially surround the obstruction as the obstruction is being removed from the vasculature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Progressive NEURO, Inc.
    Inventors: Brett Allen Follmer, Arturo S. Rosqueta, Tiffany Tran Ngo, Kirk Zeller
  • APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR VASCULATURE OBSTRUCTION REMOVAL
    Publication number: 20220096107
    Abstract: An obstruction removal device is configured to be inserted through a catheter and at least partially extended into a vasculature from a distal end of the catheter. The obstruction removal device includes: a base member configured to engage one or more guide stops at the distal end of the catheter; a tubular member coupled to the base member and configured to apply a suction force from the catheter to an obstruction to remove the obstruction from the vasculature; and an expandable member surrounding the tubular member. The expandable member is configured to transition from a contracted state to an expanded state after the expandable member is at least partially extended into the vasculature from the distal end of the catheter. The expandable member is further configured to at least partially surround the obstruction as the obstruction is being removed from the vasculature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Brett Allen Follmer, Arturo S. Rosqueta, Tiffany Tran Ngo, Kirk Zeller
  • Apparatus, system, and method for vasculature obstruction removal
    Patent number: 11197685
    Abstract: An obstruction removal device is configured to be inserted through a catheter and at least partially extended into a vasculature from a distal end of the catheter. The obstruction removal device includes: a base member configured to engage one or more guide stops at the distal end of the catheter; a tubular member coupled to the base member and configured to apply a suction force from the catheter to an obstruction to remove the obstruction from the vasculature; and an expandable member surrounding the tubular member. The expandable member is configured to transition from a contracted state to an expanded state after the expandable member is at least partially extended into the vasculature from the distal end of the catheter. The expandable member is further configured to at least partially surround the obstruction as the obstruction is being removed from the vasculature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Inventors: Brett Allen Follmer, Arturo S. Rosqueta, Tiffany Tran Ngo, Kirk Zeller
  • APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR VASCULATURE OBSTRUCTION REMOVAL
    Publication number: 20210267613
    Abstract: An obstruction removal device is configured to be inserted through a catheter and at least partially extended into a vasculature from a distal end of the catheter. The obstruction removal device includes: a base member configured to engage one or more guide stops at the distal end of the catheter; a tubular member coupled to the base member and configured to apply a suction force from the catheter to an obstruction to remove the obstruction from the vasculature; and an expandable member surrounding the tubular member. The expandable member is configured to transition from a contracted state to an expanded state after the expandable member is at least partially extended into the vasculature from the distal end of the catheter. The expandable member is further configured to at least partially surround the obstruction as the obstruction is being removed from the vasculature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Brett Allen Follmer, Arturo S. Rosqueta, Tiffany Tran Ngo, Kirk Zeller