Patents by Inventor Kirsten Armstrong

Kirsten Armstrong 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).

  • Catheter with a pre-shaped distal tip
    Publication number: 20060089618
    Abstract: Catheters having a pre-shaped tip configuration are disclosed. A catheter in accordance with an illustrative embodiment of the present invention can include an elongated tubular shaft equipped with a distal tip section having a pre-shaped tip configuration that can be used to facilitate tracking of the device through particular locations of the vasculature. The catheter may include a number of features that transition the stiffness and flexibility characteristics of the device and provide a means to radiographically visualize the catheter within the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2004
    Publication date: April 27, 2006
    Inventors: Sean McFerran, Roger Farnholtz, Gitanjali Barry, Kirsten Armstrong