Patents by Inventor Kirsten C. Armstrong

Kirsten C. 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).

  • Publication number: 20110112514
    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: January 19, 2011
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: Sean McFerran, Roger Farnholtz, Gitanjali V. Barry, Kirsten C. Armstrong
  • Patent number: 7896861
    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: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Sean McFerran, Roger Farnholtz, Gitanjali V. Barry, Kirsten C. Armstrong
  • Publication number: 20100030191
    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 13, 2009
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: Sean McFerran, Roger Farnholtz, Gitanjali V. Barry, Kirsten C. Armstrong
  • Patent number: 7621904
    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: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Sean McFerran, Roger Farnholtz, Gitanjali V. Barry, Kirsten C. Armstrong