Patents by Inventor Kurt M. Laundroche

Kurt M. Laundroche 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).

  • In-stent ablative tool
    Patent number: 6808531
    Abstract: A system for removing matter from a partially or totally occluded stent includes a cutter that is urged radially outward toward the inner surface of the stent. Preferably, the cutter has a hardness that is less than or equal to the hardness of the material used to make the stent. Aspiration may be provided to remove portions of the occluding material from the vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2004
    Assignee: SciMed Life Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel M. Lafontaine, Kurt M. Laundroche
  • In-stent ablative tool
    Publication number: 20030078606
    Abstract: A system for removing matter from a partially or totally occluded stent includes a cutter that is urged radially outward toward the inner surface of the stent. Preferably, the cutter has a hardness that is less than or equal to the hardness of the material used to make the stent. Aspiration may be provided to remove portions of the occluding material from the vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2002
    Publication date: April 24, 2003
    Applicant: SCIMED Life Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel M. Lafontaine, Kurt M. Laundroche
  • In-stent ablative tool
    Patent number: 6500186
    Abstract: A system for removing matter from a partially or totally occluded stent includes a cutter that is urged radially outward toward the inner surface of the stent. Preferably, the cutter has a hardness that is less than or equal to the hardness of the material used to make the stent. Aspiration may be provided to remove portions of the occluding material from the vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2002
    Assignee: Scimed Life Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel M. Lafontaine, Kurt M. Laundroche
  • IN-STENT ABLATIVE TOOL
    Publication number: 20020151918
    Abstract: A system for removing matter from a partially or totally occluded stent includes a cutter that is urged radially outward toward the inner surface of the stent. Preferably, the cutter has a hardness that is less than or equal to the hardness of the material used to make the stent. Aspiration may be provided to remove portions of the occluding material from the vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2001
    Publication date: October 17, 2002
    Applicant: SCIMED Life Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel M. Lafontaine, Kurt M. Laundroche
  • Expandable atherectomy burr
    Patent number: 6436111
    Abstract: An expandable atherectomy burr has numerous cutting elements that expand radially outward as the burr is rotated. The cutting elements can include arms or flaps that have an abrasive surface thereon and expand as the burr is rotated. In an alternative embodiment, the burr includes a stack of cutting disks, each of which includes cutting elements that expand as the burr is rotated in order to create variably sized lumens in a vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2002
    Assignee: Scimed Life Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas D. Kadavy, Eric W. Baker, Thomas J. Hiblar, Kurt M. Laundroche
  • EXPANDABLE ATHERECTOMY BURR
    Publication number: 20020077638
    Abstract: An expandable atherectomy burr has numerous cutting elements that expand radially outward as the burr is rotated. The cutting elements can include arms or flaps that have an abrasive surface thereon and expand as the burr is rotated. In an alternative embodiment, the burr includes a stack of cutting disks, each of which includes cutting elements that expand as the burr is rotated in order to create variably sized lumens in a vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2000
    Publication date: June 20, 2002
    Applicant: SCIMED Life Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas D. Kadavy, Eric W. Baker, Thomas J. Hiblar, Kurt M. Laundroche
  • Cutting balloon catheter
    Patent number: RE46581
    Abstract: A system for removing matter from a partially or totally occluded stent includes a cutter that is urged radially outward toward the inner surface of the stent. Preferably, the cutter has a hardness that is less than or equal to the hardness of the material used to make the stent. Aspiration may be provided to remove portions of the occluding material from the vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel M. Lafontaine, Kurt M. Laundroche