Patents by Inventor Kyle A. Lehr
Kyle A. Lehr 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).
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Patent number: 10709880Abstract: A dilation catheter system is provided to dilate the ostium of a paranasal sinus or some other anatomical passageway (e.g., within the ear, nose, or throat, etc.). The system may include a dilation catheter, a dilator, a guide catheter, and an inflator. The dilation catheter may be positioned between the dilator and the inflator. The guide catheter is configured to guide the dilator into the affected passageway. The inflator may then be actuated to transfer fluid from the inflator, through the dilation catheter, and into the dilator. The transfer of fluid may inflate the dilator to an expanded state to open or dilate the affected passageway. The inflator may include a body, a plunger assembly, and locking features that selectively secure the position of the plunger assembly relative to the body by moving along a path that is transverse to a longitudinal axis defined by the plunger assembly.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2018Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: Acclarent, Inc.Inventors: Gregory W. Johnson, Emron J. Henry, Jeffrey S. Swayze, Cory G. Kimball, Kenneth E. Carper, Daniel L. Geiger, Kyle A. Lehr, Matthew B. Newell, Luke W. Clauson
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Publication number: 20180304056Abstract: A dilation catheter system is provided to dilate the ostium of a paranasal sinus or some other anatomical passageway (e.g., within the ear, nose, or throat, etc.). The system may include a dilation catheter, a dilator, a guide catheter, and an inflator. The dilation catheter may be positioned between the dilator and the inflator. The guide catheter is configured to guide the dilator into the affected passageway. The inflator may then be actuated to transfer fluid from the inflator, through the dilation catheter, and into the dilator. The transfer of fluid may inflate the dilator to an expanded state to open or dilate the affected passageway. The inflator may include a body, a plunger assembly, and locking features that selectively secure the position of the plunger assembly relative to the body by moving along a path that is transverse to a longitudinal axis defined by the plunger assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2018Publication date: October 25, 2018Inventors: Gregory W. Johnson, Emron J. Henry, Jeffrey S. Swayze, Cory G. Kimball, Kenneth E. Carper, Daniel L. Geiger, Kyle A. Lehr, Matthew B. Newell, Luke W. Clauson
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Patent number: 9962530Abstract: A dilation catheter system is provided to dilate the ostium of a paranasal sinus or some other anatomical passageway (e.g., within the ear, nose, or throat, etc.). The system may include a dilation catheter, a dilator, a guide catheter, and an inflator. The dilation catheter may be positioned between the dilator and the inflator. The guide catheter is configured to guide the dilator into the affected passageway. The inflator may then be actuated to transfer fluid from the inflator, through the dilation catheter, and into the dilator. The transfer of fluid may inflate the dilator to an expanded state to open or dilate the affected passageway. The inflator may include a body, a plunger assembly, and locking features that selectively secure the position of the plunger assembly relative to the body by moving along a path that is transverse to a longitudinal axis defined by the plunger assembly.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2013Date of Patent: May 8, 2018Assignee: ACCLARENT, INC.Inventors: Gregory W. Johnson, Emron J. Henry, Jeffrey S. Swayze, Cory G. Kimball, Kenneth E. Carper, Daniel L. Geiger, Kyle A. Lehr, Matthew B. Newell, Luke W. Clauson
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Patent number: 9962531Abstract: A dilation catheter system is provided to dilate the ostium of a paranasal sinus; or to dilate some other anatomical passageway (e.g., within the ear, nose, or throat, etc.). The dilation catheter system may include a dilation catheter, a dilator, a guide catheter, and an inflator. The dilation catheter may be positioned between the dilator and the inflator. The guide catheter may be inserted within the affected passageway to allow the dilator to be positioned through the guide catheter and into the affected passageway. The inflator may then be actuated to transfer fluid from the inflator, through the dilation catheter, and into the dilator. The transfer of fluid may inflate the dilator to an expanded state to open or dilate the affected passageway.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: May 8, 2018Assignee: ACCLARENT, INC.Inventors: Gregory W. Johnson, Emron J. Henry, Jeffrey S. Swayze, Cory G. Kimball, Kenneth E. Carper, Daniel L. Geiger, Kyle A. Lehr
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Publication number: 20140074140Abstract: A dilation catheter system is provided to dilate the ostium of a paranasal sinus; or to dilate some other anatomical passageway (e.g., within the ear, nose, or throat, etc.). The dilation catheter system may include a dilation catheter, a dilator, a guide catheter, and an inflator. The dilation catheter may be positioned between the dilator and the inflator. The guide catheter may be inserted within the affected passageway to allow the dilator to be positioned through the guide catheter and into the affected passageway. The inflator may then be actuated to transfer fluid from the inflator, through the dilation catheter, and into the dilator. The transfer of fluid may inflate the dilator to an expanded state to open or dilate the affected passageway.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2013Publication date: March 13, 2014Applicant: ACCLARENT, INC.Inventors: Gregory W. Johnson, Emron J. Henry, Jeffrey S. Swayze, Cory G. Kimball, Kenneth E. Carper, Daniel L. Geiger, Kyle A. Lehr
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Publication number: 20140074141Abstract: A dilation catheter system is provided to dilate the ostium of a paranasal sinus or some other anatomical passageway (e.g., within the ear, nose, or throat, etc.). The system may include a dilation catheter, a dilator, a guide catheter, and an inflator. The dilation catheter may be positioned between the dilator and the inflator. The guide catheter is configured to guide the dilator into the affected passageway. The inflator may then be actuated to transfer fluid from the inflator, through the dilation catheter, and into the dilator. The transfer of fluid may inflate the dilator to an expanded state to open or dilate the affected passageway. The inflator may include a body, a plunger assembly, and locking features that selectively secure the position of the plunger assembly relative to the body by moving along a path that is transverse to a longitudinal axis defined by the plunger assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2013Publication date: March 13, 2014Applicant: Acclarent, Inc.Inventors: Gregory W. Johnson, Emron J. Henry, Jeffrey S. Swayze, Cory G. Kimball, Kenneth E. Carper, Daniel L. Geiger, Kyle A. Lehr, Matthew B. Newell, Luke W. Clauson