Patents by Inventor Lucas J. Hijlkema

Lucas J. Hijlkema 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 marker sleeve
    Patent number: 5846199
    Abstract: The invention relates to a catheter comprising a tube-like basic body with a proximal and a distal end, marking means made of a material opaque to X-radiation arranged close to the distal end. The marking means may be formed by at least one tube-like marker sleeve made of a plastic material opaque to X-radiation arranged around the basic body. At the distal end a balloon member may have been arranged and the marker sleeve may substantially extend over the effective length of the balloon member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Assignee: Cordis Europa N.V.
    Inventors: Lucas J. Hijlkema, Jan Thalens