Patents by Inventor Maria De Jesus Sanson

Maria De Jesus Sanson 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).

  • Occlusion catheter having compliant balloon for use with complex vasculature
    Patent number: 8066667
    Abstract: A catheter used for treatment of complex vasculature, such as a bifurcated aneurysm, is provided with an inflatable balloon at a distal portion thereof. The shape, location and material of the inflatable balloon are selected such that when inflated, the balloon conforms to the shape of the complex vasculature, or at least a portion thereof, without appreciably deforming the vessel walls. In this manner, the balloon can be used to control flow in the vasculature, for example occluding a selected branch of the vasculature during introduction of material in order concentrate the material and minimize its disbursement by blood flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: Micro Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas Ray Hayman, Peter Gregory Davis, Maria De Jesus Sanson, Komonn Lim Reedy, Todd Jeffrey Hewitt
  • OCCLUSION CATHETER HAVING COMPLIANT BALLOON FOR USE WITH COMPLEX VASCULATURE
    Publication number: 20110245802
    Abstract: A catheter used for treatment of complex vasculature, such as a bifurcated aneurysm, is provided with an inflatable balloon at a distal portion thereof. The shape, location and material of the inflatable balloon are selected such that when inflated, the balloon conforms to the shape of the complex vasculature, or at least a portion thereof, without appreciably deforming the vessel walls. In this manner, the balloon can be used to control flow in the vasculature, for example occluding a selected branch of the vasculature during introduction of material in order concentrate the material and minimize its disbursement by blood flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Inventors: Douglas Ray Hayman, Peter Gregory Davis, Maria De Jesus Sanson, Komonn Lim Reedy, Todd Jeffrey Hewitt
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MECHANICALLY POSITIONING INTRAVASCULAR IMPLANTS
    Publication number: 20100030200
    Abstract: An intravascular implant delivery system carries an implant by retaining an engagement member engaging the implant in a position proximal of an aperture at a distal end of the delivery system. The engagement member is retained proximal to the aperture by a cord that obstructs the movement of the engagement member through the aperture. The engagement member is free to rotate and move within an area defined by the delivery system, allowing the implant to react to forces imparted to the implant by the movement of the delivery system and implant through a delivery catheter. Once the implant is in a desired implant position, the cord is moved away from an aperture and the engagement member is allowed to move away from the delivery system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2007
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Inventors: Brian Michael Strauss, Earl Howard Slee, Ramon Torres Carrillo, Khoa Dang Vu, William Robert Patterson, Jessica Liang, Richard Stephen Bein, Todd Jeffrey Hewitt, Stacy Leon Faught, Vince Divino, Darrell Christopher Drysen, Mark Philip Ashby, Justin Arthur Klotz, Maria De Jesus Sanson, Scott William Brennan, Lawrason Charles Wilbur, Lester Eugene Oestreich
  • Occlusion catheter having compliant balloon for use with complex vasculature
    Publication number: 20030060756
    Abstract: A catheter used for treatment of complex vasculature, such as a bifurcated aneurysm, is provided with an inflatable balloon at a distal portion thereof. The shape, location and material of the inflatable balloon are selected such that when inflated, the balloon conforms to the shape of the complex vasculature, or at least a portion thereof, without appreciably deforming the vessel walls. In this manner, the balloon can be used to control flow in the vasculature, for example occluding a selected branch of the vasculature during introduction of material in order concentrate the material and minimize its disbursement by blood flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2002
    Publication date: March 27, 2003
    Inventors: Douglas Ray Hayman, Peter Gregory Davis, Maria De Jesus Sanson, Komonn Lim Reedy, Todd Jeffrey Hewitt