Patents by Inventor Matthew J. Fitz

Matthew J. Fitz 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).

  • Contrast medium injection device and method of use
    Patent number: 6129700
    Abstract: A treatment catheter such as used for delivering a stent that includes a lumen for conducting contrast medium therethrough and shaped ports for vectoring contrast medium expelled therefrom toward the treatment site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2000
    Assignee: Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Matthew J. Fitz
  • Stent deployment system and method of use
    Patent number: 6117104
    Abstract: A stent deployment catheter having an expandable section is inserted into a patient's vasculature to position the expandable section within the diseased area. Various devices can then be quickly and easily inserted within the deployment catheter precisely positioned with respect to the diseased area, and withdrawn without traumatizing vessel tissue. Inflation of a balloon within the expandable section allows a lesion to be dilated or a stent mounted on the expandable section to be expanded and implanted in the vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2000
    Assignee: Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Matthew J. Fitz