Patents by Inventor Matthew J. Tracy

Matthew J. Tracy 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).

  • Method for stabilizing balloon during dilatation
    Patent number: 8211157
    Abstract: A balloon catheter comprises an inner tube, a medical balloon and an inflation lumen. The medical balloon is disposed about the inner tube and in fluid communication with the inflation lumen. A collapsible portion of the inner tube is constructed to collapse inward upon delivery of an inflation fluid to the medical balloon to secure the inner tube to the guidewire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul J. Miller, Matthew J. Tracy
  • Method for stabilizing balloon during dilation
    Patent number: 6786886
    Abstract: A balloon catheter comprises an inner tube, a medical balloon and an inflation lumen. The medical balloon is disposed about the inner tube and in fluid communication with the inflation lumen. A collapsible portion of the inner tube is constructed to collapse inward upon delivery of an inflation fluid to the medical balloon to secure the inner tube to the guidewire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2004
    Assignee: SciMed Life Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul J. Miller, Matthew J. Tracy
  • Method for stabilizing balloon during dilation
    Publication number: 20030028234
    Abstract: A balloon catheter comprises an inner tube, a medical balloon and an inflation lumen. The medical balloon is disposed about the inner tube and in fluid communication with the inflation lumen. A collapsible portion of the inner tube is constructed to collapse inward upon delivery of an inflation fluid to the medical balloon to secure the inner tube to the guidewire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2001
    Publication date: February 6, 2003
    Inventors: Paul J. Miller, Matthew J. Tracy