Patents by Inventor Michael J. McGraw

Michael J. McGraw 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).

  • Systems and methods for remote endarterectomy
    Patent number: 8579927
    Abstract: Systems and methods for remote endarterectomy are disclosed. In an embodiment, a device for remote endarterectomy includes an elongated member, having a proximal end, a distal end, and a longitudinal axis therebetween; an endarterectomy unit at the distal end of the elongated member formed by a first member engaged to a second member in a substantial secure alignment with the second member, wherein the endarterectomy unit has a circumferential enclosure configured to separate a plaque core from a blood vessel and an open region surrounded by the enclosure and configured to receive the separated plaque core therethrough; and an actuator coupled to the proximal end of the elongated member for translating the first member relative to the second member across the open space to transect the plaque core received in the open space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey J. Witts, Ryan H. Connelly, Michal Ursiny, Michael J. McGraw, James A. Yuhan
  • Systems and Methods for Remote Endarterectomy
    Publication number: 20120184978
    Abstract: Systems and methods for remote endarterectomy are disclosed. In an embodiment, a device for remote endarterectomy includes an elongated member, having a proximal end, a distal end, and a longitudinal axis therebetween; an endarterectomy unit at the distal end of the elongated member formed by a first member engaged to a second member in a substantial secure alignment with the second member, wherein the endarterectomy unit has a circumferential enclosure configured to separate a plaque core from a blood vessel and an open region surrounded by the enclosure and configured to receive the separated plaque core therethrough; and an actuator coupled to the proximal end of the elongated member for translating the first member relative to the second member across the open space to transect the plaque core received in the open space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2012
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Applicant: LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey J. Witts, Ryan H. Connelly, Michal Ursiny, Michael J. McGraw, James A. Yuhan
  • INSTRUMENTS AND METHODS FOR IMPLANTING CORNEAL IMPLANT VIA EXTRA-AND INTRA-CAMERAL ROUTES
    Publication number: 20090043242
    Abstract: A method of implanting a transcorneal shunt into a cornea, the shunt having a head and a foot, each having a hole therein, the method including the operations of engaging an insertion tool with a foot hole of the shunt; making an entry incision in the cornea; inserting the shunt, while still engaged with the insertion tool, through the entry incision; making an implant incision in the cornea; inserting the head of the shunt through the implant incision to position and seat the shunt; and releasing the shunt from the insertion tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2007
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Applicant: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Eric A. Bene, Michael J. McGraw, Margaret Taylor, Mark Bowen, Ed Lee