Patents by Inventor Michele Saputo

Michele Saputo 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 bypassing apparatus with a re-entry needle and a distal stabilization balloon
    Patent number: 10327791
    Abstract: An occlusion bypassing apparatus for re-entering the true lumen of a vessel after subintimally bypassing an occlusion in a vessel. The apparatus includes an outer shaft component, a needle component, and an inflatable balloon. The outer shaft component has a side port proximal to a distal end thereof and a needle lumen there-through that includes a curved distal portion that terminates at the side port of the outer shaft component. The needle component is configured to be slidably disposed within the needle lumen of the outer shaft component. The inflatable balloon includes a body portion that is disposed distal to the side port of the outer shaft component, and the body portion of the balloon has a flattened profile in an inflated state with first and second chambers that laterally extend from opposing sides of the outer shaft component for stabilizing the apparatus within a subintimal space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
    Inventors: Massimo Morero, Giampiero Nicoli, Carlo Guala, Giovanni Scalvini, Marco Miliani, Michele Saputo, Claudia Vimercati, Jeffery Argentine, Ludwig Compagnoni, Davide Zanetti, Claudio Silvestro
  • Occlusion Bypassing Apparatus With A Re-Entry Needle and a Distal Stabilization Balloon
    Publication number: 20170100141
    Abstract: An occlusion bypassing apparatus for re-entering the true lumen of a vessel after subintimally bypassing an occlusion in a vessel. The apparatus includes an outer shaft component, a needle component, and an inflatable balloon. The outer shaft component has a side port proximal to a distal end thereof and a needle lumen there-through that includes a curved distal portion that terminates at the side port of the outer shaft component. The needle component is configured to be slidably disposed within the needle lumen of the outer shaft component. The inflatable balloon includes a body portion that is disposed distal to the side port of the outer shaft component, and the body portion of the balloon has a flattened profile in an inflated state with first and second chambers that laterally extend from opposing sides of the outer shaft component for stabilizing the apparatus within a subintimal space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2015
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventors: Massimo Morero, Giampiero Nicoli, Carlo Guala, Giovanni Scalvini, Marco Miliani, Michele Saputo, Claudia Vimercati, Jeffery Argentine, Ludwig Compagnoni, Davide Zanetti, Claudio Silvestro