Patents by Inventor Michelle M. Kavanagh

Michelle M. Kavanagh 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).

  • SNAP-ON SUTURE RING FOR IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE
    Publication number: 20100280531
    Abstract: A suture bar for securing an implantable medical device into a body. The suture bar including a body member having a length disposed between a first and a second end, the body member being formed of a generally elongate tube that is piercable by a suture needle. The suture bar also including a first and second connector fixedly attached on the first and second end of the body member, the first and second connector operable to connect the implantable medical device to a pocket in a body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2010
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Applicant: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott L. Kalpin, James M. Haase, Michelle M. Kavanagh, Leslie A. Carr, William J. Mitchell, Wayne R. Kuechenmeister