Patents by Inventor Nelson L. Huldin

Nelson L. Huldin 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).

  • Patent number: 5324260
    Abstract: A coronary sinus catheter for the retrograde infusion of cardioplegia solutions into the coronary sinus. The catheter is adapted for improved retention in the coronary sinus. The catheter comprises a catheter tube having infusion, pressure-sensing and balloon-inflation lumens, an inflatable balloon and a pressure sensor tube in fluid communication with the balloon-inflation lumen for sensing pressure in the inflatable balloon. The internal volume of the pressure sensor tube is relatively non-expansible relative to the internal volume of the inflation balloon in normal operation of the catheter. Other aspects of the invention include a constricted portion in the infusion lumen that is believed to eliminate spraying of fluid through the infusion lumen outlet(s), and a temperature sensor strip providing a display on the catheter of the temperature of the infused fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 1992
    Date of Patent: June 28, 1994
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: William G. O'Neill, Nelson L. Huldin, Sheila J. Hanson, John A. Covert