Patents by Inventor Nick Kampa

Nick Kampa 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).

  • Bi-directional catheter steering handle
    Patent number: 9149607
    Abstract: A deflectable sheath for use in medical procedures in the vasculature is described. The sheath includes a handle supporting the sheath. Two pull wires run along opposite sides of the sheath to anchors at the deflectable distal end. The handle includes a rotatable member that moves a threaded slider block in a back and forth translational manner. As that translational movement occurs, force is applied to either one or the other of the pull wires to cause deflection of distal end of the sheath in either and upwardly or a downwardly direction with respect to the longitudinal axis of the sheath.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: Greatbatch Ltd.
    Inventors: Grant Scheibe, Mark Nelson, Nick Kampa, Aaron Opbroek, Tom Walch
  • Bi-Directional Catheter Steering Handle
    Publication number: 20120089125
    Abstract: A deflectable sheath for use in medical procedures in the vasculature is described. The sheath includes a handle supporting the sheath. Two pull wires run along opposite sides of the sheath to anchors at the deflectable distal end. The handle includes a rotatable member that moves a threaded slider block in a back and forth translational manner. As that translational movement occurs, force is applied to either one or the other of the pull wires to cause deflection of distal end of the sheath in either and upwardly or a downwardly direction with respect to the longitudinal axis of the sheath.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2011
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Applicant: Greatbatch Ltd.
    Inventors: Grant Scheibe, Mark Nelson, Nick Kampa, Aaron Opbroek, Tom Walch