Patents by Inventor Nimrod Meller
Nimrod Meller 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).
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Publication number: 20160030718Abstract: A medical device comprising a corewire, sensor core, and coupler is presented. A portion of the corewire is disposed within a first end of the coupler, and a portion of the sensor core is disposed within a second end. Alternatively, the device comprises a corewire and a sensor assembly comprising a sensor core having first and second ends and a bore in the first end. A portion of the corewire is disposed within the bore. A method of manufacture comprises providing a corewire, sensor core, and coupler. The method further comprises inserting a portion of the corewire into a first end of the coupler, and a portion of the sensor core into a second end. Alternatively, the method comprises providing a sensor core having first and second ends, and a corewire. The method further comprises forming a bore in the first end, and inserting the corewire into the bore.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2015Publication date: February 4, 2016Inventors: Ran Sela, Dan Seter, Nimrod Meller
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Patent number: 9144395Abstract: A male coupler for a guidewire, the guidewire having a hollow walled tube, the male coupler comprising a connector section, coupled with the guidewire, a portion of the connector section having a diameter smaller than the diameter of the hollow tube, at least one conducting ring coupled with the connector section where the diameter of the connector section is smaller the diameter of the guidewire, wherein the diameter of connector section and the at least one conducting ring substantially equals the diameter of the guidewire.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2014Date of Patent: September 29, 2015Assignee: MediGuide, Ltd.Inventors: Ran Sela, Nimrod Meller, Lior Sobe, Aharon Gildin, Gera Strommer, Uzi Eichler
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Publication number: 20150257894Abstract: An expandable bone device that includes a plurality of linking elements pivotally connected to one another about a hinge, wherein each of the linking elements has upper and lower support plates. An expansion mechanism is operatively connected to the linking elements and can move the upper support plate closer or further with respect to the lower support plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2014Publication date: September 17, 2015Inventors: Mark M. Levy, Eran Ishay, Jaffar Hleihil, Shimon Spector, Nimrod Meller
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Patent number: 9095685Abstract: A medical device comprising a corewire, sensor core, and coupler is presented. A portion of the corewire is disposed within a first end of the coupler, and a portion of the sensor core is disposed within a second end. Alternatively, the device comprises a corewire and a sensor assembly comprising a sensor core having first and second ends and a bore in the first end. A portion of the corewire is disposed within the bore. A method of manufacture comprises providing a corewire, sensor core, and coupler. The method further comprises inserting a portion of the corewire into a first end of the coupler, and a portion of the sensor core into a second end. Alternatively, the method comprises providing a sensor core having first and second ends, and a corewire. The method further comprises forming a bore in the first end, and inserting the corewire into the bore.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2010Date of Patent: August 4, 2015Assignee: Mediguide Ltd.Inventors: Ran Sela, Dan Seter, Nimrod Meller
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Patent number: 8936559Abstract: A flexible guidewire comprising a hollow tube, having a proximal section and a distal section, the distal section having a distal tip, the outer diameter of the distal section gradually decreasing toward the distal tip, the outer diameter of the distal tip being larger than the smallest outer diameter of the distal section, the flexible guidewire further comprising a plug coupled with the distal tip of the hollow tube for creating a non-traumatic tip, and the flexible guidewire further comprising a tubular spring, being place around the distal section of the hollow tube for maintaining the outer diameter of the hollow tube over the length thereof and for supporting compressive loads.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2012Date of Patent: January 20, 2015Assignee: St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division, Inc.Inventors: Gera Strommer, Uzi Eichler, Ran Sela, Nimrod Meller, Lior Sobe, Aharon Gildin
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Publication number: 20140378869Abstract: A male coupler for a guidewire, the guidewire having a hollow walled tube, the male coupler comprising a connector section, coupled with the guidewire, a portion of the connector section having a diameter smaller than the diameter of the hollow tube, at least one conducting ring coupled with the connector section where the diameter of the connector section is smaller the diameter of the guidewire, wherein the diameter of connecter section and the at least one conducting ring substantially equals the diameter of the guidewire.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2014Publication date: December 25, 2014Inventors: Ran SELA, Nimrod Meller, Lior Sobe, Aharon Gildin, Gera Strommer, Uzi Eichler
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Patent number: 8858468Abstract: A male coupler for a guidewire, the guidewire having a hollow walled tube, the male coupler comprising a connector section, coupled with the guidewire, a portion of the connector section having a diameter smaller than the diameter of the hollow tube, at least one conducting ring coupled with the connector section where the diameter of the connector section is smaller the diameter of the guidewire, wherein the diameter of connector section and the at least one conducting ring substantially equals the diameter of the guidewire.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2009Date of Patent: October 14, 2014Assignee: Mediguide Ltd.Inventors: Ran Sela, Nimrod Meller, Lior Sobe, Aharon Gildin, Gera Strommer, Uzi Eichler
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Publication number: 20140276226Abstract: A guidewire for a medical device is disclosed. In one embodiment, the guidewire includes a corewire having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion, an elongate shroud disposed about the corewire, the shroud having a distal end, and a plug coupled with the distal end portion of the corewire and the distal end of the shroud, the plug having a distal, non-traumatic tip portion, an interior between the corewire and the shroud being configured to receive a sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2014Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: MediGuide, Ltd.Inventors: Nimrod Meller, Ran Sela, Dan Seter, Lior Sobe
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Patent number: 8764683Abstract: A guidewire for a medical device is disclosed. In one embodiment, the guidewire includes a corewire having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion, an elongate shroud disposed about the corewire, the shroud having a distal end, and a plug coupled with the distal end portion of the corewire and the distal end of the shroud, the plug having a distal, non-traumatic tip portion, an interior between the corewire and the shroud being configured to receive a sensor.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2010Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Mediguide Ltd.Inventors: Nimrod Meller, Ran Sela, Dan Seter, Lior Sobe
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Patent number: 8343076Abstract: A flexible guidewire comprising a hollow tube, having a proximal section and a distal section, the distal section having a distal tip, the outer diameter of the distal section gradually decreasing toward the distal tip, the outer diameter of the distal tip being larger than the smallest outer diameter of the distal section, the flexible guidewire further comprising a plug coupled with the distal tip of the hollow tube for creating a non-traumatic tip, and the flexible guidewire further comprising a tubular spring, being place around the distal section of the hollow tube for maintaining the outer diameter of the hollow tube over the length thereof and for supporting compressive loads.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2009Date of Patent: January 1, 2013Assignee: MediGuide, Ltd.Inventors: Ran Sela, Nimrod Meller, Lior Sobe, Aharon Gildin, Gera Strommer, Uzi Eichler
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Publication number: 20120172761Abstract: A guidewire for a medical device is disclosed. In one embodiment, the guidewire includes a corewire having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion, an elongate shroud disposed about the corewire, the shroud having a distal end, and a plug coupled with the distal end portion of the corewire and the distal end of the shroud, the plug having a distal, non-traumatic tip portion, an interior between the corewire and the shroud being configured to receive a sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2010Publication date: July 5, 2012Inventors: Nimrod Meller, Ran Sela, Dan Seter, Lior Sobe
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Publication number: 20110152721Abstract: A medical device comprising a corewire, sensor core, and coupler is presented. A portion of the corewire is disposed within a first end of the coupler, and a portion of the sensor core is disposed within a second end. Alternatively, the device comprises a corewire and a sensor assembly comprising a sensor core having first and second ends and a bore in the first end. A portion of the corewire is disposed within the bore. A method of manufacture comprises providing a corewire, sensor core, and coupler. The method further comprises inserting a portion of the corewire into a first end of the coupler, and a portion of the sensor core into a second end. Alternatively, the method comprises providing a sensor core having first and second ends, and a corewire. The method further comprises forming a bore in the first end, and inserting the corewire into the bore.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2010Publication date: June 23, 2011Inventors: Ran Sela, Dan Seter, Nimrod Meller
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Publication number: 20090192413Abstract: A male coupler for a guidewire, the guidewire having a hollow walled tube, the male coupler comprising a connector section, coupled with the guidewire, a portion of the connector section having a diameter smaller than the diameter of the hollow tube, at least one conducting ring coupled with the connector section where the diameter of the connector section is smaller the diameter of the guidewire, wherein the diameter of connector section and the at least one conducting ring substantially equals the diameter of the guidewire.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2009Publication date: July 30, 2009Applicant: Mediguide Ltd.Inventors: Ran Sela, Nimrod Meller, Lior Sobe, Aharon Gildin, Gera Strommer, Uzi Eichler
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Publication number: 20090192412Abstract: A flexible guidewire comprising a hollow tube, having a proximal section and a distal section, the distal section having a distal tip, the outer diameter of the distal section gradually decreasing toward the distal tip, the outer diameter of the distal tip being larger than the smallest outer diameter of the distal section, the flexible guidewire further comprising a plug coupled with the distal tip of the hollow tube for creating a non-traumatic tip, and the flexible guidewire further comprising a tubular spring, being place around the distal section of the hollow tube for maintaining the outer diameter of the hollow tube over the length thereof and for supporting compressive loads.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2009Publication date: July 30, 2009Applicant: Mediguide Ltd.Inventors: Ran Sela, Nimrod Meller, Lior Sobe, Aharon Gildin, Gera Strommer, Uzi Eichler
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Publication number: 20060229617Abstract: Internally locking intramedullary nails or devices and methods of deploying internally locking intramedullary nails are disclosed. According to some embodiments, the nail includes a cannulated sleeve, a plurality of anchoring elements, and one or more extension mechanisms for outwardly extending anchoring elements to anchor against movement along an elongated axis of the sleeve. Exemplary methods include but are not limit to methods of securing an internally locking intramedullary nail within a fracture bone, methods of effecting a reamed deployment of an internally locking intramedullary nail, and methods of modifying the extend to which anchoring elements are extended to effect dynamization useful for inducing bone growth.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2005Publication date: October 12, 2006Inventors: Nimrod Meller, Avraham Shekalim, Nir Cohen