Patents by Inventor Pat Whitlow

Pat Whitlow 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).

  • CORONARY GUIDEWIRE
    Publication number: 20140194779
    Abstract: A coronary guidewire (10) includes a flexible elongated core (20) and a coil (40) comprising a plurality of helical coil turns wound around a distal end portion of the core. The coil (40) has a proximal end (50) and an opposite distal end (52). A weld joint (62) connects the distal end (52) of the coil to the core (20) and defines a distal tip (80) of the guidewire. The distal end (52) can have a flexible bend radius as small as 0.2 mm-0.6 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2014
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicants: YOKOWO CO., LTD., THE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Pat Whitlow, Naoki Ooka, Koichi Sakai