Patents by Inventor Patrick Muck

Patrick Muck 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).

  • Publication number: 20110301633
    Abstract: A filtration device is disclosed having a body configured for placement within a portion of the vasculature of a patient, where the body includes a plurality of threads, each thread having a proximal end and a distal end. The filtration device further includes an cap forming an apex, wherein at least one of the cap and the body include a selectively transformative material. The filtration device has a first configuration, where the cap substantially retains the distal end for each of the plurality of threads at the apex such that the filter device is substantially operable and a second configuration, where the filtration device is substantially inoperable as a result of at least one of the body and the cap being selectively transformed by electromagnetic induction. Systems and methods involving such filtration devices are also disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2010
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Inventors: Patrick Muck, Axel Thors, Kevin Harper