Patents by Inventor Perry A. Fukui

Perry A. Fukui 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).

  • CATHETER WITH COMPOSITE STIFFENER
    Publication number: 20140336621
    Abstract: A catheter comprising an elongate tubular member having a proximal end, a distal end, and a passageway defining a lumen extending between the proximal and distal ends. The elongate tubular member comprises a relatively stiff proximal section and a relatively flexible distal section. The proximal section includes an inner tubular liner, a first stiffener comprising a metal alloy, and a second stiffener comprising a non-metal alloy. The first and second stiffeners are coaxially wound exterior to the proximal inner liner. The distal section includes a distal inner tubular liner and the second stiffener coaxially wound exterior to the distal inner liner. The first stiffener terminates before reaching the distal section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Inventors: Lex P. Jansen, Thomas Yung-Hui Chien, Perry A. Fukui, Jeffrey A. Sarge, Lawrence C. Alpert
  • Catheter with composite stiffener
    Publication number: 20070049903
    Abstract: A catheter comprising an elongate tubular member having a proximal end, a distal end, and a passageway defining a lumen extending between the proximal and distal ends. The elongate tubular member comprises a relatively stiff proximal section and a relatively flexible distal section. The proximal section includes an inner tubular liner, a first stiffener comprising a metal alloy, and a second stiffener comprising a non-metal alloy. The first and second stiffeners are coaxially wound exterior to the proximal inner liner. The distal section includes a distal inner tubular liner and the second stiffener coaxially wound exterior to the distal inner liner. The first stiffener terminates before reaching the distal section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2006
    Publication date: March 1, 2007
    Inventors: Lex Jansen, Thomas Chien, Perry Fukui, Jeffrey Sarge, Lawrence Alpert