Patents by Inventor Peter W. H. Hinchliffe

Peter W. H. Hinchliffe 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).

  • Rotational thrombectomy device
    Patent number: 7037316
    Abstract: A thrombectomy apparatus for breaking up thrombus or other obstructive material in a lumen of a vascular graft or vessel comprising a flexible sheath, and a wire positioned within the flexible sheath wherein the wire and flexible sheath are relatively movable. The wire is substantially sinuous in configuration and assumes a substantially sinuous shape when in the deployed position and assumes a straighter position in the retracted position. The wire is operatively connected to a motor for rotation of the wire to enable peaks of the sinuous wire to contact a wall of the lumen to break up the thrombus or other obstructive material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2006
    Inventors: James F. McGuckin, Jr., Peter W. H. Hinchliffe, Walter H. Peters
  • Rotational thrombectomy device
    Publication number: 20020173812
    Abstract: A thrombectomy apparatus for breaking up thrombus or other obstructive material in a lumen of a vascular graft or vessel comprising a flexible sheath, and a wire positioned within the flexible sheath wherein the wire and flexible sheath are relatively movable. The wire is substantially sinuous in configuration and assumes a substantially sinuous shape when in the deployed position and assumes a straighter position in the retracted position. The wire is operatively connected to a motor for rotation of the wire to enable peaks of the sinuous wire to contact a wall of the lumen to break up the thrombus or other obstructive material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2002
    Publication date: November 21, 2002
    Inventors: James F. McGuckin, Peter W. H. Hinchliffe, Walter H. Peters