Patents by Inventor Rachael A. Crabb

Rachael A. Crabb 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).

  • Compactionless tissue puncture closure device and methods
    Patent number: 10098620
    Abstract: A tissue puncture closure device includes a carrier tube, a suture, an anchor, and a sealing pad. The sealing pad maintains a constant or substantially constant shape from when positioned in the carrier tube to when removed from the carrier tube and positioned adjacent to the tissue wall puncture in a post-deployment position. The suture may retain the anchor and sealing pad in contact with the tissue wall without altering a shape of the sealing pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: TERUMO PUERTO RICO, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Rachael A. Crabb, Thomas A. Savard, Irwin S. Wolosky
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CLOSING A VASCULAR HOLE
    Publication number: 20140194925
    Abstract: Various embodiments of methods for closing vascular holes and associated vascular closure devices are described herein. The methods, generally speaking, use hemostatic devices intended to stop bleeding by closing vascular access puncture sites following percutaneous diagnostic or therapeutic procedures. The methods may include positioning a sealing plug in the vascular hole. In one embodiment, the sealing plug may extend through the vascular hole into the vessel. The sealing plug may expand and thereby create a lip inside the vessel that holds the sealing plug in place.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2012
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Inventors: JyueBoon Lim, Catherine A. Pipenhagen, Brian J. Edquist, Thomas A. Savard, Rachael A. Crabb
  • COMPACTIONLESS TISSUE PUNCTURE CLOSURE DEVICE AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20120010634
    Abstract: A tissue puncture closure device includes a carrier tube, a suture, an anchor, and a sealing pad. The sealing pad maintains a constant or substantially constant shape from when positioned in the carrier tube to when removed from the carrier tube and positioned adjacent to the tissue wall puncture in a post-deployment position. The suture may retain the anchor and sealing pad in contact with the tissue wall without altering a shape of the sealing pad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2011
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicant: St. Jude Medical Puerto Rico LLC
    Inventors: Rachael A. Crabb, Thomas A. Savard, Irwin S. Wolosky