Patents by Inventor Randall O. Wallingford

Randall O. Wallingford 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).

  • Medical devices with cutting elements
    Patent number: 8052703
    Abstract: Medical devices having one or more cutting elements are disclosed. In some embodiments, a medical device includes an elongated catheter configured to be inserted into a body, and a cutting element carried by the catheter. The cutting element has an alloy including from about 12% to about 16% by weight of chromium, from about 0.5% to about 5% by weight of molybdenum, and iron. The alloy has a martensitic phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy R. St. Martin, Randall O. Wallingford