Patents by Inventor Richard Carlton Mattison

Richard Carlton Mattison 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).

  • Electroactive polymer actuated sheath for implantable or insertable medical device
    Patent number: 7338509
    Abstract: A medical device delivery sheath, which comprises an active member that volumetrically expands and contracts upon application of an appropriate electrical potential. The active member further comprises an electroactive polymer, for example, polypyrrole. Also described is a medical device delivery system comprising the same, as well as a method of delivering a medical device using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2008
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventor: Richard Carlton Mattison