Patents by Inventor Richard J. Godlewski

Richard J. Godlewski 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).

  • Stent-graft comprising at least one reinforced hole
    Patent number: 8568468
    Abstract: The present embodiments provide a stent-graft for use in a medical procedure that includes a graft having at least first and second reinforced holes disposed in the graft. The first and second reinforced holes may include first and second grommets. In one embodiment, a first stent may be coupled to the graft using at least one suture disposed through the first and second grommets. Alternatively, a first stent may be coupled to the graft, such that the first stent itself is disposed through the first and second grommets. The grommets may include self-sealing properties to reduce leakage around the sutures and/or stent segments that are disposed through the grommets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Cook Medical Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Richard J. Godlewski, Tony C. Hopkins, Shyam S V Kuppurathanam, Julie E. Urbanski
  • Multi-strand helical stent
    Patent number: 8394138
    Abstract: A stent including a stent wire comprising a plurality of filaments twisted into a bundle having a helix, the stent wire bent into a pattern having a plurality of substantially straight wire sections separated by a plurality of bends. The pattern of the stent wire is spirally wound about a central axis in the same direction as the helix formed by the plurality of filaments. Each of the filaments in a bend have a cylindrical cross-section where at least one of the plurality of filaments is displaced and spaced from an immediately adjacent filament in the bend.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Cook Medical Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Jeffry S. Melsheimer, Kurt J. Tekulve, Mark R. Frye, James M. Carlson, Richard J. Godlewski, Michael W. Hardert, Jessica L. Burke
  • Multi-strand helical stent
    Publication number: 20100076543
    Abstract: A stent including a stent wire comprising a plurality of filaments twisted into a bundle having a helix, the stent wire bent into a pattern having a plurality of substantially straight wire sections separated by a plurality of bends. The pattern of the stent wire is spirally wound about a central axis in the same direction as the helix formed by the plurality of filaments. Each of the filaments in a bend have a cylindrical cross-section where at least one of the plurality of filaments is displaced and spaced from an immediately adjacent filament in the bend.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2009
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Applicant: Cook Incorporated
    Inventors: Jeffry S. Melsheimer, Kurt J. Tekulve, Mark R. Frye, James M. Carlson, Richard J. Godlewski, Michael W. Hardert, Jessica L. Burke
  • STENT-GRAFT COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE REINFORCED HOLE
    Publication number: 20090149939
    Abstract: The present embodiments provide a stent-graft for use in a medical procedure that comprises a graft having at least first and second reinforced holes disposed in the graft. The first and second reinforced holes may comprise first and second grommets. In one embodiment, a first stent may be coupled to the graft using at least one suture disposed through the first and second grommets. Alternatively, a first stent may be coupled to the graft, such that the first stent itself is disposed through the first and second grommets. The grommets may comprise self-sealing properties to reduce leakage around the sutures and/or stent segments that are disposed through the grommets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2008
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Applicant: Cook Incorporated
    Inventors: Richard J. Godlewski, Tony C. Hopkins, Shyam SV Kuppurathanam, Julie E. Urbanski