Patents by Inventor Richard Kay Sommercorn

Richard Kay Sommercorn 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).

  • Measuring device for use with a hemostatic puncture closure device
    Publication number: 20030083594
    Abstract: A measuring device is disclosed which includes a proximal end portion having an actuation member thereon and a distal end portion having an expandable member thereon wherein the actuation member and the expandable member are in mechanical or fluid communication via a lumen which extends therebetween such that actuation of the actuation member causes the radial expansion of the expansion member so that when the measuring device is placed in a puncture with the distal end portion in a blood vessel, the measuring device may be withdrawn until the expandable member contacts the wall of the blood vessel adjacent to the puncture to provide the user with an indication of the distance between and/or depth of the blood vessel beneath the skin of the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2002
    Publication date: May 1, 2003
    Inventors: Richard Kay Sommercorn, Richard Dale Allison
  • Measuring device for use with a hemostatic puncture closure device
    Patent number: 6494848
    Abstract: A measuring device is disclosed which includes a proximal end portion having an actuation member thereon and a distal end portion having an expandable member thereon wherein the actuation member and the expandable member are in mechanical or fluid communication via a lumen which extends therebetween such that actuation of the actuation member causes the radial expansion of the expansion member so that when the measuring device is placed in a puncture with the distal end portion in a blood vessel, the measuring device may be withdrawn until the expandable member contacts the wall of the blood vessel adjacent to the puncture to provide the user with an indication of the distance between and/or depth of the blood vessel beneath the skin of the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2002
    Assignee: St. Jude Medical Puerto Rico B.V.
    Inventors: Richard Kay Sommercorn, Richard Dale Allison