Patents by Inventor Richard Kravik

Richard Kravik 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).

  • Stents and catheters having improved stent deployment
    Patent number: 10226370
    Abstract: An implant delivery system and method comprises an implant, for example, a stent, and a delivery catheter. The stent has a scaffold with a coating or a shell that retains the scaffold in a collapsed configuration. The coating or shell is made of a material that dissolves or biodegrades upon exposure to a dissolution or biodegradation media. The stent is used with an implant delivery system which has a catheter with a catheter, wherein the stent is mounted on the catheter shaft. The catheter shaft is configured to be withdrawn through the patient's vessel when the scaffold is in its expanded configuration. Advantageously, the implant is thereby prevented from changing length during implant delivery and implant deployment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Lucas Tradd Schneider, Bryan Matthew Ladd, Richard Kusleika, Richard Kravik, Sandra Vreeman
  • STENTS AND CATHETERS HAVING IMPROVED STENT DEPLOYMENT
    Publication number: 20160361186
    Abstract: An implant delivery system and method comprises an implant, for example, a stent, and a delivery catheter. The stent has a scaffold with a coating or a shell that retains the scaffold in a collapsed configuration. The coating or shell is made of a material that dissolves or biodegrades upon exposure to a dissolution or biodegradation media. The stent is used with an implant delivery system which has a catheter with a catheter, wherein the stent is mounted on the catheter shaft. The catheter shaft is configured to be withdrawn through the patient's vessel when the scaffold is in its expanded configuration. Advantageously, the implant is thereby prevented from changing length during implant delivery and implant deployment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: Lucas Tradd Schneider, Bryan Matthew Ladd, Richard Kusleika, Richard Kravik, Sandra Vreeman