Patents by Inventor Robert Dutcher

Robert Dutcher 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).

  • Gas inflation/evacuation system incorporating a reservoir and removably attached sealing system for a guidewire assembly having an occlusive device
    Publication number: 20060064071
    Abstract: A gas inflation/evacuation system incorporating a reservoir and removably attached sealing system for a guidewire assembly having an occlusive device and method. A gas inflation/evacuation system is removably connectible to a proximal portion of a guidewire assembly where a sealing system interfaces and cooperatively interacts between the gas inflation/evacuation system and the proximal portion of the guidewire assembly to provide for repeated inflation and deflation of an occlusive balloon to provide a hubless guidewire assembly over which ablation and other type catheters can be loaded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2004
    Publication date: March 23, 2006
    Inventors: Michael Bonnette, Eric Thor, Richard Prather, Robert Dutcher