Patents by Inventor Robert J. Min

Robert J. Min 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).

  • INTRA-LUMINAL ACCESS APPARATUS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20140088560
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods providing intra-luminal access and, in particular, to needle, catheter, and guidewire structures and methods of using the same to access a vascular or other body tissue lumen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: CORNELL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Robert J. Min, Gary S. Dorfman
  • Endovascular laser device and treatment of varicose veins
    Patent number: 6398777
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for treating blood vessels using endovascular techniques to deliver laser energy. Percutaneous access into the vein lumen will be obtained using an angiocatheter through which a fiber optic line will be introduced. The vein will be emptied of blood using elevation of the limb, patient positioning, compression, or other means. Laser energy will be delivered into the vein lumen using wavelengths from about 532 nanometers to about 1064 nanometers. Sufficient power and duration will be used to damage the entire thickness of the vein wall, ultimately causing fibrosis of the treated blood vessel. Fibrosis of the treated blood vessel causes the blood vessel to decrease in diameter or collapse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2002
    Inventors: Luis Navarro, Nestor Navarro, Carlos Bone Salat, Joaquina Fructuoso Gomez, Robert J. Min