Patents by Inventor Robert Wayne VanPelt, Jr.
Robert Wayne VanPelt, Jr. 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).
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Patent number: 10499947Abstract: A catheter which includes a cutting element having one or more raised elements is provided. The cutting element has a cup-shaped surface at the distal end that may be smooth and continuous except for the raised elements. The raised elements have a surface that tends to direct cut particles of material towards one or more of the axis of rotation of the cutting element, the catheter axis, or a particle collection chamber. In further aspects of the invention, a cutting element oscillates in a direction roughly parallel to the axis of rotation of the cutting element.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2017Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: Covidien LPInventors: Zhiyong Zhang, Hussain S. Rangwala, Robert Wayne VanPelt, Jr., Ethan Andrew Guggenheimer, William Joseph Whealon, John Robert Moberg
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Publication number: 20170281223Abstract: A catheter which includes a cutting element having one or more raised elements is provided. The cutting element has a cup-shaped surface at the distal end that may be smooth and continuous except for the raised elements. The raised elements have a surface that tends to direct cut particles of material towards one or more of the axis of rotation of the cutting element, the catheter axis, or a particle collection chamber. In further aspects of the invention, a cutting element oscillates in a direction roughly parallel to the axis of rotation of the cutting element.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2017Publication date: October 5, 2017Inventors: Zhiyong Zhang, Hussain S. Rangwala, Robert Wayne VanPelt, JR., Ethan Andrew Guggenheimer, William Joseph Whealon, John Robert Moberg
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Patent number: 9687267Abstract: A catheter which includes a cutting element having one or more raised elements is provided. The cutting element has a cup-shaped surface at the distal end that may be smooth and continuous except for the raised elements. The raised elements have a surface that tends to direct cut particles of material towards one or more of the axis of rotation of the cutting element, the catheter axis, or a particle collection chamber. In further aspects of the invention, a cutting element oscillates in a direction roughly parallel to the axis of rotation of the cutting element.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2013Date of Patent: June 27, 2017Assignee: Covidien LPInventors: Zhiyong Zhang, Hussain S. Rangwala, Robert Wayne VanPelt, Jr., Ethan Andrew Guggenheimer, William Joseph Whealon, John Robert Moberg
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Patent number: 8920450Abstract: An atherectomy catheter having an inner drive shaft which rotates a distal rotary tissue borer with a helical cutting surface which enables the catheter to cut through and cross a CTO. Additionally, the atherectomy catheter has a distal cutting element rotated by an outer drive shaft configured to cut material from the wall of a vessel at a treatment site as the catheter is pushed distally through the treatment site. The atherectomy catheter includes a collection chamber positioned proximally of the cutting element and rotary tissue borer. The atherectomy catheter may include means to direct material cut from the treatment site into the collection chamber, means to break down larger portions of material that may block or clog the collection chamber and means of transporting the material collected from the treatment site to a proximal opening in the atherectomy catheter.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2011Date of Patent: December 30, 2014Assignee: Covidien LPInventors: Jenny Zeroni, Robert Wayne VanPelt, Jr., Cory David Sills, Scott Robert Petersen, Nick Jan van der Lugt
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Publication number: 20140163590Abstract: A catheter which includes a cutting element having one or more raised elements is provided. The cutting element has a cup-shaped surface at the distal end that may be smooth and continuous except for the raised elements. The raised elements have a surface that tends to direct cut particles of material towards one or more of the axis of rotation of the cutting element, the catheter axis, or a particle collection chamber. In further aspects of the invention, a cutting element oscillates in a direction roughly parallel to the axis of rotation of the cutting element.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2013Publication date: June 12, 2014Applicant: Covidien LPInventors: Zhiyong Zhang, Hussain S. Rangwala, Robert Wayne VanPelt, JR., Ethan Andrew Guggenheimer, William Joseph Whealon, John Robert Moberg
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Patent number: 8496677Abstract: A catheter which includes a cutting element having one or more raised elements is provided. The cutting element has a cup-shaped surface at the distal end that may be smooth and continuous except for the raised elements. The raised elements have a surface that tends to direct cut particles of material towards one or more of the axis of rotation of the cutting element, the catheter axis, or a particle collection chamber. In further aspects of the invention, a cutting element oscillates in a direction roughly parallel to the axis of rotation of the cutting element.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2010Date of Patent: July 30, 2013Assignee: Covidien LPInventors: Zhiyong Zhang, Hussain S. Rangwala, Robert Wayne VanPelt, Jr., Ethan Andrew Guggenheimer, William Joseph Whealon, John Robert Moberg
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Patent number: 8372136Abstract: According to one aspect of the present invention, a fatigue resistant stent includes a flexible tubular structure having an inside diameter, an outside diameter, and a sidewall therebetween and having apertures extending through the sidewall. According to other aspects of the invention, processes for making a fatigue resistant stent are disclosed. According to further aspects of the invention, delivery systems for a fatigue resistant stent and methods of use are provided.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2010Date of Patent: February 12, 2013Assignee: Covidien LPInventors: Hussain S. Rangwala, Zhiyong Zhang, Robert Wayne VanPelt, Jr., William Joseph Whealon
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Publication number: 20120109171Abstract: An atherectomy catheter having an inner drive shaft which rotates a distal rotary tissue borer with a helical cutting surface which enables the catheter to cut through and cross a CTO. Additionally, the atherectomy catheter has a distal cutting element rotated by an outer drive shaft configured to cut material from the wall of a vessel at a treatment site as the catheter is pushed distally through the treatment site. The atherectomy catheter includes a collection chamber positioned proximally of the cutting element and rotary tissue borer. The atherectomy catheter may include means to direct material cut from the treatment site into the collection chamber, means to break down larger portions of material that may block or clog the collection chamber and means of transporting the material collected from the treatment site to a proximal opening in the atherectomy catheter.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2011Publication date: May 3, 2012Applicant: TYCO HEALTHCARE GROUP LPInventors: Jenny Zeroni, Robert Wayne VanPelt, JR., Cory David Sills, Scott Robert Petersen, Nick Jan van der Lugt
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Publication number: 20110130777Abstract: A catheter which includes a cutting element having one or more raised elements is provided. The cutting element has a cup-shaped surface at the distal end that may be smooth and continuous except for the raised elements. The raised elements have a surface that tends to direct cut particles of material towards one or more of the axis of rotation of the cutting element, the catheter axis, or a particle collection chamber. In further aspects of the invention, a cutting element oscillates in a direction roughly parallel to the axis of rotation of the cutting element.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2010Publication date: June 2, 2011Applicant: FOX HOLLOW TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Zhiyong Zhang, Hussain S. Rangwala, Robert Wayne VanPelt, JR., Ethan Andrew Guggenheimer, William Joseph Whealon, John Robert Moberg
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Publication number: 20100262227Abstract: According to one aspect of the present invention, a fatigue resistant stent comprises a flexible tubular structure having an inside diameter, an outside diameter, and a sidewall therebetween and having apertures extending through the sidewall. According to other aspects of the invention, processes for making a fatigue resistant stent are disclosed. According to further aspects of the invention, delivery systems for a fatigue resistant stent and methods of use are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2010Publication date: October 14, 2010Applicant: EV3 INC.Inventors: Hussain S. Rangwala, Zhiyong Zhang, Robert Wayne VanPelt, JR., William Joseph Whealon