Patents by Inventor Ronald Hentges

Ronald Hentges 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).

  • Suture delivery device
    Patent number: 11839372
    Abstract: A device is configured for closing an aperture in a wall of a blood vessel. An embodiment of the device includes a body and at least one suture element held within the body. A suture capture rod is positioned within the body and is operatively associated with the suture element and arranged to pass the suture element through a vessel wall such that opposed portions of the suture element extend from the vessel wall. A removable guidewire segment is removably attached to a distal end of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Silk Road Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald Hentges, Michi E. Garrison
  • SUTURE DELIVERY DEVICE
    Publication number: 20210212679
    Abstract: A device is configured for closing an aperture in a wall of a blood vessel. An embodiment of the device includes a body and at least one suture element held within the body. A suture capture rod is positioned within the body and is operatively associated with the suture element and arranged to pass the suture element through a vessel wall such that opposed portions of the suture element extend from the vessel wall. A removable guidewire segment is removably attached to a distal end of the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Ronald Hentges, Michi E. Garrison
  • Suture delivery device
    Patent number: 10881393
    Abstract: A device is configured for closing an aperture in a wall of a blood vessel. An embodiment of the device includes a body and at least one suture element held within the body. A suture capture rod is positioned within the body and is operatively associated with the suture element and arranged to pass the suture element through a vessel wall such that opposed portions of the suture element extend from the vessel wall. A removable guidewire segment is removably attached to a distal end of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: Silk Road Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald Hentges, Michi E. Garrison
  • Suture Delivery Device
    Publication number: 20190150916
    Abstract: A device is configured for closing an aperture in a wall of a blood vessel. An embodiment of the device includes a body and at least one suture element held within the body. A suture capture rod is positioned within the body and is operatively associated with the suture element and arranged to pass the suture element through a vessel wall such that opposed portions of the suture element extend from the vessel wall. A removable guidewire segment is removably attached to a distal end of the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Ronald Hentges, Michi E. Garrison
  • Suture delivery device
    Patent number: 10159479
    Abstract: A device is configured for closing an aperture in a wall of a blood vessel. An embodiment of the device includes a body and at least one suture element held within the body. A suture capture rod is positioned within the body and is operatively associated with the suture element and arranged to pass the suture element through a vessel wall such that opposed portions of the suture element extend from the vessel wall. A removable guidewire segment is removably attached to a distal end of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Silk Road Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald Hentges, Michi E. Garrison
  • Suture Delivery Device
    Publication number: 20140046346
    Abstract: A device is configured for closing an aperture in a wall of a blood vessel. An embodiment of the device includes a body and at least one suture element held within the body. A suture capture rod is positioned within the body and is operatively associated with the suture element and arranged to pass the suture element through a vessel wall such that opposed portions of the suture element extend from the vessel wall. A removable guidewire segment is removably attached to a distal end of the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2013
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: SILK ROAD MEDICAL, INC.
    Inventors: Ronald Hentges, Michi E. Garrison