Patents by Inventor Roy A. Yates

Roy A. Yates 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).

  • Introducer catheter apparatus and method of use
    Patent number: 4531937
    Abstract: The present invention is an introducer catheter apparatus having a body with a first bore along a longitudinal axis and a second bore in fluid communication with the first bore and extending from the first bore to the exterior surface at the side of the body, a fluid delivering means disposed on the second bore as the exterior surface of the body and the fluid communication with the second bore, and a flexible hollow tube means disposed in the first bore, a deformable sealing means disposed in the first bore between the second end of the body and the position within the first bore where the second bore connects to the first bore and a retractable needle means extends through the body including the deformable sealing means and a flexible hollow tube means and the tip of said needle when therein disposed extends past a distal end of the flexible hollow tube means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 1983
    Date of Patent: July 30, 1985
    Assignee: Pacesetter Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Roy A. Yates