Patents by Inventor Sara K. Bakker

Sara K. Bakker 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).

  • Rapid exchange catheters for embolic protection devices
    Patent number: 8167902
    Abstract: Catheter having a first elongate tubular body having a lumen, a second elongate tubular body having a lumen, and an elongate member. The elongate member joins the first and second elongate tubular bodies. The first tubular body is fixedly attached on the distal portion of the elongate member, and the second elongate tubular body is disposed on the elongate member is slidable along a portion of the elongate member. The second elongate tubular body can be in a first position so that the first and second tubular bodies are not adjacent to each other and can be in a second position so that the first and second tubular bodies are adjacent to each other. The catheter may have a locking mechanism that can lock the first and second elongate tubular bodies to each other so that the lumens of the first and second elongate tubular bodies form one continuous lumen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Tyco Healthcare Group LP
    Inventors: Christopher G. Quinn, Sara K. Bakker, Steven G. Zaver, Kevin W. Anderson, Sengkham Sirivong
  • RAPID EXCHANGE CATHETERS FOR EMBOLIC PROTECTION DEVICES
    Publication number: 20080039817
    Abstract: Catheter having a first elongate tubular body having a lumen, a second elongate tubular body having a lumen, and an elongate member. The elongate member joins the first and second elongate tubular bodies. The first tubular body is fixedly attached on the distal portion of the elongate member, and the second elongate tubular body is disposed on the elongate member is slidable along a portion of the elongate member. The second elongate tubular body can be in a first position so that the first and second tubular bodies are not adjacent to each other and can be in a second position so that the first and second tubular bodies are adjacent to each other. The catheter may have a locking mechanism that can lock the first and second elongate tubular bodies to each other so that the lumens of the first and second elongate tubular bodies form one continuous lumen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2007
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Inventors: Christopher G. Quinn, Sara K. Bakker, Steven G. Zaver, Kevin W. Anderson, Sengkham Sirivong