Patents by Inventor Sarah Ellen Drilling

Sarah Ellen Drilling 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).

  • MEDICAL DEVICES FOR TREATING A TARGET SITE AND ASSOCIATED METHOD
    Publication number: 20200367905
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide devices and methods for treating various target sites, such as vascular abnormalities. For example, a medical device according to one embodiment includes at least one layer of a fabric of braided strands having proximal and distal ends and a central axis extending therebetween. The medical device has an expanded configuration a generally frustroconical shaped portion at each end. The medical device is configured to be constrained to a reduced configuration for delivery through a diagnostic catheter and to at least partially return, when unconstrained, towards the expanded configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: Sarah Ellen Drilling, John C Oslund, Mathias C Glimsdale, Xiaoping Gu
  • MEDICAL DEVICES FOR TREATING A TARGET SITE AND ASSOCIATED METHOD
    Publication number: 20160151075
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide devices and methods for treating various target sites, such as vascular abnormalities. For example, a medical device according to one embodiment includes at least one layer of a fabric of braided strands having proximal and distal ends and a central axis extending therebetween. The medical device has an expanded configuration a generally frustroconical shaped portion at each end. The medical device is configured to be constrained to a reduced configuration for delivery through a diagnostic catheter and to at least partially return, when unconstrained, towards the expanded configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2016
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventors: Sarah Ellen Drilling, John C. Oslund, Mathias C. Glimsdale, Xiaoping Gu
  • Medical devices for treating a target site and associated method
    Patent number: 9259225
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide devices and methods for treating various target sites, such as vascular abnormalities. For example, a medical device according to one embodiment includes at least one layer of a fabric of braided strands having proximal and distal ends and a central axis extending therebetween. The medical device has an expanded configuration a generally frustroconical shaped portion at each end. The medical device is configured to be constrained to a reduced configuration for delivery through a diagnostic catheter and to at least partially return, when unconstrained, towards the expanded configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
    Inventors: Sarah Ellen Drilling, John C. Oslund, Mathias C. Glimsdale, Xiaoping Gu
  • MEDICAL DEVICES FOR TREATING A TARGET SITE AND ASSOCIATED METHOD
    Publication number: 20090209855
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide devices and methods for treating various target sites, such as vascular abnormalities. For example, a medical device according to one embodiment includes at least one layer of a fabric of braided strands having proximal and distal ends and a central axis extending therebetween. The medical device has an expanded configuration a generally frustroconical shaped portion at each end. The medical device is configured to be constrained to a reduced configuration for delivery through a diagnostic catheter and to at least partially return, when unconstrained, towards the expanded configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2009
    Publication date: August 20, 2009
    Inventors: Sarah Ellen Drilling, John C. Oslund, Mathias C. Glimsdale, Xiaoping Gu