Patents by Inventor Scott Kimmell

Scott Kimmell 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).

  • Catheter with thermal sensor for detection of vulnerable plaque
    Patent number: 6579243
    Abstract: Methods and devices for detecting vulnerable plaque within a blood vessel are disclosed. An elongate medical device in accordance with the present invention includes an elongate shaft having a proximal end and a distal end. A substrate is fixed to the elongate shaft proximate the distal end thereof, and a plurality of sensors are disposed on the substrate. Each sensor is preferably coupled to a switching device. The switching devices are preferably disposed on the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2003
    Assignee: SciMed Life Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Jaydeep Y. Kokate, Eric M. DoBrava, Suzana Prstic, Scott Kimmell, Marwane S. Berrada, Avram Bar-Cohen, Michael Hoey
  • Catheter with thermal sensor for detection of vulnerable plaque
    Publication number: 20010047138
    Abstract: Methods and devices for detecting vulnerable plaque within a blood vessel are disclosed. An elongate medical device in accordance with the present invention includes an elongate shaft having a proximal end and a distal end. A substrate is fixed to the elongate shaft proximate the distal end thereof, and a plurality of sensors are disposed on the substrate. Each sensor is preferably coupled to a switching device. The switching devices are preferably disposed on the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2001
    Publication date: November 29, 2001
    Inventors: Jaydeep Y. Kokate, Eric M. DoBrava, Suzana Prstic, Scott Kimmell, Marwane S. Berrada, Avram Bar-Cohen, Michael Hoey