Patents by Inventor Seth R. Strand

Seth R. Strand 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).

  • Echogenic catheter and catheter system
    Patent number: 11872356
    Abstract: A medical instrument or device, such as a catheter, has echogenic properties, in addition to or as an alternative to radiopaque properties, to facilitate detection of the medical instrument or device during medical procedures using suitable imaging methods, such as ultrasound imaging and/or x-ray imaging methods. In example embodiments, an example catheter has a relatively increased radiopacity and echogenicity to facilitate a clinician with detecting the catheter with ultrasound imaging and/or x-ray imaging methods to assist the clinician with the insertion, placement, and/or maintenance of the catheter, for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: S. Ray Isaacson, Jeffrey C. O'Bryan, Ralph L. Sonderegger, Marc Weimer, Lawrence Trainer, Seth R. Strand
  • ECHOGENIC CATHETER AND CATHETER SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20190209809
    Abstract: A medical instrument or device, such as a catheter, has echogenic properties, in addition to or as an alternative to radiopaque properties, to facilitate detection of the medical instrument or device during medical procedures using suitable imaging methods, such as ultrasound imaging and/or x-ray imaging methods. In example embodiments, an example catheter has a relatively increased radiopacity and echogenicity to facilitate a clinician with detecting the catheter with ultrasound imaging and/or x-ray imaging methods to assist the clinician with the insertion, placement, and/or maintenance of the catheter, for example.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: S. Ray Isaacson, Jeffrey C. O'Bryan, Ralph L. Sonderegger, Marc Weimer, Lawrence Trainer, Seth R. Strand