Patents by Inventor Simon Furnish

Simon Furnish 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).

  • Multi-path optical catheter
    Publication number: 20020183623
    Abstract: First and second optical-redirectors mounted on a catheter couple radiation to a target along separate first and second paths. Either the first or second optical-redirectors, or both, can include a steering mechanism for selecting the first and/or second path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2001
    Publication date: December 5, 2002
    Inventors: Jing Tang, Guillermo J. Tearney, Brette E. Bouma, S. Eric Ryan, Simon Furnish, Andres Zuluaga
  • Balloon catheter
    Publication number: 20020183620
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a feedback loop for controlling an extent of a gap between a wall of a balloon mounted on a catheter and a wall of a lumen into which the catheter is inserted. The apparatus includes a radiation detector mounted within the balloon for generating a feedback signal having information indicative of whether the extent of the gap is greater than or less than a desired value. The feedback loop receives the feedback signal and controls a size of the balloon to cause the extent of the gap to approach the desired value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2001
    Publication date: December 5, 2002
    Inventors: Guillermo J. Tearney, Brett E. Bouma, Ser Eric Ryan, Simon Furnish, Jing Tang, Andres Zuluaga
  • Bifurcated stent
    Publication number: 20020173840
    Abstract: A bifurcated stent comprises a first stent section and a second stent section. Each stent section is expandable from a predeployed state to a deployed state independently from one another. The second stent section having an end engaged to a receiving region of the first stent section. In the deployed state the first stent section defines a primary flow path and the second stent section defines a secondary flow path in fluid communication with the first flow path. At least a portion of one or both the first stent section and second stent section is constructed from a wire member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2002
    Publication date: November 21, 2002
    Inventors: Gregory G. Brucker, Todd Hall, Enrique Malaret, David Byrd, Gerald Hubbs, Gregory Furnish, Josh Barber, Indaka Gunasekara, Benjamin Morris, Valerie Futral, Sava A. Chernomordik, William C. Mers Kelly, William A. Reuss, Simon Furnish, Michael W. Wilson, Hacene Bouadi, John C. Muskivitch, Matthew L. Pease, David A. Rahdert, Travis Rowe, Gregory M. Ruhf, Brandon G. Walsh, Thomas Banks, Russ Redmond, Claude Vidal
  • Designs for left ventricular conduit
    Publication number: 20010053932
    Abstract: A conduit is provided to provide a bypass around a blockage in the coronary artery. The conduit is adapted to be positioned in the myocardium or heart wall to provide a passage for blood to flow between a chamber of the heart such as the left ventricle and the coronary artery, distal to the blockage. The stent is self-expanding or uses a balloon to expand the stent in the heart wall. Various attachment means are provided to anchor the stent and prevent its migration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2001
    Publication date: December 20, 2001
    Applicant: Percardia, Inc.,
    Inventors: David Y. Phelps, Greg R. Furnish, Todd A. Hall, Mark Griffin, Scott J. Wolf, Peter J. Wilk, Jay Schmelter, Simon Furnish
  • Designs for left ventricular conduit
    Patent number: 6290728
    Abstract: A conduit is provided to provide a bypass around a blockage in the coronary artery. The conduit is adapted to be positioned in the myocardium or heart wall to provide a passage for blood to flow between a chamber of the heart such as the left ventricle and the coronary artery, distal to the blockage. The stent is self-expanding or uses a balloon to expand the stent in the heart wall. Various attachment means are provided to anchor the stent and prevent its migration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2001
    Assignee: Percardia, Inc.
    Inventors: David Y. Phelps, Greg R. Furnish, Todd A. Hall, Mark Griffin, Scott J. Wolf, Peter J. Wilk, Jay Schmelter, Simon Furnish