Patents by Inventor Steen Aggerhold

Steen Aggerhold 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).

  • Guide wire for catheter
    Patent number: 7806837
    Abstract: A guide wire (10) for a catheter carrying an implant includes alternating radio-opaque zones (16) and radio-transparent zones (18) formed from a granular material at a portion of the guide wire (10) just proximal to a flexible tip (12). The granular material is compressed within a sheath formed by the guide wire (10) and held in place by a bung (11). By regularly spacing the radio-opaque zones (16), the guide wire (10) enables in situ measurements to be taken within a patient's vasculature. The use of granular material to form the radio-opaque zones (16) and the radio-transparent zones (18) provides rigidity to the portion of the guide wire (10) proximal to the tip (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignees: William Cook Europe ApS, Cook Incorporated
    Inventors: Erik E. Rasmussen, Per Hendriksen, Steen Aggerhold
  • Guide wire for catheter
    Publication number: 20090118645
    Abstract: A guide wire (10) for a catheter carrying an implant includes alternating radio-opaque zones (16) and radio-transparent zones (18) formed from a granular material at a portion of the guide wire (10) just proximal to a flexible tip (12). The granular material is compressed within a sheath formed by the guide wire (10) and held in place by a bung (11). By regularly spacing the radio-opaque zones (16), the guide wire (10) enables in situ measurements to be taken within a patient's vasculature. The use of granular material to form the radio-opaque zones (16) and the radio-transparent zones (18) provides rigidity to the portion of the guide wire (10) proximal to the tip (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2007
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Applicants: William Cook Europe ApS, Cook Incorporated
    Inventors: Erik E. Rasmussen, Per Hendriksen, Steen Aggerhold