Patents by Inventor Steve A. Holley

Steve A. Holley 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).

  • Dilation device for placing catheter tubes
    Patent number: 10322067
    Abstract: A stoma dilation device that includes a tubular support defining a continuous pathway through the device; an inflatable dilation balloon located on the tubular support, the inflatable dilation balloon including a dilation region forming a first portion of the device and a retention region forming a second portion of the device; and a balloon inflation lumen. The retention region of the balloon is configured to have a diameter upon full, unrestrained inflation that is greater than the diameter of the dilation region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: Avent, Inc.
    Inventors: Kok-Ming Tai, Donald J. McMichael, John A. Rotella, Nathan C. Griffith, Emily A. Reichart, Courtney E. Rowe, Steve A. Holley, Edward B. Madsen
  • Dilation Device for Placing Catheter Tubes
    Publication number: 20170135908
    Abstract: A stoma dilation device that includes a tubular support defining a continuous pathway through the device; an inflatable dilation balloon located on the tubular support, the inflatable dilation balloon including a dilation region forming a first portion of the device and a retention region forming a second portion of the device; and a balloon inflation lumen. The retention region of the balloon is configured to have a diameter upon full, unrestrained inflation that is greater than the diameter of the dilation region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2016
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Kok-Ming Tai, Donald J. McMichael, John A. Rotella, Nathan C. Griffith, Emily A. Reichart, Courtney E. Rowe, Steve A. Holley, Edward B. Madsen