Patents by Inventor Steve Carlstrom

Steve Carlstrom 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).

  • Patent number: 10926076
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a hemostasis valve with a selectively coupled torque device. The hemostasis valve may include a first mating interface, and the torque device may comprise a second mating interface. The first interface may comprise a groove that retains the second interface, which may comprise a ridge. An axial force may couple and decouple the interfaces. The interfaces may be configured to allow the torque device to rotate relative to the hemostasis valve when in a coupled position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Merit Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory R. McArthur, Kenneth Sykes, Richard P. Jenkins, Steve Carlstrom, Jim Mottola
  • Publication number: 20180326197
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a hemostasis valve with a selectively coupled torque device. The hemostasis valve may include a first mating interface, and the torque device may comprise a second mating interface. The first interface may comprise a groove that retains the second interface, which may comprise a ridge. An axial force may couple and decouple the interfaces. The interfaces may be configured to allow the torque device to rotate relative to the hemostasis valve when in a coupled position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: Gregory R. McArthur, Kenneth Sykes, Richard P. Jenkins, Steve Carlstrom, Jim Mottola
  • Publication number: 20160151089
    Abstract: An obturator device for protecting a needle bevel and facilitating insertion of a needle into an elongate medical tube, such as a drainage catheter, is disclosed. The obturator device includes a jacket that mates and is substantially flush with the needle bevel, and a sleeve that encircles the jacket and needle bevel to protect against piercing or puncturing the medical tube during a medical procedure. The obturator device also includes a mandrel coupled to the jacket and extending outwardly therefrom and into a needle lumen to secure the jacket against the needle. In an example use, the obturator device and needle are advanced through a cavity of the medical tube until the obturator device extends from a distal end of the medical tube. Thereafter, the obturator device is removed to expose the needle bevel on a distal end of the medical tube for insertion into a patient's body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2015
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventors: Matt Cavilla, Steve Carlstrom
  • Publication number: 20050113766
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a primer bulb for use with a contrast media delivery system. The contrast media delivery system is configured to facilitate the intravenous delivery of contrast media from a contrast media reservoir to a patient. The primer bulb is configured to facilitate the flow of contrast media from the contrast media reservoir. The primer bulb is compressed by the user to create a head of pressure above the contrast media in the contrast media reservoir. The head of pressure overcomes the surface tension of the contrast media while drawing contrast media into the length of tubing positioned between the primer bulb and the contrast media reservoir.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2003
    Publication date: May 26, 2005
    Inventors: Jim Mottola, Steve Carlstrom, Kirk Foote, Penny Goldman