Patents by Inventor Steven B. Cote

Steven B. Cote 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).

  • Tunneler device and method of use
    Patent number: 9248257
    Abstract: A tunneler device is provided. The tunneler device includes a handle formed on a proximal end thereof configured for operable engagement by a user, a shaft extending distally from the handle, a collet supported on the distal end of the shaft, the collet including a plurality of distally extending fingers defining a longitudinal opening, the opening being configured to receive an end of a catheter tube and a connector configured for operable engagement with the collet, wherein the connector is configured to bias the fingers of the collet radially inward upon engagement of the connector with the collet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Peter Martin, Steven B. Cote, Dillon Burgess
  • Tunneler Device and Method of Use
    Publication number: 20120083794
    Abstract: A tunneler device is provided. The tunneler device includes a handle formed on a proximal end thereof configured for operable engagement by a user, a shaft extending distally from the handle, a collet supported on the distal end of the shaft, the collet including a plurality of distally extending fingers defining a longitudinal opening, the opening being configured to receive an end of a catheter tube and a connector configured for operable engagement with the collet, wherein the connector is configured to bias the fingers of the collet radially inward upon engagement of the connector with the collet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2010
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Applicant: TYCO HEALTHCARE GROUP LP
    Inventors: Peter Martin, Steven B. Cote, Dillon Burgess