Patents by Inventor Steven Lawrence Waldhauser
Steven Lawrence Waldhauser 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).
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Patent number: 9849279Abstract: A medical apparatus includes an electrically conductive lead for a medical device, the lead having an internal bore terminating at a distal lead opening, and a lead delivery device for delivering the distal end of the lead to a blood vessel during implantation of the lead. The lead delivery device includes a removably anchorable guidewire, and a fixator attached to a distal portion of the guidewire for anchoring the guidewire. The fixator is movable between a compact configuration and an expanded configuration. The fixator is capable of passing through the distal lead opening of the lead in the compact configuration. The fixator is capable of exerting a holding force in the range of about 0.89 to 4.45 N in the lumen of the blood vessel in the expanded configuration.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2008Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: MEDTRONIC, INC.Inventors: Lindsey Marie Tobin, Andrea Jean Asleson, Steven Lawrence Waldhauser, Scott William Hayden, Kendra Yasger, Ronald Alan Drake
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Patent number: 9775989Abstract: A medical apparatus includes a guidewire and a fixator catheter. The fixator catheter comprises a tubular body with a distal portion and a proximal portion, and further includes a distal opening, a fixator secured to the distal portion, and a body opening arranged between the fixator and the proximal portion. The guidewire passes through the body opening and the distal opening of the fixator catheter. The fixator is movable between a compact configuration and an expanded configuration and, in the expanded condition, is capable of anchoring the guidewire and fixator catheter in a lumen of a blood vessel.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2009Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.Inventors: Ronald Alan Drake, Lindsey Marie Tobin, Stanten C. Spear, Scott William Hayden, Andrea Jean Asleson, Steven Lawrence Waldhauser, Kendra Yasger
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Patent number: 9713709Abstract: A medical apparatus includes a guidewire and a fixator catheter. The fixator catheter comprises a tubular body with a distal portion and a proximal portion, and further includes a distal opening, a fixator secured to the distal portion, and a body opening arranged between the fixator and the proximal portion. The guidewire passes through the body opening and the distal opening of the fixator catheter. The fixator is movable between a compact configuration and an expanded configuration and, in the expanded condition, is capable of anchoring the guidewire and fixator catheter in a lumen of a blood vessel.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2014Date of Patent: July 25, 2017Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.Inventors: Ronald Alan Drake, Lindsey Marie Tobin, Stanten C. Spear, Scott William Hayden, Andrea Jean Asleson, Steven Lawrence Waldhauser, Kendra Yasger
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Publication number: 20150174394Abstract: A medical apparatus includes a guidewire and a fixator catheter. The fixator catheter comprises a tubular body with a distal portion and a proximal portion, and further includes a distal opening, a fixator secured to the distal portion, and a body opening arranged between the fixator and the proximal portion. The guidewire passes through the body opening and the distal opening of the fixator catheter. The fixator is movable between a compact configuration and an expanded configuration and, in the expanded condition, is capable of anchoring the guidewire and fixator catheter in a lumen of a blood vessel.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2014Publication date: June 25, 2015Inventors: Ronald Alan Drake, Lindsey Marie Tobin, Stanten C. Spear, Scott William Hayden, Andrea Jean Asleson, Steven Lawrence Waldhauser, Kendra Yasger
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Patent number: 8920432Abstract: A medical apparatus includes a guidewire and a fixator catheter. The fixator catheter comprises a tubular body with a distal portion and a proximal portion, and further includes a distal opening, a fixator secured to the distal portion, and a body opening arranged between the fixator and the proximal portion. The guidewire passes through the body opening and the distal opening of the fixator catheter. The fixator is movable between a compact configuration and an expanded configuration and, in the expanded condition, is capable of anchoring the guidewire and fixator catheter in a lumen of a blood vessel.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2009Date of Patent: December 30, 2014Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.Inventors: Ronald Alan Drake, Lindsey Marie Tobin, Stanten C. Spear, Scott William Hayden, Andrea Jean Asleson, Steven Lawrence Waldhauser, Kendra Yasger
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Patent number: 8229572Abstract: A lead delivery apparatus includes an electrically conductive lead for an implantable medical device, a delivery shaft for delivering the lead to a target site, a fixator and a pulley structure. A flexible member is coupled to the delivery shaft and the lead and engages the pulley structure such that pulling a first portion of the flexible member moves the lead to the target site.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2009Date of Patent: July 24, 2012Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.Inventors: Ronald A. Drake, Lindsey M. Tobin, Stanten C. Spear, Scott W. Hayden, Andrea J. Asleson, Steven Lawrence Waldhauser, Kendra Yasger, Gary Fiedler
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Publication number: 20090326630Abstract: A medical apparatus includes an electrically conductive lead for a medical device, the lead having an internal bore terminating at a distal lead opening, and a lead delivery device for delivering the distal end of the lead to a blood vessel during implantation of the lead. The lead delivery device includes a removably anchorable guidewire, and a fixator attached to a distal portion of the guidewire for anchoring the guidewire. The fixator is movable between a compact configuration and an expanded configuration. The fixator is capable of passing through the distal lead opening of the lead in the compact configuration. The fixator is capable of exerting a holding force in the range of about 0.89 to 4.45 N in the lumen of the blood vessel in the expanded configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2008Publication date: December 31, 2009Inventors: Lindsey Marie Tobin, Andrea Jean Asleson, Steven Lawrence Waldhauser, Scott William Hayden, Kendra Yasger, Ronald Alan Drake
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Publication number: 20090326631Abstract: A lead delivery apparatus includes an electrically conductive lead for an implantable medical device, a delivery shaft for delivering the lead to a target site, a fixator and a pulley structure. A flexible member is coupled to the delivery shaft and the lead and engages the pulley structure such that pulling a first portion of the flexible member moves the lead to the target site.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2009Publication date: December 31, 2009Applicant: Medtronic,Inc.Inventors: Ronald A. Drake, Lindsey M. Tobin, Stanten C. Spears, Scott W. Hayden, Andrea J. Asleson, Steven Lawrence Waldhauser, Kendra Yasger, Gary Fiedler
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Publication number: 20090326550Abstract: A medical apparatus includes a guidewire and a fixator catheter. The fixator catheter comprises a tubular body with a distal portion and a proximal portion, and further includes a distal opening, a fixator secured to the distal portion, and a body opening arranged between the fixator and the proximal portion. The guidewire passes through the body opening and the distal opening of the fixator catheter. The fixator is movable between a compact configuration and an expanded configuration and, in the expanded condition, is capable of anchoring the guidewire and fixator catheter in a lumen of a blood vessel.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2009Publication date: December 31, 2009Applicant: MEDTRONIC, INC.Inventors: Ronald Alan Drake, Lindsey Marie Tobin, Stanten C. Spear, Scott William Hayden, Andrea Jean Asleson, Steven Lawrence Waldhauser, Kendra Yasger
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Publication number: 20090326551Abstract: A medical apparatus includes a guidewire and a fixator catheter. The fixator catheter comprises a tubular body with a distal portion and a proximal portion, and further includes a distal opening, a fixator secured to the distal portion, and a body opening arranged between the fixator and the proximal portion. The guidewire passes through the body opening and the distal opening of the fixator catheter. The fixator is movable between a compact configuration and an expanded configuration and, in the expanded condition, is capable of anchoring the guidewire and fixator catheter in a lumen of a blood vessel.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2009Publication date: December 31, 2009Applicant: MEDTRONIC, INC.Inventors: Ronald Alan Drake, Lindsey Marie Tobin, Stanten C. Spear, Scott William Hayden, Andrea Jean Asleson, Steven Lawrence Waldhauser, Kendra Yasger