Patents by Inventor Steven M. Skinner

Steven M. Skinner 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).

  • Catheter and method for relieving catheter stress
    Patent number: 5084024
    Abstract: An improved catheter and catheter system for long term implantation in a patient through a percutaneous access device are provided. The improved catheter has a loop in an external lead portion of the catheter which reduces bending, kinking, and cracking of the catheter and which reduces stress on the catheter and on the percutaneous access device as well. The system employs multiple catheters, each catheter having a loop to reduce stress. Each of the catheters of the system may have a single lumen or multiple lumens. A method of relieving stress at an external lead portion of a single or multi-lumen catheter is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 1989
    Date of Patent: January 28, 1992
    Assignee: Thermedics, Inc.
    Inventor: Steven M. Skinner