Patents by Inventor Steven Morency

Steven Morency 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).

  • Expandable diagnostic or therapeutic apparatus and system for introducing the same into the body
    Patent number: 6647281
    Abstract: An assembly that includes an apparatus having an elongate body and an expandable/collapsible device, a tubular member defining a lumen configured to receive the apparatus, and a handle, fixedly connected to the elongate body and removably connected to the tubular member, configured to move at least one of the elongate body and the tubular member relative to the other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2003
    Assignee: Scimed Life Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Steven Morency
  • Steerable catheter and self-mounting center support for use with same
    Patent number: 6500144
    Abstract: A center support including a steering member and a mounting member integral with the steering member. The center support may be mounted on an internal support member within a catheter without the use of a ferrule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2002
    Assignee: Scimed Life Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: M. Ann Russell, Dennis Michael O'Brien, Raymond S. Figueroa, Jr., Steven Morency
  • Expandable diagnostic or therapeutic apparatus and system for introducing the same into the body
    Publication number: 20020147391
    Abstract: An assembly that includes an apparatus having an elongate body and an expandable/collapsible device, a tubular member defining a lumen configured to receive the apparatus, and a handle, fixedly connected to the elongate body and removably connected to the tubular member, configured to move at least one of the elongate body and the tubular member relative to the other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2001
    Publication date: October 10, 2002
    Applicant: Scimed Life Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Steven Morency
  • Silicone tip for multiple electrode basket assemblies
    Patent number: 6119030
    Abstract: A distal tip for securing a plurality of spline elements to form a catheter basket assembly is formed from a flexible, resilient material, such as silicone. The distal tip includes a plurality of passages extending radially therethrough for receiving individual spline elements, the passages intersecting an axis and spaced apart circumferentially and axially from one another with respect to the axis. The distal tip may be formed by wrapping the spline elements around a tool, such that their midpoints intersect within a cavity in the tool. An uncured material is introduced into the cavity, and then cured to form the plurality of spline passages directly around the spline elements. During use, the spline elements may be directed between contracted and expanded conditions, with the distal tip resiliently yielding and thereby minimizing stress in the spline elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2000
    Assignee: EP Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Steven Morency