Patents by Inventor Susan Kaiser

Susan Kaiser 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).

  • Conical vena cava filter with jugular or femoral retrieval
    Patent number: 10456234
    Abstract: A removable intravascular filter having a filtering configuration for capturing thrombi in a blood vessel and a retrieval configuration for removal from the blood vessel. The filter may be implanted in a patient's vena cava and may be removed from the vena cava through the patient's jugular or femoral vein. A method of removing an intravascular filter from a patient's vena cava through the patient's femoral vein is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: COOK MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Jason C. Urbanski, Lindsay Koren, Sean Howard, Susan Kaiser, Thomas W. Jensen
  • CONICAL VENA CAVA FILTER WITH JUGULAR OR FEMORAL RETRIEVAL
    Publication number: 20170202656
    Abstract: A removable intravascular filter having a filtering configuration for capturing thrombi in a blood vessel and a retrieval configuration for removal from the blood vessel. The filter may be implanted in a patient's vena cava and may be removed from the vena cava through the patient's jugular or femoral vein. A method of removing an intravascular filter from a patient's vena cava through the patient's femoral vein is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2017
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: Jason C. Urbanski, Lindsay Koren, Sean Howard, Susan Kaiser, Thomas W. Jensen
  • Conical vena cava filter with jugular or femoral retrieval
    Patent number: 9668850
    Abstract: A removable intravascular filter having a filtering configuration for capturing thrombi in a blood vessel and a retrieval configuration for removal from the blood vessel. The filter may be implanted in a patient's vena cava and may be removed from the vena cava through the patient's jugular or femoral vein. A method of removing an intravascular filter from a patient's vena cava through the patient's femoral vein is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: COOK MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Jason C. Urbanski, Lindsay Koren, Susan Kaiser, Thomas W. Jensen, Sean Howard
  • Conical vena cava filter with jugular or femoral retrieval
    Patent number: 9271818
    Abstract: An intravascular filter configured for upstream or downstream retrieval and a method for retrieving an intravascular filter from a patient's vena cava through the patient's femoral vein. The filter includes a downstream hub, an upstream hub, a plurality of primary struts extending from the downstream hub to the upstream hub, a plurality of secondary struts extending upstream from fixed ends housed in the downstream hub to free ends, secondary strut eyelets disposed at the free ends of the secondary struts, a loop member disposed through the secondary strut eyelets, an upstream coupling element disposed with the upstream hub, and a tether extending from the loop member to the upstream coupling element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: COOK MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Jason C. Urbanski, Lindsay Koren, Susan Kaiser, Thomas W. Jensen
  • CONICAL VENA CAVA FILTER WITH JUGULAR OR FEMORAL RETRIEVAL
    Publication number: 20140243878
    Abstract: An intravascular filter configured for upstream or downstream retrieval and a method for retrieving an intravascular filter from a patient's vena cava through the patient's femoral vein. The filter includes a downstream hub, an upstream hub, a plurality of primary struts extending from the downstream hub to the upstream hub, a plurality of secondary struts extending upstream from fixed ends housed in the downstream hub to free ends, secondary strut eyelets disposed at the free ends of the secondary struts, a loop member disposed through the secondary strut eyelets, an upstream coupling element disposed with the upstream hub, and a tether extending from the loop member to the upstream coupling element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: Cook Medical Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Jason C. Urbanski, Lindsay Koren, Susan Kaiser, Thomas W. Jensen
  • CONICAL VENA CAVA FILTER WITH JUGULAR OR FEMORAL RETRIEVAL
    Publication number: 20140012310
    Abstract: A removable intravascular filter having a filtering configuration for capturing thrombi in a blood vessel and a retrieval configuration for removal from the blood vessel. The filter may be implanted in a patient's vena cava and may be removed from the vena cava through the patient's jugular or femoral vein. A method of removing an intravascular filter from a patient's vena cava through the patient's femoral vein is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Applicant: Cook Medical Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Jason C. Urbanski, Lindsay Koren, Susan Kaiser, Thomas W. Jensen, Sean Howard
  • Digital retractor
    Patent number: 5613938
    Abstract: There is provided according to the invention a digital retractor to protect ndex finger, palm and thumb of the non-dominant hand of the surgeon during surgery, where the non-dominant hand is used to retract or position tissue. The retractor comprises a curved base plate which fits against the palmar surface of the index finger and extends toward the thumb, and includes one or two rings attached to the base plate through which the surgeon's index finger, and optionally also the long finger, are poised and positioned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 25, 1997
    Assignee: Mount Sinai School of Medicine of The City University of New York
    Inventors: Susan Kaiser, Jill M. Rabin, Phyllis A. Shaw