Patents by Inventor Ted A. Giem

Ted A. Giem 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).

  • Liquid light-guide catheter with optically diverging tip
    Patent number: 10716625
    Abstract: A light-diverting catheter tip is provided according to embodiments disclosed herein. The light-diverting catheter tip may be coupled with the distal tip of a laser catheter and divert at least a portion of the light exiting the distal tip of the laser catheter such that the spot size of the laser beam on an object after exiting the catheter tip is larger than the spot size of the light entering the catheter without the catheter tip. The catheter tip may be removably coupled with the catheter or constructed as part of the catheter. In other embodiment, the catheter tip may conduct fluid and/or divert fluid at the tip of the laser catheter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: THE SPECTRANETICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Robert Splinter, Robert L. Carver, Ted A. Giem, Kevin D. Taylor, Clint Fix
  • LIQUID LIGHT-GUIDE CATHETER WITH OPTICALLY DIVERGING TIP
    Publication number: 20180116721
    Abstract: A light-diverting catheter tip is provided according to embodiments disclosed herein. The light-diverting catheter tip may be coupled with the distal tip of a laser catheter and divert at least a portion of the light exiting the distal tip of the laser catheter such that the spot size of the laser beam on an object after exiting the catheter tip is larger than the spot size of the light entering the catheter without the catheter tip. The catheter tip may be removably coupled with the catheter or constructed as part of the catheter. In other embodiment, the catheter tip may conduct fluid and/or divert fluid at the tip of the laser catheter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Robert Splinter, Robert L. Carver, Ted A. Giem, Kevin D. Taylor, Clint Fix
  • Liquid light-guide catheter with optically diverging tip
    Patent number: 9855100
    Abstract: A light-diverting catheter tip is provided according to embodiments disclosed herein. The light-diverting catheter tip may be coupled with the distal tip of a laser catheter and divert at least a portion of the light exiting the distal tip of the laser catheter such that the spot size of the laser beam on an object after exiting the catheter tip is larger than the spot size of the light entering the catheter without the catheter tip. The catheter tip may be removably coupled with the catheter or constructed as part of the catheter. In other embodiments, the catheter tip may conduct fluid and/or divert fluid at the tip of the laser catheter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: The Spectranetics Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Splinter, Robert L. Carver, Ted A. Giem, Kevin D. Taylor, Clint Fix
  • LIQUID LIGHT-GUIDE CATHETER WITH OPTICALLY DIVERGING TIP
    Publication number: 20160354149
    Abstract: A light-diverting catheter tip is provided according to embodiments disclosed herein. The light-diverting catheter tip may be coupled with the distal tip of a laser catheter and divert at least a portion of the light exiting the distal tip of the laser catheter such that the spot size of the laser beam on an object after exiting the catheter tip is larger than the spot size of the light entering the catheter without the catheter tip. The catheter tip may be removably coupled with the catheter or constructed as part of the catheter. In other embodiments, the catheter tip may conduct fluid and/or divert fluid at the tip of the laser catheter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Robert Splinter, Robert L. Carver, Ted A. Giem, Kevin D. Taylor, Clint Fix
  • Liquid light-guide catheter with optically diverging tip
    Patent number: 9421065
    Abstract: A light-diverting catheter tip is provided according to embodiments disclosed herein. The light-diverting catheter tip may be coupled with the distal tip of a laser catheter and divert at least a portion of the light exiting the distal tip of the laser catheter such that the spot size of the laser beam on an object after exiting the catheter tip is larger than the spot size of the light entering the catheter without the catheter tip. The catheter tip may be removably coupled with the catheter or constructed as part of the catheter. In other embodiments, the catheter tip may conduct fluid and/or divert fluid at the tip of the laser catheter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: The Spectranetics Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Splinter, Robert L. Carver, Ted A. Giem, Kevin D. Taylor, Clint Fix
  • LIQUID LIGHT-GUIDE CATHETER WITH OPTICALLY DIVERGING TIP
    Publication number: 20090254074
    Abstract: A light-diverting catheter tip is provided according to embodiments disclosed herein. The light-diverting catheter tip may be coupled with the distal tip of a laser catheter and divert at least a portion of the light exiting the distal tip of the laser catheter such that the spot size of the laser beam on an object after exiting the catheter tip is larger than the spot size of the light entering the catheter without the catheter tip. The catheter tip may be removably coupled with the catheter or constructed as part of the catheter. In other embodiments, the catheter tip may conduct fluid and/or divert fluid at the tip of the laser catheter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2008
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Applicant: Spectranetics
    Inventors: Robert Splinter, Robert L. Carver, Ted A. Giem, Kevin D. Taylor, Clint Fix