Patents by Inventor Terri Kelcourse Taylor

Terri Kelcourse Taylor 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).

  • System and method for clearing an implanted catheter that is connected to a shunt
    Patent number: 7094214
    Abstract: A shunt has a housing and a base. The base has a first set of electrodes extending across the base. A catheter is connected to the housing. The catheter has a longitudinal length, a proximal end, and a distal end. The catheter has a second set of electrodes extending along the longitudinal length of the catheter. At least two of the electrodes of said first set are electrically connected to two of the electrodes of the second set. The housing including a self sealing, needle penetrable outer housing wall. The system includes a probe assembly that is selectively penetratable through an outer housing wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2006
    Assignee: Codman & Shurtleff, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan J. Dextradeur, Terri Kelcourse Taylor, Rainuka Gupta
  • System and method for clearing an implanted catheter that is connected to a shunt
    Publication number: 20040267186
    Abstract: A shunt has a housing and a base. The base has a first set of electrodes extending across the base. A catheter is connected to the housing. The catheter has a longitudinal length, a proximal end, and a distal end. The catheter has a second set of electrodes extending along the longitudinal length of the catheter. At least two of the electrodes of said first set are electrically connected to two of the electrodes of the second set. The housing including a self sealing, needle penetrable outer housing wall. The system includes a probe assembly that is selectively penetratable through an outer housing wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2003
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Inventors: Alan J. Dextradeur, Terri Kelcourse Taylor, Rainuka Gupta