Patents by Inventor Terri L. Tessman

Terri L. Tessman 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).

  • Balloon catheter and endoscope kit
    Patent number: 5163950
    Abstract: A balloon catheter with an unreinforced stem collapses compactly. A method of introducing a balloon catheter into the body passage of a patient consists of loading the balloon end of the catheter into the unattached sheath of an endoscope and passing the elongated tubular leg attached to the balloon through the lumen of a working channel of an unattached bridge of an endoscope; then joining the bridge and the sheath to form a unitary endoscope and introducing the balloon into the body passage of a patient. A kit is disclosed which includes a balloon catheter and a separate adapter which can be used to introduce inflating fluid into the balloon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 17, 1992
    Assignee: Medical Engineering Corporation
    Inventors: Leonard Pinchuk, Stefan A. Jackowski, John A. Shimkus, Terri L. Tessman