Patents by Inventor Thao T. Nguyen

Thao T. Nguyen 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).

  • Catheter with aspiration passageway
    Patent number: 8480636
    Abstract: The invention encompasses a catheter having an outer surface, a distal end, and at least one interior lumen, wherein the outer surface includes multiple aspiration passageways in fluid communication with an interior lumen. A preferred embodiment comprises multiple aspiration passageways formed into a helical pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division, Inc.
    Inventors: Xuan Khieu, Richard E Stehr, Thao T. Nguyen, Linda Nemec
  • Catheter with aspiration passageway
    Publication number: 20070270767
    Abstract: The invention encompasses a catheter having an outer surface, a distal end, and at least one interior lumen, wherein the outer surface includes multiple aspiration passageways in fluid communication with an interior lumen. A preferred embodiment comprises multiple aspiration passageways formed into a helical pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2006
    Publication date: November 22, 2007
    Inventors: Xuan Khieu, Richard E. Stehr, Thao T. Nguyen, Linda Nemec