Patents by Inventor Therese Claire Gilbert

Therese Claire Gilbert 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 Insertion Devices
    Publication number: 20240108863
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a medical device straightener. The medical device straightener can comprise an elongate shaft extending along a shaft longitudinal axis, the elongate shaft including a shaft proximal end and a shaft distal end, wherein a shaft inner wall of the elongate shaft defines a shaft lumen extending therethrough. The medical device straightener can comprise a bleedback valve that includes an outer circumferential surface. The bleedback valve can be disposed at a distal end of the elongate shaft, within the shaft lumen, wherein a portion of the outer circumferential surface is in communication with the shaft inner wall. The bleedback valve can define a radially expandable lumen longitudinally extending through a center of the bleedback valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
    Inventors: Therese Claire Gilbert, Timothy Marass, Andrew Oliverius, Nicholas Strom
  • Catheter insertion devices
    Patent number: 11786705
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a medical device straightener. The medical device straightener can comprise an elongate shaft extending along a shaft longitudinal axis, the elongate shaft including a shaft proximal end and a shaft distal end, wherein a shaft inner wall of the elongate shaft defines a shaft lumen extending therethrough. The medical device straightener can comprise a bleedback valve that includes an outer circumferential surface. The bleedback valve can be disposed at a distal end of the elongate shaft, within the shaft lumen, wherein a portion of the outer circumferential surface is in communication with the shaft inner wall. The bleedback valve can define a radially expandable lumen longitudinally extending through a center of the bleedback valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
    Inventors: Therese Claire Gilbert, Timothy Marass, Andrew Oliverius, Nicholas Strom
  • CATHETER INSERTION DEVICES
    Publication number: 20180110966
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a medical device straightener. The medical device straightener can comprise an elongate shaft extending along a shaft longitudinal axis, the elongate shaft including a shaft proximal end and a shaft distal end, wherein a shaft inner wall of the elongate shaft defines a shaft lumen extending therethrough. The medical device straightener can comprise a bleedback valve that includes an outer circumferential surface. The bleedback valve can be disposed at a distal end of the elongate shaft, within the shaft lumen, wherein a portion of the outer circumferential surface is in communication with the shaft inner wall. The bleedback valve can define a radially expandable lumen longitudinally extending through a center of the bleedback valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2017
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventors: Therese Claire Gilbert, Timothy Marass, Andrew Oliverius, Nicholas Strom