Patents by Inventor Therese O'Connor

Therese O'Connor 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).

  • Delivery System With Profiled Sheath Having Balloon-Oriented Position
    Publication number: 20140324149
    Abstract: A delivery system for delivering a self-expanding medical device such as a stent. The delivery system includes a sheath profiled or shaped to reduce instances of interference between a distal edge of the sheath and a vessel or with any lesion or lesions that might be present in the vessel. The sheath is formed by modifying a cylinder of sheath material to include three portions and an initiation slit that controls the rupturing of the sheath to facilitate delivery of the medical device. The initiation slit is positioned on the delivery system with respect to a configuration of a balloon portion of the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: CAPPELLA, INC.
    Inventors: David Slattery, Damian Kelly, Therese O'Connor, Joseph Kerins, Michael Gilmore, Mark Steckel
  • Device delivery system with two stage withdrawal
    Patent number: 8252035
    Abstract: A medical device delivery system provides for a two-stage withdrawal of a deflated balloon portion of a catheter and the remains of a ruptured sheath. The deflated balloon portion is withdrawn from within an expanded medical device a predetermined distance before the remains of the ruptured sheath begins being removed from between the expanded device and a vessel wall. Initiating removal of the deflated balloon portion before the sheath reduces a total amount of drag that is exerted against a self-expanding medical device that has been deployed in a vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Cappella, Inc.
    Inventors: Therese O'Connor, Michael Gilmore, David Slattery, Damian Kelly
  • Delivery System With Profiled Sheath Having Balloon-Oriented Position
    Publication number: 20090112159
    Abstract: A delivery system for delivering a self-expanding medical device such as a stent. The delivery system includes a sheath profiled or shaped to reduce instances of interference between a distal edge of the sheath and a vessel or with any lesion or lesions that might be present in the vessel. The sheath is formed by modifying a cylinder of sheath material to include three portions and an initiation slit that controls the rupturing of the sheath to facilitate delivery of the medical device. The initiation slit is positioned on the delivery system with respect to a configuration of a balloon portion of the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Inventors: David Slattery, Damian Kelly, Therese O'Connor, Joseph Kerins, Michael Gilmore, Mark Steckel
  • Device Delivery System With Two Stage Withdrawal
    Publication number: 20090036966
    Abstract: A medical device delivery system provides for a two-stage withdrawal of a deflated balloon portion of a catheter and the remains of a ruptured sheath. The deflated balloon portion is withdrawn from within an expanded medical device a predetermined distance before the remains of the ruptured sheath begins being removed from between the expanded device and a vessel wall. Initiating removal of the deflated balloon portion before the sheath reduces a total amount of drag that is exerted against a self-expanding medical device that has been deployed in a vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2007
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Inventors: Therese O'Connor, Michael Gilmore, David Slattery, Damian Kelly