Patents by Inventor Thomas C. Ries

Thomas C. Ries 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).

  • Locking vascular introducer assembly with adjustable hemostatic seal
    Patent number: 7192433
    Abstract: A vascular introducer assembly is disclosed that includes a dilator, a sheath having an axial lumen for accommodating the dilator, a locking collar for securing the dilator and the sheath to one another and an adjustable hemostatic seal for preventing fluid egress from the axial lumen and restricting insertion of instruments through the axial lumen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2007
    Assignee: Oscor Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas P. Osypka, Thomas C. Ries, Ernest G. DeBella, Timothy L. Sass
  • Locking vascular introducer assembly with adjustable hemostatic seal
    Publication number: 20030216771
    Abstract: A vascular introducer assembly is disclosed that includes a dilator, a sheath having an axial lumen for accommodating the dilator, a locking collar for securing the dilator and the sheath to one another and an adjustable hemostatic seal for preventing fluid egress from the axial lumen and restricting insertion of instruments through the axial lumen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2003
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Inventors: Thomas P. Osypka, Thomas C. Ries, Ernest G. DeBella, Timothy L. Sass