Patents by Inventor Thomas D. Ellsworth

Thomas D. Ellsworth 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).

  • Device for loading self-expanding stents
    Patent number: 9254201
    Abstract: A loading device for self-expanding stents that utilizes a rod with a stop on one end, a compressible sleeve that is slidably mounted on the rod and a compressible member slidably mounted on the rod and configured to increase the diameter of the compressible sleeve when forced against it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: Cordis Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas D. Ellsworth, Israel James Jessop, Dennis Vaughan
  • Device for loading self-expanding stents
    Patent number: 8308792
    Abstract: A device upon which a self-expanding stent may be crimped is utilized to safely load the self-expanding stent directly into a transfer tube or a delivery tube. The device comprises a compliant member, an expandable member, an expansion member and a retrieval member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Inventors: Thomas D. Ellsworth, Israel James Jessop, Dennis Vaughan
  • DEVICE FOR LOADING SELF-EXPANDING STENTS
    Publication number: 20090299451
    Abstract: A device upon which a self-expanding stent may be crimped is utilized to safely load the self-expanding stent directly into a transfer tube or a delivery tube. The device comprises a compliant member, an expandable member, an expansion member and a retrieval member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2008
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Inventors: Thomas D. Ellsworth, Israel James Jessop, Dennis Vaughan