Patents by Inventor Thomas Gregory Self

Thomas Gregory Self 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).

  • Injection tube for catheter devices
    Patent number: 8029473
    Abstract: A medical device is provided including a catheter shaft having a lumen extending therethrough with a splittable wall portion along a side of the lumen, and a tube that extends through at least a portion of the lumen and is configured to provide a patent path of fluid communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Cook Medical Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Matthew P. Carter, Maximiliano Soetermans, Thomas Gregory Self, Douglas E. McLaren
  • Suction clip
    Patent number: 7905891
    Abstract: A suction clip and system and method therefor. The suction clip is configured for deployment from a catheter to provide for hemostasis of injured tissue. The suction clip preferably includes a flexible distal rim configured to form sealing contact with tissue to be treated and a proximal check valve to maintain a seal of the clip to the tissue when a vacuum has been provided therebetween. The suction clip may include a visual or radio-opaque marker to aid in later location of same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: Wilson-Cook Medical Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas Gregory Self
  • INJECTION TUBE FOR CATHETER DEVICES
    Publication number: 20080208129
    Abstract: A medical device is provided including a catheter shaft having a lumen extending therethrough with a splittable wall portion along a side of the lumen, and a tube that extends through at least a portion of the lumen and is configured to provide a patent path of fluid communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2008
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Applicant: Wilson-Cook Medical Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew P. Carter, Maximiliano Soetermans, Thomas Gregory Self, Douglas E. McLaren
  • SUCTION CUP
    Publication number: 20080009886
    Abstract: A suction clip and system and method therefor. The suction clip is configured for deployment from a catheter to provide for hemostasis of injured tissue. The suction clip preferably includes a flexible distal rim configured to form sealing contact with tissue to be treated and a proximal check valve to maintain a seal of the clip to the tissue when a vacuum has been provided therebetween. The suction clip may include a visual or radio-opaque marker to aid in later location of same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2007
    Publication date: January 10, 2008
    Applicant: Wilson-Cook Medical Inc.
    Inventor: THOMAS GREGORY SELF