Patents by Inventor Thomas L. Kindberg

Thomas L. Kindberg 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).

  • Break-away hemostasis hub
    Patent number: 8105315
    Abstract: A breakaway hemostasis hub for a catheter or introducer sheath includes a splittable or separable housing, a seal within the housing, an actuator partially slidably disposed within the housing, a pair of spring retainer members in the housing each adapted to receive at least one spring, and a pair of actuator retainer members adapted to retain the seal, the actuator, and the spring retainer members in the housing. The actuator is operable to assume a closed position and an open position and includes a dilator member configured to dilate the seal when the actuator is in the open position. The hub is splittable or separable into two generally symmetrical sub-assemblies to facilitate cutting the catheter for retraction from the patient's body without displacing its payload.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric T. Johnson, Christopher C. Andrews, Neil M. Becker, Gary L. Hague, Thomas L. Kindberg
  • BREAK-AWAY HEMOSTASIS HUB
    Publication number: 20080108976
    Abstract: A breakaway hemostasis hub for a catheter or introducer sheath includes a splittable or separable housing, a seal within the housing, an actuator partially slidably disposed within the housing, a pair of spring retainer members in the housing each adapted to receive at least one spring, and a pair of actuator retainer members adapted to retain the seal, the actuator, and the spring retainer members in the housing. The actuator is operable to assume a closed position and an open position and includes a dilator member configured to dilate the seal when the actuator is in the open position. The hub is splittable or separable into two generally symmetrical sub-assemblies to facilitate cutting the catheter for retraction from the patient's body without displacing its payload.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2007
    Publication date: May 8, 2008
    Applicant: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric T. Johnson, Christopher C. Andrews, Neil M. Becker, Gary L. Hague, Thomas L. Kindberg