Patents by Inventor Thomas Trotta

Thomas Trotta 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).

  • Balloons for medical devices and fabrication thereof
    Patent number: 5156612
    Abstract: Dilatation balloons and catheters including same are provided. The balloons are fabricated of a material such as a nylon or a polyamide material, and they have an inflated, non-distended working profile as well as a stretched inflated profile which is achieved by applying pressure through a dilatation catheter or the like that is in excess of that needed to achieve the inflated, non-distended profile and which is adequate to effect dilatation or the like up to a maximum pre-bursting pressure application. The maximum pre-bursting size of the balloon can be tailored depending upon the needs of the particular balloon within a wide range of possible maximum pre-bursting sizes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1992
    Assignee: Cordis Corporation
    Inventors: Leonard Pinchuk, Robert S. Shonk, Thomas Trotta
  • Balloons for medical devices and fabrication thereof
    Patent number: 5108415
    Abstract: Dilatation balloons and catheters including same are provided. The balloons are fabricated of a biaxially orientable material such as a nylon or a polyamide material, and they have an inflated, non-distened working profile as well as a stretched inflated profile which is achieved by applying pressure through a dilatation catheter or the like that is in excess of that needed to achieve the inflated, non-distended profile and which is adequate to effect dilatation or the like up to a maximum pre-bursting pressure application. The maximum pre-bursting size of the balloon can be tailored depending upon the needs of the particular balloon within a wide range of possible maximum pre-bursting sizes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1989
    Date of Patent: April 28, 1992
    Assignee: Cordis Corporation
    Inventors: Leonard Pinchuk, Robert S. Shonk, Thomas Trotta
  • Balloons for medical devices and fabrication thereof
    Patent number: 4906244
    Abstract: Dilatation balloons and catheters including same are provided. The balloons are fabricated of a biaxially orientable material such as a nylon or a polyamide material, and they have an inflated, non-distended working profile as well as a stretched inflated profile which is achieved by applying pressure through a dilatation catheter or the like that is in excess of that needed to achieve the inflated, non-distended profile and which is adequate to effect dilatation or the like up to a maximum pre-bursting pressure application. The maximum pre-bursting size of the balloon can be tailored depending upon the needs of the particular balloon within a wide range of possible maximum pre-bursting sizes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 1989
    Date of Patent: March 6, 1990
    Assignee: Cordis Corporation
    Inventors: Leonard Pinchuk, Robert S. Shonk, Thomas Trotta