Patents by Inventor Timothy J. Hale

Timothy J. Hale 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).

  • Methods for treating vascular stenoses including laser atherectomy and drug delivery via drug-coated balloons
    Patent number: 10327846
    Abstract: A method for treating a stenosis includes providing a laser ablation system including a laser catheter, the laser catheter including a distal end having a plurality of laser emitters; positioning the distal end of the laser catheter within the subject proximate the target vascular portion; delivering laser energy to the laser catheter and emitting the laser energy from the plurality of laser emitters to ablate the stenosis; withdrawing the laser catheter from the subject; providing a balloon system including a drug-coated balloon, the balloon carrying at least one therapeutic agent, the therapeutic agent being a restenosis inhibitor; positioning the balloon within the subject proximate the target vascular portion; expanding the balloon to engage the target vascular portion; delivering the therapeutic agent from the balloon to the target vascular portion; delivering the therapeutic agent from the balloon to the target vascular portion; and withdrawing the balloon from the subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: THE SPECTRANETICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Matthew Stark, Diane Gorder, Timothy J. Hale, Blaine Schneider
  • Medical device handle
    Patent number: D775728
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: The Spectranetics Corporation
    Inventors: Gilberto Cavada, Martin J. Kimbell, Matthew Errol Zotter, Matthew Miles Magee, Steven Thomas Saville, Timothy J. Hale, Jeffery David Payne, Deepa Deepa