Patents by Inventor Timothy W. Malisch

Timothy W. Malisch 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).

  • Apparatus and methods for selectively stenting a portion of a vessel wall
    Publication number: 20010012961
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for treating vascular abnormalities in highly tortuous vessels are provided comprising a stent having at least one end region that engages a first portion of a circumference of a vessel in a region adjacent to an abnormality to anchor the stent, and a mid-region that engages a second portion of the circumference of the vessel wall to span the abnormality, the second portion having a smaller circumferential extent than the first portion. The mid-region includes a plurality of members that span the abnormality and form a lattice that occludes the abnormality. A delivery system also is provided to deliver the stent within a parent artery and orient the mid-region of the stent to span the abnormality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2001
    Publication date: August 9, 2001
    Inventors: Mark E. Deem, Timothy W. Malisch
  • Apparatus and methods for selectively stenting a portion of a vessel wall
    Patent number: 6231597
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for treating vascular abnormalities in highly tortuous vessels are provided comprising a stent having at least one end region that engages a first portion of a circumference of a vessel in a region adjacent to an abnormality to anchor the stent, and a mid-region that engages a second portion of the circumference of the vessel wall to span the abnormality, the second portion having a smaller circumferential extent than the first portion. The mid-region includes a plurality of members that span the abnormality and form a lattice that occludes the abnormality. A delivery system also is provided to deliver the stent within a parent artery and orient the mid-region of the stent to span the abnormality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2001
    Inventors: Mark E. Deem, Timothy W. Malisch