Patents by Inventor Veijo Soursa

Veijo Soursa 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).

  • Imaging catheter assembly with distal end inductive coupler and embedded transmission line
    Patent number: 6862467
    Abstract: A catheter assembly includes an elongate catheter body having a proximal end and a distal end with a drive cable disposed therein, the drive cable having a proximal end and a distal end, and rotatable relative to the catheter body. A first electro-magnetic element is disposed proximate the distal end of the catheter, and a second electro-magnetic element disposed proximate the distal end of the drive cable and in electrical communication with an operative element mounted at the end of the drive cable, the first and second electro-magnetic elements forming an inductive coupler. The catheter assembly can include various other distal operative elements, which are in communication with corresponding proximal operative elements via transmission lines embedded within the wall of the catheter body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2005
    Assignee: SciMed Life Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas C. Moore, Eric Williams, David A. White, Donald S. Mamayek, Donald Masters, Martin Belef, Veijo Soursa
  • Imaging catheter assembly with distal end inductive coupler and embedded transmission line
    Publication number: 20020193690
    Abstract: A catheter assembly includes an elongate catheter body having a proximal end and a distal end with a drive cable disposed therein, the drive cable having a proximal end and a distal end, and rotatable relative to the catheter body. A first electromagnetic element is disposed proximate the distal end of the catheter, and a second electro-magnetic element disposed proximate the distal end of the drive cable and in electrical communication with an operative element mounted at the end of the drive cable, the first and second electromagnetic elements forming an inductive coupler. The catheter assembly can include various other distal operative elements, which are in communication with corresponding proximal operative elements via transmission lines embedded within the wall of the catheter body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2002
    Publication date: December 19, 2002
    Applicant: Scimed Life Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas C. Moore, Eric Williams, David A. White, Donald S. Mamayek, Donald Masters, Martin Belef, Veijo Soursa
  • Imaging catheter assembly with distal end inductive coupler and embedded transmission line
    Publication number: 20020007120
    Abstract: A catheter assembly includes an elongate catheter body having a proximal end and a distal end with a drive cable disposed therein, the drive cable having a proximal end and a distal end, and rotatable relative to the catheter body. A first electro-magnetic element is disposed proximate the distal end of the catheter, and a second electro-magnetic element disposed proximate the distal end of the drive cable and in electrical communication with an operative element mounted at the end of the drive cable, the first and second electro-magnetic elements forming an inductive coupler. The catheter assembly can include various other distal operative elements, which are in communication with corresponding proximal operative elements via transmission lines embedded within the wall of the catheter body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2001
    Publication date: January 17, 2002
    Inventors: Thomas C. Moore, Eric Williams, David A. White, Donald S. Mamayek, Donald Masters, Martin Belef, Veijo Soursa
  • Catheter assembly with distal end inductive coupler and embedded transmission line
    Patent number: 6245020
    Abstract: A catheter assembly includes an elongate catheter body having a proximal end and a distal end with a drive cable disposed therein, the drive cable having a proximal end and a distal end, and rotatable relative to the catheter body. A first electro-magnetic element is disposed proximate the distal end of the catheter, and a second electro-magnetic element disposed proximate the distal end of the drive cable and in electrical communication with an operative element mounted at the end of the drive cable, the first and second electro-magnetic elements forming an inductive coupler. The catheter assembly can include various other distal operative elements, which are in communication with corresponding proximal operative elements via transmission lines embedded within the wall of the catheter body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2001
    Assignee: SciMed Life System, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas C. Moore, Eric Williams, David A. White, Donald S. Mamayek, Donald Masters, Martin Belef, Veijo Soursa