Patents by Inventor Vimal I. Nanavati

Vimal I. Nanavati 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).

  • Bifurcation stent and delivery system
    Patent number: 8540758
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a device comprising a catheter tube, which includes a round opening and two platinum radio-opaque markers on its distal end; a guide-wire; a balloon, which includes a wedge-shaped opening; and a stent, which includes an elliptical-shaped opening and three platinum radio-opaque markers. The invention is also directed to methods for using the device for deploying stents to treat bifurcation lesions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Inventor: Vimal I. Nanavati
  • BIFURCATION STENT AND DELIVERY SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20090182270
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a device comprising a catheter tube, which includes a round opening and two platinum radio-opaque markers on its distal end; a guide-wire; a balloon, which includes a wedge-shaped opening; and a stent, which includes an elliptical-shaped opening and three platinum radio-opaque markers. The invention is also directed to methods for using the device for deploying stents to treat bifurcation lesions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2007
    Publication date: July 16, 2009
    Inventor: Vimal I. Nanavati