Patents
US 10076401 B2: Vein filter
- Granted
- 2018-09-18
- Filed
- 2014-09-21 application 14492044
- Type
- Utility · 11 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A vessel filter movable between a collapsed position for delivery to the vessel and an expanded position for placement within the vessel, and having a filter portion having a converging region to direct particles toward the center. The filter portion converges into a tubular portion. The second region is flared in the expanded position to have a transverse dimension increasing in a direction away from the filter portion and includes a vessel engaging portion. The first region has a spacer to keep the filter more toward a center of a vessel, wherein in the collapsed position the spacer extends axially in an elongated position cranially of the cranial end of the filter and in the expanded position the spacer forms a looped region extending radially with respect to a longitudinal axis of the filter. The spacer has a first end attached to the internal surface of the tubular portion and extends within the tubular portion and emerges cranially from the tubular region to form the looped region.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg180918.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argon Medical Devices, Inc. 20 patents | US company or organization | Plano, TX | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James F. McGuckin, Jr. | Radnor, PA | 114 | Person page FUZZY medium confidence | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| James Erich Bressler | Langhorne, PA | 33 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| John D. Leedle | Philadelphia, PA | 43 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A61F | Filters implantable into blood vessels; prostheses; devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents; orthopaedic, nursing or contraceptive devices; fomentation; treatment or protection of eyes or ears; bandages, dressings or absorbent pads; first-aid kits | A61F2/01 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A61B | Diagnosis; surgery; identification | A61B2017/2215 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-25 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT signed 2024-03-18 | ARGON MEDICAL DEVICES, INC. PLANO, TX MEDICAL DEVICE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PLANO, TX MANAN MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC. PLANO, TX | 66883/812 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2024-03-18 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | ARGON MEDICAL DEVICES, INC. signed 2024-03-18 MEDICAL DEVICE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. signed 2024-03-18 MANAN MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC. signed 2024-03-18 | HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT DEPEW, NY | 66816/20 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2023-11-17 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | ARGON MEDICAL DEVICES, INC. signed 2019-09-12 MEDICAL DEVICE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. signed 2019-09-12 MANAN MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC. signed 2019-09-12 | HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT DEPEW, NY | 65612/206 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2023-01-19 | Assignment Change of owner/assignee address | ARGON MEDICAL DEVICES, INC. signed 2023-01-19 | ARGON MEDICAL DEVICES, INC. PLANO, TX | 62437/600 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2019-09-13 | Release of security interest Termination and release of second lien security interest in patents | UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH, AS COLLATERAL AGENT signed 2019-09-12 | ARGON MEDICAL DEVICES, INC. LAKE FOREST, IL MANAN MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC. LAKE FOREST, IL MEDICAL DEVICE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. LAKE FOREST, IL | 50375/620 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2019-09-13 | Release of security interest Termination and release of first lien security interest in patents | UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH, AS COLLATERAL AGENT signed 2019-09-12 | ARGON MEDICAL DEVICES, INC. LAKE FOREST, IL MANAN MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC. LAKE FOREST, IL MEDICAL DEVICE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. LAKE FOREST, IL | 50375/599 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2018-05-10 | Security interest Security interest First lien patent security agreement | ARGON MEDICAL DEVICES, INC. signed 2018-01-23 MEDICAL DEVICE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. signed 2018-01-23 MANAN MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC. signed 2018-01-23 | UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH, AS COLLATERAL AGENT STAMFORD, CT | 46127/748 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2018-05-10 | Security interest Security interest Second lien patent security agreement | ARGON MEDICAL DEVICES, INC. signed 2018-01-23 MEDICAL DEVICE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. signed 2018-01-23 MANAN MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC. signed 2018-01-23 | UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH, AS COLLATERAL AGENT STAMFORD, CT | 46127/602 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2018-01-23 | Release of security interest Release of second lien patent security agreements recorded at reel/frame 037827/0460, 037827/0526, 037827/0764, and 037827/0882 | HEALTHCARE FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS, LLC, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT signed 2018-01-23 | ARGON MEDICAL DEVICES, INC. LAKE FOREST, IL MANAN MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC. LAKE FOREST, IL MEDICAL DEVICE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. LAKE FOREST, IL PROMEX TECHNOLOGIES, LLC LAKE FOREST, IL LUTHER MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC. LAKE FOREST, IL | 45130/906 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2018-01-23 | Release of security interest Release of first lien patent security agreements recorded at reel/frame 037703/0001, 037702/0592, 037702/0580, and 037702/0497 | HEALTHCARE FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS, LLC, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT signed 2018-01-23 | ARGON MEDICAL DEVICES, INC. LAKE FOREST, IL MANAN MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC. LAKE FOREST, IL MEDICAL DEVICE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. LAKE FOREST, IL PROMEX TECHNOLOGIES, LLC LAKE FOREST, IL LUTHER MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC. LAKE FOREST, IL | 45130/706 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2018-01-23 | Release of security interest Release of first lien patent security agreements recorded at reel/frame 037703/0001, 037702/0592, 037702/0580, and 037702/0497 | HEALTHCARE FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS, LLC, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT signed 2018-01-23 | ARGON MEDICAL DEVICES, INC. LAKE FOREST, IL MANAN MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC. LAKE FOREST, IL MEDICAL DEVICE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. LAKE FOREST, IL PROMEX TECHNOLOGIES, LLC LAKE FOREST, IL | 45130/525 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2016-02-16 | Security interest Security interest Second lien patent security agreement | ARGON MEDICAL DEVICES, INC. signed 2015-12-23 | HEALTHCARE FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS, LLC, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT BETHESDA, MD | 37827/460 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2016-02-05 | Security interest Security interest First lien patent security agreement | ARGON MEDICAL DEVICES, INC. signed 2015-12-23 | HEALTHCARE FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS, LLC, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT BETHESDA, MD | 37703/1 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2016-01-11 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | REX MEDICAL, L.P. signed 2015-12-23 | ARGON MEDICAL DEVICES, INC. PLANO, TX | 37472/151 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2016-01-11 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | BRESSLER, JAMES ERICH signed 2014-10-24 LEEDLE, JOHN D. signed 2014-10-24 MCGUCKIN, JAMES F., JR signed 2014-10-24 | REX MEDICAL, L.P. CONSHOHOCKEN, PA | 37456/477 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2014-11-08 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | BRESSLER, JAMES ERICH signed 2014-10-24 LEEDLE, JOHN D. signed 2014-10-24 MCGUCKIN, JAMES F., JR. signed 2014-10-24 | REX MEDICAL, L.P. CONSHOHOCKEN, PA | 34131/428 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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