Patents
US 9352122 B2: Devices for clearing blockages in small bore in-situ artificial lumens
- Granted
- 2016-05-31
- Filed
- 2013-04-15 application 13863108
- Type
- Utility · 17 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A device for clearing blockages is provided that may have a tube that is slit. The tube may have a lumen. A reciprocating member may be provided and a portion of the reciprocating member may be located within the lumen.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg160531.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actuated Medical, Inc. 29 patents | US company or organization | Bellefonte, PA | Actuated Medical, Inc. State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state Actuated Medical, Inc. Form D issuer EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maureen L. Mulvihill | Bellefonte, PA | 25 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Jeffrey P Klaus | State College, PA | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Casey A. Scruggs | Middleburg, PA | 12 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A61J | Containers specially adapted for medical or pharmaceutical purposes; devices or methods specially adapted for bringing pharmaceutical products into particular physical or administering forms; devices for administering food or medicines orally; baby comforters; devices for receiving spittle | A61J15/0026 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A61M | Devices for introducing media into, or onto, the body ; devices for transducing body media or for taking media from the body ; devices for producing or ending sleep or stupor | A61M25/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A61B | Diagnosis; surgery; identification | A61B2090/701 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-06-02 | Correction Corrective assignment to correct the incorrect notarization of the signature of jeffrey p. klaus previously recorded on reel 038753 frame 0364. assignor(s) hereby confirms the intellectual property and technology assignment executed on may 16, | KLAUS, JEFFREY P signed 2016-05-16 | ACTUATED MEDICAL, INC. BELLEFONTE, PA | 38864/330 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2016-05-31 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | MULVIHILL, MAUREEN L signed 2016-03-11 SCRUGGS, CASEY A signed 2016-04-18 KLAUS, JEFFREY P signed 2016-05-16 | ACTUATED MEDICAL, INC. BELLEFONTE, PA | 38753/364 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2013-12-13 | Government interest Confirmatory license | PIEZO RESONANCE INNOVATIONS signed 2013-08-13 | NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH), U.S. DEPT. OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (DHHS), U.S. GOVERNMENT BETHESDA, MD | 31815/17 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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