Patents
US 9757542 B2: Capture device
- Granted
- 2017-09-12
- Filed
- 2013-05-16 application 13895663
- Type
- Utility · 18 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a device and a method for capturing a guidewire being progressed along the lumen of a bodily duct and to direct it into a catheter. In one aspect a catheter-based eccentric cone capture structure is used to engage and direct a guidewire oppositely approaching the capture structure.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg170912.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Region Manufacturing, Inc. 30 patents | US company or organization | Chaska, MN | LAKE REGION MANUFACTURING, INC. State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry William Lupton | Oranmore, IE | 13 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | A61M25/09 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A61B | Diagnosis; surgery; identification | A61B17/221 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-09-10 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | GREATBATCH LTD. signed 2021-09-02 ELECTROCHEM SOLUTIONS, INC. signed 2021-09-02 LAKE REGION MEDICAL, INC. signed 2021-09-02 LAKE REGION MANUFACTURING, INC. signed 2021-09-02 | WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT ROANOKE, VA | 57468/56 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2015-10-29 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA, AS COLLATERAL AGENT signed 2015-10-27 | LAKE REGION MANUFACTURING, INC. WILMINGTON, MA LAKE REGION MEDICAL, INC. WILMINGTON, MA MEDSOURCE TECHNOLOGIES PITTSBURGH, INC. WILMINGTON, MA MEDSOURCE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC WILMINGTON, MA MEDSOURCE TECHNOLOGIES, NEWTON INC. WILMINGTON, MA MEDSOURCE TRENTON LLC WILMINGTON, MA NOBLE-MET LLC WILMINGTON, MA PORTLYN, LLC WILMINGTON, MA SPECTRUM MANUFACTURING, INC. WILMINGTON, MA THERMAT ACQUISITION, LLC WILMINGTON, MA UTI HOLDINGS, LLC WILMINGTON, MA | 36991/839 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2015-10-29 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH, AS COLLATERAL AGENT signed 2015-10-27 | LAKE REGION MANUFACTURING, INC. WILMINGTON, MA LAKE REGION MEDICAL, INC. WILMINGTON, MA MEDSOURCE TECHNOLOGIES PITTSBURGH, INC. WILMINGTON, MA MEDSOURCE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC WILMINGTON, MA MEDSOURCE TECHNOLOGIES, NEWTON INC. WILMINGTON, MA MEDSOURCE TRENTON LLC WILMINGTON, MA NOBLE-MET LLC WILMINGTON, MA PORTLYN, LLC WILMINGTON, MA SPECTRUM MANUFACTURING, INC. WILMINGTON, MA THERMAT ACQUISITION, LLC WILMINGTON, MA UTI HOLDINGS, LLC WILMINGTON, MA | 36991/752 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2014-03-13 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | ACCELLENT INC. signed 2014-03-12 LAKE REGION MANUFACTURING, INC. signed 2014-03-12 MEDSOURCE TECHNOLOGIES PITTSBURGH, INC. signed 2014-03-12 MEDSOURCE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC signed 2014-03-12 MEDSOURCE TECHNOLOGIES, NEWTON INC. signed 2014-03-12 MEDSOURCE TRENTON LLC signed 2014-03-12 NOBLE-MET LLC signed 2014-03-12 PORTLYN, LLC signed 2014-03-12 SPECTRUM MANUFACTURING, INC. signed 2014-03-12 THERMAT ACQUISITION, LLC signed 2014-03-12 UTI HOLDINGS, LLC signed 2014-03-12 | GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA NEW YORK, NY | 32446/349 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2014-03-13 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | ACCELLENT INC. signed 2014-03-12 LAKE REGION MANUFACTURING, INC. signed 2014-03-12 MEDSOURCE TECHNOLOGIES PITTSBURGH, INC. signed 2014-03-12 MEDSOURCE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC signed 2014-03-12 MEDSOURCE TECHNOLOGIES, NEWTON INC. signed 2014-03-12 MEDSOURCE TRENTON LLC signed 2014-03-12 NOBLE-MET LLC signed 2014-03-12 PORTLYN, LLC signed 2014-03-12 SPECTRUM MANUFACTURING, INC. signed 2014-03-12 THERMAT ACQUISITION, LLC signed 2014-03-12 UTI HOLDINGS, LLC signed 2014-03-12 | UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH, AS THE COLLATERAL AGENT STAMFORD, CT | 32443/341 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2013-08-27 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | LUPTON, HENRY W. signed 2013-08-12 | LAKE REGION MANUFACTURING, INC. D/B/A LAKE REGION MEDICAL CHASKA, MN | 31091/282 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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