Insera Therapeutics, Inc. Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150032147 | REVERSIBLY COUPLED JOINTS - A device for treating a lumen may include a proximal portion, a distal portion, and a joint reversibly coupling the proximal portion and the distal portion. The joint may include a plurality of filaments and pores between the filaments being engaged with a wire and with the tubular element. The joint may include a proximal part of the distal portion mechanically forced into a socket of the proximal portion. The joint may include a plurality of ridges of the proximal portion mechanically forced into a plurality of grooves of the distal portion. | 01-29-2015 |
20150032146 | VARIABLY HEAT-TREATED TUBULAR DEVICES - A vascular device may include a tubular element. The tubular element may include a plurality of longitudinal sections. The plurality of longitudinal sections may include a first longitudinal section having a first austenitic finish temperature and a second longitudinal section having a second austenitic finish temperature different than the first austenitic finish temperature. The first longitudinal section may include a first material. The second longitudinal section may include a second material different than the first material. The first longitudinal section may include a first shape set. The second longitudinal section may include a second shape set different than the first shape set. The first longitudinal section may be configured to provide torquability. The second longitudinal section may be configured to provide flexibility. At least one of the first longitudinal section and the second longitudinal section may be shape set to a straight configuration. The tubular element may include a pattern. | 01-29-2015 |
20150032122 | METHODS OF ASPIRATING THROMBI - Methods of providing suction may include providing suction patterns having varying intensity levels, such as a “crescendo suction” pattern. Cycles of crescendo suction patterns may comprise variable intensities of negative suction in a crescendo pattern (such as a small intensity negative suction pressure, a medium intensity negative suction pressure, and a large intensity negative suction pressure). The suction patterns may include pauses or temporary stops to the negative suction pressure. | 01-29-2015 |
20150032121 | ASPIRATION CATHETERS - Aspiration catheters may include parameters for facilitating aspiration of thrombi within blood vessels. For example, parameters of the catheters (e.g., inner lumen diameter, slot pitch) may be varied along a length of the catheter to cause changes in suction pressure, thereby resulting in improved thrombus aspiration. The aspiration catheters may include a balloon to temporarily occlude flow during an aspiration procedure. | 01-29-2015 |
20150032120 | ASPIRATION SYSTEMS - Thrombus aspiration may be performed using manual negative intermittent suction (e.g., provided by a syringe) or using an automated negative suction device (e.g., provided by a vacuum pump). The suction device may be connected through suction tubing to a hub of a catheter. The automated negative suction device may include an external control panel for the operator configured to allow the operator to choose from any of a plurality of suction patterns during an aspiration procedure. | 01-29-2015 |
20150028005 | LASER CUTTING SYSTEMS - Vascular treatment and methods include a plurality of self-expanding bulbs and a hypotube including interspersed patterns of longitudinally spaced rows of kerfs. Joints between woven structures and hypotubes include solder. Woven structures include patterns of radiopaque filaments measureable under x-ray. Structures are heat treated to include at least shapes at different temperatures. A catheter includes a hypotube including interspersed patterns of longitudinally spaced rows of kerfs. Heat treating systems include a detachable flange. Laser cutting systems include a fluid flow system. | 01-29-2015 |
20140277098 | METHODS OF EMBOLIC FILTERING - Methods of providing embolic protection during treatment of a vessel include advancing a microcatheter in the vessel, inserting a textile structure in a collapsed state into the microcatheter, and advancing the textile structure through the microcatheter. The methods may include, after advancing the textile structure and retracting the microcatheter to unsheathe a self-expanding bulb of the textile structure from the microcatheter, thereby allowing the self-expanding bulb to self-expand from the collapsed state to an expanded state. The methods may include performing a vascular procedure. In the expanded state, the self-expanding bulb may filter emboli released during performing the vascular procedure. | 09-18-2014 |
20140277083 | WOVEN RADIOPAQUE PATTERNS - Vascular treatment and methods include a plurality of self-expanding bulbs and a hypotube including interspersed patterns of longitudinally spaced rows of kerfs. Joints between woven structures and hypotubes include solder. Woven structures include patterns of radiopaque filaments measurable under x-ray. Structures are heat treated to include at least shapes at different temperatures. A catheter includes a hypotube including interspersed patterns of longitudinally spaced rows of kerfs. Heat treating systems include a detachable flange. Laser cutting systems include a fluid flow system. | 09-18-2014 |
20140277082 | WOVEN VASCULAR DEVICE END TREATMENTS - Vascular treatment and methods include a plurality of self-expanding bulbs and a hypotube including interspersed patterns of longitudinally spaced rows of kerfs. Joints between woven structures and hypotubes include solder. Woven structures include patterns of radiopaque filaments measurable under x-ray. Structures are heat treated to include at least shapes at different temperatures. A catheter includes a hypotube including interspersed patterns of longitudinally spaced rows of kerfs. Heat treating systems include a detachable flange. Laser cutting systems include a fluid flow system. | 09-18-2014 |
20140277081 | SHAPE-SET TEXTILE STRUCTURE BASED MECHANICAL THROMBECTOMY SYSTEMS - A biomedical shape-set textile structure based mechanical thrombectomy systems and methods are described. In one of the embodiments, the mechanical thrombectomy device can be customized to the length of the clot in each patient. In one of the embodiments, the mechanical thrombectomy device because of the textile structure has a very low overall profile or thickness that is less than 0.0125 inches (0.317 mm) and therefore can be deployed within microcatheters with inner lumen diameter as small as 0.014 inches (0.355 mm). | 09-18-2014 |
20140265096 | NON-CYLINDRICAL MANDRELS - A mandrel for manufacturing a vascular device for treating a vessel includes an elongate strand and a plurality of bulbs coupled to the elongate strand. The elongate strand may extend through each of the plurality of bulbs. The mandrel may include first and second elongate strands each including a plurality of bulbs. The first and second elongate strands may be separable at an intermediate portion coupling the first and second elongate strands. A vascular device manufactured utilizing the mandrel may be configured to treat a vessel. | 09-18-2014 |
20140265030 | METHODS OF MANUFACTURING SLOTTED VASCULAR TREATMENT DEVICES - Vascular treatment and methods include a plurality of self-expanding bulbs and a hypotube including interspersed patterns of longitudinally spaced rows of kerfs. Joints between woven structures and hypotubes include solder. Woven structures include patterns of radiopaque filaments measureable under x-ray. Structures are heat treated to include at least shapes at different temperatures. A catheter includes a hypotube including interspersed patterns of longitudinally spaced rows of kerfs. Heat treating systems include a detachable flange. Laser cutting systems include a fluid flow system. | 09-18-2014 |
20140261977 | METHODS OF CUTTING TUBULAR DEVICES - Vascular treatment and methods include a plurality of self-expanding bulbs and a hypotube including interspersed patterns of longitudinally spaced rows of kerfs. Joints between woven structures and hypotubes include solder. Woven structures include patterns of radiopaque filaments measureable under x-ray. Structures are heat treated to include at least shapes at different temperatures. A catheter includes a hypotube including interspersed patterns of longitudinally spaced rows of kerfs. Heat treating systems include a detachable flange. Laser cutting systems include a fluid flow system. | 09-18-2014 |
20140260928 | METHODS OF USING NON-CYLINDRICAL MANDRELS - Methods of forming a structure for treating a vessel include providing a mandrel and braiding a plurality of filaments around the mandrel. The mandrel may include a strand having a longitudinal axis and a plurality of balls coupled to the strand along the longitudinal axis. Pairs of the plurality of balls may be spaced along the longitudinal axis. Braiding the plurality of filaments around the mandrel may include, during braiding, forming a plurality of bulbs around the plurality of balls and forming necks between pairs of the plurality of balls. The methods may include, after braiding the plurality of filaments, heat treating (e.g., shape setting) the plurality of filaments on the mandrel. Portions of the braided plurality of filaments may be secured to the mandrel, for example using bangles, wire, and/or adhesive. | 09-18-2014 |