Schneider, MN
Blaine Schneider, St. Paul, MN US
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20140060546 | CARE UNIT - Care units and related methods providing a comfortable environment for a patient are disclosed. A care unit can include a base member and a plurality of petal members. Each petal member can extend from a first end, engaged with the base member, to a second end, spaced from the base member. Inward-facing surfaces of at least two petal members and the base member can collectively define a cavity for receiving at least a portion of the patient. The care unit can further include one or both of a therapy component, configured to provide a treatment to the patient, or a sensor component, configured to monitor a condition of the patient. The therapy component can be coupled to, or integrated with, one or both of the base member or a petal member and can include an optical light source, a thermal energy source, an oxygen or air source, a sound wave source, a sound wave-cancelling source, or a pulsating source, for example. | 03-06-2014 |
Clint Schneider, Plymouth, MN US
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20090171235 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMPLEX IMPEDANCE COMPENSATION AND FOR DETERMINING TISSUE MORPHOLOGY BASED ON PHASE ANGLE - A compensation circuit has a predetermined, known complex impedance and is located in a handle of a catheter or in a distal end of a cable that connects to the catheter. The compensation circuit is probed with a pilot signal produced by a compensation control that is external to the catheter, by way of an electrical connection through the connecting cable. The compensation control measures the complex impedance, which is the combination of the circuit's known impedance as well as that of the cable. The compensation control then determines the difference between the measured and the known complex impedances. The difference represents that which is attributable to the cable, and is used to compensate or cancel out such cable-related contributions to complex impedance in measurements made over other electrical connections in the same cable. In another aspect, an unknown tissue is identified as one of a plurality of possible tissue types such as regular myocardium, scar and fat based on the measured phase angle of the complex impedance of the unknown tissue. | 07-02-2009 |
20090306651 | CATHETER ASSEMBLY WITH FRONT-LOADED TIP - The invention is directed to a catheter suitable for medical procedures such as cardiac ablation. The catheter includes a front-loaded catheter tip with an electrically active element. In an embodiment, a catheter includes an elongate catheter shaft assembly having an inner shaft member with a distal end and a proximal end, and an outer shaft member with a distal end, a proximal end, and a lumen between the distal end and the proximal end. The inner shaft member may be inserted into the lumen of the outer shaft member along a longitudinal direction. The inner shaft member may include, at the distal end, a catheter tip member having a lateral dimension that is larger than a lateral dimension of the lumen of the outer shaft member. The catheter tip member may include at least one electrically active element. | 12-10-2009 |
20140364802 | Auto lock for catheter handle - The present invention is a catheter actuation handle for deflecting a distal end of a tubular catheter body, the handle including an auto-locking mechanism. The handle comprises upper and lower grip portions, an actuator, and an auto-locking mechanism. The auto-locking mechanism is adapted to hold a deflected distal end of the catheter in place without input from the operator. When the distal end of the catheter is deflected from its zero position, it typically will seek a return to its zero position, and as a result exerts a force on the actuator. The auto-locking mechanism acts by providing a second force that resists this force from the distal end and holds the distal end in place. As a result, the operator does not need to maintain contact with the buttons to maintain the distal end 18 in a set position once placed there by actuating the actuator. | 12-11-2014 |
Clint Schneider, Minneapolis, MN US
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20130023784 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMPLEX IMPEDANCE COMPENSATION AND FOR DETERMINING TISSUE MORPHOLOGY BASED ON PHASE ANGLE - A compensation circuit has a predetermined, known complex impedance and is located in a handle of a catheter or in a distal end of a cable that connects to the catheter. The compensation circuit is probed with a pilot signal produced by a compensation control that is external to the catheter, by way of an electrical connection through the connecting cable. The compensation control measures the complex impedance, which is the combination of the circuit's known impedance as well as that of the cable. The compensation control then determines the difference between the measured and the known complex impedances. The difference represents that which is attributable to the cable, and is used to compensate or cancel out such cable-related contributions to complex impedance in measurements made over other electrical connections in the same cable. In another aspect, an unknown tissue is identified as one of a plurality of possible tissue types such as regular myocardium, scar and fat based on the measured phase angle of the complex impedance of the unknown tissue. | 01-24-2013 |
Clinton W. Schneider, Plymouth, MN US
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20100168738 | ABLATION DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING COOLING EFFECT OF FLUID FLOW - Disclosed herein are various catheter and catheter systems that are useful in ablating tissue that is also subject to surface perfusion, for example blood flow across and/or through tissue. A representative embodiment of a catheter useful with the present invention includes an anemometer located on an exterior surface of the distal portion of the catheter. The anemometer is thermally isolated from the distal tip to permit the anemometer to measure the cooling effect of surface perfusion. The ablation catheter may include thermal insulation to insulate the anemometer from the distal tip. Alternatively, and/or in addition, the anemometer may be positioned proximally of the distal tip. The catheter may include one or more temperature sensors thermally coupled to the distal tip to measure the temperature of the distal tip. The distal tip may include one or more spiral grooves, or one or more holes. It is contemplated that the anemometer may be positioned within any such spiral groove or hole using a thermal insulation material, such as a non-conductive adhesive. The catheter may optionally include a contact sensor on the distal portion to assess a degree of contact between the ablation catheter and tissue being treated. Various ablation systems and methods are described herein that utilize catheters as described above. | 07-01-2010 |
Clnton W. Schneider, Plymouth, MN US
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20090306655 | CATHETER ASSEMBLY WITH FRONT-LOADED TIP AND MULTI-CONTACT CONNECTOR - The invention is directed to a catheter suitable for medical procedures such as cardiac ablation. The catheter includes a front-loaded catheter tip with an electrically active element. The catheter can include an elongate catheter shaft assembly having an inner shaft member with a distal end and a proximal end, and an outer shaft member with a distal end, a proximal end, and a lumen between the distal end and the proximal end. The inner shaft member can be inserted into the lumen of the outer shaft member along a longitudinal direction. The inner shaft member can include, at the distal end, a catheter tip member having a lateral dimension that is larger than a lateral dimension of the lumen of the outer shaft member. The catheter tip member includes at least one electrically active element, and the proximal end of the inner shaft member has at least one electrode disposed on the external surface of the shaft member, such that when inserted into a handle, the electrode electrically contacts an electrical connector element. | 12-10-2009 |
Eric D. Schneider, Shorewood, MN US
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20080228970 | EMBEDDED SYSTEM DESIGN THROUGH SIMPLIFIED ADD-ON CARD CONFIGURATION - Methods for configuring an embedded system are described. One method includes connecting a plurality of add-on cards to a circuit board having a programmable processor. The programmable processor is configured to communicate with the plurality of add-on cards. At least one add-on card connects to a circuit board utilizing two or more connectors. The method also includes determining an identifier of each of the plurality of add-on cards, where the identifier of each of the plurality of add-on cards is used to generate a configuration image. Further included is configuring the programmable processor to communicate with the plurality of add-on cards by obtaining the configuration image. In some examples, the programmable processor is an FPGA. | 09-18-2008 |
Eric M. Schneider, Excelsior, MN US
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20120310325 | PROSTHESIS DEPLOYMENT DEVICE WITH TRANSLUCENT DISTAL END - A prosthesis delivery and deployment device includes an elongate and flexible outer catheter. The outer catheter has a tubular wall of layered construction, including translucent layers, opaque layers, and a braid composed of helically wound metal filaments. The outer catheter has a translucent distal adapted to constrain a radially self-expanding prosthesis in a radially reduced, axially elongated state. Because the stent constraining region is translucent, an endoscope can be used to visually monitor the stent when so constrained. Radiopaque markers can be mounted to the outer catheter and to an inner catheter used to deploy the prosthesis, to afford a combined visual and fluoroscopic monitoring for enhanced accuracy in positioning the prosthesis, both before and during its deployment. | 12-06-2012 |
Eric M. Schneider, Minneapolis, MN US
Greg Schneider, Minneapolis, MN US
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20090204229 | Passive Orthopedic Aid in the Form of a Foot Prosthesis or Foot Orthosis - The invention relates to a passive orthopedic aid in the form of a foot prosthesis or foot orthosis, with a first part which is connected to a second part in a rotatable manner via a swivel joint, with a sensor arrangement for measuring parameters that provide indications of instantaneous operation requirements of the aid, with a control means which is connected to the control arrangement and is used to determine operation requirements and to generate corresponding control signals, with a controllable hydraulic damping arrangement with which a movement resistance acting on the rotation movement between the first part and the second part can be modified, and with a control means which converts the control signals of the processor arrangement and is used to control the damping arrangement. The foot prosthesis is characterized in that the damping arrangement is a dual-action hydraulic cylinder with two hydraulic chambers separated from each other by a piston, and in that the hydraulic chambers are connected via two connection lines which permit a flow of the hydraulic fluid only in mutually opposite directions and whose flow resistances can be adjusted by the control separately and via their own adjustment means each, in that the processor arrangement is configured to determine a current neutral point position from the measured parameters of the sensor arrangement, and in that the control signals for the flow resistances in the two connection lines are generated with respect to the neutral point position. | 08-13-2009 |
Hildegard M. Schneider, Woodbury, MN US
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20100221511 | MULTILAYER FILMS INCLUDING THERMOPLASTIC SILICONE BLOCK COPOLYMERS - A multilayer film includes a first layer of a first polymeric material and a second layer of a second polymeric material. The first material has a first index of refraction and the second material has a second index of refraction less than the first index of refraction. In one embodiment, the second material includes a polydiorganosiloxane polyamide block copolymer. In another embodiment, the second material includes a polydiorganosiloxane polyoxamide block copolymer. | 09-02-2010 |
Jake Schneider, Brainerd, MN US
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20110102775 | Ophthalmic lens scanner - An ophthalmic lens scanner includes an inspection platform configured to receive an ophthalmic lens thereon. A camera is spaced apart from the inspection platform and is arranged to, in response to an activation signal, capture an image of the ophthalmic lens. A light source is spaced apart from the inspection platform and is configured to emit light when the camera is activated to capture an image of the ophthalmic lens. The inspection platform is located between the camera and the light source. A first Fresnel lens is located between the inspection platform and the camera. A second Fresnel lens is located between the inspection platform and the light source. The ophthalmic lens scanner may be incorporated in an ophthalmic lens scanner system that includes a computing device and a display device. | 05-05-2011 |
Joseph C. Schneider, Elk River, MN US
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20100212469 | Multiple Punch and Die Assembly Providing Hand Disassembly, Punch Length Adjustment and Replacement - A multiple punch and multiple die assembly has a workpiece protector comprising a punch lifter that is operatively associated with each punch for supporting each of the punches in an inactive position as an active punch is moved by the ram to the active, i.e. operating position to thereby eliminate scoring or marking of the sheet material or other workpiece that is being punched. To eliminate the need for hand tools and hand assembly or disassembly, a manually moveable retainer on the punch assembly is provided that can be moved by hand between a punch-releasing and punch-retaining position for holding the punches within the multi-punch assembly during operation. To prevent stress fractures that formerly occurred in die carriers, support of each die is distributed between two different die components thereby reducing impact stress on the carrier as the ram drives the punch through the workpiece. | 08-26-2010 |
20100229701 | Multiple Punch and Die Assembly Providing Hand Disassembly, Punch Length Adjustment and Replacement - A multiple punch and multiple die assembly has a workpiece protector comprising a punch lifter that is operatively associated with each punch for supporting each of the punches in an inactive position as an active punch is moved by the ram to the active, i.e. operating position to thereby eliminate scoring or marking of the sheet material or other workpiece that is being punched. To eliminate the need for hand tools and hand assembly or disassembly, a manually moveable retainer on the punch assembly is provided that can be moved by hand between a punch-releasing and punch-retaining position for holding the punches within the multi-punch assembly during operation. To prevent stress fractures that formerly occurred in die carriers, support of each die is distributed between two different die components thereby reducing impact stress on the carrier as the ram drives the punch through the workpiece. | 09-16-2010 |
20120199642 | Multiple Punch and Die Assembly Providing Hand Disassembly, Punch Length Adjustment and Replacement - A multiple punch and multiple die assembly has a workpiece protector as a punch lifter that is operatively associated with each punch for supporting each of the punches in an inactive position as an active punch is moved by the ram to the active, i.e. operating position to thereby eliminate scoring or marking of the sheet material or other workpiece that is being punched. To eliminate the need for hand tools and hand assembly or disassembly, a manually moveable retainer on the punch assembly is provided that can be moved by hand between a punch-releasing and punch-retaining position for holding the punches within the multi-punch assembly during operation. To prevent stress fractures that formerly occurred in die carriers, support of each die is distributed between two different die components thereby reducing impact stress on the carrier as the ram drives the punch through the workpiece. | 08-09-2012 |
Joseph P. Schneider, Stillwater, MN US
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20130035924 | Electronic Data Processing System Having A Virtual Bus Server Application - An electronic data processing system comprises a first application program that is capable of operating in a first mode and a second mode. The first mode comprises software emulation of a vehicle data bus and one or more network elements. The second mode comprises communications access to the vehicle bus and the one or more network elements. The electronic data processing system is capable of executing an operating system. A virtual bus server application comprises a shared memory and a message router. The operating system facilitates communication between at least two dynamic link libraries in shared memory. The message router is capable of routing data messages between the first application and a first hardware module as a network element in the second mode. A first dynamic link library interface provides an interface between the first application program and the virtual bus server application. The first dynamic link library is capable of communicating with the shared memory of the virtual bus server application. A second dynamic link library interface provides an interface between the virtual bus server application and the first hardware module. The second dynamic link library is capable of communicating with the shared memory of the virtual bus server application. | 02-07-2013 |
Kirk Robert Schneider, Chaska, MN US
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20160081872 | SPINAL TRACTION APPARATUS AND METHOD - A human spinal traction apparatus can include a platform. The platform can extend longitudinally between first and second ends. The platform can be sized, shaped, or otherwise configured to accommodate at least a portion of an average adult human user's torso resting prone upon the platform when the user's pelvis is located adjacent the first end of the platform. A pelvic brace can be positioned and oriented with respect to a first end of the platform so as to inhibit or prevent movement of the user's pelvis in a longitudinal direction along the platform when the portion of the user's torso is resting prone upon the platform. An upper body engagement member can be sized, shaped, or otherwise configured to engage a portion of an upper body of the user in a manner that is capable of allowing traction extending the user's spine in a longitudinal direction along the platform. | 03-24-2016 |
Kristin J. Schneider, St. Michael, MN US
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20080262582 | IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL ELECTRICAL LEAD AND CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY - An implantable system that includes a lead and an implantable signal generator wherein the plurality of electrical contacts and the plurality of insulating regions on the lead, and the plurality of electrical connectors and the plurality of electrical insulators in the connector block are configured so that each of the plurality of electrical contacts form operable connections to the electronic circuitry through each of the plurality of electrical connector, and the insulating regions and the electrical insulators electrically isolate adjacent operable connections. Leads, and methods are also disclosed. | 10-23-2008 |
20080262585 | IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL ELECTRICAL LEAD AND CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY - An implantable medical system that includes an implantable electrical lead having a lead body having a connector portion wherein at least the connector portion of the lead body has an axial cross section that is substantially non-circular; and a connector block that is configured to be operably coupled to the implantable electrical lead, wherein the connector block includes a lumen having an inner surface that is configured to be complementary to the outer surface of at least the connector portion of the lead body. Leads and connector blocks are also discussed. | 10-23-2008 |
20130245735 | IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL ELECTRICAL LEAD AND CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY - An implantable system that includes a lead and an implantable signal generator wherein the plurality of electrical contacts and the plurality of insulating regions on the lead, and the plurality of electrical connectors and the plurality of electrical insulators in the connector block are configured so that each of the plurality of electrical contacts form operable connections to the electronic circuitry through each of the plurality of electrical connector, and the insulating regions and the electrical insulators electrically isolate adjacent operable connections. Leads, and methods are also disclosed. | 09-19-2013 |
20130245736 | IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL ELECTRICAL LEAD AND CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY - An implantable system that includes a lead and an implantable signal generator wherein the plurality of electrical contacts and the plurality of insulating regions on the lead, and the plurality of electrical connectors and the plurality of electrical insulators in the connector block are configured so that each of the plurality of electrical contacts form operable connections to the electronic circuitry through each of the plurality of electrical connector, and the insulating regions and the electrical insulators electrically isolate adjacent operable connections. Leads, and methods are also disclosed. | 09-19-2013 |
Lori J. Schneider, Zimmerman, MN US
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20090034270 | DECORATIVE ORNAMENT FOR RECESSED CAN CEILING LIGHT FIXTURE OR DOME - A decorative ornament designed for providing a home or office, and more particularly, a decorative ornament for illumination with a light source, which creates an aesthetic addition in a room or space. The ornament is easy to install and remove, inexpensive to manufacture and resistant to heat, such that it may be used near a light source. | 02-05-2009 |
Lucas Schneider, Champlin, MN US
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20130220524 | CATHETER WITH HELICAL DRIVE SHAFT AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE - Drive shafts having helical blades and methods of making are disclosed. In one method a helical auger blade is formed by twisting or sculpting a heated polymer tube which has been placed over a cylindrical drive shaft. In another method a drive shaft is placed within a helical winding and heat is applied to melt polymer which has been coated over one or both of the drive shaft and helical winding. | 08-29-2013 |
20140128893 | TISSUE-REMOVING CATHETER WITH ROTATABLE CUTTER - A tissue-removing catheter includes a cutting element. A radially innermost portion of the leading radial wall of a raised element of the cutting element may be spaced a radial distance from the longitudinal axis that is less than 66% of the radius of the annular cutting edge. The cutting element may be extendable through the window during operation such that as the cutting element is being rotated about its longitudinal axis, less than an entire radial portion of the leading radial wall passes through the window. A plurality of abrading members may be formed on at least the central portion of the inner surface of the cutting element to abrade hardened tissue as the cutting element is rotating about its longitudinal axis. A radially outermost portion of the leading radial edge of the raised element may be spaced apart radially from an inner surface of the cutting element. | 05-08-2014 |
20140171987 | Cutter for Tissue-Removing Catheter - A rotatable cutter for a tissue-removing catheter includes a central hub, flutes spaced apart from one another around the circumference of the central hub, and arcuate cutting members. Each cutting member includes an arcuate cutting edge extending along an arc length of the cutting member for cutting tissue as the cutter is rotated. A raised element of each cutting member has a leading cutting edge at a leading end of the distal cutting member for cutting tissue as the cutter is rotated. A clearance portion of each cutting member is recessed, relative to the longitudinal axis of the cutter, from the raised element and extends from the raised element to a trailing end of the cutting member to provide clearance for the leading cutting edge of an adjacent and opposing distal cutting member. | 06-19-2014 |
20140190523 | CLEANING DEVICE FOR MEDICAL INSTRUMENT AND METHOD OF USE - A cleaning device for a medical instrument including a flushing chamber, the flushing chamber having a lumen sized and configured to accept a distal end portion of the medical instrument during a cleaning process. The flushing chamber has an inlet port and an outlet port. Proximal and distal sealing members of the flushing chamber seal about the medical instrument when the instrument is inserted into the lumen of the flushing chamber. | 07-10-2014 |
20140222044 | Tissue-Removing Catheter Including Screw Blade and Cutter Driveshaft - A tissue-removing catheter includes a cutter having an axial cavity and an opening extending from the axial cavity through the cutter to allow tissue removed from the body lumen by the annular cutting edge to pass proximally through the opening toward a tissue-transport passage of a catheter body. A screw blade extends longitudinally within the interior passage of the catheter body includes an external helical thread for transporting removed tissue proximally within the tissue-transport passage as the screw blade rotates about its axis. A cutter driveshaft extends longitudinally within a driveshaft passage of the screw blade and is rotatable about its axis relative to the screw blade. The cutter driveshaft having a distal end portion operatively coupled to the cutter for driving rotation of the cutter. | 08-07-2014 |
20140222045 | Tissue-Removing Catheter for Body Lumen - A catheter for removing tissue from a body lumen includes a rotatable cutter. The cutter includes an annular cutting tip at the distal end portion of the cutter for removing tissue from the body lumen. An axial cavity is defined by an interior surface of the cutter and extends proximally from the annular cutting tip toward the proximal end portion of the cutter. An eccentric opening extends from the central cavity through the cutter to allow tissue removed from the body lumen by the annular cutting tip to pass proximally through the eccentric opening toward an interior passage of the catheter body. The offset opening is offset from the longitudinal axis of the cutter. | 08-07-2014 |
20140222046 | Tissue-Removing Catheter Including Force-Transmitting Member for Actuating a Cutter Housing - A tissue-removing catheter includes a cutter. The catheter also includes a longitudinal force-transmitting member extending along a catheter body and being longitudinally movable relative to the catheter body. A distal end portion of the longitudinal force-transmitting member is operatively connected to a distal longitudinal portion of a cutter housing such that distal movement of the longitudinal force-transmitting member relative to the catheter body and the cutter imparts pivoting of the distal longitudinal portion to its open position to expose the cutter. | 08-07-2014 |
20150216553 | TISSUE-REMOVING CATHETER WITH IMPROVED ANGULAR TISSUE-REMOVING POSITIONING WITHIN BODY LUMEN - A tissue-removing catheter for removing tissue from a body lumen includes a tissue-removing element. The tissue-removing element may be coupled to a first longitudinal body portion of the catheter body. The first longitudinal body portion may be rotatable along its length and relative to a second longitudinal body portion to adjust the angular position of the first longitudinal body portion relative to the second longitudinal body portion. An angular-positioning mechanism may be operatively connected to the tissue-removing element for rotating the tissue-removing element relative to the second longitudinal body portion about a rotational axis to adjust an angular tissue-removing position of the tissue-removing element, relative to the longitudinal axis of the body lumen, from a first angular tissue-removing position to a second angular tissue-removing position offset from the first angular tissue-removing position. | 08-06-2015 |
20150216554 | TISSUE-REMOVING CATHETER INCLUDING ANGULAR DISPLACEMENT SENSOR - A tissue-removing catheter for removing tissue from a body lumen includes a tissue-removing element. The tissue-removing element may be coupled to a first longitudinal portion of the catheter body. An angular-displacement sensor may be coupled to the catheter body for detecting an angular displacement of at least the first longitudinal portion of the catheter body relative to the rotational axis when the first longitudinal body portion is rotated about the rotational axis. The tissue-removing element may be rotatable about a rotational axis to adjust an angular tissue-removing position of the tissue-removing element relative to the body lumen when the catheter body is inserted in the body lumen. An angular-displacement sensor may be generally adjacent the tissue-removing element for detecting an angular displacement of the tissue-removing element relative to the body lumen when the tissue-removing element is rotated about the rotational axis. | 08-06-2015 |
20150238223 | CATHETER WITH HELICAL DRIVE SHAFT AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE - Drive shafts having helical blades and methods of making are disclosed. In one method a helical auger blade is formed by twisting or sculpting a heated polymer tube which has been placed over a cylindrical drive shaft. In another method a drive shaft is placed within a helical winding and heat is applied to melt polymer which has been coated over one or both of the drive shaft and helical winding. | 08-27-2015 |
20150374401 | Cleaning Device for Catheter and Catheter Including the Same - A cleaning device for cleaning a catheter lumen of a tissue removal catheter has a flushing chamber with distal and proximal seals and an inlet port. The proximal seal is a duckbill seal that includes a pair of opposing duckbill members that slidingly accept the distal end portion of a catheter body to form a seal about the catheter body proximal to a proximal opening in of the catheter lumen. Fluid is directed in the inlet port, into the flushing chamber, into proximal opening in the catheter body, and through the catheter lumen to discharge tissue contained in the catheter lumen. In some embodiments, the cleaning device is preloaded on the catheter body. The cleaning device can have an internal stop that engages with an external stop on the catheter body when the cleaning device is positioned in an operative position. | 12-31-2015 |
20160095620 | Tissue-Removing Catheter Including Screw Blade and Cutter Driveshaft - A tissue-removing catheter includes a cutter having an axial cavity and an opening extending from the axial cavity through the cutter to allow tissue removed from the body lumen by the annular cutting edge to pass proximally through the opening toward a tissue-transport passage of a catheter body. A screw blade extends longitudinally within the interior passage of the catheter body includes an external helical thread for transporting removed tissue proximally within the tissue-transport passage as the screw blade rotates about its axis. A cutter driveshaft extends longitudinally within a driveshaft passage of the screw blade and is rotatable about its axis relative to the screw blade. The cutter driveshaft having a distal end portion operatively coupled to the cutter for driving rotation of the cutter. | 04-07-2016 |
Lucas Tradd Schneider, Plymouth, MN US
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20130304186 | STENTS AND CATHETERS HAVING IMPROVED STENT DEPLOYMENT - An implant delivery system and method comprises an implant, for example, a stent, and a delivery catheter. The stent has a scaffold with a coating or a shell that retains the scaffold in a collapsed configuration. The coating or shell is made of a material that dissolves or biodegrades upon exposure to a dissolution or biodegradation media. The stent is used with an implant delivery system which has a catheter with a catheter, wherein the stent is mounted on the catheter shaft. The catheter shaft is configured to be withdrawn through the patient's vessel when the scaffold is in its expanded configuration. Advantageously, the implant is thereby prevented from changing length during implant delivery and implant deployment. | 11-14-2013 |
Lucas Tradd Schneider, Rogers, MN US
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20100070015 | STENTS AND CATHETERS HAVING IMPROVED STENT DEPLOYMENT - An implant delivery system and method comprises an implant, for example, a stent, and a delivery catheter. The stent has a scaffold with a coating or a shell that retains the scaffold in a collapsed configuration. The coating or shell is made of a material that dissolves or biodegrades upon exposure to a dissolution or biodegradation media. The stent is used with an implant delivery system which has a catheter with a catheter, wherein the stent is mounted on the catheter shaft. The catheter shaft is configured to be withdrawn through the patient's vessel when the scaffold is in its expanded configuration. Advantageously, the implant is thereby prevented from changing length during implant delivery and implant deployment. | 03-18-2010 |
Mark Schneider, Mound, MN US
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20130053623 | EXPANDABLE VASCULAR PUMP - A pump for inducing flow within a vascular system comprises a cannula having a first configuration for deployment within the vascular system and a second configuration for directing the fluid flow within the vascular system, where the second configuration has a greater diameter than the first configuration. An impeller is configured to induce the fluid flow by rotation about an axis. The impeller has a first radius in the first configuration and a second radius in the second configuration, where the second radius is greater than the first radius. | 02-28-2013 |
20150360007 | MEDICAL BALLOON INCLUDING PLEATS - A balloon for a balloon catheter includes a body section and cone sections. At least one of the cone sections defines a plurality of grooves spaced around the circumference of the cone section. | 12-17-2015 |
20150360008 | MEDICAL BALLOON INCLUDING PLEATS - A balloon for a balloon catheter includes a body section and cone sections. At least one of the cone sections defines a plurality of grooves spaced around the circumference of the cone section. | 12-17-2015 |
20160045275 | MATERIAL REMOVAL FROM BALLOON CONE - A material-removing machine for removing material from a cone section of a medical balloon includes a material-removing element operatively connected to a prime mover such that operation of the prime mover imparts rotation to the material-removing element about a rotational axis. The material-removing element includes an interior surface defining a generally conical-shaped cavity extending along the rotational axis and adapted to receive at least a longitudinal portion of a cone section of an expanded medical balloon for removing material from the longitudinal portion of the cone section to reduce a wall thickness of the cone section. Material may be removed continuously around a 360-degree exterior perimeter of the longitudinal portion of the cone section of the medical balloon to reduce the thickness of the balloon wall defining the cone section. | 02-18-2016 |
Mark D. Schneider, Mound, MN US
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20090005758 | GUIDE CATHETER - An elongated sheath of a guide catheter includes a fully radiopaque and echogenic distal tip having a length greater than approximately 0.08 inch. | 01-01-2009 |
20100130962 | MEDICAL DEVICES WITH ENCAPSULATED VISIBILITY PARTICLES - The preparation and use of medical devices having radiopaque and echogenic materials including coated tungsten and/or tungsten carbide particles are disclosed herein. | 05-27-2010 |
20100130963 | MEDICAL DEVICES WITH DUAL MODALITY VISIBLE SEGMENTS - The preparation and use of medical devices having an outer layer over a visibility material-loaded inner layer is disclosed herein. | 05-27-2010 |
20110201921 | Therapy Delivery System Including a Navigation Element - An electromagnetic receiver assembly is included in a navigation element for a therapy delivery system. If the system is modular, the navigation element may be an insertable module thereof and/or include a lumen to receive another insertable module. | 08-18-2011 |
Michael D. Schneider, Dalbo, MN US
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20080308334 | VEHICLE WITH SPACE UTILIZATION - A utility vehicle with space utilization features is disclosed. The space utilization features provide storage and access to components. | 12-18-2008 |
20090071737 | VEHICLE - A utility vehicle ( | 03-19-2009 |
20090071739 | UTILITY VEHICLE HAVING MODULAR COMPONENTS - Multiple embodiments are disclosed which display modularity for accomplishing multiple modes of operation for a utility vehicle. The utility vehicle ( | 03-19-2009 |
20090091101 | VEHICLE - A vehicle ( | 04-09-2009 |
20090121518 | VEHICLE WITH SPACE UTILIZATION - A utility vehicle with space utilization features is disclosed. The space utilization features provide storage and access to components. | 05-14-2009 |
20100326757 | VEHICLE - A utility vehicle with ergonomic, safety, and maintenance features is disclosed. The ergonomic, safety, and maintenance features enhance the utility of the vehicle. | 12-30-2010 |
20110298189 | SIDE-BY-SIDE VEHICLE - The present invention relates to all terrain vehicles having at least a pair of laterally spaced apart seating surfaces. More particularly, the present invention relates to side-by-side all terrain vehicles having plural rows of seats. | 12-08-2011 |
20120000719 | VEHICLE - A vehicle is disclosed. The vehicle may include a base portion and a modular portion. The base portion may be a four wheel vehicle having an operator area with seating for at least two occupants in a side-by-side arrangement. The modular portion may be coupled to the base portion resulting in a six wheel vehicle. The wheels of the modular portion may be powered by an engine of the base portion. | 01-05-2012 |
20140167483 | SEAT ADJUSTING MECHANSIM FOR VEHICLE - The present invention relates to a seat adjustment mechanism for a seat, for example a seat for all terrain vehicles having at least a pair of laterally spaced apart seats. | 06-19-2014 |
20150197296 | VEHICLE - A vehicle is disclosed. The vehicle may include a base portion and a modular portion. The base portion may be a four wheel vehicle having an operator area with seating for at least two occupants in a side-by-side arrangement. The modular portion may be coupled to the base portion resulting in a six wheel vehicle. The wheels of the modular portion may be powered by an engine of the base portion. | 07-16-2015 |
Nate Schneider, St. Cloud, MN US
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20140133263 | BLENDER TOOL SYSTEMS - A blender tool for manipulating material in a blender container is disclosed. The blender tool has a substantially flat end for tamping down blended material in a blender container. The blender tool further includes a collar for limiting the insertion depth of the tool. Additionally, the blender tool may include a cavity for collecting and/or measuring material | 05-15-2014 |
Patrick Schneider, Saint Paul, MN US
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20150349609 | FAN ASSEMBLY FOR COOLING ELECTRIC MACHINE AND ELECTRIC MACHINE INCORPORATING SAME - The subject matter described herein includes a fan assembly for cooling an electric machine and an electric machine incorporating such a fan assembly. One exemplary fan assembly according to the subject matter described herein includes a first fan annulus for surrounding a portion of an electric machine. The fan assembly further includes a fan drive circuit for driving the first fan annulus separately from a drive mechanism of the electric machine. The first fan annulus is configured to be, when rotating to cool the electric machine, mechanically disconnected from a housing and a rotor of the electric machine and separated from the housing by radial gap. | 12-03-2015 |
Scott Schneider, St. Louis Park, MN US
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20140303516 | URINE COLLECTION DEVICE - A disposable urine collection device is provided for collection of a urine sample from a patient that is uncooperative or unable to provide a voluntary midstream urine specimen. The urine collection device is configured so as to absorb a releasable volume of urine appropriate for urinalysis, without interfering with various parameters of urinalysis, including analyte detection. | 10-09-2014 |
Scott John Schneider, Sartell, MN US
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20130131831 | BELOW KNEE AMPUTEE PROSTHESIS LINER - A below knee amputee prosthesis liner including a molded polymer-like liner body for receiving a below knee amputation limb of a person. The liner body has a closed distal end and an open proximal end. The liner includes at least one thickening in a first region and/or in a second region. The first region is adapted to cover a head of the fibula of the amputation limb and the second region is adapted to cover a shinbone of the amputation limb, once the amputation limb is received in the liner body. | 05-23-2013 |
Stacey Schneider, Waconia, MN US
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20110173897 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROTECTING A DOWNSPOUT OF A GUTTER - An apparatus and method provides for protecting a downspout elbow or extension of a rain gutter from suffering and inflicting harm. The apparatus has a protective outer surface to guard against one or more sharp edges or surfaces of the downspout elbow or extension from suffering or inflicting harm. Methods of protecting the downspout elbow or extension include at least elastically deforming, sliding, rolling, or inverting a portion or all of the apparatus onto the opening and adjacent portions of the downspout elbow or extension. | 07-21-2011 |
Thomas A. Schneider, Circle Pines, MN US
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20120085713 | Display System - In some implementations, a wall mount system includes a hanger and complementary saddle bracket mount adapted to retain a monitor at an oblique angle relative to a vertical axis such that the monitors are angled downwardly toward retail patrons. The saddle bracket can in various embodiments include a downwardly facing U-shaped channel that receives a complementarily configured hanger bar which is in turn mounted to a display fixture. Such a bracket configuration can permit, in various embodiments, a television monitor that has a saddle bracket attached thereto to be mounted to the display fixture without the use of tools. The saddle bracket is optionally adjustable without the use of handheld tools along a rail system that is mounted to a television monitor. The saddle bracket may further include outwardly extending flanges to receive and retain excess lengths of power cords extending from the monitor supported by the saddle bracket. | 04-12-2012 |
20130128013 | 3D TV Display System - A wall fixture supports at least one display screen and a display shelf. The display shelf is located adjacent the display screen and includes a holder for housing a pair of three-dimensional (3D) glasses that are tethered to the holder The display screen displays two-dimensional (2D) media content. In response to receiving an indication from a presence sensor that the 3D glasses located in a glasses holder of the display shelf have been removed from the glasses holder, 3D media content is displayed on the display monitor. | 05-23-2013 |
20150243193 | Retail Fixture with Slot - A retail fixture includes a platform having a plurality of openings and a cover having at least one slot where the cover is positioned over the platform such that each of the at least one slots of the cover is aligned with an opening of the platform. A set of spaced-apart nubs extends along at least one opening. A bracket extends across the plurality of openings and is mounted to a bottom surface of the platform. The bracket has channels aligned with the openings. Each channel has a first width proximate the bottom surface and a second width distal from the bottom surface wherein the second width is wider than the first width. | 08-27-2015 |