Stephen Paul Hebert

US Patent:

7591813, Sep 22, 2009

Filed:

Oct 1, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/678008

Inventors:

Marc-Alan Levine - Pottstown PA, US
Stephen Hebert - Berkeley CA, US

Assignee:

Micrus Endovascular Corporation - San Jose CA

International Classification:

A61M 25/00

US Classification:

604528, 604523

Abstract:

A long nose manipulatable catheter is described herein. The catheter generally comprises a flexible joint region defining a main lumen and an adjacent wire lumen. The wire lumen has an opening near or at a distal end of the flexible joint region and a push/pull wire can be pushed or pulled through the wire lumen. The catheter assembly may also comprise at least one radio-opaque marker band for securing the push/pull wire. The joint region has a predetermined length sized to affect a flexure of the joint and is generally located at the distal end of the catheter. The joint region itself may be varied to extend distally from where the braid terminates, or it may extend to encompass a portion of the braid. By varying a length of the joint region, the amount of curvature and flexure of the joint region can be controlled.

US Patent:

8273073, Sep 25, 2012

Filed:

Sep 4, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/554588

Inventors:

Marc-Alan Levine - Pottstown PA, US
Stephen Hebert - Berkeley CA, US

Assignee:

Micrus Endovascular Corporation - San Jose CA

International Classification:

A61M 25/00

US Classification:

604528

Abstract:

A long nose manipulatable catheter is described herein. The catheter generally comprises a flexible joint region defining a main lumen and an adjacent wire lumen. The wire lumen has an opening near or at a distal end of the flexible joint region and a push/pull wire can be pushed or pulled through the wire lumen. The catheter assembly may also comprise at least one radio-opaque marker band for securing the push/pull wire. The joint region has a predetermined length sized to affect a flexure of the joint and is generally located at the distal end of the catheter. The joint region itself may be varied to extend distally from where the braid terminates, or it may extend to encompass a portion of the braid. By varying a length of the joint region, the amount of curvature and flexure of the joint region can be controlled.

US Patent:

8414524, Apr 9, 2013

Filed:

Dec 19, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/641490

Inventors:

Marc-Alan Levine - Pottstown PA, US
Stephen Hebert - San Francisco CA, US
Thomas G. Breton - San Jose CA, US
David A. Watson - San Jose CA, US

Assignee:

Micrus Endovascular Corporation - San Jose CA

International Classification:

A61M 31/00
A61M 37/00
A61M 25/00

US Classification:

604 9504, 60410309, 604524, 604525, 604526, 604528, 604529

Abstract:

The long nose manipulatable catheter includes a main lumen, a wire lumen with a push-pull wire therethrough, and a flexible joint region. The catheter section includes a control including a handle and a wire control member engaging the push-pull wire for manipulating the flexible joint region. The push-pull wire may be tapered, having a proximal portion of a first diameter and a smaller diameter distal portion. A coil may be placed around the smaller diameter to prevent buckling of the smaller diameter portion. A strapping coil may also disposed around the outside of the catheter, and an outer covering may be disposed around the strapping coil. An outer covering of a mesh may also be disposed around the distal tip of the catheter.