Timothy J Collins

6716231, Apr 6, 2004

May 24, 2000

09/578244

Nasser Rafiee - Andover MA, 01810
Jerry R. Brightbill - Newton MA, 02461
David S. Brin - Danvers MA, 01923
Timothy P. Collins - West Newbury MA, 01985
Steven R. Dapolito - Brookline NH, 03033
Barbara S. DeVaux - Haverhill MA, 01832
Nareak Douk - Lowell MA, 01850
Albert H. Dunfee - Byfield MA, 01922
Heng Mao - Lowell MA, 01854
Michael S. Noone - Londonderry NH, 03053
Dennis L. Brooks - Windsor CA, 95492
Robert D. Lashinski - Sebastopol CA, 95472

A61M 2900

606200

The present invention is a distal protection device for use during a vascular treatment, such as angioplasty or atherectomy. A filter assembly located on the distal end of a delivery member is deployed distally of the vascular region to be treated to capture emboli released during and immediately after the procedure. The filter is then retracted to retain any captured emboli and then removed from the patient.

20090306549, Dec 10, 2009

Feb 28, 2006

11/885214

David MacAdam - Millbury MA, US
Timothy Collins - Mendham NJ, US

C.R. Bard, Inc. - Murray Hill NJ

A61N 7/00
A61N 1/362

601 2, 607 3

Embodiments of the invention relate to a catheter having an ultrasound energy emitting region that is both rotatable about and slidable along the shaft of the catheter. One embodiment is directed to a catheter comprising an ultrasound transducer coupled to the shaft, and at least one actuator coupled to the handle and the ultrasound transducer that is adapted to move the ultra-sound transducer both longitudinally along the shaft and circumferentially about the shaft. Another embodiment of the invention is directed to a catheter comprising an ultrasound transducer coupled to the shaft, and at least one actuator that is adapted to move the sheath both longitudinally along the shaft and circumferentially about the shaft to orient a window of the sheath in a desired position.

53033752, Apr 12, 1994

Apr 26, 1991

7/691926

Timothy Collins - Concord MA
Kevin G. Ewert - Fremont CA
M. Colin Gerety - Ft. Collins CO
Jon Gustafson - San Jose CA
Ian Thomas - Mountain View CA

Hewlett-Packard Company - Palo Alto CA

G06F 1516
G06F 940

395650

A system and method for selecting appropriate running functional processes within an object-oriented environment, based upon specified criteria. The selection is made based upon criteria required by the running functional processes and the nature and requirements of the requesting functional process. The present invention allows for these characteristics of the functional processes to be contained in the operation request, so that it is not necessary to obtain them from a common depository.

55176550, May 14, 1996

Jun 28, 1995

8/495300

Timothy Collins - Concord MA
Kevin G. Ewert - Fremont CA
M. Colin Gerety - Ft. Collins CO
Jon Gustafson - San Jose CA
Ian Thomas - Mountain View CA

Hewlett-Packard Company - Palo Alto CA

G06F 1130

395800

A system and method for allowing events in a rich object-oriented environment to be monitored by functional processes within that environment. Events can be monitored by any number of functional processes, and the monitoring functional processes can take action based upon the monitored event received. Multiple object-oriented environments are provided with each environment comprising a distributed communications manager. These distributed communications managers facilitate the monitoring of events by the functional processes. An overall communications manager is also provided to monitor the entire system.