JAMES MARK JACOBS
Pilots at High School Way, Mountain View, CA

6383212, May 7, 2002

Dec 11, 2000

09/734071

Jonathan P. Durcan - Temecula CA
Michael A. Miniati - Mountain View CA
Jeffrey D. Royal - San Francisco CA
James M. Jacobs - Mountain View CA

Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. - Santa Clara CA

A61F 206

623 111, 623 1211, 606108, 606194, 604101

A balloon catheter with a balloon having first and second tapered sections adjacent the distal and proximal ends of the working length of the balloon, respectively, and third and fourth tapered sections adjacent the first and second tapered section, respectively. The first and second tapered sections taper at a first angle to a smaller outer diameter than the inflated outer diameter of the working length inflated within a deployment range of the balloon, and the third and fourth tapered sections taper at a second angle larger than the first angle. The balloon has expandable retention sections proximal and the distal to the working length of the balloon for inhibiting migration of a stent mounted on the balloon.

6676700, Jan 13, 2004

Nov 1, 2001

10/002715

James M. Jacobs - Mountain View CA
Ryan John Santos - San Jose CA

Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. - Santa Clara CA

A61F 206

623 134, 623 144

A stent configuration wherein a radiopaque material is completely encapsulated in a skin of biocompatible material to prevent the exposure of radiopaque materials to living tissue and to prevent galvanic corrosion between disparate metals. The stent is initially formed and rendered radiopaque after which all surfaces are coated with the biocompatible material.

7413574, Aug 19, 2008

Aug 1, 2006

11/497652

Philip S. Yip - San Jose CA, US
James Jacobs - Mountain View CA, US
Syed Hossainy - Fremont CA, US
Jon Becker - Danville CA, US
Timothy A. Limon - Cupertino CA, US

Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. - Santa Clara CA

A61F 2/06

623 115, 623903

An intravascular stent includes an eluting sheath fabricated from a mesh for controlled release of therapeutic drugs and for delivery of the therapeutic drugs in localized drug therapy in a blood vessel. The eluting sheath is attached to at least a portion of an outside surface area of the stent structure and is fabricated from a mesh designed to neck down in response to a radially outward directed force resulting in the uniform expansion of the stent. The eluting sheath can be loaded with at least one therapeutic drug for the release thereof at a treatment site to facilitate repair of a damaged vessel. The stent has a high degree of flexibility in the longitudinal direction, yet has adequate vessel wall coverage and radial strength sufficient to hold open an artery or other body lumen.

7927305, Apr 19, 2011

Apr 20, 2007

11/738372

Travis Yribarren - Coarsegold CA, US
Richard Newhauser - Redwood City CA, US
Randolf von Oepen - Los Altos Hills CA, US
James M. Jacobs - Mountain View CA, US

Abbott Laboratories - Abbott Park IL

A61M 37/00, A61M 5/00

604131, 600432

A system for delivering a contrast medium to a treatment site including a delivery device, and a portable power injector. The delivery device includes a guidewire lumen and a contrast injection lumen, the guidewire lumen and contrast injection lumen being at least partially coaxial. The portable power injector includes an injector body and is configured to contain a contrast medium. The injector body has a plunger disposed therein. The portable power injector also includes a pressure generator, the pressure generator being configured to apply a pressure to the plunger to drive the contrast medium from the injector body and through a distal end of the contrast injection lumen.

7105018, Sep 12, 2006

Dec 30, 2002

10/334034

Philip S. Yip - San Jose CA, US
James Jacobs - Mountain View CA, US
Syed Hossainy - Fremont CA, US
Jon Becker - Danville CA, US
Timothy A. Limon - Cupertino CA, US

Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. - Santa Clara CA

A61F 2/06

623 115

An intravascular stent includes an eluting sheath fabricated from a mesh for controlled release of therapeutic drugs and for delivery of the therapeutic drugs in localized drug therapy in a blood vessel. The eluting sheath is attached to at least a portion of an outside surface area of the stent structure and is fabricated from a mesh designed to neck down in response to a radially outward directed force resulting in the uniform expansion of the stent. The eluting sheath can be loaded with at least one therapeutic drug for the release thereof at a treatment site to facilitate repair of a damaged vessel. The stent has a high degree of flexibility in the longitudinal direction, yet has adequate vessel wall coverage and radial strength sufficient to hold open an artery or other body lumen.

6200325, Mar 13, 2001

Mar 31, 1999

9/282807

Jonathan P. Durcan - Temecula CA
Michael A. Miniati - Mountain View CA
Jeffrey D. Royal - San Francisco CA
James M. Jacobs - Mountain View CA

Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. - Santa Clara CA

A61M 2902

606108

A balloon catheter with a balloon having first and second tapered sections adjacent the distal and proximal ends of the working length of the balloon, respectively, and third and fourth tapered sections adjacent the first and second tapered section, respectively. The first and second tapered sections taper at a first angle to a smaller outer diameter than the inflated outer diameter of the working length inflated within a deployment range of the balloon, and the third and fourth tapered sections taper at a second angle larger than the first angle. The balloon has expandable retention sections proximal and the distal to the working length of the balloon for inhibiting migration of a stent mounted on the balloon.

7878985, Feb 1, 2011

Sep 11, 2003

10/659930

Wayne E. Cornish - Fallbrook CA, US
John Schreiner - Weston FL, US
James Jacobs - Mountain View CA, US
Marc M. Jalisi - North Miami FL, US
Mark T. Richardson - Escondido CA, US
Kent C. Stalker - Temecula CA, US
Olin J. Palmer - Redwood City CA, US

Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. - Santa Clara CA

A61B 5/00

600585

The invention is directed to a guidewire having a distal section with multiple distally tapered core segments with at least two contiguous distally tapering core segments in which the most distal tapered core segment preferably has a greater degree of taper than the proximally contiguous tapered core segment. The invention is also directed to an elongated intracorporeal device, preferably a guidewire or section thereof, that has a core member with a plurality of contiguous tapered segments having taper angles that are configured to produce a linear change in stiffness over a longitudinal section of the device. The device may also have a core section with a continuously changing taper angle to produce a curvilinear profile that preferably is configured to produce a linear change in stiffness of the core over a longitudinal section of the device.

8308660, Nov 13, 2012

Jun 1, 2011

13/150973

Wayne E. Cornish - Fallbrook CA, US
John F. Schreiner - Weston FL, US
James M. Jacobs - Mountain View CA, US
Marc M. Jalisi - North Miami FL, US
Mark T. Richardson - Escondido CA, US
Kent C. B. Stalker - San Marcos CA, US
Olin J. Palmer - Redwood City CA, US

Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. - Santa Clara CA

A61B 5/00

600585

The invention is directed to a guidewire having a distal section with multiple distally tapered core segments with at least two contiguous distally tapering core segments in which the most distal tapered core segment preferably has a greater degree of taper than the proximally contiguous tapered core segment. The invention is also directed to an elongated intracorporeal device, preferably a guidewire or section thereof, that has a core member or the like with a plurality of contiguous tapered segments having taper angles that are configured to produce a linear change in stiffness over a longitudinal section of the device. The device may also have a core section with a continuously changing taper angle to produce a curvilinear profile that preferably is configured to produce a linear change in stiffness of the core over a longitudinal section of the device.

7951188, May 31, 2011

May 15, 2003

10/438687

Stephen D. Ainsworth - Santa Clara CA, US
E Tina Cheng - Piedmont CA, US
James M. Jacobs - Mountain View CA, US

Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc. - Santa Clara CA

A61F 2/86, A61F 2/06

623 116, 623 11, 623 115, 623 237

The invention is directed to an expandable stent for implantating in a body lumen, such as a coronary artery, peripheral artery, or other body lumen. The invention provides for a an intravascular stent having a plurality of cylindrical rings connected by undulating links. The stent has a high degree of flexibility in the longitudinal direction, yet has adequate vessel wall coverage and radial strength sufficient to hold open an artery or other body lumen.

8449598, May 28, 2013

May 13, 2011

13/106983

Stephen D. Ainsworth - Los Gatos CA, US
E Tina Cheng - San Jose CA, US
James M. Jacobs - Mountain View CA, US

Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc. - Santa Clara CA

A61F 2/82

623 116, 623 115

The invention is directed to an expandable stent for implanting in a body lumen, such as a coronary artery, peripheral artery, or other body lumen. The invention provides for a an intravascular stent having a plurality of cylindrical rings connected by undulating links. The stent has a high degree of flexibility in the longitudinal direction, yet has adequate vessel wall coverage and radial strength sufficient to hold open an artery or other body lumen.