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Kurt J Tekulve

from Ellettsville, IN
Age ~60
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Related to:
Amy L Tekulve, 46Carolyn Tekulve, 73Kevin White, 62Marian Barger, 81Chad Soehner, 51Laura Taningco, 42
Connected to:
Joseph G Tekulve, 33Todd J Tekulve, 53Poornima K Tekumalla, 55Mark J Tekunoff, 65Christina Tekus, 46Leonard J Tekus, 45Terence D Tekushan, 62Maryann F Tekverk, 36Stephen A Tekverk, 59Hemant M Tekwani, 40

Kurt Tekulve Phones & Addresses

  • 4199 Morgan Cir, Ellettsville, IN 47429 (812) 876-9356
  • 853 Clover Dr, Ellettsville, IN 47429 (812) 876-9356
  • Nashville, IN
  • Dayton, OH
  • Bloomington, IN
  • 4199 Morgan Cir, Ellettsville, IN 47429

Work

Company: Cook medical Oct 1991 Position: Senior engineer at cook medical

Education

Degree: Bachelors School / High School: Wright State University 1990 to 1990 Specialities: Mechanical Engineering

Industries

Medical Devices

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Senior Engineer At Cook Medical

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Location:
238 Split Rail Dr, Wentzville, MO 63385
Industry:
Medical Devices
Work:
Cook Medical
Senior Engineer at Cook Medical
Education:
Wright State University 1990 - 1990
Bachelors, Mechanical Engineering

Publications

Us Patents

Localizer Needle

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US Patent:
6544269, Apr 8, 2003
Filed:
Jul 2, 2001
Appl. No.:
09/897246
Inventors:
Thomas A. Osborne - Bloomington IN
Kurt J. Tekulve - Ellettsville IN
Assignee:
Cook Incorporated - Bloomington IN
International Classification:
A61B 1734
US Classification:
606116
Abstract:
A medical device ( ) includes at least a stylet ( ) for establishing the location of tissue of interest, such as a nonpalpable lesion in breast tissue. The device may also include a needle assembly ( ) and an aspiration syringe ( ). The medical device ( ) can most readily be understood as an improvement in Kopans-type or hookwire-type localizer stylet having a wire shaft ( ) with a distal end ( ), and a hook ( ) depending in a proximal direction from the wire shaft ( ). The improvements entail spacing the hook ( ) proximally of the distal end ( ) of the wire shaft ( ), and providing the wire shaft with a twist between the hook ( ) and the distal end ( ) of the wire shaft ( ). Wire shaft ( ) has first and second wire segments ( and ), each including a respective distal twisted portion ( or ) adjacent its respective distal end ( or ). The first wire segment ( ) further includes a generally straight portion ( ) extending proximally of its distal twisted portion ( ), while the second wire segment ( ) further includes a hook ( ) extending proximally of its distal twisted portion ( ).

Detachable Embolization Coil

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US Patent:
8118817, Feb 21, 2012
Filed:
Jul 21, 2009
Appl. No.:
12/506347
Inventors:
Kurt J. Tekulve - Ellettsville IN, US
Assignee:
Cook Medical Technologies LLC - Bloomington IN
International Classification:
A61B 17/22
US Classification:
606127, 604530
Abstract:
An embolization delivery system and a method of using the system by a physician to deliver an embolization coil into the vasculature of a patient is disclosed. The embolization delivery system includes a delivery tube in the form of a catheter or wire guide that may be reversibly inserted, a delivery catheter placed into the vasculature of a patient, a connector disposed around and permanently coupled to the delivery tube, a detachable embolization coil disposed within a portion of the connector and held in place by compressive forces exerted by the connector, and a release mechanism for detaching the embolization coil. The release mechanism includes a wire with one end being coupled to the catheter, a middle portion being in contact with both the connector and coil, and a second end that may be manipulated in a predetermined manner by the attending physician. The manipulation of the wire splits part of the connector, thereby reducing the compressive forces exerted by the connector onto the embolization coil and allowing the coil to detach from the embolization delivery system.

Removable Vena Cava Filter With Improved Leg

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US Patent:
8246648, Aug 21, 2012
Filed:
Nov 10, 2008
Appl. No.:
12/267769
Inventors:
Kurt J. Tekulve - Ellettsville IN, US
Assignee:
Cook Medical Technologies LLC - Bloomington IN
International Classification:
A61M 29/00
US Classification:
606200
Abstract:
A removable filter for capturing thrombi in a blood vessel. The filter has primary struts with first ends attached together along a longitudinal axis. Each primary strut has a body member extending from its first end along the longitudinal axis to an anchoring hook. Each primary strut is configured to move relative to the longitudinal axis between an expanded state and a collapsed state. At least one primary strut has a resistant portion next to the anchoring hook. The resistant portion is configured to contact the blood vessel in the expanded state. The filter also has secondary struts. The secondary struts have proximal ends attached together along the longitudinal axis and distal ends located radially from the longitudinal axis in the expanded state. The secondary struts are configured to engage the blood vessel to centralize the filter in the expanded state in the blood vessel.

Bone Cement Needle

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US Patent:
8282648, Oct 9, 2012
Filed:
Dec 19, 2007
Appl. No.:
11/960356
Inventors:
Kurt J. Tekulve - Ellettsville IN, US
Assignee:
Cook Medical Technologies LLC - Bloomington IN
International Classification:
A61M 5/178
A61M 5/00
A61B 17/58
US Classification:
606 92, 60416411
Abstract:
A needle assembly for dispensing a bone cement mixture is provided. The needle assembly includes a cannula defining an inner lumen, the cannula having an outlet end for dispensing the bone cement mixture from the assembly. The outlet end has at least one tip moveable between an expanded position and a collapsed position. The tip is configured to cut the bone cement mixture in the collapsed position when the cannula is rotated. The needle assembly also has an inner member disposed within the inner lumen of the cannula, which is movable between an extended position and a retracted position. The inner member is operable to hold the tip in the expanded position when the inner member is in the extended position. The tip automatically collapses into the collapsed position when the inner member is in the retracted position. A method of introducing a bone cement mixture into a damaged bone of a patient is also disclosed.

Barrel Occlusion Device

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US Patent:
8308752, Nov 13, 2012
Filed:
Aug 27, 2007
Appl. No.:
11/845446
Inventors:
Kurt J. Tekulve - Ellettsville IN, US
Assignee:
Cook Medical Technologies LLC - Bloomington IN
International Classification:
A61M 29/00
US Classification:
606200
Abstract:
An occlusion device for occluding a body vessel including a first hub having a tubular wall defining a lumen having a longitudinal axis and a second hub disposed distally along the longitudinal axis. A plurality of arcuate members extend between the first hub and the second hub. The arcuate members extend radially away from the longitudinal axis in an open configuration and extend substantially along the longitudinal axis in a closed configuration. A biocompatible material is disposed within a volume defined by the arcuate members to form an occlusive barrier when deployed within the body vessel.

Multi-Strand Helical Stent

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US Patent:
8394138, Mar 12, 2013
Filed:
Aug 31, 2009
Appl. No.:
12/584176
Inventors:
Jeffry S. Melsheimer - Springville IN, US
Kurt J. Tekulve - Ellettsville IN, US
Mark R. Frye - Bloomington IN, US
James M. Carlson - Bloomington IN, US
Richard J. Godlewski - Bloomington IN, US
Michael W. Hardert - Bloomington IN, US
Jessica L. Burke - Bloomington IN, US
Assignee:
Cook Medical Technologies LLC - Bloomington IN
International Classification:
A61F 2/06
US Classification:
623 122, 623 151
Abstract:
A stent including a stent wire comprising a plurality of filaments twisted into a bundle having a helix, the stent wire bent into a pattern having a plurality of substantially straight wire sections separated by a plurality of bends. The pattern of the stent wire is spirally wound about a central axis in the same direction as the helix formed by the plurality of filaments. Each of the filaments in a bend have a cylindrical cross-section where at least one of the plurality of filaments is displaced and spaced from an immediately adjacent filament in the bend.

Catheter With Expandable Flow Area

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US Patent:
8480654, Jul 9, 2013
Filed:
May 21, 2010
Appl. No.:
13/322265
Inventors:
Kurt John Tekulve - Ellettsville IN, US
Michael Robert Kurrus - Ellettsville IN, US
Assignee:
Cook Medical Technologies LLC - Bloomington IN
International Classification:
A61M 25/00
US Classification:
604528, 60416401, 60416413, 604531
Abstract:
In at least one embodiment of the present invention, a catheter for insertion into a patient's body is provided. The catheter comprises an elongated member having a proximal portion extending to a distal portion. A lumen is formed through the proximal and distal portions. The elongated member is formed of a polymeric material including shape memory polymers having a first phase transition temperature and a second phase transition temperature that is less than the first phase transition temperature but is greater than about room temperature. The elongated member has a first configuration at about room temperature for insertion into the patient's body and self-configures to a second configuration at a first temperature of at least the second phase transition temperature for fluid communication with the patient's body. At least a portion of the lumen has a larger flow area in the second configuration than in the first configuration.

Closure Device And Method For Occluding A Bodily Passageway

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US Patent:
8480707, Jul 9, 2013
Filed:
Jul 31, 2009
Appl. No.:
12/533738
Inventors:
Dusan Pavcnik - Portland OR, US
Kurt J. Tekulve - Ellettsville IN, US
Assignee:
Cook Medical Technologies LLC - Bloomington IN
Oregon Health and Science University - Portland OR
International Classification:
A61B 17/08
US Classification:
606213, 606151
Abstract:
A device for occluding septal defects or other bodily passageways includes two anchors connected to an occluding body. The occluding body may be formed as a plug or tube of biocompatible material configured to occlude a bodily passageway. At least one of the anchors includes a grasping member in the form of a loop or suitably shaped structure, which is configured for releasable attachment to an anchor engaging member, such as a biopsy forceps. In a further aspect a closure device assembly includes a closure device linked to the biopsy forceps and collapsibly disposed in a catheter. By positioning the catheter near a bodily passageway, such as a PFO, and disengaging the forceps from the grasping member, the closure device may be released so as to facilitate stable closure of a septal opening, such as a PFO.
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