Patents by Inventor Brian J. Tischler
Brian J. Tischler has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
-
Publication number: 20240065698Abstract: A left atrial appendage closure implant may include a support frame including a first bend extending from a proximal collar to a second bend, a first segment extending from the second bend to a third bend, a second segment extending from the third bend to a fourth bend, and a third segment extending from the fourth bend to a distal collar, wherein the support frame is actuatable from a first constrained position to a second flowering position to a third mid-deployment position to a fourth unconstrained position. An implant may include a self-expanding support frame having a circumference and a central longitudinal axis, a membrane disposed over at least a portion of the support frame, and a plurality of anchors arranged into a first row and a second row such that the first row and the second row form a staggered pattern about the circumference of the support frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.Inventors: Brian Joseph Tischler, Christopher J. Clark, Dennis A. Peiffer, Thyna M. Chau
-
Patent number: 11826020Abstract: A direct visualization catheter includes an elongate shaft defining a lumen and having a distal end portion and a proximal end portion and a transparent balloon attached to the distal end portion of the shaft. The balloon includes a first layer comprising a thermoset polymer and a plurality of polymeric fibers at least partially embedded in the thermoset polymer and a second layer disposed on the first layer and comprising a hydrogel.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2020Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignees: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC., MAYO FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCHInventors: James P. Rohl, David R. Wulfman, Brian T. Berg, Joseph Thomas Delaney, Jr., Brian J. Tischler, Peter M. Pollak, Harold M. Burkhart, Joseph A. Dearani, Sorin V. Pislaru
-
Publication number: 20220346804Abstract: An occlusive implant system may include a catheter having a lumen extending therethrough, a core wire slidably and rotatably disposed within the lumen, the core wire having a threaded member disposed at a distal end, and a medical implant having an expandable frame, an occlusive element disposed on the frame, and a threaded insert coupled to a proximal portion of the frame, wherein the threaded member is removably coupled to the threaded insert.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2022Publication date: November 3, 2022Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED INC.Inventors: Christopher J. Clark, Mark McPhail, Brian J. Tischler, Dennis A. Peiffer, Burns P. Doran
-
Patent number: 11413047Abstract: An occlusive medical implant having a frame actuatable between a collapsed delivery configuration and an expanded implanted configuration, the frame including a generally tubular portion with a threaded insert configured to removably attach to a threaded distal end of a core wire; an occlusive element disposed on the frame; where a proximal portion of the occlusive element and the proximalmost extent of the threaded insert are substantially coplanar with a plane defined by three or more proximalmost extents of the frame in the expanded implanted configuration.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2019Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.Inventors: Christopher J. Clark, Mark McPhail, Brian J. Tischler, Dennis A. Peiffer, Burns P. Doran
-
Publication number: 20200221928Abstract: A direct visualization catheter includes an elongate shaft defining a lumen and having a distal end portion and a proximal end portion and a transparent balloon attached to the distal end portion of the shaft. The balloon includes a first layer comprising a thermoset polymer and a plurality of polymeric fibers at least partially embedded in the thermoset polymer and a second layer disposed on the first layer and comprising a hydrogel.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2020Publication date: July 16, 2020Applicants: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC., MAYO FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCHInventors: JAMES P. ROHL, DAVID R. WULFMAN, BRIAN T. BERG, JOSEPH THOMAS DELANEY, JR., BRIAN J. TISCHLER, PETER M. POLLAK, HAROLD M. BURKHART, JOSEPH A. DEARANI, SORIN V. PISLARU
-
Patent number: 10617281Abstract: A direct visualization catheter includes an elongate shaft defining a lumen and having a distal end portion and a proximal end portion and a transparent balloon attached to the distal end portion of the shaft. The balloon includes a first layer comprising a thermoset polymer and a plurality of polymeric fibers at least partially embedded in the thermoset polymer and a second layer disposed on the first layer and comprising a hydrogel.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2018Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignees: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC, MAYO FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCHInventors: James P. Rohl, David R. Wulfman, Brian T. Berg, Joseph Thomas Delaney, Jr., Brian J. Tischler, Peter M. Pollak, Harold M. Burkhart, Joseph A. Dearani, Sorin V. Pislaru
-
Publication number: 20200038033Abstract: An occlusive medical implant having a frame actuatable between a collapsed delivery configuration and an expanded implanted configuration, the frame including a generally tubular portion with a threaded insert configured to removably attach to a threaded distal end of a core wire; an occlusive element disposed on the frame; where a proximal portion of the occlusive element and the proximalmost extent of the threaded insert are substantially coplanar with a plane defined by three or more proximalmost extents of the frame in the expanded implanted configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2019Publication date: February 6, 2020Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED INC.Inventors: Christopher J. Clark, Mark McPhail, Brian J. Tischler, Dennis A. Peiffer, Burns P. Doran
-
Patent number: 10463377Abstract: An occlusive implant system may include a catheter having a lumen extending therethrough, a core wire slidably and rotatably disposed within the lumen, the core wire having a threaded member disposed at a distal end, and a medical implant having an expandable frame, an occlusive element disposed on the frame, and a threaded insert coupled to a proximal portion of the frame, wherein the threaded member is removably coupled to the threaded insert.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2017Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.Inventors: Christopher J. Clark, Mark McPhail, Brian J. Tischler, Dennis A. Peiffer, Burns P. Doran
-
Publication number: 20190174994Abstract: A direct visualization catheter includes an elongate shaft defining a lumen and having a distal end portion and a proximal end portion and a transparent balloon attached to the distal end portion of the shaft. The balloon includes a first layer comprising a thermoset polymer and a plurality of polymeric fibers at least partially embedded in the thermoset polymer and a second layer disposed on the first layer and comprising a hydrogel.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2018Publication date: June 13, 2019Applicants: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC., MAYO FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCHInventors: JAMES P. ROHL, DAVID R. WULFMAN, BRIAN T. BERG, JOSEPH THOMAS DELANEY, JR., BRIAN J. TISCHLER, PETER M. POLLAK, HAROLD M. BURKHART, JOSEPH A. DEARANI, SORIN V. PISLARU
-
Patent number: 10285569Abstract: A direct visualization catheter includes an elongate shaft defining a lumen and having a distal end portion and a proximal end portion and a transparent balloon attached to the distal end portion of the shaft. The balloon includes a first layer comprising a thermoset polymer and a plurality of polymeric fibers at least partially embedded in the thermoset polymer and a second layer disposed on the first layer and comprising a hydrogel.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2016Date of Patent: May 14, 2019Assignees: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC, MAYO FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCHInventors: James P. Rohl, David R. Wulfman, Brian T. Berg, Joseph Thomas Delaney, Jr., Brian J. Tischler, Peter M. Pollak, Harold M. Burkhart, Joseph A. Dearani, Sorin V. Pislaru
-
Patent number: 10219677Abstract: A direct visualization catheter includes an elongate shaft defining a lumen and having a distal end portion and a proximal end portion and a transparent balloon attached to the distal end portion of the shaft. The balloon includes a first layer comprising a thermoset polymer and a plurality of polymeric fibers at least partially embedded in the thermoset polymer and a second layer disposed on the first layer and comprising a hydrogel.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2016Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignees: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC, MAYO FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCHInventors: James P. Rohl, David R. Wulfman, Brian T. Berg, Joseph Thomas Delaney, Jr., Brian J. Tischler, Peter M. Pollak, Harold M. Burkhart, Joseph A. Dearani, Sorin V. Pislaru
-
Publication number: 20170303932Abstract: An occlusive implant system may include a catheter having a lumen extending therethrough, a core wire slidably and rotatably disposed within the lumen, the core wire having a threaded member disposed at a distal end, and a medical implant having an expandable frame, an occlusive element disposed on the frame, and a threaded insert coupled to a proximal portion of the frame, wherein the threaded member is removably coupled to the threaded insert.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2017Publication date: October 26, 2017Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED INC.Inventors: Christopher J. Clark, Mark McPhail, Brian J. Tischler, Dennis A. Peiffer, Burns P. Doran
-
Patent number: 9730701Abstract: An occlusive implant system may include a catheter having a lumen extending therethrough, a core wire slidably and rotatably disposed within the lumen, the core wire having a threaded member disposed at a distal end, and a medical implant having an expandable frame, an occlusive element disposed on the frame, and a threaded insert coupled to a proximal portion of the frame, wherein the threaded member is removably coupled to the threaded insert.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2014Date of Patent: August 15, 2017Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Brian J. Tischler, Christopher J. Clark, Mark McPhail, Dennis A. Peiffer, Burns P. Doran
-
Publication number: 20160213237Abstract: A balloon catheter visualization system for repairing a heart valve in a patent includes one or more elongate shafts, each shaft defining at least one lumen and comprising a distal end portion and a proximal end portion. The system also includes a transparent balloon member coupled to the one or more elongate shafts and is in fluid communication with at least one lumen of the one or more elongate shafts. The system also includes an imaging element disposed within the balloon member and coupled to a distal end portion of the one or more elongate shafts, a fastener releasably coupled to a distal end portion of the one or more elongate shafts, and a connector coupled to a distal end portion of the one or more elongate shafts. The connector is adapted to fasten the fastener to tissue.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2016Publication date: July 28, 2016Inventors: James P. Rohl, David R. Wulfman, Brian T. Berg, Joseph Thomas Delaney, Brian J. Tischler, Peter M. Pollak, Harold M. Burkhart, Joseph A. Dearani, Sorin V. Pislaru
-
Publication number: 20160213228Abstract: A direct visualization catheter includes an elongate shaft defining a lumen and having a distal end portion and a proximal end portion and a transparent balloon attached to the distal end portion of the shaft. The balloon includes a first layer comprising a thermoset polymer and a plurality of polymeric fibers at least partially embedded in the thermoset polymer and a second layer disposed on the first layer and comprising a hydrogel.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2016Publication date: July 28, 2016Inventors: James P. Rohl, David R. Wulfman, Brian T. Berg, Joseph Thomas Delaney, JR., Brian J. Tischler, Peter M. Pollak, Harold M. Burkhart, Joseph A. Dearani, Sorin V. Pislaru
-
Publication number: 20150196300Abstract: An occlusive implant system may include a catheter having a lumen extending therethrough, a core wire slidably and rotatably disposed within the lumen, the core wire having a threaded member disposed at a distal end, and a medical implant having an expandable frame, an occlusive element disposed on the frame, and a threaded insert coupled to a proximal portion of the frame, wherein the threaded member is removably coupled to the threaded insert.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2014Publication date: July 16, 2015Inventors: Brian J. Tischler, Christopher J. Clark, Mark McPhail, Dennis A. Peiffer, Burns P. Doran
-
Publication number: 20140135817Abstract: A left atrial appendage closure implant may include a support frame including a first bend extending from a proximal collar to a second bend, a first segment extending from the second bend to a third bend, a second segment extending from the third bend to a fourth bend, and a third segment extending from the fourth bend to a distal collar, wherein the support frame is actuatable from a first constrained position to a second flowering position to a third mid-deployment position to a fourth unconstrained position. An implant may include a self-expanding support frame having a circumference and a central longitudinal axis, a membrane disposed over at least a portion of the support frame, and a plurality of anchors arranged into a first row and a second row such that the first row and the second row form a staggered pattern about the circumference of the support frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2013Publication date: May 15, 2014Inventors: Brian J. Tischler, Christopher J. Clark, Dennis A. Peiffer, Thyna M. Chau