Patents by Inventor Carlos E. Castro

Carlos E. Castro 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).

  • Overtube introducer for use in endoscopic bariatric surgery
    Patent number: 9545249
    Abstract: This application describes an overtube device that gives diagnostic and/or therapeutic access to body cavities using natural orifices of the body. The overtube includes an elongate flexible body having a distal portion deflectable in response to activation of a control cable. Proximal features of the overtube include an insufflations port and seals for minimizing loss of insufflations pressure around the shafts of instruments passed through the tube. In some embodiments, retractor elements are including on the distal portion of the overtube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: David Cole, Melanie L. Harris, Carlos E. Castro, Jason S. Stewart, Samuel T. Crews, Daniel J. Balbierz
  • OVERTUBE INTRODUCER FOR USE IN ENDOSCOPIC BARIATRIC SURGERY
    Publication number: 20140046139
    Abstract: This application describes an overtube device that gives diagnostic and/or therapeutic access to body cavities using natural orifices of the body. The overtube includes an elongate flexible body having a distal portion deflectable in response to activation of a control cable. Proximal features of the overtube include an insufflations port and seals for minimizing loss of insufflations pressure around the shafts of instruments passed through the tube. In some embodiments, retractor elements are including on the distal portion of the overtube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2013
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: David COLE, Melanie L. HARRIS, Carlos E. CASTRO, Jason S. STEWART, Samuel T. CREWS, Daniel J. BALBIERZ
  • OVERTUBE INTRODUCER FOR USE IN ENDOSCOPIC BARIATRIC SURGERY
    Publication number: 20090030284
    Abstract: This application describes an overtube device that gives diagnostic and/or therapeutic access to body cavities using natural orifices of the body. The overtube includes an elongate flexible body having a distal portion deflectable in response to activation of a control cable. Proximal features of the overtube include an insufflations port and seals for minimizing loss of insufflations pressure around the shafts of instruments passed through the tube. In some embodiments, retractor elements are including on the distal portion of the overtube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2008
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Inventors: David Cole, Melanie L. Harris, Carlos E. Castro, Jason S. Stewart, Samuel T. Crews, Daniel J. Balbierz