Patents by Inventor Kenneth P. Reever
Kenneth P. Reever 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).
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Patent number: 11672598Abstract: A medical system includes an insertion device including a handle and a delivery portion, a laser fiber, a conductive wire, and a lock. The laser fiber extends through the insertion device and is coupled to a laser slider to control a position of the laser fiber relative to a distal end of the delivery portion. The conductive wire extends through the insertion device and is coupled to a wire slider to control a position of the laser fiber relative to a distal end of the delivery portion. The lock is positioned within the handle and is movable in order to selectively lock either the movement of the laser slider or lock the movement of the wire slider.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2020Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: Boston Scientific LimitedInventors: Subodh Morey, Rajivkumar Singh, Arun Adhikarath Balan, Niraj P. Rauniyar, Brian P. Watschke, Aditi Ray, Thomas C. Hasenberg, Kenneth P. Reever
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Publication number: 20220218388Abstract: Devices for guiding an instrument into a body of a patient, at a targeted point of entry and along an insertion path at a targeted insertion angle, are described herein, such as a guide for an access needle in a PCNL procedure for accessing the kidney to remove kidney stones. The devices include base component aligned with a point of entry, and a guide assembly which cooperates with the base component to allow an instrument to be aligned and fixed at various circumferential and vertical angles. The devices and methods allow a medical professional to accurately and stably guide an instrument at a targeted point and angle and to a desired depth, while minimizing the exposure to radiation used to image the insertion path.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2022Publication date: July 14, 2022Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.Inventors: Erik E. Sperry, Jerry T. Long, Ronald Ciulla, Timothy P. Harrah, Aaron K. Kirkemo, Mark A. Hera, Kenneth P. Reever, Brandon W. Craft, Elizabeth A. Stokley, Sebastian Koerner, Chad Schneider
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Patent number: 11311311Abstract: Devices for guiding an instrument into a body of a patient, at a targeted point of entry and along an insertion path at a targeted insertion angle, are described herein, such as a guide for an access needle in a PCNL procedure for accessing the kidney to remove kidney stones, the devices comprising a base component, a guide assembly, and optionally an insertion mechanism. The base component is aligned in use with the point of entry and the guide assembly cooperates with the base component to allow for the instrument to be aligned and fixed at any circumferential angle around an axis perpendicular to the point of entry and at any vertical angle ranging from 0 to 45 degrees away from the axis in a direction toward the body. The optional mechanism allows for mechanical insertion once the instrument is aligned and fixed.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2017Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Erik E Sperry, Jerry T Long, Ronald Ciulla, Timothy P Harrah, Aaron K Kirkemo, Mark A Hera, Kenneth P Reever, Brandon W Craft, Elizabeth A Stokley, Sebastian Koerner, Chad Schneider
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Publication number: 20210085394Abstract: A medical system includes an insertion device including a handle and a delivery portion, a laser fiber, a conductive wire, and a lock. The laser fiber extends through the insertion device and is coupled to a laser slider to control a position of the laser fiber relative to a distal end of the delivery portion. The conductive wire extends through the insertion device and is coupled to a wire slider to control a position of the laser fiber relative to a distal end of the delivery portion. The lock is positioned within the handle and is movable in order to selectively lock either the movement of the laser slider or lock the movement of the wire slider.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2020Publication date: March 25, 2021Applicant: Boston Scientific LimitedInventors: Subodh MOREY, Rajivkumar SINGH, Arun ADHIKARATH BALAN, Niraj P. RAUNIYAR, Brian P. WATSCHKE, Aditi RAY, Thomas C. HASENBERG, Kenneth P. REEVER
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Publication number: 20200214727Abstract: A percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) needle may include a cannula including a shaft and a cannula hub coupled to a proximal end of the cannula shaft. A depth guide may be disposed on an outer surface of the cannula shaft. A stylet may be disposable within the cannula lumen and may include a tapered point at a distal end of the stylet and a stylet hub coupled to a proximal end of the stylet that is configured to be releasably securable to the cannula hub. An adjustable depth stop may be releasably securable to the cannula shaft at a desired position relative to the depth guide, the adjustable depth guide capable of being manipulated between an adjustment configuration in which the adjustable depth guide is moveable relative to the cannula shaft and a secured configuration in which the adjustable depth guide is secured relative to the cannula shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2020Publication date: July 9, 2020Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC LIMITEDInventors: ERIK E. SPERRY, JERRY T. LONG, JR., RONALD CIULLA, TIMOTHY P. HARRAH, AARON K. KIRKEMO, KENNETH P. REEVER, BRANDON W. CRAFT, ELIZABETH A. STOKLEY, SEBASTIAN KOERNER, CHAD SCHNEIDER, ANANT SUBRAMANIAM, ASHISH JAIN, DIPANKA MEDHI, SUMIT MALIK, SUBODH MOREY, BITEN K. KATHRANI, Salman Kapadia
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Patent number: 10231718Abstract: A marking device may include a body. The body may be configured to transition between a closed configuration and an open configuration. The body may further include two arms. A distal end of each arm may be coupled to a distal end of the body. The marking device may further include a suture coupled to the body. Application of a force on a proximal end of each arm may be configured to cause the body to transition between the closed configuration and the open configuration.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2015Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.Inventors: Ronald Ciulla, Kenneth P. Reever, Jozef Slanda
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Publication number: 20180207332Abstract: A medical system includes an irrigation system including an irrigation bag containing irrigation fluid and an irrigation line, and a medical device with at least two internal lumens connecting at least two ports on a handle to a distal end of the medical device. The medical system also includes a suction system including a suction source, a waste container, and a suction line, and a controller that controls at least one of the irrigation system and the suction system. The irrigation line is coupled to a first port, and the suction line is coupled to a second port.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2018Publication date: July 26, 2018Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Kenneth P. Reever, William Stanhope, Eric Wong
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Patent number: 9848947Abstract: According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a medical device may include a shaft assembly. The shaft assembly may include a sheath having a first lumen. The shaft assembly may also include a rotatable shaft extending through the first lumen. The rotatable shaft may be rotatable relative to the sheath, and may have a second lumen and a side opening. The shaft assembly may also include an electrode extending through the second lumen and the side opening, and radially outwardly from the rotatable shaft. The electrode may be movable relative to the rotatable shaft.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2014Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Sujat Sukthankar, Jianmin Li, Kenneth P. Reever
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Publication number: 20170303940Abstract: A percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) needle may include a cannula including a shaft and a cannula hub coupled to a proximal end of the cannula shaft. A depth guide may be disposed on an outer surface of the cannula shaft. A stylet may be disposable within the cannula lumen and may include a tapered point at a distal end of the stylet and a stylet hub coupled to a proximal end of the stylet that is configured to be releasably securable to the cannula hub. An adjustable depth stop may be releasably securable to the cannula shaft at a desired position relative to the depth guide, the adjustable depth guide capable of being manipulated between an adjustment configuration in which the adjustable depth guide is moveable relative to the cannula shaft and a secured configuration in which the adjustable depth guide is secured relative to the cannula shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2017Publication date: October 26, 2017Inventors: ERIK E. SPERRY, JERRY T. LONG, JR., RONALD CIULLA, TIMOTHY P. HARRAH, AARON K. KIRKEMO, KENNETH P. REEVER, BRANDON W. CRAFT, ELIZABETH A. STOKLEY, SEBASTIAN KOERNER, CHAD SCHNEIDER, ANANT SUBRAMANIAM, ASHISH JAIN, DIPANKA MEDHI, SUMIT MALIK, SUBODH MOREY, BITEN K. KATHRANI, Salman Kapadia
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Publication number: 20170196590Abstract: Devices for guiding an instrument into a body of a patient, at a targeted point of entry and along an insertion path at a targeted insertion angle, are described herein, such as a guide for an access needle in a PCNL procedure for accessing the kidney to remove kidney stones, the devices comprising a base component, a guide assembly, and optionally an insertion mechanism. The base component is aligned in use with the point of entry and the guide assembly cooperates with the base component to allow for the instrument to be aligned and fixed at any circumferential angle around an axis perpendicular to the point of entry and at any vertical angle ranging from 0 to 45 degrees away from the axis in a direction toward the body. The optional mechanism allows for mechanical insertion once the instrument is aligned and fixed.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2017Publication date: July 13, 2017Inventors: Erik E Sperry, Jerry T Long, Ronald Ciulla, Timothy P Harrah, Aaron K Kirkemo, Mark A Hera, Kenneth P Reever, Brandon W Craft, Elizabeth A Stokley, Sebastian Koerner, Chad Schneider
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Publication number: 20170196577Abstract: A guidewire including an elongate inner member having a proximal portion and a distal portion, an elongate outer member disposed about the elongate inner member, wherein one of the elongate inner member and the elongate outer member is more flexible relative to the other of the elongate inner member or the elongate outer member, and the elongate inner member is movable relative to the elongate outer member.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2017Publication date: July 13, 2017Inventors: Erik E. Sperry, Jerry T. Long, Jr., Ronald Ciulla, Aaron K. Kirkemo, Kenneth P. Reever, Brandon W. Craft, Elizabeth A. Stokley, Anant Subramaniam
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Publication number: 20150335393Abstract: A marking device may include a body. The body may be configured to transition between a closed configuration and an open configuration. The body may further include two arms. A distal end of each arm may be coupled to a distal end of the body. The marking device may further include a suture coupled to the body. Application of a force on a proximal end of each arm may be configured to cause the body to transition between the closed configuration and the open configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2015Publication date: November 26, 2015Inventors: Ronald CIULLA, Kenneth P. REEVER, Jozef SLANDA
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Publication number: 20150224249Abstract: A method for treating BPH may include marking a target tissue portion of a prostate of a patient with a contrasting agent. The method may further include emitting energy from an energy emitting device toward the target tissue portion. Further, the method may include enucleating the target tissue portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2015Publication date: August 13, 2015Inventors: Ronald CIULLA, Kenneth P. REEVER, Kenneth J. DAIGNAULT, Timothy Paul HARRAH
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Publication number: 20150190163Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure include medical devices, and related methods of use, and manufacture thereof. A medical device is disclosed having an inner member and an outer member. The inner member may have a sharp edge, and the outer member may have a window configured to receive tissue. The medical device may include a plurality of suction passageways, the plurality of suction passageways may extend through at least one or both the inner member and the outer member and may be located adjacent the window. In addition, the inner member may be configured to move relative to the outer member.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2014Publication date: July 9, 2015Inventors: Ronald CIULLA, Kenneth P. REEVER
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Publication number: 20150164528Abstract: A medical device is disclosed which may include an elongate luminal element configured for insertion into a natural body lumen. An elongate working member may positioned within the elongate luminal element. The elongate luminal element may include at least a first lumen which may extend along a longitudinal axis of the multi-lumen element. The working member may include an auger portion on a distal end thereof which may be configured to pierce tissue. In addition, the auger portion may be rotatable about the longitudinal axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2014Publication date: June 18, 2015Inventors: Kenneth P. REEVER, Ronald CIULLA
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Publication number: 20150157397Abstract: According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a medical device may include a shaft assembly. The shaft assembly may include a sheath having a first lumen. The shaft assembly may also include a rotatable shaft extending through the first lumen. The rotatable shaft may be rotatable relative to the sheath, and may have a second lumen and a side opening. The shaft assembly may also include an electrode extending through the second lumen and the side opening, and radially outwardly from the rotatable shaft. The electrode may be movable relative to the rotatable shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2014Publication date: June 11, 2015Inventors: Sujat SUKTHANKAR, Jianmin LI, Kenneth P. REEVER
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Publication number: 20140052272Abstract: In one embodiment, a stent includes a retention portion and an elongate portion. The retention portion is configured to help retain the stent in place within a body of a patient. The elongate portion extends from the retention portion. The elongate portion has a sidewall defining a lumen and the outer surface of the sidewall includes a pattern. The sidewall has a first section and second section. The first section of the sidewall has a first thickness. The second section of the sidewall has a second thickens different than the first thickness.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2013Publication date: February 20, 2014Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Raymond G. Amos, JR., Timothy P. Harrah, Bryan Kostelac, Kenneth P. Reever
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Patent number: 8123705Abstract: An adjustable profile probe for insertion in a body cavity to sense a biological parameter includes an elongated shaft having a sensor panel and a resiliently expandable portion substantially opposing the sensor panel. An expansion mechanism is at least partially housed within the elongated shaft for varying the profile of the probe. The expansion mechanism includes a base plate adjacent to the resiliently expandable portion and a plurality of lever arms pivotally mounted to the base plate and the sensor panel. An actuating member pivotally connects to the lever arms such that upon movement of the actuating member, the resiliently expandable portion is selectively collapsed or expanded by the plurality of lever arms pivoting between a minimal profile position near parallel with the elongated shaft and an expanded profile position with the lever arms being near perpendicular to the elongated shaft.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2005Date of Patent: February 28, 2012Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventor: Kenneth P. Reever
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Patent number: 8034119Abstract: A medical stent provides an active agent to a patient's body while simultaneously maintaining an open passageway within the body of the patient. The stent includes a first segment, a second segment, a connecting segment disposed between the first and second segments, and the active agent. The active agent may be a hemostatic agent that stops or controls bleeding by coagulation, or any other medical drug, such as, for example an antibiotic or an anticoagulant. When the stent is properly positioned within the patient's urinary system, the first segment is located on one side of the external sphincter and the second segment is located on the other side. The connecting segment is sized to extend through the external sphincter to couple the first and second segments together while not interfering with the normal operation of the external sphincter.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2008Date of Patent: October 11, 2011Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventor: Kenneth P. Reever
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Publication number: 20090164025Abstract: A medical stent provides an active agent to a patient's body while simultaneously maintaining an open passageway within the body of the patient. The stent includes a first segment, a second segment, a connecting segment disposed between the first and second segments, and the active agent. The active agent may be a hemostatic agent that stops or controls bleeding by coagulation, or any other medical drug, such as, for example an antibiotic or an anticoagulant. When the stent is properly positioned within the patient's urinary system, the first segment is located on one side of the external sphincter and the second segment is located on the other side. The connecting segment is sized to extend through the external sphincter to couple the first and second segments together while not interfering with the normal operation of the external sphincter.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2008Publication date: June 25, 2009Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventor: Kenneth P. Reever