Patents Assigned to Boston Scientific Limited
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Publication number: 20240081622Abstract: Endoscope assemblies, biopsy caps, and methods for making and using the same. An example endoscope assembly may include an endoscope having a channel formed therein and a port that provides access to the channel. A cap may be coupled to the port. The cap may include a base having a securing member for securing the cap to the port, an outer shell and a brush section disposed within the interior volume adjacent the disk shutter section, the brush section including a plurality of brushes arranged in a helical fashion.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC LIMITEDInventors: BOOPATHI RAJARATHNAM, NISHANT RANDHAWA, CHARUDATTA CHANDRAKANT ARADHYE, SWAMI UPADHYAY, VASANTHAN MANI, HARCHETAN SINGH ANEJA, BALAJI ASWATHA NARAYANA, SHARATH BADADAMATH, RAMAKANTESWARARAO BEESETTY
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Publication number: 20240066219Abstract: A fluid management and medical device system may include a fluid management system and a medical device having one or more sensors proximate the distal end of the elongate shaft of the medical device. The controller of the fluid management system may be configured to calculate a fluid deficit when the distal end of the elongate shaft is disposed within a patient and configured to automatically pause fluid deficit calculation when the distal end of the elongate shaft is removed from the patient. In some instances the controller is configured to calculate the fluid deficit using rotational speed of the inflow pump in combination with a difference between a change in weight of a fluid supply source supplying fluid to the fluid management system and a change in weight of a collection container collecting fluid from the fluid management system.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC LIMITEDInventors: PAUL BYRNE, LEE SMITH, LEAH FANNING, NIRAJ PRASAD RAUNIYAR, NISHANT KHATTAR, VIVEK SHAH, DIPEN ARUN TASGAONKAR
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Patent number: 11849920Abstract: Endoscope assemblies, biopsy caps, and methods for making and using the same. An example endoscope assembly may include an endoscope having a channel formed therein and a port that provides access to the channel. A cap may be coupled to the port. The cap may include a base having a securing member for securing the cap to the port, an outer shell and a brush section disposed within the interior volume adjacent the disk shutter section, the brush section including a plurality of brushes arranged in a helical fashion.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2021Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC LIMITEDInventors: Boopathi Rajarathnam, Nishant Randhawa, Charudatta Chandrakant Aradhye, Swami Upadhyay, Vasanthan Mani, Harchetan Singh Aneja, Balaji Aswatha Narayana, Sharath Badadamath, Ramakanteswararao Beesetty
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Patent number: 11839399Abstract: Medical systems and methods for making and using medical systems are disclosed. Example medical systems may include an atherectomy system configured to engage and remove plaque from walls in vessels of a vascular system. The atherectomy system may include a drive shaft, a rotational tip coupled to an end of the drive shaft, a drive mechanism coupled to the drive shaft to rotate the rotational tip, and control configurations to control settings of operational modules of the atherectomy system. The control configurations may be configured to change settings of multiple operational modules of the atherectomy system in response to a single actuation of an actuator to facilitate use of the atherectomy system in a vasculature of a patient.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2022Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC LIMITEDInventors: Kristi Mae Flury, Sharath Badadamath
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Publication number: 20230389948Abstract: A medical device includes a handle with a proximal arm and a distal arm. The proximal arm and the distal arm are pivotable via a joint. The medical device also includes a tube coupled to the distal arm and a drive wire. A distal portion of the drive wire includes an expandable end effector. A portion of the drive wire is positioned within the tube, and a different portion of the drive wire extends proximally of the distal arm and is coupled to the proximal arm.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2023Publication date: December 7, 2023Applicant: Boston Scientific LimitedInventors: Subodh MOREY, Ashish JAIN, Sumit MALIK, Rajivkumar SINGH, Aditya DHANOTIYA, Mark VOSS
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Publication number: 20230380667Abstract: Biopsy caps and seals, and methods for making and using the same may be provided in conjunction with an endoscope assembly. A seal may include a main body including a circumferential outer wall surrounding a central lumen. The seal may include at least one support wall extending radially from the outer wall towards a center of the lumen, and at least one helical flap extending from the support wall helically downward along an inner surface of the outer wall, where the at least one helical flap defines an opening at the center of the lumen. The seal may alternatively include a plurality of projections extending radially inward from the outer wall towards a center of the lumen, where the plurality of projections are arranged in a series of circumferentially and angularly offset layers.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2023Publication date: November 30, 2023Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC LIMITEDInventors: VENKATESH NEELAMEGAM, SHALIN SINGH RAWAT, HARCHETAN SINGH ANEJA, SWAMI UPADHYAY, BOOPATHI RAJARATHNAM, AMIT BHAROS
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Publication number: 20230346422Abstract: A medical device assembly may include a stylet having a distal stylet body and a proximal stylet hub, a cannula having a distal cannula body and a proximal cannula hub, and a lock for securing the stylet to the cannula, wherein the lock includes at least one abutment on at least one of the stylet hub and the cannula hub for restricting relative movement between the stylet hub and the cannula hub.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2023Publication date: November 2, 2023Applicant: Boston Scientific LimitedInventors: Sumit MALIK, Salman KAPADIA
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Patent number: 11779743Abstract: A hemostasis valve for use in a medical device. The hemostasis valve may include a generally cylindrical body having a proximal side, a distal side, and a thickness extending therebetween. The proximal side may include a tapered central region having a surface sloped towards a center of the body and the distal side may include a distally extending curved central region.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2020Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC LIMITEDInventors: Sumit Agrawal, Henry J. Pepin, Somashekar Reddy
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Patent number: 11771307Abstract: Biopsy caps and seals, and methods for making and using the same may be provided in conjunction with an endoscope assembly. A seal may include a main body including a circumferential outer wall surrounding a central lumen. The seal may include at least one support wall extending radially from the outer wall towards a center of the lumen, and at least one helical flap extending from the support wall helically downward along an inner surface of the outer wall, where the at least one helical flap defines an opening at the center of the lumen. The seal may alternatively include a plurality of projections extending radially inward from the outer wall towards a center of the lumen, where the plurality of projections are arranged in a series of circumferentially and angularly offset layers.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2019Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC LIMITEDInventors: Venkatesh Neelamegam, Shalin Singh Rawat, Harchetan Singh Aneja, Swami Upadhyay, Boopathi Rajarathnam, Amit Bharos
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Patent number: 11771451Abstract: A medical device includes a handle with a proximal arm and a distal arm. The proximal arm and the distal arm are pivotable via a joint. The medical device also includes a tube coupled to the distal arm and a drive wire. A distal portion of the drive wire includes an expandable end effector. A portion of the drive wire is positioned within the tube, and a different portion of the drive wire extends proximally of the distal arm and is coupled to the proximal arm.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2021Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: Boston Scientific LimitedInventors: Subodh Morey, Ashish Jain, Sumit Malik, Rajivkumar Singh, Aditya Dhanotiya, Mark Voss
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Publication number: 20230284881Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to the field of medical instruments. In particular, the present disclosure relates to a biopsy cap and endoscope biopsy cap housing with improved stability and stress distribution to securely and removably attach to an endoscope biopsy port. In one example, a biopsy cap housing may include a first center-split half comprising a first half of an upper and lower chamber and first pivot member, and a second center-split half comprising a second half of an upper and lower chamber, and second pivot member, wherein mating surfaces of the first and second center-split halves may be configured to interlock to define the upper and lower chambers.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2023Publication date: September 14, 2023Applicant: Boston Scientific LimitedInventors: Harchetan S. Aneja, Amit Bharos, Swami Upadhyay, Boopathi Rajarathnam
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Patent number: 11744610Abstract: Medical systems and methods for making and using medical systems are disclosed. Example medical systems may include an atherectomy system configured to engage and remove plaque from walls in vessels of a vascular system. The atherectomy system may include a drive shaft, a rotational tip coupled to an end of the drive shaft, a drive mechanism coupled to the drive shaft to rotate the rotational tip, and a control unit configured to control operation of the drive mechanism. In some cases, the control unit may include a controller for controlling operation of the drive mechanism based on sensed positions of the drive mechanism. The controller may be configured to send data to a host for analysis, compensate a control signal based on a mode of operation of the drive mechanism, determine if a stall is predicted to occur, and/or perform one or more other functions.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2021Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: Boston Scientific LimitedInventors: Nandu Narayanan, Akhilan Gupta, Nithin Prasanth Kp, Bastin Francis
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Patent number: 11730512Abstract: A medical device assembly may include a stylet having a distal stylet body and a proximal stylet hub, a cannula having a distal cannula body and a proximal cannula hub, and a lock for securing the stylet to the cannula, wherein the lock includes at least one abutment on at least one of the stylet hub and the cannula hub for restricting relative movement between the stylet hub and the cannula hub.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2018Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: Boston Scientific LimitedInventors: Sumit Malik, Salman Kapadia
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Patent number: 11690936Abstract: Embodiments herein relate to cell encapsulation membranes, devices including the same, and related methods. In an embodiment, a cell encapsulation membrane is included. The cell encapsulation membrane can include a mesh substrate. The mesh substrate can include a first series of fibers extending in a first direction and a second series of fibers extending in a second direction, the first series of fibers intersecting with the second series of fibers, the mesh substrate defining a plurality of apertures disposed between adjacent fibers of the first series and the second series. The cell encapsulation membrane can further include a coating disposed on the mesh substrate, the coating partially occluding the plurality of apertures defined by the mesh substrate and forming pores. Other embodiments are also included herein.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2021Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: Boston Scientific LimitedInventors: Martin Lawrence Fawdry, Aiden Flanagan, Matthew McEvaddy, Garry Duffy, Eamonn J. Tuohy
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Patent number: 11690499Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to the field of medical instruments. In particular, the present disclosure relates to a biopsy cap and endoscope biopsy cap housing with improved stability and stress distribution to securely and removably attach to an endoscope biopsy port. In one example, a biopsy cap housing may include a first center-split half comprising a first half of an upper and lower chamber and first pivot member, and a second center-split half comprising a second half of an upper and lower chamber, and second pivot member, wherein mating surfaces of the first and second center-split halves may be configured to interlock to define the upper and lower chambers.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2019Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC LIMITEDInventors: Harchetan S. Aneja, Amit Bharos, Swami Upadhyay, Boopathi Rajarathnam
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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: 20230096513Abstract: According to one aspect, a hand assist device may be configured for use with an endoscope. The hand assist device may comprise a body configured to removably couple to a handle of the endoscope. The body may comprise a recess configured to receive the handle of the endoscope. The recess may extend from a proximal end of the body to a distal end of the body. The body may also comprise a palm support portion and a finger support portion proximal to the palm support portion. The body may further comprise a base support portion distal to the palm support portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2022Publication date: March 30, 2023Applicant: Boston Scientific LimitedInventors: Balaji Aswatha NARAYANA, Jeff INSULL, Vijay KSHATRIYA
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Publication number: 20230093564Abstract: A hemostasis valve assembly for use in a medical device. The hemostasis valve assembly may include a main body portion defining an internal cavity, a seal cartridge disposed within the internal cavity, and a low pressure valve assembly positioned within the internal cavity adjacent to the seal cartridge. The low pressure valve assembly may include a first valve member having a first valve body and a second valve member having second valve body. A portion of a distal side of the first valve member may abut at least a portion of a proximal side of the second valve member.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2022Publication date: March 23, 2023Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC LIMITEDInventors: Sumit Agrawal, Biten Kishore Kathrani
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Publication number: 20230065176Abstract: A medical device may include a handle assembly having an actuator and a sheath. The sheath may extend between a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal end of the sheath may be coupled with the actuator. The medical device may further include an end-effector moveable relative to the sheath between an extended configuration and a retracted configuration. The end-effector may include a plurality of expandable legs. Each of the plurality of expandable legs may include a plurality of first indicia and a plurality of second indicia. A color of each of the first plurality of indicia may be different than a color of each of the second plurality of indicia.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2022Publication date: March 2, 2023Applicant: Boston Scientific LimitedInventors: Ashish JAIN, Denise C. LANE
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Patent number: 11589851Abstract: A biopsy forceps device includes a tension member and an end effector including first and second jaws movable between an open configuration, in which the jaws are separated from one another to receive target tissue therebetween, and a closed configuration, in which cutting edges of the jaws are moved toward one another to cut a portion of the target tissue. The jaws define a tissue receiving space therebetween to house the cut tissue. The jaws are pivotable relative to one another, each of the jaws including a serrated cutting edge extending therealong, the end effector further including a tension member attachment including a proximal end coupled to the tension member. The attachment is movably coupled to the jaws so that distal movement of the attachment moves the jaws to the open configuration while proximal movement thereof moves the jaws to the closed configuration.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2019Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: Boston Scientific LimitedInventors: Hitendra Purohit, Nishant Randhawa, Agrim Mishra, Charudatta Chandrakant Aradhye, Venkatesh Neelamegam, Nidhi Dhingra, Dane T. Seddon