Patents Assigned to C. R. Bard
  • Power assist device for a surgical instrument
    Patent number: 9364235
    Abstract: A surgical instrument including a power assist device, and its method of use for deploying surgical fasteners, is disclosed. The surgical instrument may include a handle, an elongated shaft extending from the handle, and a surgical fastener deployment system including a driveshaft. The driveshaft is actuatable between at least a first proximal position and a second distal position. A striker is movable relative to the driveshaft and an impact surface is associated with the driveshaft. The impact surface is constructed and arranged to be struck by the striker member to displace the driveshaft to the second distal position and deploy the surgical fastener.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: C.R. Bard, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin J. Ranucci, Nathan Stewart Cauldwell, Augustus Felix
  • PROSTHESIS FOR REPAIRING A HERNIA DEFECT
    Publication number: 20160151136
    Abstract: A prosthesis for repairing a hernia defect includes a patch body, a hoisting frame releasably attachable to the patch body, and a tether attached to the hoisting frame and having a free end extendable through the thickness of the patch body and accessible from the side of the patch body opposite to the side where the hoisting frame is releasably attached. The patch body and/or the hoisting frame includes a self-expanding support member. The hoisting frame includes a frame body and a translation component for directing pulling forces on the tether to the frame body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2014
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Applicant: C.R. Bard, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Hamilton, Augusta Felix, Elizabeth Blackburn, Kerri MacDonald
  • Medical component scrubbing device with detachable cap
    Patent number: 9352140
    Abstract: The microbial scrub brush in one embodiment employs an insert that is impregnated with an anti-bacterial disinfectant and that is housed within a housing of alcohol-compatible material and sealed over by a removable lid. The insert is maintained in sterile condition until ready for use. After removal of the lid, the insert is moved over the end of a female luer or other portion of a medical device and rotated in order to clean the exterior surface as well as the interior luminal surface of the device. In one embodiment, the scrub brush integrally includes both a cleansing portion with a cleansing insert to cleanse a part of a medical device and a protection portion with a cover component to cover and protect the cleansed medical device part from subsequent contamination. The cleansing insert includes a plurality of compliant fingers to ensure adequate cleansing of the medical device part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: C. R. Bard, Inc.
    Inventors: Marshall Kerr, David C. Hemink, Jiaye Z. Jho, Michael J. Vaillancourt, Matthew R. Trebella
  • Systems for Isolation of a Needle-based Infusion Set
    Publication number: 20160144107
    Abstract: A safety needle assembly of an infusion set for infusing fluids into a subcutaneously implanted access port is disclosed. The needle assembly is configured to prevent fluid/vapor escape therefrom so as to reduce or prevent fluid exposure to a clinician using the needle assembly. In one embodiment, the needle assembly comprises a handle portion including a needle extending therefrom, the needle defining a lumen for passage of a fluid therethrough. The needle assembly also includes a safety assembly defining a needle hole through which the needle initially extends. The safety assembly is selectively and axially slidable along the needle in order to shield a distal tip of the needle and prevent user contact therewith. A fluid isolation component is included in the safety assembly for isolating fluid escape from the needle to prevent exposure to a clinician.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2016
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Applicant: C. R. Bard, Inc.
    Inventors: William R. Barron, Bret Hamatake, Kelly B. Powers
  • Implantable mesh prostheses and method of manufacturing same
    Patent number: 9345563
    Abstract: Implantable prostheses for reinforcing and repairing defects in a muscular or tissue wall and a method for fabricating the prostheses that minimizes wasted mesh material and reduces the labor and time required for fabrication. The prosthesis may include a plug body formed of surgical mesh material having a closed end, a larger open end, and a cavity extending therebetween, and a filler body formed of the surgical mesh material comprising a plurality of petals extending radially outwardly from and spaced laterally about a common base disposed in the plug body with the common base attached to the closed end of the plug body. The plug bodies are cut as circular pieces, and the filler bodies are cut as hour-glass shaped pieces from the same sheet of material so as to leave virtually no wasted mesh material. The filler pieces may be attached to the plug body piece by welding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: C.R. Bard, Inc.
    Inventors: Tami L. Hamlin, Shekhar D. Nimkar
  • ACCESS PORT AND CATHETER ASSEMBLY INCLUDING CATHETER DISTAL PORTION STABILITY FEATURES
    Publication number: 20160136389
    Abstract: A stabilized catheter tube for insertion into a body of a patient. The catheter tube includes a distal portion that remains stable during fluid infusion into the patient, thus reducing or eliminating whipping of the catheter distal tip. In one embodiment, the catheter tube defines at least one lumen and is formed from a tube material that defines a proximal portion and a distal portion of the catheter tube. The catheter tube is configured such that the arithmetic product of an elastic modulus and an area moment of inertia for the distal portion of the catheter tube is greater relative the arithmetic product of an elastic modulus and an area moment of inertia for the proximal portion of the tube. In one embodiment, the catheter tube is operably attached to an implantable access port and includes an enlarged distal portion relative a proximal portion of the catheter tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Applicant: C. R. Bard, Inc.
    Inventors: Kelly J. Christian, Daniel B. Blanchard, Ryan C. Patterson
  • Articulating surgical instruments
    Patent number: 9339271
    Abstract: A surgical instrument and its method of use are disclosed. In one embodiment, the surgical instrument may include a handle and an elongated shaft assembly extending distally from the handle. The elongated shaft assembly may include an articulable portion with an articulation direction. The elongated shaft assembly may also include a tubular member with a flexible portion with a preferential bending direction and a direction of bending resistance. The tubular member may permit articulation of the elongated shaft assembly when the preferential bending direction is aligned with the articulation direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: C.R. Bard, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin J. Ranucci, Nathan Stewart Cauldwell, Augustus Felix
  • Embolus blood clot filter utilizable with a single delivery system or a single retrieval system in one of a femoral or jugular access
    Patent number: 9326842
    Abstract: A blood filter delivery system for delivering a filter into a vein from either a femoral or jugular access. The preferred system includes an introducer and a push-rod with a spline member disposed along the push-rod and a pusher member disposed on a distal end. The spline member has a main body, first and second boss portions spaced apart along the longitudinal axis to provide a gap for retaining anchor members of the filter during delivery via the introducer. In an alternative embodiment, a preferred filter includes first and second filter structures diverging in opposite directions. A link is connected to portions of each of the first and second filter structures so that each filter structure can be independently collapsed into a generally cylindrical shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: C. R . BARD, INC.
    Inventors: Andrzej J. Chanduszko, Khoi Ta
  • Blood vessel transecting and anastomosis
    Patent number: 9307992
    Abstract: Method and device for cutting a blood vessel using a cutting tool from within the blood vessel. A first cut portion of the blood vessel is fused to a second blood vessel to provide a flow channel therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: C.R. Bard, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter M. Wilson, Alan B. Bachman
  • Ureteral access sheath
    Patent number: 9295811
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an access sheath includes a sheath assembly including sheath tubing, the sheath tubing having a main lumen and a secondary lumen that extends along the length of the main lumen. The main lumen has a first cross-sectional area, a first length, and a distal end outlet. The secondary lumen has a second cross-sectional area less than the first cross-sectional area, a second length less than the first length, and a distal end outlet terminating proximal of the main lumen distal outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: C. R. Bard, Inc.
    Inventor: Tracey E. Knapp
  • Fixation and protection of an implanted medical device
    Patent number: 9295809
    Abstract: Fixation and protective components for use with implantable medical devices, such as access ports and catheters, are disclosed. In one embodiment, a protective sleeve is employed about a catheter so as to distribute compressive loads and ensure patency of the catheter lumen, even in areas prone to pinch-off. A catheter assembly in one embodiment thus comprises an elongate catheter tube that defines at least one lumen. A protective mesh sleeve is disposed about an external portion of the catheter tube so as to cover at least a portion of the longitudinal length of the catheter tube. The protective sleeve is configured to distribute a compressive load on the catheter tube so as to ensure patency of the at least one lumen of the catheter tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: C. R. Bard, Inc.
    Inventor: Kevin W. Sheetz
  • Corporeal drainage system
    Patent number: 9295764
    Abstract: A corporeal drainage system and a method of draining fluid from a bodily cavity. The corporeal drainage system includes a connection tube and a fluid receptacle in fluid communication with the connection tube. The fluid receptacle creates a negative pressure in the system by transitioning from a collapsed configuration to an expanded configuration. The system may include an activation member to initiate transitioning of the fluid receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: C. R. Bard, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark A. Christensen, Steven M. Smith, Jim C. Beasley, Kelly B. Powers
  • Reduced friction catheter introducer and method of manufacturing and using the same
    Patent number: 9283351
    Abstract: Tear-away sheath introducers for catheters, methods for making such introducers, and methods for using such introducers are described. A splittable sheath introducer may include a sheath, a hub disposed at a proximal end of the sheath, a valve included with the hub, and a valve actuator movable from a first position to a second position, the valve actuator opening the valve when in the second position. The valve actuator may include a retaining feature that interacts with the hub to connect the retaining member to the hub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: C. R. Bard, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric M. King, James D. Beal
  • Catheter introducer including a valve and valve actuator
    Patent number: 9278188
    Abstract: Sheath introducers and methods for making and using. A method of making a sheath introducer may include providing a splittable sheath, attaching a splittable hub to the proximal end of the splittable sheath, the splittable hub including a cavity having a threaded section and a valve disposed in the cavity, and disposing a valve actuator in the cavity, the valve actuator including threads on an external surface thereof threadably engaged with the hub along the threaded section of the cavity, the valve actuator opening the valve upon rotation of the valve actuator from a first position, in which a bottom surface of the valve actuator is proximal to an upper surface of the valve, to a second position, in which the bottom surface of the valve actuator is distal to the upper surface of the valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: C. R. Bard, Inc.
    Inventor: Eric M. King
  • Biopsy device
    Patent number: D751199
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: C. R. Bard, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Samuel Allen, Chad Christopher Van Liere
  • Biopsy system console
    Patent number: D752232
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: C. R. Bard, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas G. Hacker, Angela K. Jensen, Derek J. Daw
  • Needle guide mounting fixture
    Patent number: D752742
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: C. R. Bard, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin M. Oberg, Jonathan C. Gorzitze
  • Needle guide
    Patent number: D752743
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: C. R. Bard, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin M. Oberg, Jason R. Stats, Amir Orome, Jon B. Newman
  • Biopsy device
    Patent number: D752747
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: C. R. Bard, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Samuel Allen, Chad Christopher Van Liere
  • Ultrasound probe head
    Patent number: D754357
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: C. R. Bard, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric W. Lindekugel, Amir Orome