Patents Assigned to SciMed
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Publication number: 20250072895Abstract: In examples, a medical device for tissue fastening may comprise an end effector having: a cartridge, a sled positioned in the cartridge, a first control member coupled to the sled, and a second control member coupled to the sled; a shaft coupled to the end effector; and an operation portion coupled to the shaft. The operation portion may include an actuator that is configured to actuate at least the first control member or the second control member in order to move the sled proximally or distally.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2024Publication date: March 6, 2025Applicants: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Multi-Scale Medical Robotics Center LimitedInventors: Barry WEITZNER, Philip Wai Yan CHIU, Kai Fung CHAN, Haojin YANG, Yanfei CAO, Kin Wai CHAN
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Publication number: 20250072734Abstract: A steerable medical device includes a first wire and a second wire. The first wire includes a first portion having a first width and a second portion having a second width. The second width is smaller than the first width. A distal end of the first wire is fixed relative to a distal end the second wire. A proximal end of one or more of the first wire or the second wire is moveable distally or proximally with respect to the other of the first wire or the second wire in order to bend a distal portion of the steerable medical device.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2024Publication date: March 6, 2025Applicants: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Boston Scientific Medical Device LimitedInventors: Deepak Kumar SHARMA, John Thomas FAVREAU, Sharath Kumar G, Juan Pablo ORTIZ GARCIA, Brian GAFFNEY, Shrikant Vasant RAUT
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Publication number: 20250073449Abstract: Devices and methods for assisting blood flow are provided. The device includes a housing with an inlet and an outlet, and a fluid barrier separating the housing into a first section containing the inlet and outlet, and a second section. The device also includes an impeller shaft coupled to an impeller and a first magnet in the first section of the housing, and a drive shaft coupled to a second magnet in the second section of the housing. The first and second magnets are arranged such that rotation of the drive shaft rotates the second magnet causing rotation of the first magnet, which drives the impeller.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2024Publication date: March 6, 2025Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Brian Hanson, Steven R. Larsen, Benjamin Breidall, Joseph A. Kronstedt, Paul F. Chouinard
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Publication number: 20250072966Abstract: One described aspect is an optical fiber comprising: a fiber core that extends along a fiber axis, is configured to transmit a laser energy along the fiber axis, and terminates at a distal end; a first cladding that extends along the fiber axis, is adjacent to the fiber core, and terminates at a distal end; a coating that extends along the fiber axis and terminates at a distal end, wherein the coating is a gold coating; a second cladding that surrounds a portion of the gold coating along the fiber axis, and terminates at a distal end; an outer jacket that extends along the fiber axis and terminates at a distal end; and a fiber tip. Associated laser systems are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2024Publication date: March 6, 2025Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Wen-Jui Ray CHIA, Steven Yihlih PENG
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Publication number: 20250072863Abstract: Intravascular imaging catheters and methods for making and using intravascular imaging catheters are disclosed. An example intravascular imaging catheter may include an elongate catheter shaft having a distal end region and a proximal region. The distal end region may include a side port. An imaging core may be disposed within the elongate catheter shaft. The imaging core may include an imaging device configured to be slidable within the elongate catheter shaft and through the side port.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2024Publication date: March 6, 2025Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Gordon John Kocur, Jeffrey Steven Fuller, Benjamin Philip Gundale, Jeffrey Adam Hammerstrom
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Publication number: 20250075809Abstract: A valve may have a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. The valve may include a valve stem having a lumen extending from a first opening at a proximal portion of the valve stem to a second opening at a distal end of the valve stem. A plurality of seals may be positioned relative to the valve stem. The valve stem and seals may be configured so that a fluid entering the inlet is prevented from flowing to the outlet in a first position of the valve stem and relative to the inlet and the outlet. The valve stem and the seals may be configured so that a fluid entering the inlet flows to the outlet in a second position of the valve stem relative to the inlet and the outlet, the second position being more distal than the first position relative to the inlet and the outlet.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2024Publication date: March 6, 2025Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Larry STANTON, Allyn JENSRUD, James SCUTTI, Colby HARRIS, Robb GAVALIS
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Publication number: 20250078273Abstract: Systems and methods for processing electronic images from a medical device comprise receiving an image frame from the medical device, and determining a first color channel and a second color channel in the image frame. A location of an electromagnetic beam halo may be identified by comparing the first color channel and second color channel. Edges of an electromagnetic beam may be determined based on the electromagnetic beam halo, and size metrics of the electromagnetic beam may be determined based on the edges of the electromagnetic beam. A visual indicator on the image frame may be displayed based on the size metrics of the electromagnetic beam.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2024Publication date: March 6, 2025Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Longquan CHEN, Mussie Teshome DEMISSE, Judith FUSMAN, Aaron SILVA, Andrea CAHILL, Evan GYLLENHAAL
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Publication number: 20250072881Abstract: Method and systems for closing an opening formed during a medical procedure are disclosed. An example method may include advancing a needle through patient tissue to form an opening into a bile duct region, performing an intervention within the bile duct region, and advancing an embolic gel into the opening to close the opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2024Publication date: March 6, 2025Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Aiden Flanagan, Bruce R. Forsyth
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Publication number: 20250073420Abstract: Medical device packaging, medical device packaging assemblies, and methods for preparing and packaging medical devices. An example medical device packaging assembly may include an external package, a carrier tube disposed within the external package, the carrier tube including one or more clips configured to hold the carrier tube in a predetermined configuration, a medical device disposed within the carrier tube, and a moisture or oxygen scavenging packet releasably coupled to one of the one or more clips. The moisture or oxygen scavenging packet may comprise an outer barrier pouch, an inner container disposed within the outer barrier pouch, and a desiccant and/or an oxygen scavenging material disposed within the inner container.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2024Publication date: March 6, 2025Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Frank Haven Matti, Robert Boyd Ewart, Daniel Burgess, Mark Harding
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Publication number: 20250072878Abstract: According to one aspect, a device may include a shaft having a brush at a distal portion of the shaft; a distal coupler configured to removably couple to a guidewire. The shaft is coupled to the distal coupler and the device is configured to slide in a distal direction or proximal direction along the guidewire.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2024Publication date: March 6, 2025Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Paul SMITH, Scott E. BRECHBIEL, Andrew James SCHAUBHUT
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Publication number: 20250073373Abstract: The present disclosure pertains to injectable shear-thinning compositions that comprise (a) one or more types of fibrous proteins, (b) one or more types of silicate microparticles, (c) one or more types of radiopaque additives, (d) one or more types of cryoprotectants, and (e) water. Other aspects of the present disclosure pertain to kits that contains such compositions and medical procedures that comprise administering such compositions to a patient.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2024Publication date: March 6, 2025Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Nicolas Ball-Jones, Samuel Michael Hanson, Paul Vincent Grosso, Karen Dubbin, Gary Thomas Ohrt
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Patent number: 12239290Abstract: An assembly may have an axle. Rotation of the axle may cause deflection of a portion of a medical device. A collet may have an opening. The axle may extent through the longitudinal opening. An actuator may be configured to interact with the collet. A first configuration of the collet may permit rotation of the axle relative to the collet and a second configuration of the collet may inhibit rotation of the axle relative to the collet.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2020Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Andrew Brian Graveley, Ana Marcela Cordero Munoz, Leslie Sherwood, Gregory Ostrander
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Patent number: 12239485Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for enhanced navigation and visualization of body passages. In particular, the systems and methods of the present disclosure provide enhanced navigation through the pulmonary peripheries, and enhanced visualization within larger pulmonary passages.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2021Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Sean P. Fleury, Peter L Dayton, Ryan V. Wales, Paul Smith, Scott E. Brechbiel
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Patent number: 12239524Abstract: An example medical device is disclosed as an expandable stent. The stent includes a tubular scaffold having an inner surface, an outer surface, and a lumen extending therein. The expandable stent also includes a liner disposed within the lumen of the tubular scaffold. Further, the liner is radially spaced from a medial region of the tubular scaffold to define a tissue ingrowth region along an uncovered portion of the medial region. Additionally, the liner extending along the tissue ingrowth region is configured to limit the amount of tissue ingrowth along the medial region of the scaffold.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2020Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignees: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Universite Libre De BruxellesInventors: Martyn G. Folan, Thomas M. Keating, Jacques Deviere, Nicolas Cauche
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Patent number: 12239370Abstract: Aspects of this disclosure pertain to a device with an elongated body having a distal end. The distal end may comprise a port that permits discharge of a laser energy towards a tissue from an optical fiber located in the distal end. An exterior surface of the distal end may include a cauterization portion that permits discharge of a cauterization energy towards the tissue. In some aspects, the device includes an insulative portion that attaches the distal end to the elongated body and limits energy transfer therebetween. Related systems and methods are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2023Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Hui Wang, Wen-Jui Ray Chia, Rongwei Jason Xuan, Jian James Zhang, Aditi Ray, Honggang Yu
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Patent number: 12239796Abstract: A medical device configured to be flexible and maintain kink resistance while also reducing strain fractures. The medical device may include an elongate tubular shaft defining a lumen extending from a proximal portion to a distal portion. The elongate tubular shaft may comprise an outer jacket forming an outer surface of the elongate tubular shaft, a support member including at least one filament extending in a helical configuration along at least a portion of the a length of the elongate tubular shaft, and a strain relief layer comprising a material that has a modulus of elasticity less than a modulus of elasticity of the outer jacket, the strain relief layer positioned at least between adjacent windings of the support member. The strain relief layer and the support member may collectively form an inner surface of the elongate tubular shaft.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2020Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: David Cory Kirt, Benjamin Mihelich
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Patent number: 12239291Abstract: A medical device comprising a handle extending between a first end and a second end, a first actuator coupled to the first end of the handle, a first shaft coupled to the second end of the handle, and a second shaft extending from the first shaft, the second shaft including a first articulation section and a second articulation section, wherein an articulation of the first actuator relative to the handle is configured to articulate the first articulation section, an articulation of the handle relative to the first shaft is configured to articulate the second articulation section, and the first articulation section and the second articulation section are restricted to articulating only in a first plane.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2022Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignees: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Boston Scientific Medical Device LimitedInventors: Deepak Kumar Sharma, James J. Scutti
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Publication number: 20250064550Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to the field of medical devices and medical device accessories. In particular, the present disclosure relates to a tool or accessory for cleaning a medical device. For example, the tool or accessory may clean a fluid delivery lumen of an endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) knife. The tool or accessory may include a housing with a first portion of an elongate member secured within a first portion of the housing and a second portion of the elongate member extending into a chamber of the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2024Publication date: February 27, 2025Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Allyn N. JENSRUD, Todd M. PFIZENMAIER, Kathleen M. LALIBERTE, Rachael CAMPION
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Publication number: 20250064311Abstract: A medical device may include a handle, an insertion portion coupled to the handle, and a distal tip coupled to a distal end of the insertion portion. The insertion portion may be configured to be inserted into a body lumen of a subject. The distal tip may include a light emitting diode (LED) and a heat sink. The heat sink may be configured to absorb heat generated by the LED.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2024Publication date: February 27, 2025Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventor: Konstantin KOPOTIYENKO
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Publication number: 20250065105Abstract: A bearing assembly is configured to retain an end of an impeller of a blood pump and includes a thrust plate having a distal-facing surface and an impeller bearing surface configured to be disposed adjacent the distal-facing surface such that a gap is defined between the distal-facing surface of the thrust plate and the impeller bearing surface. The impeller bearing surface includes at least one washout blade disposed thereon and configured to facilitate blood flow through the gap.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2024Publication date: February 27, 2025Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Travis J. Schauer, Benjamin Breidall, Daniel H. VanCamp
