Patents Assigned to SciMed
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Publication number: 20250050068Abstract: A catheter includes a handle and an elongate member extending from the handle. The catheter may also include steering system coupled to the handle. The steering system may be configured to deflect at least a portion of the elongate member in at least one direction. The catheter may also include a locking mechanism configured to lock the portion of the elongate member in a deflected configuration, and a lever coupled to the handle. The lever may be configured to move from a first position to a second position to engage the locking mechanism. The lever may also be configured to be separably retained at least at one of the first position or the second position to prevent movement therebetween.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2024Publication date: February 13, 2025Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Andrew CAMPBELL, Paul Barner
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Publication number: 20250050061Abstract: This invention is directed to a medical device having a longitudinal axis, and including a handle and a catheter. The handle can include a body having a proximal end and a distal end, an actuator moveably coupled to the body, and a handle control member coupled to the actuator, wherein the actuator can be configured to move relative to the body to move the handle control member. The catheter can include a shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the proximal end of the shaft and the distal end of the body can be configured for releasable coupling. The catheter can also include a steering section located along the shaft and a catheter control member coupled to the steering section, wherein the catheter control member can be configured to move relative to the shaft to move the steering section relative to the longitudinal axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2024Publication date: February 13, 2025Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Gary Kappel, Ra NAM, Naroun Suon, Dan Bacon, Paul Smith, John Golden, Barry Weitzner
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Publication number: 20250049420Abstract: A cytology brush including a base wire having a distal end; at least one coiled loop; and a plurality of bristles. The coiled loop is configured to at least partially surround a portion of a guide wire such that the cytology brush is longitudinally movable along and adjacent to the guide wire.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2024Publication date: February 13, 2025Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Paul SMITH, Scott E. BRECHBIEL, Andrew James SCHAUBHUT, Narunn SUON, Tony SOUKALOPOULOS, Naomi GANNON
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Publication number: 20250049306Abstract: A medical device including a handle and a distal tip. The distal tip includes an elevator configured to change an orientation of an accessory device. The elevator is rotatable about a first axis and a second axis. Rotation of the elevator about the first axis raises or lowers the elevator. Rotation of the elevator about the second axis angles the elevator to the right or left. The medical device includes a first wire attached to a first side of the elevator and a second wire attached to a second side of the elevator. Moving the first wire and second wire the same distance proximally or distally relative to the distal tip rotates the elevator about the first axis. Moving one of the first wire and second wire a distance relative to the other of the first wire and second wire rotates the elevator about the second axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2024Publication date: February 13, 2025Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Evan WILDER, Sean POWELL
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Publication number: 20250050115Abstract: A pacing system configured to sense cardiac activity and to deliver pacing therapy to a patient's heart. The pacing system may comprise a first electrode configured to be positioned in a first chamber of the heart and configured to deliver a first pacing therapy to the first chamber of the heart and a second electrode configured to be positioned in the left atrial appendage and configured to deliver a second pacing therapy to the left atrial appendage. The processing module of the pacing system may be configured to time a delivery of the first pacing therapy based on a first timing fiducial and a delivery of the second pacing therapy based on a determined pacing delay between the first pacing therapy and the second pacing therapy. The determined pacing delay may be configured to maximize a flow of blood into and/or out of the left atrial appendage.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2024Publication date: February 13, 2025Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Jerry Wang, Joshua Mark Inouye, James M. Anderson
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Publication number: 20250049472Abstract: An introducer sheath including a valve hub and an elongate shaft extending from the valve hub. The valve hub defines a main port and a side port. The main port includes a hub body, a compressible seal disposed within the hub body, a pusher at least partially positioned within the hub body and slidably movable relative thereto, and a lock nut partially surrounding the pusher. The lock nut is threadably engaged with the pusher such that rotation of the lock nut moves the pusher axially toward and/or away from the compressible seal.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2024Publication date: February 13, 2025Applicants: Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited, Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Neeraj Kumar Sharma, Qian Liu
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Publication number: 20250049556Abstract: A tissue lumen stent is provided with a body having an elongated tubular configuration and a foreshortened configuration. In the foreshortened configuration, downstream and upstream ends of the body expand radially into downstream and upstream flange structures, leaving a generally cylindrical saddle region therebetween. In some embodiments, the flange structures are non-symmetrical with respect to one another. Systems and methods of using the stents are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2024Publication date: February 13, 2025Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Kenneth F. Binmoeller, Sieu T. Duong, Hanh Huu Duong, Thao Vi Nguyen
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Publication number: 20250049964Abstract: In some aspects, the present disclosure pertains to an injectable hydrogel that comprises (a) one or more types of polymeric hydrogen bond donors, (b) one or more types of polymeric hydrogen bond acceptors and (c) water. Other aspects of the present disclosure pertain to kits that comprise a delivery device and one or more containers that contain an injectable hydrogel that comprises one or more types of polymeric hydrogen bond donors, one or more types of polymeric hydrogen bond acceptors, and water. Further aspects of the present disclosure pertain to medical procedures that comprise administering to a subject an injectable hydrogel that comprises one or more types of polymeric hydrogen bond donors, one or more types of polymeric hydrogen bond acceptors, and water.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2024Publication date: February 13, 2025Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Yen-Hao Hsu, Nicolas Ball-Jones, Sasha Viola Rios, Joseph Thomas Delaney, JR., Cristian Parisi
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Publication number: 20250049313Abstract: Electronic assemblies for medical devices are described, including an electronic assembly that includes a body, at least one imaging device, and at least one light source. The body may include a plurality of electrical connection points and a plurality of electrical traces in a material that is electrically insulative. The plurality of electrical connection points may be on one or more external surfaces of the body. The plurality of electrical connection points may include proximal and distal connection points. Each electrical trace may connect a proximal connection point to a respective distal connection point. The at least one imaging device may be coupled to one or more of the distal connection points and/or the at least one light source may be coupled to one or more of the distal connection points.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2024Publication date: February 13, 2025Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Richard C. TAH, Eric Noble LENT, Vivek SHAH, James E. BLOOD, Dennis LYNCH, Gilles PLICHON
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Patent number: 12220161Abstract: A medical device includes an electrode shaft and an insulation tip. The electrode shaft is configured to deliver energy to a target site and includes an electrode shaft lumen configured to deliver fluid to the target site. The insulation tip is coupled to a distal tip of the electrode shaft. The insulation tip includes an insulation tip lumen fluidly connected to the electrode shaft lumen and configured to deliver fluid to the target site. The insulation tip covers an entirety of the distal tip of the electrode shaft.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2023Date of Patent: February 11, 2025Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Yin Xia, Longsheng Cai, Xinzhe Pei, Minfeng Hua
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Patent number: 12220165Abstract: Control systems and methods for delivery of energy that may include control algorithms that prevent energy delivery if a fault is detected and may provide energy delivery to produce a substantially constant temperature at a delivery site. In some embodiments, the control systems and methods may be used to control the delivery of energy, such as radiofrequency energy, to body tissue, such as lung tissue.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2022Date of Patent: February 11, 2025Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Christopher J. Danek, William J. Wizeman, Tim R. Dalbec, Gary S. Kaplan
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Patent number: 12220103Abstract: Various apparatuses to attach a first medical device to a second medical device are described that allow the physician to grasp only a single device while the other device remains securely attached to the one being grasped. The apparatuses, once they are attached to the first medical device, are designed to be easily and quickly attached and detached to a second medical device, normally only requiring the use of one hand. Furthermore, the apparatuses oftentimes include a base that can easily couple and decouple from the portion that is attached to the second medical device so that if the need arises to separately use the second medical device, it can be decoupled from the first medical device without completely removing the apparatus from the second medical device.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2023Date of Patent: February 11, 2025Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: John B. Golden, John O. McWeeney, Christopher A. Benning, Robert Castoldi, John F. Howard, Brian Intoccia, Gary Kappel, William L. Churchill
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Patent number: 12220334Abstract: The present disclosure pertains to medical devices that comprise a stent body having two ends, a central region therebetween, and comprising structural elements extending around the stent body and a covering material disposed over the stent body, the covering material covering only a portion of the stent body, in which the covering material is provided with a plurality of openings that provide areas where the stent body is not covered by the covering material. The present disclosure further pertains to medical apparatuses that comprise such medical devices and methods of treatment using such medical devices.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2022Date of Patent: February 11, 2025Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Peter J. Pereira, Claude O. Clerc, Gerald Fredrickson, Jonathan Zoll
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Patent number: 12220133Abstract: A device includes a clip including a capsule and a pair of clip arms, proximal ends of which are slidably received within a channel of the capsule to move the clip arms between an open configuration and a closed configuration. The clip arms are aligned relative to one another via a pin received within openings extending through proximal ends of the clip arms. A proximal portion includes a flexible shaft extending from a proximal end to a distal end including a bushing releasably coupled to the capsule. A control member extends longitudinally through the flexible shaft from a proximal end to a distal end releasably coupled to the proximal ends of the clip arms, the distal end of the control member including a pair of holding jaws, each of which include a pair of fingers extending about the pin along opposing sides thereof to grip the pin therebetween.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2024Date of Patent: February 11, 2025Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Daniel Congdon, Laurie A. Lehtinen, Alex Roberts
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Publication number: 20250043082Abstract: In some aspects, the present disclosure pertains to methods that comprise (a) performing a ring-opening polymerization of one or more types of amino acid N-carboxyanhydride (NCA) monomers that comprise at least one type of protected amino acid NCA monomer having a protected pendant amine group in the presence of an initiator compound to produce intermediate peptide compounds that comprise an amino acid chain having protected pendant amine groups covalently attached to a residue of the initiator and (b) deprotecting the intermediate peptide compounds to form final peptide compounds that comprise an amino acid chain having pendant amine groups covalently attached to the residue of the initiator.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2024Publication date: February 6, 2025Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Nicolas Ball-Jones, Yen-Hao Hsu, Sasha Viola Rios, Joseph Thomas Delaney, JR., Rick Dorn, Cristian Parisi
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Publication number: 20250040791Abstract: A medical system may include a fluid source, a fluid reservoir, and a valve. The valve may be coupled to the fluid source and the fluid reservoir so as to permit fluid flow between the fluid source and the fluid reservoir. The valve may include a first opening configured to receive a medical instrument. Upon insertion of the medical instrument into the first opening of the valve, the medical instrument may be lubricated with a fluid from the fluid source.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2024Publication date: February 6, 2025Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Kurt Nicholas ROBAKIEWICZ, Christopher A. BENNING, Ryan V. WALES, Scott E. BRECHBIEL, John B. GOLDEN, Paul SMITH
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Publication number: 20250040981Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to the field of medical devices. In particular, the present disclosure relates to an electrosurgical surgical tip that includes a conductive and low-profile cutting surface to provide high current density radiofrequency energy with minimal thermal damage to surrounding tissues. For example, an electrosurgical tip of the present disclosure may include a ring of conductive material sputter-coated around a distal opening of a non-conductive base component and a strip of conductive material sputter-coated along a longitudinal axis of the non-conductive base component.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2024Publication date: February 6, 2025Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Joseph Mayo, Matthew P. Jones, Raymond Gessler, Asha D'Cunha, Serena Scott, Katrina Hansen, Jeffery T. Lersch
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Publication number: 20250040893Abstract: A medical system includes a processing unit, a medical device electrically coupled to the processing unit, and an electronic assembly disposed at a distal portion of the insertion portion. The medical device includes an insertion portion configured to be inserted into a body lumen of a subject. The electronic assembly includes at least a first sensor, a second sensor, and a switch. The electronic assembly is electrically coupled to the processing unit. The switch is configured to switch between the first sensor and the second sensor based on an instruction of the processing unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2024Publication date: February 6, 2025Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventor: Michael McGOVERN
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Publication number: 20250040916Abstract: A cytology brush includes a shaft including a fluid lumen configured for passage of a fluid; a brush body including: a fixed element; and a moveable element with a radial outward surface and a plurality of bristles, wherein the bristles protrude externally from the radial outward surface. The moveable element is configured to receive the fluid through the fluid lumen to expand from an unexpanded configuration to an expanded configuration and in the unexpanded configuration of the moveable element, the bristles are in a retracted configuration and in the expanded configuration the bristles are in a deployed configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2024Publication date: February 6, 2025Applicants: Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited, Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Deepak Kumar SHARMA, Sharath Kumar G, Paul SMITH, Scott E. BRECHBIEL
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Publication number: 20250040797Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for a fluid supply for an endoscope. An expandable gas chamber presses against a saline chamber, allowing for the supply of pressurized saline to both a lens wash line and an irrigation line. As the saline chamber is emptied and decreases in volume the gas chamber receives more gas and increases in volume to maintain the fluid pressure.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2024Publication date: February 6, 2025Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Ryan Evers, Ryan V. Wales, Collin Murray
