Patents Assigned to SciMed
  • Patent number: 11504239
    Abstract: Apparatus, systems, and methods for percutaneous valve replacement and/or augmentation are provided. The apparatus includes a valve having a valve frame, a valve leaflet coupled to the valve frame, and a leaflet transition member coupled to the valve leaflet. The valve leaflet and leaflet transition member can transition from a first position where the valve leaflet and leaflet frame are at least partially outside a lumen of the valve frame to a second position where the valve leaflet and the leaflet transition member are within the lumen of the valve frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Tracee Eidenschink, Joseph M. Thielen, William J. Drasler, Graig L. Kveen
  • Patent number: 11504238
    Abstract: Systems, devices and methods for resizing a valve annulus are described. An implant is delivered proximate a mitral valve, the implant comprising a tubular body and a plurality of piercing helical anchors, the tubular body comprising an proximal diameter and a distal diameter. Tissue proximate the mitral valve is engaged by rotating the plurality of anchors with corresponding rotational drivers. The tubular body may be transitioned from a first structural configuration having the proximal diameter smaller than the distal diameter to a second structural configuration having the proximal diameter larger than the distal diameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventor: Randall Lashinski
  • Patent number: 11504151
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for removing material (e.g., clot) from within a body, including inverting thrombectomy apparatuses. These methods and apparatuses may include methods and apparatuses for reusing portion of the devices, method and apparatuses for loading and reloading the inverting thrombectomy apparatuses, and methods and apparatuses for improving and enhancing the ability of the inverting thrombectomy apparatuses to remove clot. In particular, described herein are expandable scraper devices that may be used in conjunction with the inverting thrombectomy apparatuses descried herein, or on their own.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: David Deaton, Christopher K. Huynh, Michael Dotsey, Michael P. Wallace, Jayson Delos Santos, Gavin P. Wallace, Michael Hogendijk
  • Patent number: 11504221
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth F. Binmoeller, Sieu T. Duong, Hanh Duong, Thao Nguyen
  • Patent number: 11504155
    Abstract: A guidance method comprising: placing a tracking pad adjacent a body, the tracking pad including a guiding opening and a plurality of sensors, locating a distal end of a needle inside of the guiding opening at an insertion point adjacent the body, the needle including at least one beacon, operating the plurality of sensors with the at least one beacon to track an actual disposition of the needle, establishing a target disposition for the needle, moving the needle in a direction of movement to synchronize the actual disposition with the target disposition, and inserting the distal end of the needle into the body along an insertion axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Jerry Timothy Long, Jr., Timothy Paul Harrah, Brandon W. Craft, Elizabeth A. Stokley, Sebastian Koerner, Anant Subramaniam, Paul James Fearis
  • Patent number: 11504089
    Abstract: An adaptor for adjusting electrical signals propagated along an electrically-conductive path between a drive unit and a catheter of an intravascular ultrasound imaging system includes a catheter connector disposed along a first end of a housing and configured to receive the catheter. A drive-unit connector is disposed along a second end of the housing and is configured to couple the adaptor to the drive unit. A catheter-conductor interface electrically-couples to a transducer conductor of the catheter. A drive-unit-conductor interface electrically-couples to an electrical conductor of the drive unit. An adaptor conductor electrically-couples the catheter-conductor interface to the drive-unit-conductor interface. A tuning element is electrically-coupled to the adaptor conductor and is configured to adjust electrical signals propagating along the adaptor conductor based, at least in part, on an operational frequency of a transducer disposed in the catheter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventor: Peter Thornton, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11504102
    Abstract: This invention is directed to a medical device having an elongate shaft having a distal end and a controller coupled to the shaft. A control member can extend through at least part of the elongate shaft and at least part of the controller, wherein the control member in a tensioned configuration can be moveable by the controller to control the distal end of the shaft and the control member can be slack in an untensioned configuration. A tensioning mechanism can be configured to move relative to at least one of the elongate shaft and the controller to tension the control member and automatically lock the control member in the tensioned configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Larry Stanton, John Golden, Gary Kappel, Mark Wood, Bernadette Durr, Brandon Zalewski, Ken Keene, Barry Weitzner, Paul Smith, Naroun Suon
  • Publication number: 20220362449
    Abstract: Fluidic devices, methods, and systems are disclosed. One system may comprises a sheath, a delivery module, and a removal module. The sheath includes a working lumen, a delivery lumen, and a removal lumen. The delivery module is configured to move a fluid from a fluid reservoir and into a body cavity through the delivery lumen. The removal module is configured to move the fluid and a particulate contained therein out of the body cavity through the removal lumen, through a filtration device that removes the particulate, and back into the fluid reservoir. One method comprises placing a distal end of sheath into a body cavity, energizing the working lumen to generate a particulate in the cavity, moving the fluid into the cavity to engage the particulate, and moving the fluid and the contaminant from the body cavity, through a filter for removing the contaminant, and back into the fluid source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Wei Alfred GAO, Cheng ZHANG, Yuan Chester HONG, Feng Kevin XU
  • Publication number: 20220362511
    Abstract: According to one aspect, a method for removing material from a body lumen is disclosed. The method may include positioning a first medical device within the body lumen; and expanding an expandable member at a distal portion of the first medical device from a retracted state to an expanded state. The expandable member may abut the body lumen in the expanded state. The method may further include providing fluid to a fluid lumen of the first medical device, wherein the fluid is deployed into the body lumen; applying an ultrasound signal to the first medical device from a second medical device; and moving the first medical device distally through the body lumen while the expandable member is in an expanded state, to remove material from the body lumen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Robb M. GAVALIS, Jessica L. POWERS, Shannon S. KENWOOD, Gregory T. HUGHES
  • Patent number: 11501433
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Longquan Chen, Mussie Teshome Demisse, Judith Fusman, Aaron Silva, Andrea Cahill, Evan Gyllenhaal
  • Patent number: 11497898
    Abstract: Catheters with weeping balloons can be used for various medical purposes. For example, in some embodiments provided herein weeping balloons are used for catheter visualization devices. In some embodiments, weeping balloons are used to deliver therapeutic agents. Weeping balloons can include openings of a selected size and shape through which a fluid gradually flows or “weeps.” The design of the openings can affect performance characteristics such as, but not limited to, fluid flow rate, tear resistance, and mitigation of counter-flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignees: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Mayo Foundation For Medical Education And Research
    Inventors: James M. Anderson, David Raab, Adam David Grovender, Roger W. McGowan
  • Patent number: 11497607
    Abstract: According to an aspect, an implantable device for penile construction includes a penile implant having a distal portion and a proximal portion. The distal portion includes a shaft portion configured to be disposed in a neophallus. The proximal portion defines a first strut and a second strut, and the proximal portion is configured to be attached to a pelvis structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Jessica Elizabeth Felton, Thomas Andrew Albrecht, Matthew Lee Nelson, Brian P. Watschke
  • Patent number: 11497541
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for electroporation ablation therapy are disclosed, with a protection device for isolating electronic circuitry, devices, and/or other components from a set of electrodes during a cardiac ablation procedure. A system can include a first set of electrodes disposable near cardiac tissue of a heart and a second set of electrodes disposable in contact with patient anatomy. The system can further include a signal generator configured to generate a pulse waveform, where the signal generator coupled to the first set of electrodes and configured to repeatedly deliver the pulse waveform to the first set of electrodes. The system can further include a protection device configured to selectively couple and decouple an electronic device to the second set of electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Alan Paré, Shailendhar Saraf
  • Publication number: 20220355070
    Abstract: A delivery device may comprise a sheath configured to be inserted into a body lumen of a patient. The sheath may have a proximal end, a distal end, a first channel extending within the sheath from the proximal end to the distal end, and a second channel extending within the sheath from the proximal end to the distal end. A collective cross-sectional area of the first channel and the second channel may be more than 50% of a total cross sectional area of the sheath. The device may also be comprised of a handle at the proximal end of the sheath, wherein the handle is configured to provide fluid communication between a first port and the first channel and a second port and the second channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew PIC, Gerald FREDRICKSON, Daniel CONGDON
  • Publication number: 20220355024
    Abstract: A medical device that includes a body configured to store a first substance and a second substance, a shaft extending distally from the body and having a distal end, and a pressure source in fluid communication with the first substance, the second substance, and the shaft. Pressurized medium from the pressure source is configured to deliver the first substance through the shaft and out of the distal end, deliver the second substance through the shaft, separate from the first substance, and out of the distal end, and be delivered through the shaft separate from the first substance and the second substance, and out of the distal end. The pressurized medium mixes the first substance and the second substance externally of the shaft as the first and second substances exit the distal end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew PIC, Daniel CONGDON
  • Publication number: 20220354343
    Abstract: A medical system comprising a first device comprising a first handle and a first shaft extending distally from the first handle, wherein the first handle includes a first actuator, a second device comprising a second handle and a second shaft extending distally from the second handle, wherein the second handle includes a second actuator, and a fixture coupling the first device to the second device, wherein a center of the first actuator is within 4.5 inches of a center of the second actuator, and wherein the fixture couples the first device to the second device so that the first handle is configured to be held in a first hand of an operator, while a second hand of the operator traverses between use of the first actuator and the second actuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott BRECHBIEL, James WELDON
  • Patent number: 11490895
    Abstract: Medical devices and methods for making and using medical devices are disclosed. An example medical device may include a guide extension catheter. The guide extension catheter may include a proximal shaft having a first outer diameter. A distal sheath may be attached to the proximal shaft and may have a second outer diameter greater than the first outer diameter. The distal sheath may be designed to extend past a coronary ostium and into a coronary artery so that another medical device can pass therethrough toward the coronary artery. An expandable balloon may be coupled to the distal sheath.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Steven Fuller, Rachel Japuntich, Louis Warner Stefanich, James M. Anderson, Benjamin Philip Gundale
  • Publication number: 20220346812
    Abstract: A medical device that comprises a rim defining a loop in a plane and defining a width measured perpendicular to the plane, at least one wire coupled to a distal end of the rim and extending proximally from the distal end out of the plane to a proximal end of the rim, the at least one wire having a cross-sectional dimension measured perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the at least one wire, the cross-sectional dimension being smaller than the width of the rim, and a sheath configured to cover at least a portion of the rim and a portion of the at least one ware.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Shannon S. KENWOOD, Peter L. DAYTON, Katharine ECKERLINE, Wei Li FAN, Douglas MELANSON, Mark BATES, Gaurav ROHATGI, Alex BROERMAN, Benjamin PETERSON, Jeff GRAY, Barry WEITZNER
  • Publication number: 20220346763
    Abstract: A medical device includes an operating member, a hub, and an end effector. The operating member includes an actuation portion. The hub includes a channel receiving the actuation portion of the operating member. The actuation portion of the operating member moves within the channel. The end effector is movable between a closed configuration and an open configuration. Distal extension of the operating member transitions the end effector to the open configuration, and proximal retraction of the operating member transitions the end effector to the closed configuration. The medical device is formed through an additive manufacturing process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Liam RYAN, James Michael ENGLISH, Robert HANNON, John O'ROURKE, Mark David MIRIGIAN, James J. SCUTTI
  • Patent number: D969997
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Silvio Rosen, Arkady Khachaturov