Patents Examined by Phillip R Wiest
  • Patent number: 9974561
    Abstract: A system for endoscopic ultrasound guided drainage includes an access sheath extending longitudinally from a proximal end to a distal end and including an access lumen extending therethrough from the proximal end to the distal end; a stylet slidably received within the access lumen, the stylet extending longitudinally from a proximal end to distal end and including a channel extending therethrough, the channel configured to receive a fluid therethrough; and a dilating sheath extending longitudinally from a proximal end to a distal end and including a dilating lumen extending therethrough. The dilating lumen is sized and shaped to slidably receive the access sheath.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: Christopher A. Benning, Andrew J. Whitney, Bryan Bannon
  • Patent number: 9656049
    Abstract: A subcutaneous pump is provided to drain excess patient fluid from a first bodily location and discharge into a second bodily location. The pump is made from elongated flexible tube, an anchor, a check valve and then also magnetic or magnetizable material. The tube extends between a fenestrated intake end left loose in the first location (eg., peritoneal cavity) and a discharge end for the second location (eg., stomach or bladder). The anchor affixes the discharge end into the second location. The tube furthermore has a specified medial zone to be embedded in the subcutaneous layer of the patient's abdominal wall. The check valve is disposed inside the tube anywhere between the medial zone and the discharge end. The magnetic or magnetizable material is disposed in or around the specified medial zone and adapted to induce fluid pumping through the specified medial zone in response to an applied magnetic field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Inventors: Mubashir H. Khan, Jesse G. Taylor, Qasim Khalil