Patents by Inventor Aaron J. Bultman

Aaron J. Bultman has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Atraumatic medical device
    Patent number: 8911449
    Abstract: A medical device, and related method, for manipulating material, such as calculi, within a patient's body includes a handle, a sheath, a retrieval basket, and a retainer coupled to the distal end of the retrieval basket. The retrieval basket includes a plurality of legs, each of which includes an intermediate portion located at the distal end of the retrieval basket. The retainer secures at least the intermediate portion of one of the plurality of legs to the intermediate portion of another of the plurality of legs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: James A. Teague, Mohamed Fazni Abdulaziz, Juli L. Curtis, Aaron J. Bultman
  • ATRAUMATIC MEDICAL DEVICE
    Publication number: 20110066158
    Abstract: A medical device, and related method, for manipulating material, such as calculi, within a patient's body includes a handle, a sheath, a retrieval basket, and a retainer coupled to the distal end of the retrieval basket. The retrieval basket includes a plurality of legs, each of which includes an intermediate portion located at the distal end of the retrieval basket. The retainer secures at least the intermediate portion of one of the plurality of legs to the intermediate portion of another of the plurality of legs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2010
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Applicant: SCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: James A. Teague, Mohamed Fazni Abdulaziz, Juli L. Curtis, Aaron J. Bultman
  • Atraumatic medical device
    Patent number: 7824415
    Abstract: A medical device, and related method, for manipulating material, such as calculi, within a patient's body includes a handle, a sheath, a retrieval basket, and a retainer coupled to the distal end of the retrieval basket. The retrieval basket includes a plurality of legs, each of which includes an intermediate portion located at the distal end of the retrieval basket. The retainer secures at least the intermediate portion of one of the plurality of legs to the intermediate portion of another of the plurality of legs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: James A. Teague, Mohamed Fazni Abdulaziz, Juli L. Curtis, Aaron J. Bultman