Patents by Inventor ANTHONY CREANE

ANTHONY CREANE 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).

  • ADJUSTABLE MANDREL FOR FORMING STENT WITH ANTI-MIGRATION FEATURES
    Publication number: 20240130873
    Abstract: A mandrel for forming a stent with a tapered profile and one or more anti-migration features includes a first stent shaping segment having a first diameter, a second stent shaping segment having a second diameter less than the first diameter and a tapered segment disposed therebetween. A third stent shaping segment is releasably securable to the second stent shaping segment and has a third diameter greater than the second diameter. One or more movable pins are outwardly extendable from corresponding apertures formed within the tapered segment. An actuation element is engagable with the first stent shaping segment and includes a tapered surface configured to engage the one or more movable pins and support the one or more movable pins extended from the corresponding apertures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2024
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: THOMAS M. KEATING, MARTYN G. FOLAN, THOMAS HOLLY, ANTHONY CREANE, PAUL E. TIERNEY
  • Adjustable mandrel for forming stent with anti-migration features
    Patent number: 11896506
    Abstract: A mandrel for forming a stent with a tapered profile and one or more anti-migration features includes a first stent shaping segment having a first diameter, a second stent shaping segment having a second diameter less than the first diameter and a tapered segment disposed therebetween. A third stent shaping segment is releasably securable to the second stent shaping segment and has a third diameter greater than the second diameter. One or more movable pins are outwardly extendable from corresponding apertures formed within the tapered segment. An actuation element is engagable with the first stent shaping segment and includes a tapered surface configured to engage the one or more movable pins and support the one or more movable pins extended from the corresponding apertures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: Thomas M. Keating, Martyn G. Folan, Thomas Holly, Anthony Creane, Paul E. Tierney
  • ADJUSTABLE MANDREL FOR FORMING STENT WITH ANTI-MIGRATION FEATURES
    Publication number: 20190029850
    Abstract: A mandrel for forming a stent with a tapered profile and one or more anti-migration features includes a first stent shaping segment having a first diameter, a second stent shaping segment having a second diameter less than the first diameter and a tapered segment disposed therebetween. A third stent shaping segment is releasably securable to the second stent shaping segment and has a third diameter greater than the second diameter. One or more movable pins are outwardly extendable from corresponding apertures formed within the tapered segment. An actuation element is engagable with the first stent shaping segment and includes a tapered surface configured to engage the one or more movable pins and support the one or more movable pins extended from the corresponding apertures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: THOMAS M. KEATING, MARTYN G. FOLAN, THOMAS HOLLY, ANTHONY CREANE, PAUL E. TIERNEY