Patents by Inventor Arthur Butcher

Arthur Butcher 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).

  • Laser-resistant basket
    Patent number: 8105334
    Abstract: A medical device includes a sheath defining a lumen, an elongate member disposed within the lumen, and a basket connected to a distal end of the elongate member and being retractable within and extendable from the lumen. The basket includes a plurality of legs. At least one leg of the plurality of legs includes a material that is substantially resistant to Holmium laser energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Cheng, Arthur Butcher, Jeffrey Smith
  • LASER-RESISTANT BASKET
    Publication number: 20090069820
    Abstract: A medical device includes a sheath defining a lumen, an elongate member disposed within the lumen, and a basket connected to a distal end of the elongate member and being retractable within and extendable from the lumen. The basket includes a plurality of legs. At least one leg of the plurality of legs includes a material that is substantially resistant to Holmium laser energy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2008
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Inventors: ERIC CHENG, ARTHUR BUTCHER, JEFFREY SMITH