Patents by Inventor Arthur Conan DEWITT

Arthur Conan DEWITT 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).

  • MEDICAL DEVICE INCLUDING ATTACHABLE COMPONENTS
    Publication number: 20240041597
    Abstract: Medical devices and methods for making and using medical devices are disclosed. An example system includes an inner shaft having proximal and distal end regions and a first coupling member disposed along the distal end region, wherein the first coupling member includes a first projection and a first recess. The system also includes a support shaft having proximal and distal end regions and a second coupling member disposed along the proximal end region, wherein the second coupling member includes a second projection and a second recess. The system also includes a locking collar coupled to the inner shaft. Additionally, coupling the inner shaft to the support shaft includes placing at least a portion of the first projection into the second recess, placing at least a portion of the second projection into the first recess and positioning the locking collar along a portion of both the first and second coupling members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: KEVIN ROBERT POPPE, DANIEL J. FOSTER, CHRISTOPHER JAY SCHEFF, BRADLEY S. SWEHLA, ARTHUR CONAN DEWITT
  • Substance preparation evaluation system
    Patent number: 11263433
    Abstract: Automatic substance preparation and evaluation systems and methods are provided for preparing and evaluating a fluidic substance, such as e.g. a sample with bodily fluid, in a container and/or in a dispense tip. The systems and methods can detect volumes, evaluate integrities, and check particle concentrations in the container and/or the dispense tip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Beckman Coulter, Inc.
    Inventors: Takayuki Mizutani, Leila Nazemi, Arthur Conan Dewitt, Stephanie Yancey, Marie Willette, Rebecca Busacker, Matt Barnabei, Katsuhiro Seo, Shigeru Fujii, Kazuki Umebara
  • MEDICAL DEVICE INCLUDING ATTACHABLE COMPONENTS
    Publication number: 20210045871
    Abstract: Medical devices and methods for making and using medical devices are disclosed. An example system includes an inner shaft having proximal and distal end regions and a first coupling member disposed along the distal end region, wherein the first coupling member includes a first projection and a first recess. The system also includes a support shaft having proximal and distal end regions and a second coupling member disposed along the proximal end region, wherein the second coupling member includes a second projection and a second recess. The system also includes a locking collar coupled to the inner shaft. Additionally, coupling the inner shaft to the support shaft includes placing at least a portion of the first projection into the second recess, placing at least a portion of the second projection into the first recess and positioning the locking collar along a portion of both the first and second coupling members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: KEVIN ROBERT POPPE, DANIEL J. FOSTER, CHRISTOPHER JAY SCHEFF, BRADLEY S. SWEHLA, ARTHUR CONAN DEWITT
  • SUBSTANCE PREPARATION EVALUATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20200057880
    Abstract: Automatic substance preparation and evaluation systems and methods are provided for preparing and evaluating a fluidic substance, such as e.g. a sample with bodily fluid, in a container and/or in a dispense tip. The systems and methods can detect volumes, evaluate integrities, and check particle concentrations in the container and/or the dispense tip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicant: Beckman Coulter, Inc.
    Inventors: Takayuki MIZUTANI, Leila NAZEMI, Arthur Conan DEWITT, Stephanie YANCEY, Marie WILLETTE, Rebecca BUSACKER, Matt BARNABEI, Katsuhiro SEO, Shigeru FUJII, Kazuki UMEBARA