Patents by Inventor Barry Weitzner

Barry Weitzner 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).

  • Articulation section with locking
    Patent number: 9974429
    Abstract: This invention is directed to a flexible device having a longitudinal axis, a first elongate member configured to move the flexible device in a first direction relative to the longitudinal axis, and a second elongate member configured to move the flexible device in a second direction relative to the longitudinal axis that is different to the first direction. The flexible device can also have an articulation section including a plurality of articulation links, wherein at least one of the plurality of articulation links can include a body configured to receive the first elongate member and the second elongate member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Smith, John B. Golden, Barry Weitzner
  • Tissue securing and sealing apparatus and related methods of use
    Patent number: 9974530
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention may be directed to apparatuses for securing and sealing tissue and related methods of use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul J. Smith, Barry Weitzner
  • Medical tools and related methods of use
    Patent number: 9907455
    Abstract: Medical systems are disclosed and may include an elongate member having a proximal end, a distal end, one or more channels extending between the proximal end and the distal end, and a handle operably coupled to the proximal end. The handle may include one or more ports in communication with the one or more channels. The medical systems may further include a docking station supporting the proximal end of the elongate member. The docking station may include a receiver adapted to receive and secure the handle and an adaptor guide unit having a distal end, a proximal end, and one or more passages formed therethrough, the one or more passages communicating with the one or more channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Smith, Gary Kappel, Naroun Suon, Samuel Raybin, Barry Weitzner, Eric Tat
  • ANTI-MIGRATION STENT WITH QUILL FILAMENTS
    Publication number: 20180036153
    Abstract: A stent that includes a plurality of quill filaments. Each quill filament includes filament material, a surface, and a plurality of quills. Each quill has a tip, a body, and a base where the body extends from the base to the tip. The quill filaments can be interwoven to form the stent or the quill filaments can be engaged to the framework of a stent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: CLAUDE O. CLERC, BARRY WEITZNER
  • EXTENDIBLE FLEXIBLE SHEATH
    Publication number: 20180000322
    Abstract: A sheath for a medical instrument includes an elongate body extending from a proximal end to a distal face. The elongate body may be configured to axially extend from a first length to a second length greater than the first length. The sheath may include a first hollow lumen extending from a first end proximate the proximal end to a second end proximate the distal face, and a second hollow lumen extending from the proximal end to the distal face. The second lumen may be open at the distal face. The sheath may also include a transparent window positioned at the second end of the first lumen to seal the first lumen at the second end. The transparent window may be configured to transmit light therethrough.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul SMITH, Barry WEITZNER, Robert B. DEVRIES
  • Anti-migration stent with quill filaments
    Patent number: 9814608
    Abstract: A stent that includes a plurality of quill filaments. Each quill filament includes filament material, a surface, and a plurality of quills. Each quill has a tip, a body, and a base where the body extends from the base to the tip. The quill filaments can be interwoven to form the stent or the quill filaments can be engaged to the framework of a stent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: Claude O. Clerc, Barry Weitzner
  • MEDICAL DEVICES HAVING RELEASABLE COUPLING
    Publication number: 20170319821
    Abstract: This invention is directed to a medical device having a longitudinal axis, and including a handle and a catheter. The handle can include a body having a proximal end and a distal end, an actuator moveably coupled to the body, and a handle control member coupled to the actuator, wherein the actuator can be configured to move relative to the body to move the handle control member. The catheter can include a shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the proximal end of the shaft and the distal end of the body can be configured for releasable coupling. The catheter can also include a steering section located along the shaft and a catheter control member coupled to the steering section, wherein the catheter control member can be configured to move relative to the shaft to move the steering section relative to the longitudinal axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Naroun SUON, Dan BACON, Ra NAM, Paul SMITH, John GOLDEN, Barry WEITZNER, Gary KAPPEL
  • Tissue resection device and related methods of use
    Patent number: 9808267
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure include a medical device including, among other things, an elongated member having a proximal end, a distal end, and at least one channel. A distal portion of the at least one channel may be displaced relative to a longitudinal axis of the elongated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Smith, Naroun Suon, Oscar R. Carrillo, Jr., Samuel Raybin, Barry Weitzner
  • ENDOSCOPE WITH GUIDE
    Publication number: 20170311780
    Abstract: An instrument for use with an endoscope may include an elongate section configured to move exterior to the endoscope. The elongate section may include a distal end and a proximal end. The instrument may also include an end effector attached to the distal end of the elongate section, and an actuation device attached to the proximal end of the elongate section. The actuation device may be configured to operate the end effector. The instrument may also include a guiding member coupled to the elongate section. The guiding member may be configured to be coupled to an external surface of the endoscope to permit the guiding member to move longitudinally relative to the endoscope. The guiding member may be coupled to the elongate section such that the end effector may extend past a distal end of the endoscope and move in a transverse direction independent of the movement of the distal end of the endoscope.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2017
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventor: Barry WEITZNER
  • Extendible flexible sheath
    Patent number: 9788706
    Abstract: A sheath for a medical instrument includes an elongate body extending from a proximal end to a distal face. The elongate body may be configured to axially extend from a first length to a second length greater than the first length. The sheath may include a first hollow lumen extending from a first end proximate the proximal end to a second end proximate the distal face, and a second hollow lumen extending from the proximal end to the distal face. The second lumen may be open at the distal face. The sheath may also include a transparent window positioned at the second end of the first lumen to seal the first lumen at the second end. The transparent window may be configured to transmit light therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Smith, Barry Weitzner, Robert B. DeVries
  • Medical device control system
    Patent number: 9763650
    Abstract: A control system for allowing a user to control the orientation of a medical device or a medical instrument in a variety of directions. An actuator selectively tensions one or more control cables having ends secured at or adjacent a distal tip of the medical device in order to bend the distal tip in a desired direction. In one embodiment, a physician can adjust the movement of the distal tip in a desired direction without affecting the orientation of the medical device in other directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Anna Chen, Barry Weitzner, John B. Golden, Dan Bacon, Kim Dang, Richard Rothstein
  • Medical devices having releasable coupling
    Patent number: 9757537
    Abstract: This invention is directed to a medical device having a longitudinal axis, and including a handle and a catheter. The handle can include a body having a proximal end and a distal end, an actuator moveably coupled to the body, and a handle control member coupled to the actuator, wherein the actuator can be configured to move relative to the body to move the handle control member. The catheter can include a shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the proximal end of the shaft and the distal end of the body can be configured for releasable coupling. The catheter can also include a steering section located along the shaft and a catheter control member coupled to the steering section, wherein the catheter control member can be configured to move relative to the shaft to move the steering section relative to the longitudinal axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: Naroun Suon, Dan Bacon, Ra Nam, Paul Smith, John Golden, Barry Weitzner, Gary Kappel
  • CATHETER DRIVER SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20170252540
    Abstract: An apparatus for performing medical procedures on an anatomical body includes an extension with an element near its distal end to be extended into the body, and a driver that moves the extension axially into the body, and that causes flexure of the distal end of the extension. The movement and flexure of the extension is driven by the driver from the proximal end of the extension, and an electronic controller directs the operation of the driver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2017
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Inventors: Barry Weitzner, Brian Murphy
  • Endoscope with guide
    Patent number: 9737196
    Abstract: An instrument for use with an endoscope may include an elongate section configured to move exterior to the endoscope. The elongate section may include a distal end and a proximal end. The instrument may also include an end effector attached to the distal end of the elongate section, and an actuation device attached to the proximal end of the elongate section. The actuation device may be configured to operate the end effector. The instrument may also include a guiding member coupled to the elongate section. The guiding member may be configured to be coupled to an external surface of the endoscope to permit the guiding member to move longitudinally relative to the endoscope. The guiding member may be coupled to the elongate section such that the end effector may extend past a distal end of the endoscope and move in a transverse direction independent of the movement of the distal end of the endoscope.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventor: Barry Weitzner
  • ENDOSCOPIC RESECTION METHOD
    Publication number: 20170215948
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to a method of excising tissue including injecting fluid into the submucosa to raise targeted tissue. A first electrode is positioned below the targeted tissue within the injected fluid and a second electrode is positioned adjacent a surface of the raised targeted tissue opposite the first electrode. Electrical current is applied between the first and second electrodes and the targeted tissue is excised with the second electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventor: Barry Weitzner
  • ENDOSCOPIC DEVICE AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20170209024
    Abstract: An endoscopic device and method is disclosed. The device may comprise a shaft extending between a distal end and a proximal end. The shaft may include a controllable bend, a lumen, and a controllable channel movably set in the lumen. The device may further comprise a handle at the proximal end of the shaft. The handle may include a controller selectively engageable with the at least one controllable bend and the controllable channel. The methods may comprise steps for operating the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Barry WEITZNER, Robert DeVRIES, Niklas ANDERSSON
  • Disposable sheath
    Patent number: 9661987
    Abstract: A sheath for a medical instrument may include an elongate body extending from a proximal end to a distal face, and a first hollow lumen extending from a first end proximate the proximal end to a second end proximate the distal face. The sheath may also include a transparent window positioned at the second end of the first lumen to seal the first lumen at the second end. The transparent window may be configured to transmit light therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Barry Weitzner, Paul Smith, Robert B. DeVries
  • Endoscopic resection device
    Patent number: 9655671
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to a method of excising tissue including injecting fluid into the submucosa to raise targeted tissue. A first electrode is positioned below the targeted tissue within the injected fluid and a second electrode is positioned adjacent a surface of the raised targeted tissue opposite the first electrode. Electrical current is applied between the first and second electrodes and the targeted tissue is excized with the second electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventor: Barry Weitzner
  • DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MULTIPLE INSTRUMENTS AND METHODS OF USE
    Publication number: 20170128060
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are devices and methods for introducing a plurality of instruments to a target site through a working channel. The working channel can include a surface adapted to guide one or more instruments into select positions. The working channel can be defined by a portion of a guide tube or tip that may be coupled with an endoscope.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2017
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Inventors: Andre D. ST. ONGE, Naroun SUON, Barry WEITZNER
  • Anti-obesity dual stent
    Patent number: 9597173
    Abstract: The anti-obesity dual stent includes a tubular outer structure within which is located a coaxial tubular inner structure. The outer structure is sized to fit within a duodenum in substantially coaxial relation therewith. The outer and inner structures communicate with the pylorus and papilla of Vater to provide conduits for the chyme and digestive fluid. Alternatively, the anti-obesity dual stent may include a tubular papilla-supplied structure which has a lateral orientation relative to a tubular pylorus-supplied structure. The papilla-supplied and pylorus-supplied structures each are sized to fit longitudinally within the duodenum. The pylorus-supplied and papilla-supplied structures communicate with the pylorus and papilla of Vater to provide conduits for the chyme and digestive fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: Barry Weitzner, Katie Krueger, Claude Clerc, William Bertolino