Patents by Inventor Ben Bidne

Ben Bidne 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).

  • Stent design with struts of various angles and stiffness
    Patent number: 8512392
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to stent that has a plurality of axially spaced serpentine bands. Each serpentine band comprises a plurality of struts, wherein adjacent struts are connected to each other forming a plurality of peaks and valleys. The plurality of struts comprise a plurality of adjacent pairs of struts, wherein each adjacent pair of struts comprises a first strut and a second strut and wherein the first and second struts have a first end, a second end and a length and a plurality of interconnecting struts axially connect the serpentine bands. The stent further includes a plurality of connector nodes, wherein a plurality of first and second struts that are associated with a connector node have a greater stiffness than a plurality of struts that are not associated with a connector node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Ben Bidne, Brian Tischler
  • Flexible stent design
    Patent number: 8348993
    Abstract: Stents having a plurality of serpentine bands including a proximal end portion, a distal end portion, and a middle portion therebetween are herein disclosed. Each of the bands includes peaks and valleys. Serpentine bands of the proximal end portion are connected together in a repeating pattern of connected and unconnected peaks and valleys. Serpentine bands of the distal end portion are connected together in a repeating pattern of connected and unconnected peaks and valleys. The repeating pattern of the proximal end portion is different than the repeating pattern of the distal end portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Tischler, Ben Bidne, Dennis Peiffer, James F. Hemerick, Chad Perrin
  • Flexible Stent Design
    Publication number: 20110238156
    Abstract: Stents having a plurality of serpentine bands including a proximal end portion, a distal end portion, and a middle portion therebetween are herein disclosed. Each of the bands includes peaks and valleys. Serpentine bands of the proximal end portion are connected together in a repeating pattern of connected and unconnected peaks and valleys. Serpentine bands of the distal end portion are connected together in a repeating pattern of connected and unconnected peaks and valleys. The repeating pattern of the proximal end portion is different than the repeating pattern of the distal end portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2011
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: Brian Tischler, Ben Bidne, Dennis Peiffer, James F. Hemerick, Chad Perrin
  • Stent design with struts of various angles and stiffness
    Publication number: 20080221661
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to stent that has a plurality of axially spaced serpentine bands. Each serpentine band comprises a plurality of struts, wherein adjacent struts are connected to each other forming a plurality of peaks and valleys. The plurality of struts comprise a plurality of adjacent pairs of struts, wherein each adjacent pair of struts comprises a first strut and a second strut and wherein the first and second struts have a first end, a second end and a length and a plurality of interconnecting struts axially connect the serpentine bands. The stent further includes a plurality of connector nodes, wherein a plurality of first and second struts that are associated with a connector node have a greater stiffness than a plurality of struts that are not associated with a connector node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2007
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Inventors: Ben Bidne, Brian Tischler