Patents by Inventor Benjamin J. Bottcher
Benjamin J. Bottcher 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).
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Patent number: 8382771Abstract: An expandable medical wire can be used to entrain biological or foreign material during a medical procedure, such as lithotripsy. The wire also can be used to remove the material safely from the body. Generally, the wire includes a sleeve and a core, where the sleeve, the core, or both include a portion or portions that can be deployed to form an expanded coiled configuration. The expanded coiled configuration can be collapsed to facilitate positioning the wire within an anatomical lumen. In addition, the wire can be used as a conventional guide wire or as a self-anchoring guide wire.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2009Date of Patent: February 26, 2013Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Barry N. Gellman, Benjamin J. Bottcher
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Patent number: 7914516Abstract: A medical device includes an elongated member and a reinforced retention structure. The device can be used for draining substances from organs or abscessed areas within a body of a patient. The elongated member is made of a flexible material. The reinforced retention structure extends from or is formed integrally with the elongated member and comprises an elastic member and the flexible material. The reinforced retention structure provides retention strength while providing flexibility and patient comfort. The use of the reinforced retention structure also provides increased stability to the device within the patient's body and combats migration and/or expulsion of the device. The nature of the reinforcement in the retention structure may extend into the elongated member, which allows for larger drainage openings in the device and increases the radiopacity of the device.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2007Date of Patent: March 29, 2011Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: James A. Teague, Benjamin J. Bottcher
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Publication number: 20100121279Abstract: An apparatus and method for access to the inside of a body includes a transparent sheath with a radiopaque marking and fastener for securing a guidewire or catheter. The transparent sheath permits objects located within and near the sheath to be visualized with an external imaging system. Objects located near the sheath can also be observed with an imaging device disposed inside the sheath. The radiopaque marker permits accurate positioning of the sheath in the body. The sheath can be inserted into the body over an interventional device. A fastener prevents migration of a guidewire or catheter during the procedure.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2010Publication date: May 13, 2010Inventors: Yem Chin, Clifford M. Liu, Benjamin J. Bottcher, John B. Adams
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Publication number: 20100082059Abstract: An expandable medical wire can be used to entrain biological or foreign material during a medical procedure, such as lithotripsy. The wire also can be used to remove the material safely from the body. Generally, the wire includes a sleeve and a core, where the sleeve, the core, or both include a portion or portions that can be deployed to form an expanded coiled configuration. The expanded coiled configuration can be collapsed to facilitate positioning the wire within an anatomical lumen. In addition, the wire can be used as a conventional guide wire or as a self-anchoring guide wire.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2009Publication date: April 1, 2010Inventors: Barry N. Gellman, Benjamin J. Bottcher
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Patent number: 7678100Abstract: An apparatus and method for access to the inside of a body includes a transparent sheath with a radiopaque marking and fastener for securing a guidewire or catheter. The transparent sheath permits objects located within and near the sheath to be visualized with an external imaging system. Objects located near the sheath can also be observed with an imaging device disposed inside the sheath. The radiopaque marker permits accurate positioning of the sheath in the body. The sheath can be inserted into the body over an interventional device. A fastener prevents migration of a guidewire or catheter during the procedure.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2004Date of Patent: March 16, 2010Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Yem Chin, Clifford M. Liu, Benjamin J. Bottcher, John B. Adams
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Patent number: 7037345Abstract: A medical stent includes a first section which includes a first material, defines a lumen, and includes a first coil completing more than one revolution. The first coil revolves about and is coaxial with an axis, expanding and opening as it revolves from the origin of the first coil. A second section of the stent includes a second material, defines a lumen, and includes a second coil completing at least one revolution. A third section defines a lumen and is located between the first and second sections. The third section includes a co-extrusion of the first and second materials. One of the first or second sections is harder than the other section.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2003Date of Patent: May 2, 2006Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Benjamin J. Bottcher, Michael Grasso
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Patent number: 6796976Abstract: An apparatus and method for access to the inside of a body includes a transparent sheath with a radiopaque marking and fastener for securing a guidewire or catheter. The transparent sheath permits objects located within and near the sheath to be visualized with an external imaging system. Objects located near the sheath can also be observed with an imaging device disposed inside the sheath. The radiopaque marker permits accurate positioning of the sheath in the body. The sheath can be inserted into the body over an interventional device. A fastener prevents migration of a guidewire or catheter during the procedure.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 1999Date of Patent: September 28, 2004Assignee: SciMed Life Systems, Inc.Inventors: Yem Chin, Clifford M. Liu, Benjamin J. Bottcher, John B. Adams
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Publication number: 20040059428Abstract: A medical stent includes a first section which includes a first material, defines a lumen, and includes a first coil completing more than one revolution. The first coil revolves about and is coaxial with an axis, expanding and opening as it revolves from the origin of the first coil. A second section of the stent includes a second material, defines a lumen, and includes a second coil completing at least one revolution. A third section defines a lumen and is located between the first and second sections. The third section includes a co-extrusion of the first and second materials. One of the first or second sections is harder than the other section.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2003Publication date: March 25, 2004Inventors: Benjamin J. Bottcher, Michael Grasso
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Publication number: 20030191492Abstract: An expandable medical wire can be used to entrain biological or foreign material during a medical procedure, such as lithotripsy. The wire also can be used to remove the material safely from the body. Generally, the wire includes a sleeve and a core, where the sleeve, the core, or both include a portion or portions that can be deployed to form an expanded coiled configuration. The expanded coiled configuration can be collapsed to facilitate positioning the wire within an anatomical lumen. In addition, the wire can be used as a conventional guide wire or as a self-anchoring guide wire.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2002Publication date: October 9, 2003Applicant: Scimed Life Systems, Inc.Inventors: Barry N. Gellman, Benjamin J. Bottcher
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Patent number: 6620202Abstract: A medical stent includes a first section which includes a first material, defines a lumen, and includes a first coil completing more than one revolution. The first coil revolves about and is coaxial with an axis, expanding and opening as it revolves from the origin of the first coil. A second section of the stent includes a second material, defines a lumen, and includes a second coil completing at least one revolution. A third section defines a lumen and is located between the first and second sections. The third section includes a co-extrusion of the first and second materials. One of the first or second sections is harder than the other section.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2001Date of Patent: September 16, 2003Assignee: SciMed Life Systems, Inc.Inventors: Benjamin J. Bottcher, Michael Grasso
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Patent number: 6569150Abstract: A medical device includes an elongated member and a reinforced retention structure. The device can be used for draining substances from organs or abscessed areas within a body of a patient. The elongated member is made of a flexible material. The reinforced retention structure extends from or is formed integrally with the elongated member and comprises an elastic member and the flexible material. The reinforced retention structure provides retention strength while providing flexibility and patient comfort. The use of the reinforced retention structure also provides increased stability to the device within the patient's body and combats migration and/or expulsion of the device. The nature of the reinforcement in the retention structure may extend into the elongated member, which allows for larger drainage openings in the device and increases the radiopacity of the device.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2001Date of Patent: May 27, 2003Assignee: SciMed Life Systems, Inc.Inventors: James A. Teague, Benjamin J. Bottcher
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Publication number: 20030074082Abstract: A medical stent includes a first section which includes a first material, defines a lumen, and includes a first coil completing more than one revolution. The first coil revolves about and is coaxial with an axis, expanding and opening as it revolves from the origin of the first coil. A second section of the stent includes a second material, defines a lumen, and includes a second coil completing at least one revolution. A third section defines a lumen and is located between the first and second sections. The third section includes a co-extrusion of the first and second materials. One of the first or second sections is harder than the other section.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2001Publication date: April 17, 2003Inventors: Benjamin J. Bottcher, Michael Grasso