Patents by Inventor Bernard J. Durman

Bernard J. Durman 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).

  • Steerable device for introducing diagnostic and therapeutic apparatus into the body
    Patent number: 7731682
    Abstract: An apparatus including an elongate body having a lumen extending therethrough and a steering wire, having a distal portion defining a non-circular cross-section, associated with the distal portion of the elongate body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert F. Bencini, Bernard J. Durman, Peter Franklin Campbell, Brandon Shuman, Russell B. Thompson
  • Steerable device for introducing diagnostic and therapeutic apparatus into the body
    Patent number: 7695451
    Abstract: An apparatus including an elongate body having a lumen extending therethrough and a steering wire, having a distal portion defining a non-circular cross-section, associated with the distal portion of the elongate body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert F. Bencini, Bernard J. Durman, Peter Franklin Campbell, Brandon Shuman, Russell B. Thompson
  • Steerable Device For Introducing Diagnostic And Therapeutic Apparatus Into The Body
    Publication number: 20080188801
    Abstract: An apparatus including an elongate body having a lumen extending therethrough and a steering wire, having a distal portion defining a non-circular cross-section, associated with the distal portion of the elongate body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2007
    Publication date: August 7, 2008
    Inventors: Robert F. Bencini, Bernard J. Durman, Peter Franklin Campbell, Brandon Shuman, Russell B. Thompson
  • Steerable device for introducing diagnostic and therapeutic apparatus into the body
    Patent number: 6991616
    Abstract: An apparatus including an elongate body having a lumen extending therethrough and a steering wire, having a distal portion defining a non-circular cross-section, associated with the distal portion of the elongate body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2006
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert F. Bencini, Bernard J. Durman, Peter Franklin Campbell, Brandon Shuman, Russell B. Thompson
  • Steerable device for introducing diagnostic and therapeutic apparatus into the body
    Publication number: 20030135156
    Abstract: An apparatus including an elongate body having a lumen extending therethrough and a steering wire, having a distal portion defining a non-circular cross-section, associated with the distal portion of the elongate body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2003
    Publication date: July 17, 2003
    Inventors: Robert F. Bencini, Bernard J. Durman, Peter Franklin Campbell, Brandon Shuman, Russell B. Thompson
  • Steerable device for introducing diagnostic and therapeutic apparatus into the body
    Patent number: 6544215
    Abstract: An apparatus including an elongate body having a lumen extending therethrough and a steering wire, having a distal portion defining a non-circular cross-section, associated with the distal portion of the elongate body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2003
    Assignee: SciMed Life Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Bob Bencini, Bernard J. Durman, Peter Franklin Campbell, Brandon Shuman
  • Self sealing flexible elastomeric valve and trocar assembly for incorporating same
    Patent number: 5330437
    Abstract: A self sealing flexible elastomeric valve is disclosed. The valve can be used to seal a trocar device from loss of gas pressure during a laparoscopic surgical procedure when a surgical instrument is inserted therethrough as well as when no instrument is inserted. The preferred one piece valve includes a flange having an aperture, and a cylindrical wall section which extends to a pair of mutually opposed sealing wall sections defining a generally S-shaped slit. This slit configuration at the end of these wall sections define the sealing surfaces. The flange preferably includes a concentrically dome shaped region with the aperture centrally displayed. The valve also is preferably composed of a silicone rubber. The valve has the advantages of simplicity of manufacture and assembly and the ability to provide an adequate seal against the surface of any surgical instrument inserted through it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 19, 1994
    Assignee: Ethicon Endo-Surgery
    Inventor: Bernard J. Durman
  • Method and apparatus for achieving hemostasis along a staple line
    Patent number: 5263629
    Abstract: A method and apparatus to achieve hemostasis along a staple line by utilizing a pledget material positioned adjacent at least one surface of tissue. A line of staples extends through the tissue and the pledget material. The pledget material substantially uniformly distributes pressure along the staple line and thereby causes substantial hemostasis along the tissue cut. The pledget material may also absorb blood that may escape from a partially open blood vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1993
    Assignee: Ethicon, Inc.
    Inventors: Horace R. Trumbull, Mary E. Kay, Bernard J. Durman, Brenton K. Ahrens, James H. Chambers