Patents by Inventor Brandon J. Worcester

Brandon J. Worcester 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).

  • Methods of forming catheters with soft distal tips
    Patent number: 7322988
    Abstract: A catheter can be formed from an elongate shaft and a distal tip. The catheter can be formed by flaring a proximal end of the distal tip to form a flared proximal end and positioning the distal tip such that the flared proximal end of the distal tip overlaps a distal end of the outer layer. Heat and pressure are applied to melt and flow together a portion of the outer layer proximate the distal end of the shaft and the overlapped portion of the flared proximal end of the distal tip, thereby forming a joint between the elongate shaft and the distal tip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2008
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael W. Sterud, Brandon J. Worcester, George N. Omae, Michael Kuhn, Henry J. Pepin
  • Methods of forming catheters with soft distal tips
    Publication number: 20040140585
    Abstract: A catheter can be formed from an elongate shaft and a distal tip. The catheter can be formed by flaring a proximal end of the distal tip to form a flared proximal end and positioning the distal tip such that the flared proximal end of the distal tip overlaps a distal end of the outer layer. Heat and pressure are applied to melt and flow together a portion of the outer layer proximate the distal end of the shaft and the overlapped portion of the flared proximal end of the distal tip, thereby forming a joint between the elongate shaft and the distal tip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2003
    Publication date: July 22, 2004
    Applicant: SciMed Life Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael W. Sterud, Brandon J. Worcester, George N. Omae, Michael Kuhn, Henry J. Pepin