Patents by Inventor Byron L. Chun

Byron L. Chun 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).

  • Publication number: 20090287203
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for retracting a balloon back into a delivery sheath following a medical procedure using the balloon. A handle on the device includes a balloon folding mechanism coupled to a proximal end of a guide wire shaft so that actuating the balloon folding mechanism causes rotation of the guide wire shaft within a catheter body. A distal end of the balloon is attached to a distal end of the guide wire shaft, which extends beyond the distal end of the catheter body, and a proximal end of the balloon is attached to the distal end of the catheter body so that actuating the folding mechanism causes the balloon to wrap around the guide wire shaft. The folding mechanism may also be configured for elongating the balloon. Rotating, or rotating and elongating, the deflated balloon results in a balloon with a smaller profile that may easily be retracted into a delivery sheath.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2009
    Publication date: November 19, 2009
    Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC
    Inventors: James Mazzone, Steven T. Onishi, Byron L. Chun