Patents by Inventor Danilo Decio

Danilo Decio 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: 20220117618
    Abstract: A medical device may include a plurality of links reciprocally movable between a loose configuration having a first rigidity and a compact configuration having a second rigidity greater than the first rigidity, wherein application of a force to a distalmost link of the plurality of links when the plurality of links are in the loose configuration causes the plurality of links to change orientation relative to one another, and application of the force to the distalmost link when the plurality of links are in the compact configuration does not cause the plurality of links to change orientation relative to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicants: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., University of Massachusetts
    Inventors: Mark KRINGLE, Devon N. ARNHOLT, Mark W. BODEN, David SHREEVE, Joel T. EGGERT, Christopher MACOMBER, Danilo DECIO
  • Patent number: 11241245
    Abstract: A medical device may include a plurality of links reciprocally movable between a loose configuration having a first rigidity and a compact configuration having a second rigidity greater than the first rigidity, wherein application of a force to a distalmost link of the plurality of links when the plurality of links are in the loose configuration causes the plurality of links to change orientation relative to one another, and application of the force to the distalmost link when the plurality of links are in the compact configuration does not cause the plurality of links to change orientation relative to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignees: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC., UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS
    Inventors: Mark Kringle, Devon N. Arnholt, Mark W. Boden, David Shreeve, Joel T. Eggert, Christopher Macomber, Danilo Decio
  • Publication number: 20180325540
    Abstract: A medical device may include a plurality of links reciprocally movable between a loose configuration having a first rigidity and a compact configuration having a second rigidity greater than the first rigidity, wherein application of a force to a distalmost link of the plurality of links when the plurality of links are in the loose configuration causes the plurality of links to change orientation relative to one another, and application of the force to the distalmost link when the plurality of links are in the compact configuration does not cause the plurality of links to change orientation relative to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Applicants: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., University of Massachusetts
    Inventors: Mark Kringle, Devon N. Arnholt, Mark W. Boden, David Shreeve, Joel T. Eggert, Christopher Macomber, Danilo Decio