Patents by Inventor Derek R. Wise

Derek R. Wise 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).

  • Balloon catheters with increased column strength
    Patent number: 9352133
    Abstract: An intravascular balloon catheter that may include, for example, a first elongate member having a proximal end, an opening at the distal end and a lumen therebetween, a balloon defining a cavity, the balloon having a proximal waist sealingly attached to the first elongate member proximal the distal end, a distal waist, and a tubular portion therebetween, a second elongate member having a proximal end, a distal end and a lumen therebetween, the second elongate member disposed in the first elongate member and sealingly attached to the balloon distal waist, and a stopper attached to the second elongate member and disposed in the balloon cavity distal the distal end of the first elongate member, the stopper having an outer profile that prevents movement of the first elongate member thereover the first elongate member having an inner diameter at the distal end large enough to permit the passage of fluid therethrough over the second elongate member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: Dominick Godin, Derek R. Wise, John Blix, Richard C. Gunderson
  • Slot bearing
    Patent number: 6007247
    Abstract: A slot bearing assembly for a member moveable relative to a slot such as a carrier for a slotted rodless cylinder in which the slot bearing is allowed to float relative to the moveable carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 28, 1999
    Assignee: Tol-O-Matic, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary W. Rosengren, Derek R. Wise