Patents by Inventor Doug MELANSON

Doug MELANSON 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).

  • Low profile medical device and related methods of use
    Patent number: 9510824
    Abstract: A medical device including an elongate member having a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen extending therebetween. The medical device may further include an end-effector disposed at the distal end of the elongate member, the end-effector may include a first arm, the first arm may have a distal end, a proximal end, and an opening configured to receive a needle therein. The medical device may also include a second arm movably connected to the first arm and configured to alternate between a closed position and an open position relative to the first arm, wherein the second arm is movably connected to the first arm at a pivot point disposed at a location closer to the distal end of the second arm than the proximal end of the second arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary Kappel, Doug Melanson, Norman May
  • LOW PROFILE MEDICAL DEVICE AND RELATED METHODS OF USE
    Publication number: 20140194905
    Abstract: A medical device including an elongate member having a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen extending therebetween. The medical device may further include an end-effector disposed at the distal end of the elongate member, the end-effector may include a first arm, the first arm may have a distal end, a proximal end, and an opening configured to receive a needle therein. The medical device may also include a second arm movably connected to the first arm and configured to alternate between a closed position and an open position relative to the first arm, wherein the second arm is movably connected to the first arm at a pivot point disposed at a location closer to the distal end of the second arm than the proximal end of the second arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2014
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary KAPPEL, Doug MELANSON, Norman MAY