Patents by Inventor Douglas James Ball
Douglas James Ball 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).
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Patent number: 9801642Abstract: A thrombectomy catheter deployment for operation of a thrombectomy catheter may include a stand alone drive unit and a disposable pump/catheter assembly which is manually placed into a carriage assembly in the drive unit. The pump/catheter assembly may have a plurality of preconnected components including a tubular structure and a thrombectomy catheter connected thereto. A barcode reader may sense specific operational data pertaining to an individual pump and may provide an interface for operation of the reciprocating linear actuator.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2015Date of Patent: October 31, 2017Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC LIMITEDInventors: Eric Joel Thor, Michael John Bonnette, Nicole Jaye Aasen, Martyn Stuart Abbott, Douglas James Ball, Walter Charles Croll, David Charles Cummings, James Fredrick Karpinski, Daniel Joseph Kneip, Jeffrey William Rogers, Ernest Ralph Scherger, John Lloyd Teschendorf, Stephen Earl Weisel, David Woodruff West, Chad Nicolas Grant
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Publication number: 20160038163Abstract: A thrombectomy catheter deployment for operation of a thrombectomy catheter may include a stand alone drive unit and a disposable pump/catheter assembly which is manually placed into a carriage assembly in the drive unit. The pump/catheter assembly may have a plurality of preconnected components including a tubular structure and a thrombectomy catheter connected thereto. A barcode reader may sense specific operational data pertaining to an individual pump and may provide an interface for operation of the reciprocating linear actuator.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2015Publication date: February 11, 2016Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.Inventors: Eric Joel Thor, Michael John Bonnette, Nicole Jaye Aasen, Martyn Stuart Abbott, Douglas James Ball, Walter Charles Croll, David Charles Cummings, James Fredrick Karpinski, Daniel Joseph Kneip, Jeffrey William Rogers, Ernest Ralph Scherger, III, John Lloyd Teschendorf, Stephen Earl Weisel, David Woodruff West, Chad Nicolas Grant
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Patent number: 9161765Abstract: A thrombectomy catheter deployment for operation of a thrombectomy catheter includes a stand alone drive unit and a disposable pump/catheter assembly which is manually placed into a carriage assembly in the drive unit. The pump/catheter assembly has a plurality of preconnected components including tubular structure and a thrombectomy catheter connected thereto and is transported into or out of the interior of the drive unit for automatic high pressure pump piston head engagement or disengagement with a reciprocating linear actuator and for automatic engagement of disengagement of an effluent waste tube with a roller pump. A barcode reader senses specific operational data pertaining to an individual pump and provides an interface for operation of the reciprocating linear actuator.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2013Date of Patent: October 20, 2015Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC LIMITEDInventors: Eric Joel Thor, Michael John Bonnette, Nicole Jaye Aasen, Martyn Stuart Abbott, Douglas James Ball, Walter Charles Croll, David Charles Cummings, James Fredrick Karpinski, Daniel Joseph Kneip, Jeffrey William Rogers, Ernest Ralph Scherger, John Lloyd Teschendorf, Stephen Earl Weisel, David Woodruff West
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Publication number: 20130310845Abstract: A thrombectomy catheter deployment for operation of a thrombectomy catheter includes a stand alone drive unit and a disposable pump/catheter assembly which is manually placed into a carriage assembly in the drive unit. The pump/catheter assembly has a plurality of preconnected components including tubular structure and a thrombectomy catheter connected thereto and is transported into or out of the interior of the drive unit for automatic high pressure pump piston head engagement or disengagement with a reciprocating linear actuator and for automatic engagement of disengagement of an effluent waste tube with a roller pump. A barcode reader senses specific operational data pertaining to an individual pump and provides an interface for operation of the reciprocating linear actuator.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2013Publication date: November 21, 2013Applicant: Medrad, Inc.Inventors: Eric Joel Thor, Michael John Bonnette, Nicole Jaye Aasen, Martyn Stuart Abbott, Douglas James Ball, Walter Charles Croll, David Charles Cummings, James Frederick Karpinski, Daniel Joseph Kneip, Jeffrey William Rogers, Ernest Ralph Scherger, III, John Lloyd Teschendorf, Stephen Earl Weisel, David Woodruff West
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Patent number: 8491523Abstract: Methods of conducting thrombectomy procedures and deploying a thrombectomy catheter are disclosed. A thrombectomy procedure is conducted with a thrombectomy catheter deployment system. A drive unit configured to operate an infusion pump is provided. The drive unit is operable according to one or more operating modes. A preconnected and consolidated pump and catheter assembly configured for loading in the drive unit is also provided. The assembly is separate from the drive unit prior to loading. The infusion pump and a catheter of the assembly are in communication prior to loading. The assembly provides one or more digital instructions to the drive unit. The drive unit is operable according to the one or more operating modes referenced by the one or more digital instructions. The assembly is loaded into the drive unit, and the drive unit is engaged to the infusion pump for operation of the infusion pump.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2011Date of Patent: July 23, 2013Assignee: Medrad, Inc.Inventors: Eric Joel Thor, Michael John Bonnette, Nicole Jaye Aasen, Martyn Stuart Abbott, Douglas James Ball, Walter Charles Croll, David Charles Cummings, James Fredrick Karpinski, Daniel Joseph Kneip, Jeffrey William Rogers, Ernest Ralph Scherger, III, John Lloyd Teschendorf, Stephen Earl Weisel, David Woodruff West
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Patent number: 8162878Abstract: An exhaust-pressure-operated balloon catheter system which is a cross stream thrombectomy catheter, such as, but not limited to, an Angiojet® catheter with a flexible and expandable balloon, wherein the balloon is formed from and is continuous with the catheter tube which, in part, forms the cross stream thrombectomy catheter, wherein the balloon is deployable and expandable about the distal region of the cross stream thrombectomy catheter to act as an occluder device, and wherein the balloon is located proximal to the fluid jet emanator and inflow and outflow orifices upstream of ablative cross stream flows. The balloon is expandably deployed by the exhaust or back pressure created by the operation of the cross stream flows as generated by the fluid jets of the operating exhaust-pressure-operated balloon catheter system.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2005Date of Patent: April 24, 2012Assignee: MEDRAD, Inc.Inventors: Michael John Bonnette, Eric Joel Thor, Douglas James Ball, Debra M. Kozak
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Publication number: 20110208205Abstract: A thrombectomy catheter deployment system which greatly simplifies setup procedures and operation of a thrombectomy catheter includes a stand alone drive unit and a disposable pump/catheter assembly which is manually placed into a carriage assembly in the drive unit. The pump/catheter assembly has a plurality of preconnected components including tubular structure and a thrombectomy catheter connected thereto and is transported into or out of the interior of the drive unit for automatic high pressure pump piston head engagement or disengagement with a reciprocating linear actuator and for automatic engagement or disengagement of an effluent waste tube with a roller pump. A barcode reader senses specific operational data pertaining to an individual pump and provides an interface for operation of the reciprocating linear actuator. A bubble trap incorporated for effective debubbling of saline solution is closely coupled to an insert molded pump having an improved valve arrangement.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2011Publication date: August 25, 2011Inventors: Eric Joel Thor, Michael John Bonnette, Nicole Jaye Aasen, Martyn Stuart Abbott, Douglas James Ball, Walter Charles Croll, David Charles Cummings, Chad Nicholas Grant, Mark Alfred Hilse, James Fredrick Karpinski, Daniel Joseph Kneip, Jeffrey William Rogers, Ernest Ralph Sherger, III, John Lloyd Teschendorf, Stephen Earl Weisel, David Woodruff West
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Patent number: 7935077Abstract: A thrombectomy catheter deployment system which greatly simplifies setup procedures and operation of a thrombectomy catheter includes a stand alone drive unit and a disposable pump/catheter assembly which is manually placed into a carriage assembly in the drive unit. The pump/catheter assembly has a plurality of preconnected components including tubular structure and a thrombectomy catheter connected thereto and is transported into or out of the interior of the drive unit for automatic high pressure pump piston head engagement or disengagement with a reciprocating linear actuator and for automatic engagement or disengagement of an effluent waste tube with a roller pump. A barcode reader senses specific operational data pertaining to an individual pump and provides an interface for operation of the reciprocating linear actuator. A bubble trap incorporated for effective debubbling of saline solution is closely coupled to an insert molded pump having an improved valve arrangement.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2005Date of Patent: May 3, 2011Assignee: Medrad, Inc.Inventors: Eric Joel Thor, Michael John Bonnette, Nicole Jaye Aasen, Martyn Stuart Abbott, Douglas James Ball, Walter Charles Croll, David Charles Cummings, Chad Nicholas Grant, Mark Alfred Hilse, James Fredrick Karpinski, Daniel Joseph Kneip, Jeffrey William Rogers, Ernest Ralph Scherger, III, John Lloyd Teschendorf, Stephen Earl Weisel, David Woodruff West
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Publication number: 20090149807Abstract: An exhaust-pressure-operated balloon catheter system which is a cross stream thrombectomy catheter, such as, but not limited to, an Angiojet® catheter with a flexible and expandable balloon, wherein the balloon is formed from and is continuous with the catheter tube which, in part, forms the cross stream thrombectomy catheter, wherein the balloon is deployable and expandable about the distal region of the cross stream thrombectomy catheter to act as an occluder device, and wherein the balloon is located proximal to the fluid jet emanator and inflow and outflow orifices upstream of ablative cross stream flows. The balloon is expandably deployed by the exhaust or back pressure created by the operation of the cross stream flows as generated by the fluid jets of the operating exhaust-pressure-operated balloon catheter system.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2005Publication date: June 11, 2009Inventors: Michael John Bonnette, Eric Joel Thor, Douglas James Ball