Patents by Inventor Dustin Dufour

Dustin Dufour 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).

  • Means for securing a catheter into a vessel
    Patent number: 9962099
    Abstract: An electrophysiology catheter, e.g., a coronary sinus catheter, for insertion into a cardiac vessel, such as the coronary sinus, includes a handle and a catheter shaft coupled at one end to the handle. The catheter shaft has a distal end and an anchor is associated with the catheter shaft and is movable between a deployed position and a collapsed position. In the deployed position, the anchor extends radially outward from an outer surface of the catheter shaft for contacting a wall and temporarily anchoring the catheter shaft within the coronary sinus. The catheter also includes an actuator for causing deployment and collapsing of the anchor upon manipulation of the actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: Charles A. Gibson, David P. MacAdam, Dustin Dufour
  • MEANS FOR SECURING A CATHETER INTO A VESSEL
    Publication number: 20160242662
    Abstract: An electrophysiology catheter, e.g., a coronary sinus catheter, for insertion into a cardiac vessel, such as the coronary sinus, includes a handle and a catheter shaft coupled at one end to the handle. The catheter shaft has a distal end and an anchor is associated with the catheter shaft and is movable between a deployed position and a collapsed position. In the deployed position, the anchor extends radially outward from an outer surface of the catheter shaft for contacting a wall and temporarily anchoring the catheter shaft within the coronary sinus. The catheter also includes an actuator for causing deployment and collapsing of the anchor upon manipulation of the actuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2016
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventors: Charles A. Gibson, David P. MacAdam, Dustin Dufour
  • Means for securing a catheter into a vessel
    Patent number: 9345416
    Abstract: An electrophysiology catheter, e.g., a coronary sinus catheter, for insertion into a cardiac vessel, such as the coronary sinus, includes a handle and a catheter shaft coupled at one end to the handle. The catheter shaft has a distal end and an anchor is associated with the catheter shaft and is movable between a deployed position and a collapsed position. In the deployed position, the anchor extends radially outward from an outer surface of the catheter shaft for contacting a wall and temporarily anchoring the catheter shaft within the coronary sinus. The catheter also includes an actuator for causing deployment and collapsing of the anchor upon manipulation of the actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed Inc.
    Inventors: David P. MacAdam, Charles A. Gibson, Dustin Dufour
  • MEANS FOR SECURING A CATHETER INTO A VESSEL
    Publication number: 20140180053
    Abstract: An electrophysiology catheter, e.g., a coronary sinus catheter, for insertion into a cardiac vessel, such as the coronary sinus, includes a handle and a catheter shaft coupled at one end to the handle. The catheter shaft has a distal end and an anchor is associated with the catheter shaft and is movable between a deployed position and a collapsed position. In the deployed position, the anchor extends radially outward from an outer surface of the catheter shaft for contacting a wall and temporarily anchoring the catheter shaft within the coronary sinus. The catheter also includes an actuator for causing deployment and collapsing of the anchor upon manipulation of the actuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2014
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: David P. MacAdam, Charles A. Gibson, Dustin Dufour
  • MEANS FOR SECURING A CATHETER INTO A VESSEL
    Publication number: 20120078078
    Abstract: An electrophysiology catheter, e.g., a coronary sinus catheter, for insertion into a cardiac vessel, such as the coronary sinus, includes a handle and a catheter shaft coupled at one end to the handle. The catheter shaft has a distal end and an anchor is associated with the catheter shaft and is movable between a deployed position and a collapsed position. In the deployed position, the anchor extends radially outward from an outer surface of the catheter shaft for contacting a wall and temporarily anchoring the catheter shaft within the coronary sinus. The catheter also includes an actuator for causing deployment and collapsing of the anchor upon manipulation of the actuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: C.R. Bard
    Inventors: David P. MacAdam, Charles A. Gibson, Dustin Dufour