Patents by Inventor EMILY BENSON

EMILY BENSON 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).

  • Cannula with image markers to indicate expandable size device
    Patent number: 11627923
    Abstract: A cannula and method include a shaft portion having a proximal end, a distal end, a longitudinal axis and a lumen extending from the proximal end to the oppositely disposed distal end along the longitudinal axis. A hub is attached to the proximal end of the shaft portion and includes a transverse portion, which extends transversely relative to the longitudinal axis of the shaft portion. An opaque marker is disposed on the transverse portion at a position corresponding to an expanded size of an expandable element such that the opaque marker indicates the expanded size in an imaging system image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: MEDTRONIC HOLDING COMPANY SARL
    Inventors: Michael A. Smith, Samuel Lee, Emily Benson
  • CANNULA WITH IMAGE MARKERS TO INDICATE EXPANDABLE SIZE DEVICE
    Publication number: 20190261933
    Abstract: A cannula and method include a shaft portion having a proximal end, a distal end, a longitudinal axis and a lumen extending from the proximal end to the oppositely disposed distal end along the longitudinal axis. A hub is attached to the proximal end of the shaft portion and includes a transverse portion, which extends transversely relative to the longitudinal axis of the shaft portion. An opaque marker is disposed on the transverse portion at a position corresponding to an expanded size of an expandable element such that the opaque marker indicates the expanded size in an imaging system image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Applicant: Medtronic Holding Company Sarl
    Inventors: MICHAEL A. SMITH, Samuel Lee, Emily Benson
  • Cannula with image markers to indicate expandable device size
    Patent number: 10342498
    Abstract: A cannula and method include a shaft portion having a proximal end, a distal end, a longitudinal axis and a lumen extending from the proximal end to the oppositely disposed distal end along the longitudinal axis. A hub is attached to the proximal end of the shaft portion and includes a transverse portion, which extends transversely relative to the longitudinal axis of the shaft portion. An opaque marker is disposed on the transverse portion at a position corresponding to an expanded size of an expandable element such that the opaque marker indicates the expanded size in an imaging system image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Inventors: Michael A. Smith, Samuel Lee, Emily Benson
  • CANNULA WITH IMAGE MARKERS TO INDICATE EXPANDABLE DEVICE SIZE
    Publication number: 20140235997
    Abstract: A cannula and method include a shaft portion having a proximal end, a distal end, a longitudinal axis and a lumen extending from the proximal end to the oppositely disposed distal end along the longitudinal axis. A hub is attached to the proximal end of the shaft portion and includes a transverse portion, which extends transversely relative to the longitudinal axis of the shaft portion. An opaque marker is disposed on the transverse portion at a position corresponding to an expanded size of an expandable element such that the opaque marker indicates the expanded size in an imaging system image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2013
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: Kyphon SARL
    Inventors: MICHAEL A. SMITH, SAMUEL LEE, EMILY BENSON