Patents by Inventor Enda Connaughton
Enda Connaughton 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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Publication number: 20240122615Abstract: A method for removing one or more objects or materials from a body lumen includes delivering a tube and an expandable device to the body lumen to a position proximal to the one or more objects or materials. The expandable device is positioned with a lumen of the tube, and the expandable device includes a lumen extending from a distal portion to a proximal portion. The method further includes proximally retracting the tube such that the expandable device remains in the position proximal to the one or more objects or materials, distally advancing the expandable device such that the distal portion of the expandable device at least partially surrounds the one or more objects or materials, at least partially closing a distal end of the expandable device, and moving the expandable device proximally to remove the expandable device and the one or more objects or materials from the lumen.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Enda CONNAUGHTON, Anthony O'BRIEN, Aiden FLANAGAN, Charlene DEANE, Michael HUGHES, Richard CRAWFORD, Martin Lawrence FAWDRY, Stephen McCOOEY
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Publication number: 20240115287Abstract: The present disclosure provides a tissue debridement device and describes an example treatment for ANP using the tissue debridement device. The tissue debridement device has a sheath, a distal tip, and a plurality of rotating tines coupled to the distal tip and the sheath. The distal tip can be adjusted to be closer or further from the sheath to change a diameter of the rotating tines, thereby changing a cutting diameter of the tissue debridement device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Inventors: Enda Connaughton, Charlene Deane, Aiden Flanagan, Richard Crawford, Martin Lawrence Fawdry, Michael Hughes, Anthony O'Brien
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Publication number: 20240065717Abstract: A cannulation device is adapted to gain access to the patient's common bile duct. In some instances, the cannulation device includes a first guidewire lumen extending through an elongate shaft and terminating at a first oblique guidewire port, and a second guidewire lumen extending through the elongate shaft and terminating at a second oblique guidewire port. In some instances, the cannulation device includes an inflatable balloon that is inflatable from a collapsed configuration to an expanded configuration in which the inflatable balloon is adapted to occlude the patient's pancreatic duct. In some instances, the cannulation device includes an expandable element that is expandable from a collapsed configuration in which the expandable element is disposed within the guidewire lumen and an extended configuration in which a portion of the expandable element extends distally from a guidewire port.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Richard Crawford, Enda Connaughton, Anthony O'Brien, Martin Lawrence Fawdry, Michael Hughes, Aiden Flanagan, Claire Guinane
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Patent number: 11771444Abstract: A medical instrument may include a tube, a sheath provided around and coaxial with the tube, and an inflatable balloon at a distal end of the sheath. The balloon may receive a fluid from a lumen of the sheath, and may have a central opening along a longitudinal axis thereof, and into which the tube extends, a proximal portion, a middle portion adjacent to and distal of the proximal portion, and a distal portion adjacent to and proximal of the middle portion. When the balloon is inflated with the fluid, a maximum diameter of the middle portion may be less than a maximum diameter of the proximal portion, and less than a maximum diameter of the distal portion. The medical instrument may also include an extraction member provided at a distal end of the tube, distal to the balloon, and movable axially relative to the balloon.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2021Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Richard Crawford, Martin Lawrence Fawdry, Louis McNern, Aiden Flanagan, Matthew Montague, Geraldine Alice Toner, Enda Connaughton, Gary Gilmartin
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Publication number: 20230255607Abstract: A tissue collection system for collection a sample from the body. The system includes an outer tubular member having a proximal end region to a distal end region and defining a lumen extending from the proximal end region to the distal end region, an inner tubular member slidably disposed within the lumen of the outer tubular member, the inner tubular member defining a lumen extending from a proximal end region to a distal end region of the inner tubular member, and a tissue collection device disposed adjacent to the distal end region of the inner tubular member.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2023Publication date: August 17, 2023Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.Inventors: Richard Crawford, Enda Connaughton, Peter Brady, Hugh Edward Mulcahy
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Publication number: 20230181343Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to the field of medical devices. In particular, the present disclosure relates to devices and methods for controlled delivery of a stent, such as a self-expanding stent, and more particularly for controlling the full deployment of a stent in incremental steps from a sheath and for controlling the reconstrainment of a stent in incremental steps within a sheath.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2023Publication date: June 15, 2023Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Gary Gilmartin, Geraldine A. Toner, Louis McNern, Martyn Folan, Matthew Montague, Carmel Ralph, Maire Bhreathnach, Enda Connaughton, Martin Hynes
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Publication number: 20230165447Abstract: A sheath system configured to be operatively engaged with a delivery device with a working channel through which a medical instrument is passed. The sheath system thus increases the number of working channels of the flexible tubular system to permit more than one medical instrument to be navigated to and used at a treatment site. The sheath system has a low profile during delivery, yet may be shifted into a configuration facilitating passage of medical instruments therethrough.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2022Publication date: June 1, 2023Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Richard Crawford, Enda Connaughton
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Patent number: 11571317Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to the field of medical devices. In particular, the present disclosure relates to devices and methods for controlled delivery of a stent, such as a self-expanding stent, and more particularly for controlling the full deployment of a stent in incremental steps from a sheath and for controlling the reconstrainment of a stent in incremental steps within a sheath.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2019Date of Patent: February 7, 2023Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed Inc.Inventors: Gary Gilmartin, Geraldine A. Toner, Louis McNern, Martyn Folan, Matthew Montague, Carmel Ralph, Maire Bhreathnach, Enda Connaughton, Martin Hynes
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Publication number: 20220273471Abstract: An illustrative stent may comprise an elongated tubular member having a first end and a second end and an intermediate region disposed therebetween. The elongated tubular member may include at least one barb attached thereto. The barb may be configured to be tucked under a filament of the stent during delivery of the stent and protrude radially from the stent, when the stent is deployed.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2022Publication date: September 1, 2022Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.Inventors: MARTYN G. FOLAN, MARTIN HYNES, DAMIEN V. NOLAN, ENDA CONNAUGHTON, MATTHEW MONTAGUE, THOMAS M. KEATING, MICHAEL WALSH
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Publication number: 20220226098Abstract: An esophageal atresia bridge device including a proximal anchor, a distal anchor, and a brace extending between the proximal anchor and the distal anchor. The brace permits the proximal anchor to move toward the distal anchor to apply a controlled tension that pulls the esophagus together and stretches the esophagus over time.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2022Publication date: July 21, 2022Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.Inventors: LOUIS McNERN, ENDA CONNAUGHTON, RICHARD CRAWFORD, GARY GILMARTIN, MATTHEW MONTAGUE
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Publication number: 20220226096Abstract: An endoprosthesis may include an expandable framework including a body portion disposed between a first end and a second end, and a bowl portion disposed along the body portion; and a polymeric cover disposed on at least a portion of the expandable framework. The bowl portion may include an inner surface and an outer surface spaced apart radially outward from the inner surface. The bowl portion may extend radially outward from the body portion. The inner surface of the bowl portion may be devoid of the polymeric cover.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2022Publication date: July 21, 2022Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.Inventors: Meabh Holden, Enda Connaughton, Richard Crawford, Gerasimos Rigalos
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Patent number: 11389286Abstract: An esophageal atresia bridge device including a proximal anchor, a distal anchor, and a brace extending between the proximal anchor and the distal anchor. The brace permits the proximal anchor to move toward the distal anchor to apply a controlled tension that pulls the esophagus together and stretches the esophagus over time.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2019Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.Inventors: Louis McNern, Enda Connaughton, Richard Crawford, Gary Gilmartin, Matthew Montague
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Patent number: 11351045Abstract: An illustrative stent may comprise an elongated tubular member having a first end and a second end and an intermediate region disposed therebetween. The elongated tubular member may include at least one barb attached thereto. The barb may be configured to be tucked under a filament of the stent during delivery of the stent and protrude radially from the stent, when the stent is deployed.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2020Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.Inventors: Martyn G. Folan, Martin Hynes, Damien V. Nolan, Enda Connaughton, Matthew Montague, Thomas M. Keating, Michael Walsh
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Publication number: 20220096106Abstract: In one example, a retrieval device may include a flexible loop; a mesh coupled to the loop, the mesh having an opening at least partially circumscribed by the loop; a sheath extending from a proximal end to a distal end; a cord extending through and/or around the mesh; and a connector assembly movable from a first configuration to a second configuration. In the first configuration, the flexible loop, the mesh, and the cord may be coupled to the sheath, and in the second configuration, the flexible loop, the mesh, and the cord may be detached from the sheath.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2021Publication date: March 31, 2022Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Richard CRAWFORD, Enda CONNAUGHTON, Méabh HOLDEN
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Publication number: 20220061866Abstract: A medical device that includes an outer shaft, an inner shaft disposed within the outer shaft, and a tube disposed within the inner shaft and the outer shaft. The medical device includes a first expandable member having a proximal end secured to the outer shaft and a distal end secured to the inner shaft. The inner shaft and the tube are received through the first expandable member. The first expandable member is configured such that the proximal end is movable relative to the distal end when the outer shaft moves relative to the inner shaft. The first expandable member is configured to radially expand when the proximal end moves toward the distal end and radially compress when the proximal end moves away from the distal end.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2021Publication date: March 3, 2022Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Richard CRAWFORD, Enda CONNAUGHTON
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Publication number: 20210315595Abstract: A medical instrument may include a tube, a sheath provided around and coaxial with the tube, and an inflatable balloon at a distal end of the sheath. The balloon may receive a fluid from a lumen of the sheath, and may have a central opening along a longitudinal axis thereof, and into which the tube extends, a proximal portion, a middle portion adjacent to and distal of the proximal portion, and a distal portion adjacent to and proximal of the middle portion. When the balloon is inflated with the fluid, a maximum diameter of the middle portion may be less than a maximum diameter of the proximal portion, and less than a maximum diameter of the distal portion. The medical instrument may also include an extraction member provided at a distal end of the tube, distal to the balloon, and movable axially relative to the balloon.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2021Publication date: October 14, 2021Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Richard CRAWFORD, Martin Lawrence FAWDRY, Louis McNERN, Aiden FLANAGAN, Matthew MONTAGUE, Geraldine Alice TONER, Enda CONNAUGHTON, Gary GILMARTIN
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Publication number: 20210282627Abstract: The present disclosure, in its various aspects, is directed to instrument accessory devices, implementation methods, and related delivery systems. Embodiments according to the present disclosure, including as described herein, may increase the effectiveness and efficiency of endoscopy procedures, such as ERCP. In one example, an embodiment includes an instrument accessory device with an expandable member, the device configured to receive an instrument through an instrument lumen, wherein the expandable member comprises an aperture on the inner surface and outer surface, and the outer surface is in fluid communication with the inner surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2021Publication date: September 16, 2021Inventors: Méabh Holden, Richard Crawford, Enda Connaughton, Martin L. Fawdry
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Publication number: 20210235971Abstract: The present disclosure, in its various aspects, is directed to instrument accessory devices, implementation methods, and related delivery systems. Embodiments according to the present disclosure, including as described herein, may increase the effectiveness and efficiency of endoscopic procedures, such as Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). In one example, an embodiment includes an instrument accessory device with an expandable member, the device configured to receive an instrument through an instrument lumen, wherein the outer surface may comprise an expandable material. The device may comprise a constrainment element disposed about the outer surface of the expandable member, the constrainment element comprising a proximal end, a distal end, an inner surface, and an outer surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2021Publication date: August 5, 2021Inventors: Richard Crawford, Méabh Holden, Enda Connaughton, Martin L. Fawdry
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Patent number: 10857016Abstract: Stent delivery device includes an inner member having a distal tip, a stent disposed over a stent receiving region of the inner member, an outer sheath slidable over the inner member, a stent sheath removably coupled to both the distal tip and a distal end of the outer sheath, and a stent expanding element attached to the distal tip and/or the distal end of the outer sheath. The stent expanding element is biased in an elevated position and aids expansion of the stent when the stent sheath is removed. The stent delivery device includes a proximal junction removably coupling the distal end of the outer sheath to the stent sheath, and a proximal junction removably coupling the stent sheath to the distal tip. Each of the proximal and distal junctions are separately actuatable to decouple the stent sheath from either the distal tip or the outer sheath.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2018Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.Inventors: Damien V. Nolan, Geraldine A. Toner, Matthew Montague, Enda Connaughton
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Patent number: 10799261Abstract: A medical device may include a snare loop and an elastic member that connects at least two sides of the snare loop. The elastic member is configured to transition from an unexpanded state where the elastic member is in a plane of the snare loop to an expanded state where the elastic member is outside the plane of the snare loop. The snare loop has a same shape when the elastic member is in the unexpanded shape and the expanded shape.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2017Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Damien Vincent Nolan, Martyn G. Folan, Matthew Montague, Martin Hynes, Enda Connaughton, Thomas Keating