Patents by Inventor Erin DIXSON

Erin DIXSON 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).

  • Publication number: 20230330405
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to medical devices for facilitating introducing, removing, and/or exchanging an accessory and/or tool, such as a guidewire. In an embodiment, a catheter port for introducing an accessory may comprise a body comprising a proximal end, a distal end, a longitudinal axis extending therethrough, and a main channel extending along the longitudinal axis along a length of the body. The main channel may be substantially coaxial with a lumen of a catheter. An extension may extend from the body. The extension may comprise an accessory channel extending through the extension. The accessory channel may be in fluid communication with the main channel. The accessory channel may be configured to accept the accessory. A positive stop may be disposed along the accessory channel. The positive stop may be configured to abut a distal end of the accessory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed Inc.
    Inventors: Erin Dixson, Laura Emily Richards, Max A Berman
  • Publication number: 20230023094
    Abstract: A medical device that includes a first body including a first actuation member including a first connector and a second actuation member. The medical device includes a second body for attachment to, and detachment from, the first body. The second body including an actuation wire, a second connector at a proximal end of the actuation wire, and a valve having one or more channels for receiving a material. Attachment of the first body with the second body results in the first connector engaging the second connector, such that movement of the first actuation member causes a corresponding movement of the actuation wire. Moving the second actuation member into the second body to interact with the valve is configured to selectively direct the material through the one or more channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Erin DIXSON, John B. GOLDEN, Michael JACOBS, Richard KIM, Alyanna TENORIO