Patents by Inventor Frederick Timothy Karl

Frederick Timothy Karl 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).

  • Medical instrument
    Patent number: 8562543
    Abstract: A medical instrument includes a housing, a stylet having a portion in the housing, a cannula coaxially receiving the stylet and having a portion in the housing, and a member slidably coupled to the housing. The stylet and the cannula are movable between an extended position and a retracted position. The member is configured with first and second bars to move the stylet and the cannula from their extended positions to their retracted positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Leland Ray Adams, Frederick Timothy Karl, Terence Clifford Johnson, Hanspeter Robert Bayer
  • Medical instrument
    Patent number: 8523783
    Abstract: A method includes actuating a lever to move a cannula of a medical instrument from a first extended position to second retracted position; and actuating the lever to move a stylet of the medical instrument from a third extended position to a fourth retracted position. Actuating the lever comprises moving the lever from a first lever position spaced apart from a housing of the medical instrument to a second lever position closer to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: David Cooke, Michael John Bettuchi, Leland Ray Adams, Frederick Timothy Karl
  • Medical Instrument
    Publication number: 20120078135
    Abstract: A medical instrument includes a housing, a stylet having a portion in the housing, a cannula coaxially receiving the stylet and having a portion in the housing, and a member slidably coupled to the housing. The stylet and the cannula are movable between an extended position and a retracted position. The member is configured with first and second bars to move the stylet and the cannula from their extended positions to their retracted positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: Leland Ray Adams, Frederick Timothy Karl, Hanspeter Robert Bayer, Terence Clifford Johnson
  • Medical Instrument
    Publication number: 20120041336
    Abstract: A method includes actuating a lever to move a cannula of a medical instrument from a first extended position to second retracted position; and actuating the lever to move a stylet of the medical instrument from a third extended position to a fourth retracted position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2011
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: David Cooke, Michael John Bettuchi, Leland Ray Adams, Frederick Timothy Karl
  • Medical instrument
    Patent number: 8088080
    Abstract: A medical instrument includes a housing, a stylet having a portion in the housing, a cannula coaxially receiving the stylet and having a portion in the housing, and a member slidably coupled to the housing. The stylet and the cannula are movable between an extended position and a retracted position. The member is configured with first and second bars to move the stylet and the cannula from their extended positions to their retracted positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Leland Ray Adams, Frederick Timothy Karl, Terence Clifford Johnson, Hanspeter Robert Bayer
  • Medical instrument
    Patent number: 8043228
    Abstract: A method includes actuating a lever to move a cannula of a medical instrument from a first extended position to second retracted position; and actuating the lever to move a stylet of the medical instrument from a third extended position to a fourth retracted position. Actuating the lever comprises moving the lever from a first lever position spaced apart from a housing of the medical instrument to a second lever position closer to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: David Cooke, Michael John Bettuchi, Leland Ray Adams, Frederick Timothy Karl
  • Medical Instrument
    Publication number: 20090270761
    Abstract: A method includes actuating a lever to move a cannula of a medical instrument from a first extended position to second retracted position; and actuating the lever to move a stylet of the medical instrument from a third extended position to a fourth retracted position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2009
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: David Cooke, Michael John Bettuchi, Leland Ray Adams, Frederick Timothy Karl
  • Medical Instrument
    Publication number: 20090069713
    Abstract: A medical instrument includes a housing, a stylet having a portion in the housing, a cannula coaxially receiving the stylet and having a portion in the housing, and a member slidably coupled to the housing. The stylet and the cannula are movable between an extended position and a retracted position. The member is configured with first and second bars to move the stylet and the cannula from their extended positions to their retracted positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2008
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: Leland Ray Adams, Frederick Timothy Karl, Hanspeter Robert Bayer, Terence Clifford Johnson
  • Medical instrument
    Patent number: 7449000
    Abstract: A medical instrument includes a housing, a stylet having a portion in the housing, a cannula coaxially receiving the stylet and having a portion in the housing, and a member slidably coupled to the housing. The stylet and the cannula are movable between an extended position and a retracted position. The member is configured with first and second bars to move the stylet and the cannula from their extended positions to their retracted positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Leland Ray Adams, Frederick Timothy Karl, Hanspeter Robert Bayer, Terence Clifford Johnson
  • Medical instrument
    Patent number: 7022085
    Abstract: A medical instrument includes a housing, a stylet having a portion in the housing, a cannula coaxially receiving the stylet and having a portion in the housing, and a member coupled to the housing. The stylet and the cannula are movable between an extended position and a retracted position. The member, e.g., a lever, is configured to move the stylet and the cannula from the extended position to the retracted position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2006
    Assignee: Scimed Life Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: David Cooke, Michael John Bettuchi, Leland Ray Adams, Frederick Timothy Karl
  • Medical instrument
    Patent number: 7008382
    Abstract: A medical instrument includes a housing, a stylet having a portion in the housing, a cannula coaxially receiving the stylet and having a portion in the housing, and a member slidably coupled to the housing. The stylet and the cannula are movable between an extended position and a retracted position. The member is configured with primary and secondary bars to move the stylet and the cannula from their extended positions to their retracted positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2006
    Assignee: SciMed Life Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Leland Ray Adams, Frederick Timothy Karl, Hanspeter Robert Bayer, Terence Clifford Johnson
  • Medical instrument
    Publication number: 20040097830
    Abstract: A medical instrument includes a housing, a stylet having a portion in the housing, a cannula coaxially receiving the stylet and having a portion in the housing, and a member coupled to the housing. The stylet and the cannula are movable between an extended position and a retracted position. The member, e.g., a lever, is configured to move the stylet and the cannula from the extended position to the retracted position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2002
    Publication date: May 20, 2004
    Inventors: David Cooke, Michael John Bettuchi, Leland Ray Adams, Frederick Timothy Karl
  • Medical instrument
    Publication number: 20040097832
    Abstract: A medical instrument includes a housing, a stylet having a portion in the housing, a cannula coaxially receiving the stylet and having a portion in the housing, and a member slidably coupled to the housing. The stylet and the cannula are movable between an extended position and a retracted position. The member is configured with primary and secondary bars to move the stylet and the cannula from their extended positions to their retracted positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2002
    Publication date: May 20, 2004
    Inventors: Leland Ray Adams, Frederick Timothy Karl, Hanspeter Robert Bayer, Terence Clifford Johnson