Patents by Inventor Gene STORBECK

Gene STORBECK 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).

  • Articulating devices and methods
    Patent number: 11759610
    Abstract: Aspects of articulating devices and methods are disclosed. An exemplary articulating device may comprise an interior core with a reinforcing extending along a central axis, an exterior layer bonded to the interior core by an interface, and a lumen extending through the exterior layer, exterior of the reinforcing element, and parallel to the central axis. A steering wire may be moveable in the lumen to articulate a distal end of the device relative to the central axis in response to a force applied to the steering wire. Related methods of manufacturing an articulating device are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Calabrese, Brian Gaffney, Gene Storbeck, Mark Wood
  • ARTICULATING DEVICES AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20210076904
    Abstract: Aspects of articulating devices and methods are disclosed. An exemplary articulating device may comprise an interior core with a reinforcing extending along a central axis, an exterior layer bonded to the interior core by an interface, and a lumen extending through the exterior layer, exterior of the reinforcing element, and parallel to the central axis. A steering wire may be moveable in the lumen to articulate a distal end of the device relative to the central axis in response to a force applied to the steering wire. Related methods of manufacturing an articulating device are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Calabrese, Brian GAFFNEY, Gene STORBECK, Mark WOOD
  • Articulating devices and methods
    Patent number: 10758709
    Abstract: Aspects of articulating devices and methods are disclosed. An exemplary articulating device may comprise an interior core with a reinforcing extending along a central axis, an exterior layer bonded to the interior core by an interface, and a lumen extending through the exterior layer, exterior of the reinforcing element, and parallel to the central axis. A steering wire may be moveable in the lumen to articulate a distal end of the device relative to the central axis in response to a force applied to the steering wire. Related methods of manufacturing an articulating device are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Calabrese, Brian Gaffney, Gene Storbeck, Mark Wood
  • ARTICULATING DEVICES AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20170340862
    Abstract: Aspects of articulating devices and methods are disclosed. An exemplary articulating device may comprise an interior core with a reinforcing extending along a central axis, an exterior layer bonded to the interior core by an interface, and a lumen extending through the exterior layer, exterior of the reinforcing element, and parallel to the central axis. A steering wire may be moveable in the lumen to articulate a distal end of the device relative to the central axis in response to a force applied to the steering wire. Related methods of manufacturing an articulating device are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew CALABRESE, Brian GAFFNEY, Gene STORBECK, Mark WOOD