Patents by Inventor Grant A. Scheibe
Grant A. Scheibe 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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Patent number: 11717646Abstract: In various examples, a system includes a steerable medical device including a handle including a longitudinal axis. An elongate shaft extends distally from the handle. The elongate shaft includes a distal tip and a lumen through the elongate shaft. At least four pullwires are disposed within the handle and extending to and anchored proximate the distal tip of the elongate shaft. At least two actuators are associated with the handle. The at least two actuators are operably coupled to the at least four pullwires with actuation of the first actuator causing tension in the first or second pullwire to deflect the distal tip in a first or second tip direction, respectively, and actuation of the second actuator causing tension in the third or fourth pullwire to deflect the distal tip in a third or fourth tip direction, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2020Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: Greatbatch Ltd.Inventors: Grant A. Scheibe, Travis White
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Patent number: 11559676Abstract: In various examples, a hub for a medical device includes a hub housing including a passage from a proximal end of the hub housing to a distal end of the hub housing. A valve is disposed within the hub. The valve is configured to allow passage of an insertable device through the valve while inhibiting leakage of fluid from the valve. A cap is engaged to the hub housing. The cap includes an opening therethrough sized and shaped to allow passage of the insertable device through the opening. The opening allows access to the passage of the hub housing. An angled sidewall is disposed within the hub. The angled sidewall is configured to retain and deform the valve into a curved shape.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2020Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Assignee: Greatbatch Ltd.Inventors: Hans P. Rieckmann, Hans Pflaumer, Grant A. Scheibe, Biswa P. Das, Joseph E. Lesser, Thomas E. Bailey
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Publication number: 20200297989Abstract: In various examples, a hub for a medical device includes a hub housing including a passage from a proximal end of the hub housing to a distal end of the hub housing. A valve is disposed within the hub. The valve is configured to allow passage of an insertable device through the valve while inhibiting leakage of fluid from the valve. A cap is engaged to the hub housing. The cap includes an opening therethrough sized and shaped to allow passage of the insertable device through the opening. The opening allows access to the passage of the hub housing. An angled sidewall is disposed within the hub. The angled sidewall is configured to retain and deform the valve into a curved shape.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2020Publication date: September 24, 2020Inventors: Hans P. Rieckmann, Hans Pflaumer, Grant A. Scheibe, Biswa P. Das, Joseph E. Lesser, Thomas E. Bailey
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Publication number: 20200289789Abstract: In various examples, a system includes a steerable medical device including a handle including a longitudinal axis. An elongate shaft extends distally from the handle. The elongate shaft includes a distal tip and a lumen through the elongate shaft. At least four pullwires are disposed within the handle and extending to and anchored proximate the distal tip of the elongate shaft. At least two actuators are associated with the handle. The at least two actuators are operably coupled to the at least four pullwires with actuation of the first actuator causing tension in the first or second pullwire to deflect the distal tip in a first or second tip direction, respectively, and actuation of the second actuator causing tension in the third or fourth pullwire to deflect the distal tip in a third or fourth tip direction, respectively.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2020Publication date: September 17, 2020Inventors: Grant A. Scheibe, Travis White
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Patent number: 10737085Abstract: In various examples, a hub for a medical device includes a hub housing including a passage from a proximal end of the hub housing to a distal end of the hub housing. A valve is disposed within the hub. The valve is configured to allow passage of an insertable device through the valve while inhibiting leakage of fluid from the valve. A cap is engaged to the hub housing. The cap includes an opening therethrough sized and shaped to allow passage of the insertable device through the opening. The opening allows access to the passage of the hub housing. An angled sidewall is disposed within the hub. The angled sidewall is configured to retain and deform the valve into a curved shape.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2018Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: Greatbatch Ltd.Inventors: Hans P. Rieckmann, Hans Pflaumer, Grant A. Scheibe, Biswa P. Das, Joseph E. Lesser, Thomas E. Bailey
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Patent number: 10709870Abstract: In various examples, a system includes a steerable medical device including a handle including a longitudinal axis. An elongate shaft extends distally from the handle. The elongate shaft includes a distal tip and a lumen through the elongate shaft. At least four pullwires are disposed within the handle and extending to and anchored proximate the distal tip of the elongate shaft. At least two actuators are associated with the handle. The at least two actuators are operably coupled to the at least four pullwires with actuation of the first actuator causing tension in the first or second pullwire to deflect the distal tip in a first or second tip direction, respectively, and actuation of the second actuator causing tension in the third or fourth pullwire to deflect the distal tip in a third or fourth tip direction, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2018Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: Greatbatch Ltd.Inventors: Grant A. Scheibe, Travis White
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Publication number: 20180318571Abstract: In various examples, a hub for a medical device includes a hub housing including a passage from a proximal end of the hub housing to a distal end of the hub housing. A valve is disposed within the hub. The valve is configured to allow passage of an insertable device through the valve while inhibiting leakage of fluid from the valve. A cap is engaged to the hub housing. The cap includes an opening therethrough sized and shaped to allow passage of the insertable device through the opening. The opening allows access to the passage of the hub housing. An angled sidewall is disposed within the hub. The angled sidewall is configured to retain and deform the valve into a curved shape.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2018Publication date: November 8, 2018Inventors: Hans P. Rieckmann, Hans Pflaumer, Grant A. Scheibe, Biswa P. Das, Joseph E. Lesser, Thomas E. Bailey
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Publication number: 20180264231Abstract: In various examples, a system includes a steerable medical device including a handle including a longitudinal axis. An elongate shaft extends distally from the handle. The elongate shaft includes a distal tip and a lumen through the elongate shaft. At least four pullwires are disposed within the handle and extending to and anchored proximate the distal tip of the elongate shaft. At least two actuators are associated with the handle. The at least two actuators are operably coupled to the at least four pullwires with actuation of the first actuator causing tension in the first or second pullwire to deflect the distal tip in a first or second tip direction, respectively, and actuation of the second actuator causing tension in the third or fourth pullwire to deflect the distal tip in a third or fourth tip direction, respectively.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2018Publication date: September 20, 2018Inventors: Grant A. Scheibe, Travis White
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Patent number: 9358039Abstract: In various examples, an apparatus includes a needle assembly including an outer cannula including a tubular sidewall disposed around a lumen. At least a portion of the sidewall includes an exterior including a polymeric material configured to inhibit skiving of an interior of a dilator with movement of the outer cannula within the dilator. An inner cannula is disposed within the lumen and is selectively slidable with respect to the outer cannula. A handle is disposed at a proximal portion of the needle assembly. The handle includes a first handle portion coupled to and movable with the outer cannula. A second handle portion is coupled to and movable with the inner cannula, wherein the first handle portion is selectively movable with respect to the second handle portion to extend a distal end of the inner cannula from within the lumen of the outer cannula.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2013Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: Greatbatch Ltd.Inventors: Scott Kimmel, Rodolphe Katra, Kevin Pietsch, Brian Loushine, Jeffrey Zweber, Ed Goff, Blane Larson, Jordon Honeck, Grant Scheibe
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Patent number: 9149607Abstract: A deflectable sheath for use in medical procedures in the vasculature is described. The sheath includes a handle supporting the sheath. Two pull wires run along opposite sides of the sheath to anchors at the deflectable distal end. The handle includes a rotatable member that moves a threaded slider block in a back and forth translational manner. As that translational movement occurs, force is applied to either one or the other of the pull wires to cause deflection of distal end of the sheath in either and upwardly or a downwardly direction with respect to the longitudinal axis of the sheath.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2011Date of Patent: October 6, 2015Assignee: Greatbatch Ltd.Inventors: Grant Scheibe, Mark Nelson, Nick Kampa, Aaron Opbroek, Tom Walch
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Publication number: 20130304036Abstract: In various examples, an apparatus includes a needle assembly including an outer cannula including a tubular sidewall disposed around a lumen. At least a portion of the sidewall includes an exterior including a polymeric material configured to inhibit skiving of an interior of a dilator with movement of the outer cannula within the dilator. An inner cannula is disposed within the lumen and is selectively slidable with respect to the outer cannula. A handle is disposed at a proximal portion of the needle assembly. The handle includes a first handle portion coupled to and movable with the outer cannula. A second handle portion is coupled to and movable with the inner cannula, wherein the first handle portion is selectively movable with respect to the second handle portion to extend a distal end of the inner cannula from within the lumen of the outer cannula.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2013Publication date: November 14, 2013Inventors: Scott Kimmel, Rodolphe Katra, Kevin Pietsch, Brian Loushine, Jeffrey Zweber, Ed Goff, Blane Larson, Jordon Honeck, Grant Scheibe
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Patent number: 8308659Abstract: A deflectable sheath for use in medical procedures in the vasculature is described. The sheath includes a handle supporting the sheath. Two pull wires run along opposite sides of the sheath to anchors at the deflectable distal end. The handle includes a rotatable member that moves a threaded member including wire guide in a back and forth translation. As the movement occurs, force is applied to either one or the other of the pull wires to cause deflection of distal end of the sheath in either and upwardly or a downwardly direction with respect to the longitudinal axis of the sheath.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2009Date of Patent: November 13, 2012Assignee: Greatbatch Ltd.Inventors: Grant A. Scheibe, Mark Nelson
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Publication number: 20120089125Abstract: A deflectable sheath for use in medical procedures in the vasculature is described. The sheath includes a handle supporting the sheath. Two pull wires run along opposite sides of the sheath to anchors at the deflectable distal end. The handle includes a rotatable member that moves a threaded slider block in a back and forth translational manner. As that translational movement occurs, force is applied to either one or the other of the pull wires to cause deflection of distal end of the sheath in either and upwardly or a downwardly direction with respect to the longitudinal axis of the sheath.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2011Publication date: April 12, 2012Applicant: Greatbatch Ltd.Inventors: Grant Scheibe, Mark Nelson, Nick Kampa, Aaron Opbroek, Tom Walch
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Publication number: 20090312698Abstract: A deflectable sheath with increased range of curvature for human use is provided. The improvement focuses on the use of different durometer polymers that compose the lumen in the portion of deflection. The use of differing durometer polymers allow the deflectable sheath to be bent in a multitude of asymmetric curvature radii therefore providing the physician with a sheath that can traverse different regions of the body than with previous sheaths.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2009Publication date: December 17, 2009Applicant: Greatbatch Ltd.Inventors: BRIAN K. FARRELL, Grant A. Scheibe, Brian Pederson
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Publication number: 20090281524Abstract: A deflectable sheath for use in medical procedures in the vasculature is described. The sheath includes a handle supporting the sheath. Two pull wires run along opposite sides of the sheath to anchors at the deflectable distal end. The handle includes a rotatable member that moves a threaded member including wire guide in a back and forth translation. As the movement occurs, force is applied to either one or the other of the pull wires to cause deflection of distal end of the sheath in either and upwardly or a downwardly direction with respect to the longitudinal axis of the sheath.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2009Publication date: November 12, 2009Applicant: Greatbatch Ltd.Inventors: GRANT A. SCHEIBE, MARK NELSON
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Publication number: 20070260223Abstract: A deflectable catheter assembly includes a deflectable body manipulatable by a rotating actuator of a housing assembly. The housing assembly includes a sliding member having a threaded portion including a first threaded portion having a first pitch and a second threaded portion having a second pitch, where the first pitch is different than the second pitch.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2006Publication date: November 8, 2007Inventors: Grant Scheibe, Brian Fischer, Bradley Knippel, Jeffrey Popowski
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Patent number: D612044Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2009Date of Patent: March 16, 2010Assignee: Greatbatch LtdInventor: Grant A. Scheibe