Patents by Inventor Greg Hoepfner

Greg Hoepfner 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: 20230404596
    Abstract: A delivery/deployment system having a control handle configured to control delivery and/or deployment of a medical device with arms configured to grasp tissue therebetween. The system may include a device spreader with arms engaging the medical device arms and controlled by an actuator operably coupled with the control handle. The control handle may include a lever pivotable to similarly pivot the device spreader and medical device arms open or closed. A device retention assembly may be provided to retain the medical device with respect to the device spreader. The control handle may include a release element movable to shift the retention assembly into a disengaged configuration allowing release of the medical device from the device spreader. The control handle may axially translate and/or rotate the device spreader into a desired position, and may be fixable in position by a handle lock once in a desired position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicants: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC., Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    Inventors: Daniel Shuey, Joel T. Eggert, Mitchell Nelson, Eric Jason Krause, Evan M Leingang, Greg Johnson, Greg Hoepfner
  • Publication number: 20230404565
    Abstract: A delivery and deployment system having a control handle operable to deliver and/or deploy an implantable device, e.g., transluminally. A steering control system may include a steering control knob rotatable about the longitudinal axis of the handle to axially pull on a steering element to steer a flexible elongate member to deliver an implantable device to a desired site. An implantable device deployment system may include a slider selectively slidable with respect to the control handle to deploy an implantable device, and optionally to retain the implantable device in a delivery position. A tether adjustment system may include a knob rotatable about the handle's longitudinal axis to axially pull on a tether element to adjust the tension and/or length thereof. A tensioning and locking system may include a knob rotatable about the handle's longitudinal axis to shift a tensioning and locking device to set the tether element's tension and/or length.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicants: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC., Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    Inventors: Daniel Shuey, Joel T. Eggert, Mitchell Nelson, Eric Jason Krause, Evan M Leingang, Greg Johnson, Greg Hoepfner
  • Publication number: 20220193373
    Abstract: A bi-directional steerable catheter may include a handle and an elongate sheath extending distally from the handle. The handle includes an axial translation mechanism. A first steering wire extends through the elongate sheath from the handle to a distal pull ring. A second steering wire extends through the elongate sheath from the handle to the distal pull ring, the second steering wire being disposed on an opposite side of the elongate sheath from the first steering wire relative to a central longitudinal axis. The first steering wire is configured to engage with the axial translation mechanism to bend a distal portion of the elongate sheath in a first direction. The second steering wire is configured to engage with the axial translation mechanism to bend the distal portion in a second direction opposite the first direction. A tensioning member couples a proximal end of the first steering wire to the handle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: Christopher J. Clark, Matthew D. Himes, Greg Hoepfner, Daniel C. Johnson, David John Onushko