Patents by Inventor Heather BOURASSA

Heather BOURASSA 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 DEVICE CONTROL MECHANISM AND METHODS OF USE
    Publication number: 20250366704
    Abstract: A medical device including a handle including an actuation device, a sheath extending from the handle and having a longitudinal axis, the sheath defining an imaging lumen extending from the handle to a distal end of the sheath, an imaging device at a distal end of the sheath, and a piezoelectric member connected to the imaging device, where movement of the piezoelectric member moves the imaging device in a first direction relative to the longitudinal axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2025
    Publication date: December 4, 2025
    Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven E. WALAK, Bridget STANFORD, Priya Vasdev KHANCHANDANI, Seamus Finbarr O'SHAUGHNESSY, Michael E. ZUPKOFSKA, Heather BOURASSA
  • Medical device control mechanism and methods of use
    Patent number: 12414678
    Abstract: A medical device including a handle including an actuation device, a sheath extending from the handle and having a longitudinal axis, the sheath defining an imaging lumen extending from the handle to a distal end of the sheath, an imaging device at a distal end of the sheath, and a piezoelectric member connected to the imaging device, where movement of the piezoelectric member moves the imaging device in a first direction relative to the longitudinal axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2025
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven E. Walak, Bridget Stanford, Priya Vasdev Khanchandani, Seamus Finbarr O'Shaughnessy, Michael E. Zupkofska, Heather Bourassa
  • MEDICAL DEVICE CONTROL MECHANISM AND METHODS OF USE
    Publication number: 20230042812
    Abstract: A medical device including a handle including an actuation device, a sheath extending from the handle and having a longitudinal axis, the sheath defining an imaging lumen extending from the handle to a distal end of the sheath, an imaging device at a distal end of the sheath, and a piezoelectric member connected to the imaging device, where movement of the piezoelectric member moves the imaging device in a first direction relative to the longitudinal axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven E. WALAK, Bridget STANFORD, Priya Vasdev KHANCHANDANI, Seamus Finbarr O'SHAUGHNESSY, Michael E. ZUPKOFSKA, Heather BOURASSA