Patents by Inventor Ian T. McDougall

Ian T. McDougall 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).

  • Modified pusher apparatus
    Patent number: 10576255
    Abstract: Placement of a stent having a tethered ferromagnetic bead may be facilitated with a modified pusher having an opening at the distal end of the pusher to receive the tethered ferromagnetic bead. The ferromagnetic bead may be positioned within the bladder whereby a tether connection to a shortened stent ending within the ureter may be used to reduce the likelihood of patient irritation. The bead, tether, and stent assembly may be advanced into the patient as a unit along a conventional guide wire and using a conventional cystoscope.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: BIU BIOMEDICAL INNOVATIONS (UROLOGY) INC.
    Inventors: William N. Taylor, Ian T. McDougall
  • MODIFIED PUSHER APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20170291018
    Abstract: Placement of a stent having a tethered ferromagnetic bead may be facilitated with a modified pusher having an opening at the distal end of the pusher to receive the tethered ferromagnetic bead. The ferromagnetic bead may be positioned within the bladder whereby a tether connection to a shortened stent ending within the ureter may be used to reduce the likelihood of patient irritation. The bead, tether, and stent assembly may be advanced into the patient as a unit along a conventional guide wire and using a conventional cystoscope.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2017
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Inventors: William N. Taylor, Ian T. McDougall
  • Modified pusher apparatus
    Patent number: 9700444
    Abstract: Placement of a stent having a tethered ferromagnetic bead may be facilitated with a modified pusher having an opening at the distal end of the pusher to receive the tethered ferromagnetic bead. The ferromagnetic bead may be positioned within the bladder whereby a tether connection to a shortened stent ending within the ureter may be used to reduce the likelihood of patient irritation. The bead, tether, and stent assembly may be advanced into the patient as a unit along a conventional guide wire and using a conventional cystoscope.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: BIU BIOMEDICAL INNOVATIONS (UROLOGY) INC.
    Inventors: William N. Taylor, Ian T. McDougall
  • MODIFIED PUSHER APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20150182362
    Abstract: Placement of a stent having a tethered ferromagnetic bead may be facilitated with a modified pusher having an opening at the distal end of the pusher to receive the tethered ferromagnetic bead. The ferromagnetic bead may be positioned within the bladder whereby a tether connection to a shortened stent ending within the ureter may be used to reduce the likelihood of patient irritation. The bead, tether, and stent assembly may be advanced into the patient as a unit along a conventional guide wire and using a conventional cystoscope.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2013
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Inventors: William N. Taylor, Ian T. McDougall