Patents by Inventor Jerry Timothy LONG, JR.

Jerry Timothy LONG, JR. 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).

  • SURGICAL GUIDANCE DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20230062378
    Abstract: A guidance device is disclosed. The device may comprise a tracking pad with a guiding opening and a plurality of sensors operable with at least one beacon on a needle to track the disposition of the needle at least when a distal end of the needle is inserted into the guiding opening. Related systems and methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Jerry Timothy LONG, JR., Timothy Paul HARRAH, Brandon W. CRAFT, Elizabeth A. STOKLEY, Sebastian KOERNER, Anant SUBRAMANIAM, Paul James FEARIS
  • Surgical guidance devices, systems, and methods
    Patent number: 11504155
    Abstract: A guidance method comprising: placing a tracking pad adjacent a body, the tracking pad including a guiding opening and a plurality of sensors, locating a distal end of a needle inside of the guiding opening at an insertion point adjacent the body, the needle including at least one beacon, operating the plurality of sensors with the at least one beacon to track an actual disposition of the needle, establishing a target disposition for the needle, moving the needle in a direction of movement to synchronize the actual disposition with the target disposition, and inserting the distal end of the needle into the body along an insertion axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Jerry Timothy Long, Jr., Timothy Paul Harrah, Brandon W. Craft, Elizabeth A. Stokley, Sebastian Koerner, Anant Subramaniam, Paul James Fearis
  • Access device methods of using the same
    Patent number: 11096568
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a medical device includes an elongate member having a sidewall. The sidewall defines a lumen. The lumen has a non-circular cross-sectional shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy P. Harrah, Jerry Timothy Long, Jr., Jessica Williams, Benjamin Turney, Sarah Waters, Derek Moulton, Peter J. Pereira, Adam Perry Nodiff, Eric Wong, Kimberly DeGraaf, Mark Andrew Hera, Daryl Christopher Donatelli, Niraj Prasad Rauniyar, Melissa Graves
  • SURGICAL GUIDANCE DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20200214738
    Abstract: A guidance device is disclosed. The device may comprise a tracking pad with a guiding opening and a plurality of sensors operable with at least one beacon on a needle to track the disposition of the needle at least when a distal end of the needle is inserted into the guiding opening. Related systems and methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Jerry Timothy LONG, JR., Timothy Paul HARRAH, Brandon W. CRAFT, Elizabeth A. STOKLEY, Sebastian KOERNER, Anant SUBRAMANIAM, Paul James FEARIS
  • Surgical guidance devices, systems, and methods
    Patent number: 10624668
    Abstract: A guidance device is disclosed. The device may comprise a tracking pad with a guiding opening and a plurality of sensors operable with at least one beacon on a needle to track the disposition of the needle at least when a distal end of the needle is inserted into the guiding opening. Related systems and methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Jerry Timothy Long, Jr., Timothy Paul Harrah, Brandon W. Craft, Elizabeth A. Stokley, Sebastian Koerner, Anant Subramaniam, Paul James Fearis
  • Training devices and methods of using the same
    Patent number: 10332424
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a model unit and a template member. The model unit defines a shape in the form of a portion of a body. The template member is disposed adjacent to the model unit such that a portion of the template member is disposed within the shape defined by the model unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Jozef Slanda, Jerry Timothy Long, Jr., Manuel B. Teixeira, Sacha Tang
  • Retrieval devices and related methods of use
    Patent number: 10194927
    Abstract: A retrieval device having a contracted state and an expanded state may include a sheath, and at least three support members each having at least two lumens, a proximal end fixed to the sheath, and a distal end movable relative to the sheath. The retrieval device may also include at least three movable members movable relative to the support members. Each movable member may extend through a lumen of one support member of the at least three support members and through a lumen of a different support member of the at least three support members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael S. H. Chu, Ken Flynn, Mark Andrew Hera, Jerry Timothy Long, Jr., Lauren Mary Moscato, Peter J. Pereira
  • ACCESS DEVICE METHODS OF USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20180289249
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a medical device includes an elongate member having a sidewall. The sidewall defines a lumen. The lumen has a non-circular cross-sectional shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2018
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Inventors: Timothy P. Harrah, Jerry Timothy Long, JR., Jessica Williams, Benjamin Turney, Sarah Waters, Derek Moulton, Peter J. Pereira, Adam Perry Nodiff, Eric Wong, Kimberly DeGraaf, Mark Andrew Hera, Daryl Christopher Donatelli, Niraj Prasad Rauniyar, Melissa Graves
  • SURGICAL GUIDANCE DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20170196591
    Abstract: A guidance device is disclosed. The device may comprise a tracking pad with a guiding opening and a plurality of sensors operable with at least one beacon on a needle to track the disposition of the needle at least when a distal end of the needle is inserted into the guiding opening. Related systems and methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2017
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Applicant: One Scimed Place
    Inventors: Jerry Timothy Long,, JR., Timothy Paul HARRAH, Brandon W. CRAFT, Elizabeth A. STOKLEY, Sebastian KOERNER, Anant SUBRAMANIAM, Paul James FEARIS
  • TRAINING DEVICES AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20160240106
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a model unit and a template member. The model unit defines a shape in the form of a portion of a body. The template member is disposed adjacent to the model unit such that a portion of the template member is disposed within the shape defined by the model unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: Jozef Slanda, Jerry Timothy Long, JR., Manuel B. Teixeira, Sacha Tang
  • RETRIEVAL DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS OF USE
    Publication number: 20160199079
    Abstract: A retrieval device having a contracted state and an expanded state may include a sheath, and at least three support members each having at least two lumens, a proximal end fixed to the sheath, and a distal end movable relative to the sheath. The retrieval device may also include at least three movable members movable relative to the support members. Each movable member may extend through a lumen of one support member of the at least three support members and through a lumen of a different support member of the at least three support members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2016
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael S. H. CHU, Ken FLYNN, Mark Andrew HERA, Jerry Timothy LONG, JR., Lauren Mary MOSCATO, Peter J. PEREIRA