Patents by Inventor JILL M. WHITE

JILL M. WHITE 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).

  • Stent with retractable anchors
    Patent number: 10130497
    Abstract: A stent includes a tubular support structure extending from a distal end to a proximal end, the tubular support structure including an inner surface and an outer surface. A retractable anchor system is disposed relative to the tubular support structure and includes a frame member and a plurality of retractable anchors secured to the frame member. The plurality of retractable anchors are biased to a deployed configuration in which the plurality of retractable anchors extend radially outward from the outer surface of the tubular support structure but are radially inwardly compressible into a delivery configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: Daniel L. Krautkremer, Allison M. Pearlman, Kathleen Corcoran, Jill M. White, Kevin Walsh
  • STENT WITH RETRACTABLE ANCHORS
    Publication number: 20160242940
    Abstract: A stent includes a tubular support structure extending from a distal end to a proximal end, the tubular support structure including an inner surface and an outer surface. A retractable anchor system is disposed relative to the tubular support structure and includes a frame member and a plurality of retractable anchors secured to the frame member. The plurality of retractable anchors are biased to a deployed configuration in which the plurality of retractable anchors extend radially outward from the outer surface of the tubular support structure but are radially inwardly compressible into a delivery configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2016
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventors: DANIEL L. KRAUTKREMER, ALLISON M. PEARLMAN, KATHLEEN CORCORAN, JILL M. WHITE, KEVIN WALSH