Patents by Inventor JIM HEMERICK

JIM HEMERICK 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 delivery systems with a reduced profile
    Patent number: 11065137
    Abstract: Medical devices, medical device systems, and methods for making and using the same are disclosed. An example medical device may include an inner shaft having a stent receiving region. A bumper shaft may be disposed about the inner shaft. A deployment sheath may be slidably disposed about the inner shaft. The deployment sheath may have a body region and a distal stent covering region. The distal stent covering region may have an outer diameter that is smaller than an outer diameter of the body region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Inventors: Derek Kenneth Larson, Jim Hemerick
  • STENT DELIVERY SYSTEMS WITH A REDUCED PROFILE
    Publication number: 20170246017
    Abstract: Medical devices, medical device systems, and methods for making and using the same are disclosed. An example medical device may include an inner shaft having a stent receiving region. A bumper shaft may be disposed about the inner shaft. A deployment sheath may be slidably disposed about the inner shaft. The deployment sheath may have a body region and a distal stent covering region. The distal stent covering region may have an outer diameter that is smaller than an outer diameter of the body region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: DEREK KENNETH LARSON, JIM HEMERICK