Patents by Inventor JOSE A. MEREGOTTE

JOSE A. MEREGOTTE 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).

  • Publication number: 20190184143
    Abstract: Medical devices and methods for making and using a medical device are disclosed. An example medical device may include a guidewire for accessing and treating a region of the neural vasculature. The guidewire may include an elongate shaft having a distal end region. The elongate shaft may include an inner tubular member and an outer tubular member. The inner tubular member may have a plurality of openings formed therein. The outer tubular member may have a plurality of slots formed therein. An occlusive balloon may be coupled to the distal end region of the elongate shaft and disposed about at least some of the plurality of openings. The inner tubular member may define a lumen in fluid communication with the occlusive balloon through the plurality of openings. The tip member may be coupled to the distal end region of the elongate shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: DAVID JOHN ONUSHKO, JOEL MUNSINGER, BRIAN R. REYNOLDS, JOSE A. MEREGOTTE
  • Publication number: 20190183509
    Abstract: An example medical device for occluding the left atrial appendage is disclosed. The example medical device for occluding the left atrial appendage includes an expandable member having a first end region, a second end region and an inflation cavity. The medical device also includes a plurality of spine members coupled to the expandable member, the plurality of spine members spaced circumferentially around an outer surface of the expandable member. Additionally, the medical device includes a valve member extending at least partially into the inflation cavity, wherein the plurality of spine members are configured to position the medical device within an opening of the left atrial appendage and wherein the expandable member is configured to expand and seal the opening of the left atrial appendage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: James M. Anderson, John M. Edgell, Jose A. Meregotte, Steven R. Larsen, David Raab, Peter John Hoffman, David John Onushko
  • Publication number: 20190083075
    Abstract: An example occlusive implant is disclosed. The example occlusive implant includes an expandable framework configured to shift between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration, an occlusive member disposed along at least a portion of the expandable framework and a sealing member disposed along the occlusive member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: David John Onushko, Jose A. Meregotte, Steven R. Larsen
  • Publication number: 20180235543
    Abstract: Pressure sensing guidewires and methods for making and using pressure sensing guidewires are disclosed. An example pressure sensing guidewire may include a tubular member having a proximal region and a housing region. A pressure sensor may be disposed within the housing region. A signal transmitting member may be coupled to the pressure sensor and extending proximally therefrom. A hydrophilic coating may be disposed along an inner surface of the housing region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2018
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: DANIEL H. VANCAMP, JOSE A. MEREGOTTE, STEVEN R. LARSEN, GREGORY LEE, BRIAN CORNWELL