Patents by Inventor Kathryn Portale
Kathryn Portale 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).
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Publication number: 20230404782Abstract: A braided stent having an integral retrieval and/or repositioning loop includes a plurality of wires having first and second ends interbraided in a braided pattern to form a tubular stent having opposed atraumatic first and second open ends with each open end having a circumference; wherein said first and second wires ends are disposed at said second stent open end and said wires are looped at said second stent open end so that none of the first or second wires ends are exposed at the circumference of second stent open end; wherein at least of two of said wires are formed into a repositioning and/or retrieval loop having an elongated portion circumferentially disposed at said first opposed open end; and wherein said reposition and/or retrieval loop comprises two sections which run adjacent to each other prior to crossing to permit grabbing of both sections simultaneously by a practitioner.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2023Publication date: December 21, 2023Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.Inventors: Peter Brady, Richard Crawford, Kathryn Portale, Paul K. Norton, John J. Damarati, Tim Lysaght
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Patent number: 11786386Abstract: A braided stent having an integral retrieval and/or repositioning loop includes a plurality of wires having first and second ends interbraided in a braided pattern to form a tubular stent having opposed atraumatic first and second open ends with each open end having a circumference; wherein said first and second wires ends are disposed at said second stent open end and said wires are looped at said second stent open end so that none of the first or second wires ends are exposed at the circumference of second stent open end; wherein at least of two of said wires are formed into a repositioning and/or retrieval loop having an elongated portion circumferentially disposed at said first opposed open end; and wherein said reposition and/or retrieval loop comprises two sections which run adjacent to each other prior to crossing to permit grabbing of both sections simultaneously by a practitioner.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2021Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.Inventors: Peter Brady, Richard Crawford, Kathryn Portale, Paul K. Norton, John J. Damarati, Tim Lysaght
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Publication number: 20210251784Abstract: A braided stent having an integral retrieval and/or repositioning loop includes a plurality of wires having first and second ends interbraided in a braided pattern to form a tubular stent having opposed atraumatic first and second open ends with each open end having a circumference; wherein said first and second wires ends are disposed at said second stent open end and said wires are looped at said second stent open end so that none of the first or second wires ends are exposed at the circumference of second stent open end; wherein at least of two of said wires are formed into a repositioning and/or retrieval loop having an elongated portion circumferentially disposed at said first opposed open end; and wherein said reposition and/or retrieval loop comprises two sections which run adjacent to each other prior to crossing to permit grabbing of both sections simultaneously by a practitioner.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2021Publication date: August 19, 2021Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.Inventors: Peter Brady, Richard Crawford, Kathryn Portale, Paul K. Norton, John J. Damarati, Tim Lysaght
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Patent number: 11013624Abstract: A braided stent having an integral retrieval and/or repositioning loop includes a plurality of wires having first and second ends interbraided in a braided pattern to form a tubular stent having opposed atraumatic first and second open ends with each open end having a circumference; wherein said first and second wires ends are disposed at said second stent open end and said wires are looped at said second stent open end so that none of the first or second wires ends are exposed at the circumference of second stent open end; wherein at least of two of said wires are formed into a repositioning and/or retrieval loop having an elongated portion circumferentially disposed at said first opposed open end; and wherein said reposition and/or retrieval loop comprises two sections which run adjacent to each other prior to crossing to permit grabbing of both sections simultaneously by a practitioner.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2018Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.Inventors: Peter Brady, Richard Crawford, Kathryn Portale, Paul K. Norton, John J. Damarati, Tim Lysaght
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Publication number: 20190029851Abstract: A braided stent having an integral retrieval and/or repositioning loop includes a plurality of wires having first and second ends interbraided in a braided pattern to form a tubular stent having opposed atraumatic first and second open ends with each open end having a circumference; wherein said first and second wires ends are disposed at said second stent open end and said wires are looped at said second stent open end so that none of the first or second wires ends are exposed at the circumference of second stent open end; wherein at least of two of said wires are formed into a repositioning and/or retrieval loop having an elongated portion circumferentially disposed at said first opposed open end; and wherein said reposition and/or retrieval loop comprises two sections which run adjacent to each other prior to crossing to permit grabbing of both sections simultaneously by a practitioner.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2018Publication date: January 31, 2019Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.Inventors: Peter Brady, Richard Crawford, Kathryn Portale, Paul K. Norton, John J. Damarati, Tim Lysaght
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Patent number: 10149776Abstract: A braided stent having an integral retrieval and/or repositioning loop includes a plurality of wires having first and second ends interbraided in a braided pattern to form a tubular stent having opposed atraumatic first and second open ends with each open end having a circumference; wherein said first and second wires ends are disposed at said second stent open end and said wires are looped at said second stent open end so that none of the first or second wires ends are exposed at the circumference of second stent open end; wherein at least of two of said wires are formed into a repositioning and/or retrieval loop having an elongated portion circumferentially disposed at said first opposed open end; and wherein said reposition and/or retrieval loop comprises two sections which run adjacent to each other prior to crossing to permit grabbing of both sections simultaneously by a practitioner.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2016Date of Patent: December 11, 2018Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.Inventors: Peter Brady, Richard Crawford, Kathryn Portale, Paul K. Norton, John J. Damarati, Tim Lysaght
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Patent number: 10111766Abstract: A braided stent having an integral retrieval and/or repositioning loop includes a plurality of wires having first and second ends interbraided in a braided pattern to form a tubular stent having opposed atraumatic first and second open ends with each open end having a circumference; wherein said first and second wires ends are disposed at said second stent open end and said wires are looped at said second stent open end so that none of the first or second wires ends are exposed at the circumference of second stent open end; wherein at least of two of said wires are formed into a repositioning and/or retrieval loop having an elongated portion circumferentially disposed at said first opposed open end; and wherein said reposition and/or retrieval loop comprises two sections which run adjacent to each other prior to crossing to permit grabbing of both sections simultaneously by a practitioner.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2016Date of Patent: October 30, 2018Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.Inventors: Peter Brady, Richard Crawford, Kathryn Portale, Paul K. Norton, John J. Damarati, Tim Lysaght
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Publication number: 20160175125Abstract: A braided stent having an integral retrieval and/or repositioning loop includes a plurality of wires having first and second ends interbraided in a braided pattern to form a tubular stent having opposed atraumatic first and second open ends with each open end having a circumference; wherein said first and second wires ends are disposed at said second stent open end and said wires are looped at said second stent open end so that none of the first or second wires ends are exposed at the circumference of second stent open end; wherein at least of two of said wires are formed into a repositioning and/or retrieval loop having an elongated portion circumferentially disposed at said first opposed open end; and wherein said reposition and/or retrieval loop comprises two sections which run adjacent to each other prior to crossing to permit grabbing of both sections simultaneously by a practitioner.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2016Publication date: June 23, 2016Inventors: Peter Brady, Richard Crawford, Kathryn Portale, Paul K. Norton, John J. Damarati, Tim Lysaght
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Publication number: 20160128853Abstract: A braided stent having an integral retrieval and/or repositioning loop includes a plurality of wires having first and second ends interbraided in a braided pattern to form a tubular stent having opposed atraumatic first and second open ends with each open end having a circumference; wherein said first and second wires ends are disposed at said second stent open end and said wires are looped at said second stent open end so that none of the first or second wires ends are exposed at the circumference of second stent open end; wherein at least of two of said wires are formed into a repositioning and/or retrieval loop having an elongated portion circumferentially disposed at said first opposed open end; and wherein said reposition and/or retrieval loop comprises two sections which run adjacent to each other prior to crossing to permit grabbing of both sections simultaneously by a practitioner.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2016Publication date: May 12, 2016Inventors: Peter Brady, Richard Crawford, Kathryn Portale, Paul K. Norton, John J. Damarati, Tim Lysaght
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Patent number: 9265634Abstract: A braided stent having an integral retrieval and/or repositioning loop includes a plurality of wires having first and second ends interbraided in a braided pattern to form a tubular stent having opposed atraumatic first and second open ends with each open end having a circumference. The first and second wires ends are disposed at the second stent open end and the wires are looped at the second stent open end so that none of the first or second wires ends are exposed at the circumference of second stent open end. The at least of two of said wires are formed into a repositioning and/or retrieval loop having an elongated portion circumferentially disposed at the first opposed open end. The reposition and/or retrieval loop also includes two sections which run adjacent to each other prior to crossing to permit grabbing of both sections simultaneously by a practitioner.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2006Date of Patent: February 23, 2016Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.Inventors: Peter Brady, Richard Crawford, Kathryn Portale, Paul Norton, John Damarati, Tim Lysaght
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Publication number: 20060276887Abstract: A braided stent having an integral retrieval and/or repositioning loop includes a plurality of wires having first and second ends interbraided in a braided pattern to form a tubular stent having opposed atraumatic first and second open ends with each open end having a circumference; wherein said first and second wires ends are disposed at said second stent open end and said wires are looped at said second stent open end so that none of the first or second wires ends are exposed at the circumference of second stent open end; wherein at least of two of said wires are formed into a repositioning and/or retrieval loop having an elongated portion circumferentially disposed at said first opposed open end; and wherein said reposition and/or retrieval loop comprises two sections which run adjacent to each other prior to crossing to permit grabbing of both sections simultaneously by a practitioner.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2006Publication date: December 7, 2006Inventors: Peter Brady, Richard Crawford, Kathryn Portale, Paul Norton, John Damarati, Tim Lysaght