Patents by Inventor Ken Xiao Kang Zhang

Ken Xiao Kang Zhang 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).

  • Patent number: 11110248
    Abstract: A medical device system may include an elongate shaft having a lumen extending from a proximal end of the elongate shaft to a distal end of the elongate shaft, a medical device disposed proximate the distal end of the elongate shaft, a release wire disposed within the lumen of the elongate shaft, wherein the release wire releasably secures the medical device to the distal end of the elongate shaft, a securement member fixedly attached to the proximal end of the elongate shaft and to a proximal end of the release wire, and a microcatheter configured to deliver the medical device to a treatment site, the elongate shaft and the medical device being slidably disposed within a lumen of the microcatheter. A proximal portion of the securement member may be configured to disengage from a distal portion of the securement member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary J. Pederson, Jr., Mary-Claire Anderson, Ken Xiao Kang Zhang, David D. Groneberg, Nicholas L. Tassoni
  • Patent number: 10238396
    Abstract: An embolic coil delivery assembly is disclosed. The delivery system may include a tubular member having a distal portion, a proximal portion and a lumen extending therein. The system may further include a tip member secured to the tubular member. The tip member may include a distal portion and a bonding portion. The bonding portion may include a bonding surface. The system may also include an embolic coil releasably disposed within the distal portion of the tip member. The distal portion of the tubular member may extend over the bonding portion of the tip member. The bonding surface may be configured to mechanically interlock with the tubular member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: Nicholas L. Tassoni, Mary-Claire Anderson, Gary J. Pederson, Jr., Ken Xiao Kang Zhang
  • Publication number: 20180133435
    Abstract: A medical device system may include an elongate shaft having a lumen extending from a proximal end of the elongate shaft to a distal end of the elongate shaft, a medical device disposed proximate the distal end of the elongate shaft, a release wire disposed within the lumen of the elongate shaft, wherein the release wire releasably secures the medical device to the distal end of the elongate shaft, a securement member fixedly attached to the proximal end of the elongate shaft and to a proximal end of the release wire, and a microcatheter configured to deliver the medical device to a treatment site, the elongate shaft and the medical device being slidably disposed within a lumen of the microcatheter. A proximal portion of the securement member may be configured to disengage from a distal portion of the securement member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: Gary J. Pederson, JR., Mary-Claire Anderson, Ken Xiao Kang Zhang, David D. Groneberg, Nicholas L. Tassoni
  • Publication number: 20170112500
    Abstract: An embolic coil delivery assembly is disclosed. The delivery system may include a tubular member having a distal portion, a proximal portion and a lumen extending therein. The system may further include a tip member secured to the tubular member. The tip member may include a distal portion and a bonding portion. The bonding portion may include a bonding surface. The system may also include an embolic coil releasably disposed within the distal portion of the tip member. The distal portion of the tubular member may extend over the bonding portion of the tip member. The bonding surface may be configured to mechanically interlock with the tubular member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2016
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventors: Nicholas L. Tassoni, Mary-Claire Anderson, Gary J. Pederson, JR., Ken Xiao Kang Zhang
  • Publication number: 20160228127
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to embolic coils that eliminate kick-back into a parent vessel by providing a proximal end that retracts following deployment within the vasculature. Also disclosed are methods of making such coils, delivery systems that comprise such coils, and methods of delivering such coils to a patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2016
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Ken Xiao Kang Zhang, Gary John Pederson, Katherine Routh, Jeffrey D. Johnson
  • Publication number: 20160228125
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods for actively releasing embolic coils within a body lumen of a patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2016
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary John Pederson, JR., Katherine Routh, Ken Xiao Kang Zhang, Jeffrey Johnson, Devon N. Arnhold, Joel Eggert, James Rohl, Douglas Pagoria, John-Alan O'Brien, Frank Ryan, Conor O'Sullivan
  • Publication number: 20140142506
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure describe a balloon catheter. The balloon catheter may include a catheter shaft including a proximal shaft, a midshaft attached to the proximal shaft, and a distal shaft attached to the midshaft. A balloon may be coupled to the distal shaft. An inflation lumen may be defined in the catheter shaft that extends from the proximal shaft, through the midshaft, and into the distal shaft. The inflation lumen may be in fluid communication with the balloon. A core wire may be extending through a portion of the inflation lumen. A push member may be coupled to the core wire, the push member being configured to engage an inner wall surface of the catheter shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2013
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: KATHERINE M. PRINDLE, PU ZHOU, KEN XIAO KANG ZHANG
  • Patent number: 8062024
    Abstract: An immersion mold for a medical device balloon. The mold has a cavity adapted to receive a hollow parison expandable therein to form the balloon. The cavity has a length, a first end, a second end, and a cavity wall with inner and outer surfaces. The mold form cavity wall is provided with one or a plurality of through-holes along the length thereof to facilitate entrance and egress of a heated fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Ken Xiao Kang Zhang, Jeffrey S. Lindquist, Victor L. Schoenle, Scott Schewe, David Parsons, Nao Lee, Ying Xiong
  • Publication number: 20110165284
    Abstract: An immersion mold for a medical device balloon. The mold has a cavity adapted to receive a hollow parison expandable therein to form the balloon. The cavity has a length, a first end, a second end, and a cavity wall with inner and outer surfaces. The mold form cavity wall is provided with one or a plurality of through-holes along the length thereof to facilitate entrance and egress of a heated fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2011
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: Ken Xiao Kang Zhang, Jeffrey S. Lindquist, Victor L. Schoenle, Scott Schewe, David Parsons, Nao Lee, Ying Xiong
  • Patent number: 7892478
    Abstract: An immersion mold for a medical device balloon. The mold has a cavity adapted to receive a hollow parison expandable therein to form the balloon. The cavity has a length, a first end, a second end, and a cavity wall with inner and outer surfaces. The mold form cavity wall is provided with one or a plurality of through-holes along the length thereof to facilitate entrance and egress of a heated fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Ken Xiao Kang Zhang, Jeffrey S. Lindquist, Victor L. Schoenle, Scott Schewe, David Parsons, Nao Lee, Ying Xiong
  • Patent number: 7708928
    Abstract: Medical device balloons are formed from a tubular parison by a process or apparatus which establishes a controlled location (initiation zone) on the parison where radial expansion is initiated. Initiation within the initiation zone is achieved by heating the parison in that location to a higher temperature than the remainder of the parison for at least a portion of the blowing time. A variety of apparatus configurations are provided, some of which allow for the size and location of the initiation zone to be readily reconfigured. Balloons can also be modified, post-blowing, using heating apparatus and methods described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Holman, Nam H. Hoang, Jeffrey S. Lindquist, Richard Dunn, Scott Schewe, Kevin Silberg, David Parsons, Ken Xiao Kang Zhang, Afsar Ali
  • Publication number: 20090096134
    Abstract: Medical device balloons are formed from a tubular parison by a process or apparatus which establishes a controlled location (initiation zone) on the parison where radial expansion is initiated. Initiation within the initiation zone is achieved by heating the parison in that location to a higher temperature than the remainder of the parison for at least a portion of the blowing time. A variety of apparatus configurations are provided, some of which allow for the size and location of the initiation zone to be readily reconfigured. Balloons can also be modified, post-blowing, using heating apparatus and methods described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2008
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: Thomas J. Holman, Nam H. Hoang, Jeffrey S. Lindquist, Richard Dunn, Scott Schewe, Kevin Silberg, David Parsons, Ken Xiao Kang Zhang, Afsar Ali
  • Patent number: 7465164
    Abstract: Medical device balloons are formed from a tubular parison by a process or apparatus which establishes a controlled location (initiation zone) on the parison where radial expansion is initiated. Initiation within the initiation zone is achieved by heating the parison in that location to a higher temperature than the remainder of the parison for at least a portion of the blowing time. A variety of apparatus configurations are provided, some of which allow for the size and location of the initiation zone to be readily reconfigured. Balloons can also be modified, post-blowing, using heating apparatus and methods described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2008
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas J. Holman, Nam H. Hoang, Jeffrey S. Lindquist, Richard Dunn, Scott Schewe, Kevin Silberg, David Parsons, Ken Xiao Kang Zhang, Afsar Ali
  • Patent number: 7264458
    Abstract: Medical device balloons are formed from a tubular parison by a process or apparatus which establishes a controlled location (initiation zone) on the parison where radial expansion is initiated. Initiation within the initiation zone is achieved by heating the parison in that location to a higher temperature than the remainder of the parison for at least a portion of the blowing time. A variety of apparatus configurations are provided, some of which allow for the size and location of the initiation zone to be readily reconfigured. Balloons can also be modified, post-blowing, using heating apparatus and methods described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas J. Holman, Nam H. Hoang, Jeffrey S. Lindquist, Richard Dunn, Scott Schewe, Kevin Silberg, David Parsons, Ken Xiao Kang Zhang, Afsar Ali