Patents by Inventor Kenneth Keene

Kenneth Keene 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).

  • FASTENING DEVICE AND RELATED METHODS OF USE
    Publication number: 20210022720
    Abstract: A fastening mechanism that comprises an actuator, a fastening device attached to a distal end of the actuator, and a device coupler, wherein the fastening device is pivotally attached to the device coupler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul SMITH, Jeffrey Bean, John GOLDEN, Kenneth Keene, Douglas Melanson
  • Medical device having a tensionable coupling
    Patent number: 10265056
    Abstract: This invention is directed to a medical device having an elongate shaft having a distal end and a controller coupled to the shaft. A control member can extend through at least part of the elongate shaft and at least part of the controller, wherein the control member in a tensioned configuration can be moveable by the controller to control the distal end of the shaft and the control member can be slack in an untensioned configuration. A tensioning mechanism can be configured to move relative to at least one of the elongate shaft and the controller to tension the control member and automatically lock the control member in the tensioned configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Larry Stanton, John Golden, Gary Kappel, Mark Wood, Bernadette Durr, Brandon Zalewski, Kenneth Keene, Barry Weitzner, Paul Smith, Naroun Suon
  • MEDICAL DEVICE HAVING A TENSIONABLE COUPLING
    Publication number: 20130197490
    Abstract: This invention is directed to a medical device having an elongate shaft having a distal end and a controller coupled to the shaft. A control member can extend through at least part of the elongate shaft and at least part of the controller, wherein the control member in a tensioned configuration can be moveable by the controller to control the distal end of the shaft and the control member can be slack in an untensioned configuration. A tensioning mechanism can be configured to move relative to at least one of the elongate shaft and the controller to tension the control member and automatically lock the control member in the tensioned configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2013
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Larry Stanton, John Golden, Gary Kappel, Mark Wood, Bernadette Durr, Brandon Zalewski, Kenneth Keene, Barry Weitzner
  • MEDICAL DEVICE HAVING A MODULAR CONTROLLER
    Publication number: 20130197491
    Abstract: This invention is directed to a surgical instrument having an elongate shaft with a proximal and a distal end, and including a controller coupled to a proximal region of the elongate shaft. In a first configuration, the controller can control an end-effector coupled to the distal end of the elongate shaft via a control element moveably coupled to the controller. In a second configuration, the controller can move the distal end of the elongate shaft. The surgical instrument can also have an aperture configured to receive the control element in the first configuration and receive an insert element fixedly coupled to the controller and configured to cover the aperture in the second configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2013
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: John Golden, Larry Stanton, Mark Wood, Peter Dayton, Bernadette Durr, Brandon Zalewski, Dane Seddon, Kenneth Keene