Patents by Inventor Kenneth R. Keene

Kenneth R. 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).

  • Publication number: 20220192731
    Abstract: A medical device may include a handle, a sheath fixed relative to the handle, a longitudinal actuator movable relative to the handle, an end effector, a member extending proximally from the end effector through the sheath, with a portion of the member being fixed relative to the longitudinal actuator, and a rotation actuator. Movement of the rotation actuator may cause rotation of the member relative to the sheath, and movement of the longitudinal actuator may cause longitudinal movement of the member relative to the rotation actuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2022
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Heather A. SIMANI, Tara E. DELAND, Kenneth R. KEENE, Michael POWERS, Mickael A. JETTE
  • Patent number: 11304747
    Abstract: A medical device may include a handle, a sheath fixed relative to the handle, a longitudinal actuator movable relative to the handle, an end effector, a member extending proximally from the end effector through the sheath, with a portion of the member being fixed relative to the longitudinal actuator, and a rotation actuator. Movement of the rotation actuator may cause rotation of the member relative to the sheath, and movement of the longitudinal actuator may cause longitudinal movement of the member relative to the rotation actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: Heather A. Simani, Tara E. Deland, Kenneth R. Keene, Michael Powers, Mickael A. Jette
  • Publication number: 20190298401
    Abstract: According to exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure, devices, systems, and methods for endoscopic procedures may include an end effector of a grasping system having a first arm and a second arm. The first and second arms may extend from a common proximal joint. The first and second arms may be formed of a self-expanding material and may have a spring force to set the arms in an unconstrained open position. The first and second arms may have an arc shape such that a distal tip of each first and second arm are configured to close as the first and second arms are actuated to a constrained closed position. A catheter may include a locating element at a distal end of a flexible tube. The locating element may be configured for locating the grasping system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Saurav V. Gupta, Camron Hagemeyer, Marc A. Barthet, Jean-Michel Gonzalez, Barry Weitzner, Dan Bacon, Kenneth R. Keene, John B. Golden, Jeffrey V. Bean
  • Patent number: 10285725
    Abstract: A snare may a loop at a distal end of the elongate member and defining an inner area. The loop may have an inner surface facing and exposed in the inner area, wherein a first section of the inner surface has an edge sharper than a second section of the inner surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Sean P. Fleury, Kenneth R. Keene
  • Publication number: 20180132923
    Abstract: A medical device may include a handle, a sheath fixed relative to the handle, a longitudinal actuator movable relative to the handle, an end effector, a member extending proximally from the end effector through the sheath, with a portion of the member being fixed relative to the longitudinal actuator, and a rotation actuator. Movement of the rotation actuator may cause rotation of the member relative to the sheath, and movement of the longitudinal actuator may cause longitudinal movement of the member relative to the rotation actuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2017
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Heather A. SIMANI, Tara E. DELAND, Kenneth R. KEENE, Michael POWERS, Mickael A. JETTE
  • Publication number: 20160242804
    Abstract: A snare may a loop at a distal end of the elongate member and defining an inner area. The loop may have an inner surface facing and exposed in the inner area, wherein a first section of the inner surface has an edge sharper than a second section of the inner surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2016
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Sean P. Fleury, Kenneth R. KEENE
  • Publication number: 20130172828
    Abstract: A medical device may include an end effector configured to perform a therapeutic procedure. The medical device may further include a guide having a modifiable shape. The guide may be adapted for insertion through a lumen of an access tube. Also, the end effector may be selectively attachable to the guide and configured to move along the guide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2012
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Inventors: Gary S. Kappel, Paul Smith, Larry Stanton, Ruth Cheng, Kenneth R. Keene, Gerald R. Heller, Man Nguyen