Patents by Inventor Larry Stanton

Larry Stanton 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: 20250075809
    Abstract: A valve may have a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. The valve may include a valve stem having a lumen extending from a first opening at a proximal portion of the valve stem to a second opening at a distal end of the valve stem. A plurality of seals may be positioned relative to the valve stem. The valve stem and seals may be configured so that a fluid entering the inlet is prevented from flowing to the outlet in a first position of the valve stem and relative to the inlet and the outlet. The valve stem and the seals may be configured so that a fluid entering the inlet flows to the outlet in a second position of the valve stem relative to the inlet and the outlet, the second position being more distal than the first position relative to the inlet and the outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Larry STANTON, Allyn JENSRUD, James SCUTTI, Colby HARRIS, Robb GAVALIS
  • Patent number: 12181053
    Abstract: A valve may have a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. The valve may include a valve stem having a lumen extending from a first opening at a proximal portion of the valve stem to a second opening at a distal end of the valve stem. A plurality of seals may be positioned relative to the valve stem. The valve stem and seals may be configured so that a fluid entering the inlet is prevented from flowing to the outlet in a first position of the valve stem and relative to the inlet and the outlet. The valve stem and the seals may be configured so that a fluid entering the inlet flows to the outlet in a second position of the valve stem relative to the inlet and the outlet, the second position being more distal than the first position relative to the inlet and the outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Larry Stanton, Allyn Jensrud, James Scutti, Colby Harris, Robb Gavalis
  • Publication number: 20240389988
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an articulation joint that can include a plurality of articulation links, wherein each articulation link can include an elongate body having a proximal end, a distal end, an outer surface, and a first lumen extending from the proximal end to the distal end. Each articulation link can further include a plurality of arms extending radially outward from the elongate body, wherein each arm includes an inner end attached to the outer surface of the elongate body and a second lumen extending from a proximal side of the arm to a distal side of the arm. The articulation joint can also include a bending member positioned within the first lumen of the elongate body and a control member positioned within a plurality of second lumens, wherein each of the plurality of second lumens includes a common longitudinal axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary KAPPEL, William Lucas CHURCHILL, Francis MACNAMARA, Eric GUTIERREZ, Larry STANTON
  • Patent number: 12089826
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an articulation joint that can include a plurality of articulation links, wherein each articulation link can include an elongate body having a proximal end, a distal end, an outer surface, and a first lumen extending from the proximal end to the distal end. Each articulation link can further include a plurality of arms extending radially outward from the elongate body, wherein each arm includes an inner end attached to the outer surface of the elongate body and a second lumen extending from a proximal side of the arm to a distal side of the arm. The articulation joint can also include a bending member positioned within the first lumen of the elongate body and a control member positioned within a plurality of second lumens, wherein each of the plurality of second lumens includes a common longitudinal axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary Kappel, William Lucas Churchill, Francis MacNamara, Eric Gutierrez, Larry Stanton
  • Publication number: 20240102560
    Abstract: A valve may have a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. The valve may include a valve stem having a lumen extending from a first opening at a proximal portion of the valve stem to a second opening at a distal end of the valve stem. A plurality of seals may be positioned relative to the valve stem. The valve stem and seals may be configured so that a fluid entering the inlet is prevented from flowing to the outlet in a first position of the valve stem and relative to the inlet and the outlet. The valve stem and the seals may be configured so that a fluid entering the inlet flows to the outlet in a second position of the valve stem relative to the inlet and the outlet, the second position being more distal than the first position relative to the inlet and the outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Larry STANTON, Allyn JENSRUD, James SCUTTI, Colby HARRIS, Robb GAVALIS
  • Patent number: 11898642
    Abstract: A valve may have a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. The valve may include a valve stem having a lumen extending from a first opening at a proximal portion of the valve stem to a second opening at a distal end of the valve stem. A plurality of seals may be positioned relative to the valve stem. The valve stem and seals may be configured so that a fluid entering the inlet is prevented from flowing to the outlet in a first position of the valve stem and relative to the inlet and the outlet. The valve stem and the seals may be configured so that a fluid entering the inlet flows to the outlet in a second position of the valve stem relative to the inlet and the outlet, the second position being more distal than the first position relative to the inlet and the outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Larry Stanton, Allyn Jensrud, James Scutti, Colby Harris, Robb Gavalis
  • Publication number: 20230160480
    Abstract: A valve may have a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. The valve may include a valve stem having a lumen extending from a first opening at a proximal portion of the valve stem to a second opening at a distal end of the valve stem. A plurality of seals may be positioned relative to the valve stem. The valve stem and seals may be configured so that a fluid entering the inlet is prevented from flowing to the outlet in a first position of the valve stem and relative to the inlet and the outlet. The valve stem and the seals may be configured so that a fluid entering the inlet flows to the outlet in a second position of the valve stem relative to the inlet and the outlet, the second position being more distal than the first position relative to the inlet and the outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2023
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Larry STANTON, Allyn JENSRUD, James SCUTTI, Colby HARRIS, Robb GAVALIS
  • Patent number: 11603939
    Abstract: A valve may have a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. The valve may include a valve stem having a lumen extending from a first opening at a proximal portion of the valve stem to a second opening at a distal end of the valve stem. A plurality of seals may be positioned relative to the valve stem. The valve stem and seals may be configured so that a fluid entering the inlet is prevented from flowing to the outlet in a first position of the valve stem and relative to the inlet and the outlet. The valve stem and the seals may be configured so that a fluid entering the inlet flows to the outlet in a second position of the valve stem relative to the inlet and the outlet, the second position being more distal than the first position relative to the inlet and the outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Larry Stanton, Allyn Jensrud, James Scutti, Colby Harris, Robb Gavalis
  • Patent number: 11504102
    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: March 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Larry Stanton, John Golden, Gary Kappel, Mark Wood, Bernadette Durr, Brandon Zalewski, Ken Keene, Barry Weitzner, Paul Smith, Naroun Suon
  • Publication number: 20220049777
    Abstract: A valve may have a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. The valve may include a valve stem having a lumen extending from a first opening at a proximal portion of the valve stem to a second opening at a distal end of the valve stem. A plurality of seals may be positioned relative to the valve stem. The valve stem and seals may be configured so that a fluid entering the inlet is prevented from flowing to the outlet in a first position of the valve stem and relative to the inlet and the outlet. The valve stem and the seals may be configured so that a fluid entering the inlet flows to the outlet in a second position of the valve stem relative to the inlet and the outlet, the second position being more distal than the first position relative to the inlet and the outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Larry STANTON, Allyn JENSRUD, James SCUTTI, Colby HARRIS, Robb GAVALIS
  • Patent number: 11187329
    Abstract: A valve may have a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. The valve may include a valve stem having a lumen extending from a first opening at a proximal portion of the valve stem to a second opening at a distal end of the valve stem. A plurality of seals may be positioned relative to the valve stem. The valve stem and seals may be configured so that a fluid entering the inlet is prevented from flowing to the outlet in a first position of the valve stem and relative to the inlet and the outlet. The valve stem and the seals may be configured so that a fluid entering the inlet flows to the outlet in a second position of the valve stem relative to the inlet and the outlet, the second position being more distal than the first position relative to the inlet and the outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Larry Stanton, Allyn Jensrud, James Scutti, Colby Harris, Robb Gavalis
  • Publication number: 20200386330
    Abstract: A valve may have a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. The valve may include a valve stem having a lumen extending from a first opening at a proximal portion of the valve stem to a second opening at a distal end of the valve stem. A plurality of seals may be positioned relative to the valve stem. The valve stem and seals may be configured so that a fluid entering the inlet is prevented from flowing to the outlet in a first position of the valve stem and relative to the inlet and the outlet. The valve stem and the seals may be configured so that a fluid entering the inlet flows to the outlet in a second position of the valve stem relative to the inlet and the outlet, the second position being more distal than the first position relative to the inlet and the outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2020
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Larry STANTON, Allyn JENSRUD, James SCUTTI, Colby HARRIS, Robb GAVALIS
  • Publication number: 20200187926
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an articulation joint that can include a plurality of articulation links, wherein each articulation link can include an elongate body having a proximal end, a distal end, an outer surface, and a first lumen extending from the proximal end to the distal end. Each articulation link can further include a plurality of arms extending radially outward from the elongate body, wherein each arm includes an inner end attached to the outer surface of the elongate body and a second lumen extending from a proximal side of the arm to a distal side of the arm. The articulation joint can also include a bending member positioned within the first lumen of the elongate body and a control member positioned within a plurality of second lumens, wherein each of the plurality of second lumens includes a common longitudinal axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary KAPPEL, William Lucas Churchill, Francis MacNamara, Eric Gutierrez, Larry Stanton
  • Patent number: 10610209
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an articulation joint that can include a plurality of articulation links, wherein each articulation link can include an elongate body having a proximal end, a distal end, an outer surface, and a first lumen extending from the proximal end to the distal end. Each articulation link can further include a plurality of arms extending radially outward from the elongate body, wherein each arm includes an inner end attached to the outer surface of the elongate body and a second lumen extending from a proximal side of the arm to a distal side of the arm. The articulation joint can also include a bending member positioned within the first lumen of the elongate body and a control member positioned within a plurality of second lumens, wherein each of the plurality of second lumens includes a common longitudinal axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary Kappel, William Lucas Churchill, Francis MacNamara, Eric Gutierrez, Larry Stanton
  • Publication number: 20190200969
    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: March 8, 2019
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Applicant: Boston scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Larry STANTON, John Golden, Gary Kappel, Mark Wood, Bernadette Durr, Brandon Zalewski, Ken Keene, Barry Weitzner, Paul Smith, Naroun Suon
  • 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
  • Patent number: 9700345
    Abstract: A snare for retrieving foreign objects within the body of a patient including a hollow elongate tubular member comprising an inner surface and an outer surface and a lumen defined by the inner surface, a proximal end and a distal end, the hollow elongate tubular member forms a loop at the distal end, the loop having an open position and a closed position, the loop comprising at least one opening and a wire slidably disposed in the lumen of the elongate tubular member, the wire comprising at least one engaging member for engaging tissue, the at least one engaging member extends through the at least one opening in the hollow elongate tubular member when the wire is in a first position and the at least one engaging member retracts into the lumen of the elongate tubular member when the wire is moved to a second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary Kappel, Larry Stanton, Ruth Cheng, Ken Keene, Gerald Heller, Man Nguyen
  • Publication number: 20170156712
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an articulation joint that can include a plurality of articulation links, wherein each articulation link can include an elongate body having a proximal end, a distal end, an outer surface, and a first lumen extending from the proximal end to the distal end. Each articulation link can further include a plurality of arms extending radially outward from the elongate body, wherein each arm includes an inner end attached to the outer surface of the elongate body and a second lumen extending from a proximal side of the arm to a distal side of the arm. The articulation joint can also include a bending member positioned within the first lumen of the elongate body and a control member positioned within a plurality of second lumens, wherein each of the plurality of second lumens includes a common longitudinal axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary KAPPEL, William Lucas CHURCHILL, Francis MACNAMARA, Eric GUTIERREZ, Larry STANTON
  • Patent number: 9610068
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an articulation joint that can include a plurality of articulation links, wherein each articulation link can include an elongate body having a proximal end, a distal end, an outer surface, and a first lumen extending from the proximal end to the distal end. Each articulation link can further include a plurality of arms extending radially outward from the elongate body, wherein each arm includes an inner end attached to the outer surface of the elongate body and a second lumen extending from a proximal side of the arm to a distal side of the arm. The articulation joint can also include a bending member positioned within the first lumen of the elongate body and a control member positioned within a plurality of second lumens, wherein each of the plurality of second lumens includes a common longitudinal axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary Kappel, Francis MacNamara, Eric Gutierrez, William Lucas Churchill, Larry Stanton
  • Publication number: 20170035452
    Abstract: A tissue resection device for resecting tissue from a target site within a patient's body. The device includes an elongate shaft having a proximal end and a distal end. An actuation member extends partially through the shaft, and reciprocates within the shaft between a retracted position and an extended position. Multiple snare wires extend through the actuation member, and emerge outwards from a distal portion of the actuation member. The snare wires cooperate and join to form a snare loop, which engages the tissue intended to be resected. The snare loop is configured to enhance friction while engaging the tissue, to resect the tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventors: Paul SMITH, Samuel RAYBIN, Naroun SUON, Larry STANTON, Robert DeVRIES, John GOLDEN, Daniel LANG, Devon AMOS