Patents by Inventor Laura E. FIRSTENBERG

Laura E. FIRSTENBERG 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).

  • VACUUM-ASSISTED PANCREATICOBILIARY CANNULATION
    Publication number: 20140358089
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for facilitating access to the pancreaticobiliary system are disclosed. In particular, the present disclosure relates to devices used to apply suction to the papilla, e.g., duodenal tissue surrounding the papilla, to facilitate cannulation to reach the bile duct and/or pancreatic duct. Devices may include a suction cup or an endoscope cap configured to apply suction to a tissue surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2014
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: Gary S. KAPPEL, Vanessa NAHON, Laura E. FIRSTENBERG, James E. WINDHEUSER, Desiree D. BALDERRAMA, Paul MANNION, Heather A. SIMANI, Adam L. COHEN, Peter CROWLEY
  • EXPANSION DEVICES AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20140336464
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for facilitating access to and visualization of the pancreaticobiliary system are disclosed. In particular, the present disclosure relates to devices used to expand and/or maintain the papilla opening to facilitate access therethrough, e.g., to visualize, examine, diagnose, and/or treat the bile duct and pancreatic ducts. The devices may include an elongate body, an expansion element having a compressed configuration and an expanded configuration, and an outer sheath.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventor: Laura E. FIRSTENBERG