Patents by Inventor Les Hull

Les Hull 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: 11219708
    Abstract: In some examples, a device, which may be used to access vasculature or another hollow anatomical structure of a patient, includes a housing, a cannula mechanically coupled to a housing distal end, and a needle configured to be locked in a deployed configuration in which the needle extends within a cannula lumen and protrudes from the cannula distal end. The needle is configured to slide proximally through the cannula lumen from the deployed configuration into a retracted configuration in which at least a portion of the needle is within a housing lumen. The device further includes at least one needle guide configured to maintain the needle along a path in the housing lumen substantially parallel to the needle guide when the needle moves between the deployed configuration and the retracted configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: COVIDIEN LP
    Inventor: Les Hull
  • Publication number: 20190328954
    Abstract: In some examples, a device, which may be used to access vasculature or another hollow anatomical structure of a patient, includes a housing, a cannula mechanically coupled to a housing distal end, and a needle configured to be locked in a deployed configuration in which the needle extends within a cannula lumen and protrudes from the cannula distal end. The needle is configured to slide proximally through the cannula lumen from the deployed configuration into a retracted configuration in which at least a portion of the needle is within a housing lumen. The device further includes at least one needle guide configured to maintain the needle along a path in the housing lumen substantially parallel to the needle guide when the needle moves between the deployed configuration and the retracted configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventor: Les Hull
  • Patent number: 10309430
    Abstract: An actuator assembly is provided. The actuator assembly includes housing configured for operable engagement by a user, a trigger assembly operably supported on the housing, a gas cartridge releasably secured to the housing, a valve assembly mounted within the housing for controlling the flow of pressurized gas through the housing and a cylinder actuator operably operably connected to the valve assembly. The cylinder actuator includes a piston selectively extendable therefrom configured for depressing a plunger. The piston includes a head having an inlet surface disposed within an inlet chamber of the cylinder actuator and an outlet surface disposed within the outlet chamber of the cylinder actuator. The exposed surface area of the first surface is equal to the exposed surface of the second surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Confluent Surgical, Inc.
    Inventor: Les Hull
  • Publication number: 20190029660
    Abstract: A spray assembly for dispensing a mixture is provided. The spray assembly includes a connector configured for operable engagement with a first and second source of component and a source of pressurized fluid, and a tip operably connected to the connector. The tip includes an opening and defines a mixing chamber between the connector and the opening of the tip, and an insert member configured to be received in the mixing chamber. The insert member includes a plurality of radially extending slots on at least one end of the insert. The plurality of radially extending slots is configured to mix the first and second components prior to the mixture exiting the opening in the tip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: Les Hull, Jason Fortier
  • Patent number: 10092280
    Abstract: A spray assembly for dispensing a mixture is provided. The spray assembly includes a connector configured for operable engagement with a first and second source of component and a source of pressurized fluid, and a tip operably connected to the connector. The tip includes an opening and defines a mixing chamber between the connector and the opening of the tip, and an insert member configured to be received in the mixing chamber. The insert member includes a plurality of radially extending slots on at least one end of the insert. The plurality of radially extending slots is configured to mix the first and second components prior to the mixture exiting the opening in the tip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Confluent Surgical, Inc.
    Inventors: Les Hull, Jason Fortier
  • Patent number: 9814844
    Abstract: A drug-delivery cannula assembly includes a cannula housing adapted for receiving at least one obturator shaft of an obturator assembly therethrough, one or more cannulae, and a supply line coupled to the cannula housing. The cannula housing is adapted for receiving one or more obturator shafts of an obturator assembly therethrough. The one or more cannulae define a longitudinal axis and a passageway aligned with the longitudinal axis. The one or more cannulae each include a proximal end coupled to the cannula housing. The cannula housing is configured to fluidly-couple the one or more cannulae to a source of a drug delivery supply for supplying drugs via the supply line to the one or more cannulae.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: COVIDIEN LP
    Inventors: Rachit Ohri, Lan Pham, Phillip D. Blaskovich, Les Hull, Rupal Ayer, Stephen H. Wu, Clifford J. Herman, William H. Nau, Jr., Francesca Rossetto, Allison Waller, Wenxing Huang, Paul DiCarlo, Mantao Xu, Xingyan Lu, Jiagui Li, Qinlin Gu, Harold M. Martins
  • Publication number: 20170273675
    Abstract: A spray assembly for dispensing a mixture is provided. The spray assembly includes a connector configured for operable engagement with a first and second source of component and a source of pressurized fluid, and a tip operably connected to the connector. The tip includes an opening and defines a mixing chamber between the connector and the opening of the tip, and an insert member configured to be received in the mixing chamber. The insert member includes a plurality of radially extending slots on at least one end of the insert. The plurality of radially extending slots is configured to mix the first and second components prior to the mixture exiting the opening in the tip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2017
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventors: Les Hull, Jason Fortier
  • Patent number: 9700290
    Abstract: A spray assembly for dispensing a mixture is provided. The spray assembly includes a connector configured for operable engagement with a first and second source of component and a source of pressurized fluid, and a tip operably connected to the connector. The tip includes an opening and defines a mixing chamber between the connector and the opening of the tip, and an insert member configured to be received in the mixing chamber. The insert member includes a plurality of radially extending slots on at least one end of the insert. The plurality of radially extending slots is configured to mix the first and second components prior to the mixture exiting the opening in the tip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: Confluent Surgical, Inc.
    Inventors: Les Hull, Jason Fortier
  • Publication number: 20170086811
    Abstract: A spray assembly for dispensing a mixture is provided. The spray assembly includes a connector configured for operable engagement with a first and second source of component and a source of pressurized fluid, and a tip operably connected to the connector. The tip includes an opening and defines a mixing chamber between the connector and the opening of the tip, and an insert member configured to be received in the mixing chamber. The insert member includes a plurality of radially extending slots on at least one end of the insert. The plurality of radially extending slots is configured to mix the first and second components prior to the mixture exiting the opening in the tip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Les Hull, Jason Fortier
  • Publication number: 20170087345
    Abstract: A drug-delivery device includes a body configured for attachment to a handle of an ablation device, a shaft portion defining a passageway therein, and a delivery lumen to provide for drug delivery to tissue. The body includes a proximal portion, a distal portion, and a contoured portion disposed therebetween. The contoured portion is configured for engagement with a contoured portion of the handle of the ablation device. The shaft portion includes a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal end of the shaft engages with an opening defined in the distal end of the body. The passageway of the shaft portion is configured to receive the delivery lumen slideably moveably therein. The delivery lumen includes a proximal portion and a distal portion. The drug-delivery device also includes a knob member coupled to the proximal portion of the delivery lumen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: RACHIT OHRI, LAN PHAM, PHILLIP D. BLASKOVICH, LES HULL, RUPAL AYER, STEPHEN H. WU, CLIFFORD J. HERMAN, WILLIAM H. NAU, JR., FRANCESCA ROSSETTO, ALLISON WALLER, WENXING HUANG, PAUL DICARLO
  • Patent number: 9526568
    Abstract: A drug-delivery device includes a body configured for attachment to a handle of an ablation device, a shaft portion defining a passageway therein, and a delivery lumen to provide for drug delivery to tissue. The body includes a proximal portion, a distal portion, and a contoured portion disposed therebetween. The contoured portion is configured for engagement with a contoured portion of the handle of the ablation device. The shaft portion includes a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal end of the shaft engages with an opening defined in the distal end of the body. The passageway of the shaft portion is configured to receive the delivery lumen slideably moveably therein. The delivery lumen includes a proximal portion and a distal portion. The drug-delivery device also includes a knob member coupled to the proximal portion of the delivery lumen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: COVIDIEN LP
    Inventors: Rachit Ohri, Lan Pham, Phillip D. Blaskovich, Les Hull, Rupal Ayer, Stephen H. Wu, Clifford J. Herman, William H. Nau, Jr., Francesca Rossetto, Allison Waller, Wenxing Huang, Paul Dicarlo
  • Patent number: 9517478
    Abstract: A spray assembly for dispensing a mixture is provided. The spray assembly includes a connector configured for operable engagement with a first and second source of component and a source of pressurized fluid, and a tip operably connected to the connector. The tip includes an opening and defines a mixing chamber between the connector and the opening of the tip, and an insert member configured to be received in the mixing chamber. The insert member includes a plurality of radially extending slots on at least one end of the insert. The plurality of radially extending slots is configured to mix the first and second components prior to the mixture exiting the opening in the tip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: Confluent Surgical, Inc.
    Inventors: Les Hull, Jason Fortier
  • Publication number: 20150327846
    Abstract: A spray assembly for dispensing a mixture is provided. The spray assembly includes a connector configured for operable engagement with a first and second source of component and a source of pressurized fluid, and a tip operably connected to the connector. The tip includes an opening and defines a mixing chamber between the connector and the opening of the tip, and an insert member configured to be received in the mixing chamber. The insert member includes a plurality of radially extending slots on at least one end of the insert. The plurality of radially extending slots is configured to mix the first and second components prior to the mixture exiting the opening in the tip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2015
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Inventors: Les Hull, Jason Fortier
  • Patent number: 9101946
    Abstract: A spray assembly for dispensing a mixture is provided. The spray assembly includes a connector configured for operable engagement with a first and second source of component and a source of pressurized fluid, and a tip operably connected to the connector. The tip includes an opening and defines a mixing chamber between the connector and the opening of the tip, and an insert member configured to be received in the mixing chamber. The insert member includes a plurality of radially extending slots on at least one end of the insert. The plurality of radially extending slots is configured to mix the first and second components prior to the mixture exiting the opening in the tip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: Confluent Surgical, Inc.
    Inventors: Les Hull, Jason Fortier
  • Patent number: 8973596
    Abstract: A manifold for use with an applicator assembly is provided. The manifold includes a base having at least a first proximal extension and a distal extension. The at least first proximal extension includes an outer flange and an inner flange and defines a recess therebetween. The manifold further includes at least a first connection member securely affixed to the first proximal extension. The first connection member includes an annular flange configured to be received within the recess of the at least first proximal extension and the annular flange defines a proximal cavity. The manifold further includes at least a first seal member received within the proximal cavity between the first proximal extension and the first connection member. The seal member is configured to permit flow through the manifold in a first direction and obstruct flow through the manifold in a second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Confluent Surgical, Inc.
    Inventor: Les Hull
  • Publication number: 20150065944
    Abstract: A drug-delivery device includes a body configured for attachment to a handle of an ablation device, a shaft portion defining a passageway therein, and a delivery lumen to provide for drug delivery to tissue. The body includes a proximal portion, a distal portion, and a contoured portion disposed therebetween. The contoured portion is configured for engagement with a contoured portion of the handle of the ablation device. The shaft portion includes a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal end of the shaft engages with an opening defined in the distal end of the body. The passageway of the shaft portion is configured to receive the delivery lumen slideably moveably therein. The delivery lumen includes a proximal portion and a distal portion. The drug-delivery device also includes a knob member coupled to the proximal portion of the delivery lumen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: COVIDIEN LP
    Inventors: RACHIT OHRI, LAN PHAM, PHILLIP D. BLASKOVICH, LES HULL, RUPAL AYER, STEPHEN H. WU, CLIFFORD J. HERMAN, WILLIAM H. NAU, JR., FRANCESCA ROSSETTO, ALLISON WALLER, WENXING HUANG, PAUL DICARLO
  • Publication number: 20150065964
    Abstract: A drug-delivery cannula assembly includes a cannula housing adapted for receiving at least one obturator shaft of an obturator assembly therethrough, one or more cannulae, and a supply line coupled to the cannula housing. The cannula housing is adapted for receiving one or more obturator shafts of an obturator assembly therethrough. The one or more cannulae define a longitudinal axis and a passageway aligned with the longitudinal axis. The one or more cannulae each include a proximal end coupled to the cannula housing. The cannula housing is configured to fluidly-couple the one or more cannulae to a source of a drug delivery supply for supplying drugs via the supply line to the one or more cannulae.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: COVIDIEN LP
    Inventors: RACHIT OHRI, LAN PHAM, PHILLIP D. BLASKOVICH, LES HULL, RUPAL AYER, STEPHEN H. WU, CLIFFORD J. HERMAN, WILLIAM H. NAU, JR., FRANCESCA ROSSETTO, ALLISON WALLER, WENXING HUANG, PAUL DICARLO, MANTAO XU, XINGYAN LU, JIAGUI LI, QINLIN GU, HAROLD M. MARTINS
  • Patent number: 8876021
    Abstract: An applicator assembly for mixing at least a first and second component is provided. The applicator assembly includes a manifold configured for operable engagement with at least a first and second source of component, the manifold including at least a first and second component channel therethrough, an elongated shaft extending distally from the manifold, the elongated shaft including at least a first and second component lumen extending the length thereof, the at least first and second component channels in fluid communication with the at least first and second component channels, a tip assembly defining a first chamber, an intermediate chamber and a final chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Confluent Surgical, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Fortier, Les Hull, Art Driscoll
  • Publication number: 20140110505
    Abstract: A spray assembly for dispensing a mixture is provided. The spray assembly includes a connector configured for operable engagement with a first and second source of component and a source of pressurized fluid, and a tip operably connected to the connector. The tip includes an opening and defines a mixing chamber between the connector and the opening of the tip, and an insert member configured to be received in the mixing chamber. The insert member includes a plurality of radially extending slots on at least one end of the insert. The plurality of radially extending slots is configured to mix the first and second components prior to the mixture exiting the opening in the tip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2013
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: Confluent Surgical, Inc.
    Inventors: Les Hull, Jason Fortier
  • Publication number: 20140041375
    Abstract: An actuator assembly is provided. The actuator assembly includes housing configured for operable engagement by a user, a trigger assembly operably supported on the housing, a gas cartridge releasably secured to the housing, a valve assembly mounted within the housing for controlling the flow of pressurized gas through the housing and a cylinder actuator operably operably connected to the valve assembly. The cylinder actuator includes a piston selectively extendable therefrom configured for depressing a plunger. The piston includes a head having an inlet surface disposed within an inlet chamber of the cylinder actuator and an outlet surface disposed within the outlet chamber of the cylinder actuator. The exposed surface area of the first surface is equal to the exposed surface of the second surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2013
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: Confluent Surgical, Inc.
    Inventor: Les Hull