Patents by Inventor Mark A. Hilse

Mark A. Hilse 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: 12213697
    Abstract: An atherectomy system includes a drive mechanism adapted to rotatably actuate an atherectomy burr and a controller that is adapted to operate the drive mechanism in a first operating mode in which the atherectomy burr is operated at a speed reference and with a predetermined torque limit. The controller is adapted to determine when the atherectomy burr becomes stuck while in the first operating mode and is further adapted to, when the atherectomy burr becomes stuck, operate the drive mechanism in a second operating mode that is different from the first operating mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: Mark A. Hilse, Corydon Carlson, David Gordon Spangler, Daniel Frank Massimini, Laszlo Trent Farago
  • Patent number: 11931058
    Abstract: An atherectomy system includes a handle and a drive motor that is adapted to rotate a drive cable extending through the handle and operably coupled to an atherectomy burr. A control system is adapted to regulate operation of the drive motor, including providing the drive motor with a high frequency pulse width modulation (PWM) drive signal in order to operate the drive motor. The control system monitors a motor performance parameter such as motor speed or motor torque, and when the motor performance parameter approaches a limit of a performance range, the control system adds a low frequency PWM signal to the high frequency PWM drive signal, thereby causing the drive motor to produce a tactile signal that signals to the user that the motor performance parameter is approaching the limit of the performance range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: David Gordon Spangler, Corydon Carlson, Laszlo Trent Farago, Daniel Frank Massimini, Mark A. Hilse
  • Patent number: 11744692
    Abstract: A medical device may include an elongate tubular member defining a tube lumen, and an expandable member disposed on the distal portion of the elongate tubular member including a lumen that is in fluid communication with the tube lumen. The expandable member is configured to expand from a collapsed delivery configuration to a distally-open expanded configuration and establish apposition with a vessel wall. A valve member in fluid communication with the tube lumen, and configured to selectively block and selectively allow for flow through the tube lumen. The device may be percutaneously-deployable downstream of a treatment site within a body lumen and may allow for selective removal and/or draining of fluid and/or material, such as embolic material, from a body lumen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Laszlo Trent Farago, Mark A. Hilse
  • Patent number: 11696782
    Abstract: Medical systems and methods for making and using medical systems are disclosed. Example medical systems may include an atherectomy system configured to engage and remove plaque from walls in vessels of a vascular system. The atherectomy system may include a drive shaft, a rotational member coupled to an end of the drive shaft, a motor coupled to the drive shaft to rotate the rotational tip, and a control unit configured to control a motor state of the motor. The motor may be an electric motor. The control unit may adjust the motor state to decelerate the motor in response to detecting a jam or a stall condition. The jam or stall condition may be detected when a speed of the motor or other motor state reaches or goes beyond a threshold value as prescribed by a reference schedule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Corydon Carlson, David Gordon Spangler, Daniel Frank Massimini, Laszlo Trent Farago, Mark A. Hilse
  • Patent number: 11478270
    Abstract: An atherectomy system includes a drive mechanism that is adapted to rotatably actuate an atherectomy burr and a controller that is adapted to regulate operation of the drive mechanism. In some cases, the drive mechanism includes a drive cable that is coupled with the atherectomy burr and a drive motor that is adapted to rotate the drive cable. The controller is adapted to receive an indication of an increase in torque experienced at the atherectomy burr and is further adapted to, in response, regulate operation of the drive mechanism such that the increase in torque results in a noticeable reduction in speed of the drive mechanism such that a user of the atherectomy system notices the reduction in speed and is alerted to the increase in torque.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Corydon Carlson, David Gordon Spangler, Daniel Frank Massimini, Laszlo Trent Farago, Mark A. Hilse
  • Patent number: 11291468
    Abstract: An atherectomy system includes a drive mechanism adapted to rotatably actuate an atherectomy burr and a controller that is adapted to operate the drive mechanism in a first operating mode in which the atherectomy burr is operated at a speed reference and with a predetermined torque limit. The controller is adapted to determine when the atherectomy burr becomes stuck while in the first operating mode and is further adapted to, when the atherectomy burr becomes stuck, operate the drive mechanism in a second operating mode that is different from the first operating mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: Mark A. Hilse, Corydon Carlson, David Gordon Spangler, Daniel Frank Massimini, Laszlo Trent Farago
  • Patent number: 11090079
    Abstract: An atherectomy system includes a drive mechanism adapted to rotatably actuate an atherectomy burr and a control system that is adapted to regulate operation of the drive mechanism. The drive mechanism may include a drive cable that is coupled with the atherectomy burr and a drive motor that is adapted to rotate the drive cable. The control system includes a drive module adapted to provide an operational signal to operate the drive mechanism, a monitoring module adapted to monitor operation of the drive mechanism and to determine if the drive mechanism is operating within a predetermined range and an excitation module that is operably coupled to the drive mechanism and is adapted to provide haptic feedback to a user of the drive mechanism if the monitoring module determines that the drive mechanism is not operating within a predetermined range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: David Gordon Spangler, Daniel Frank Massimini, Laszlo Trent Farago, Corydon Carlson, Mark A. Hilse
  • Patent number: 10893882
    Abstract: An atherectomy system includes a handle and a drive motor that is adapted to rotate a drive cable extending through the handle and operably coupled to an atherectomy burr. A control system is adapted to regulate operation of the drive motor, including providing the drive motor with a high frequency pulse width modulation (PWM) drive signal in order to operate the drive motor. The control system monitors a motor performance parameter such as motor speed or motor torque, and when the motor performance parameter approaches a limit of a performance range, the control system adds a low frequency PWM signal to the high frequency PWM drive signal, thereby causing the drive motor to produce a tactile signal that signals to the user that the motor performance parameter is approaching the limit of the performance range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: David Gordon Spangler, Corydon Carlson, Laszlo Trent Farago, Daniel Frank Massimini, Mark A. Hilse
  • Patent number: 5154052
    Abstract: An exhaust assembly is provided for a gas turbine engine effective for propelling an aircraft from takeoff through subsonic and supersonic velocity. The exhaust assembly is effective for receiving exhaust gases discharged from an outlet of a core engine of an aircraft gas turbine engine. The assembly includes a casing, a variable area converging-diverging nozzle attached to the casing and including a first throat and an outlet for channeling exhaust gases received from the core engine. A plurality of retractable chutes are disposed upstream of the nozzle outlet and are positionable in a deployed position forming a converging nozzle having a second throat with a flow area less than that of the first throat. Means are provided for channeling air along aft facing surfaces of the chutes into the CD nozzle for mixing with the exhaust gases when the chutes are disposed in the deployed position for reducing noise from the exhaust gases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1992
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Rollin G. Giffin, III, Jeremiah P. Wolf, Mark A. Hilse