Patents by Inventor Mark W. Shepler

Mark W. Shepler 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: 11523782
    Abstract: A high contrast instrument, such as a radiopaque portion, can be captured and/or viewed in an image that is acquired with an imaging system, such as with a fluoroscopic imaging system. A statistical model can be used to assist in identifying a possible or probable location of a target. A user may move the instrument coil to the statistically probable location of the target to, for example, perform a procedure or carry out a task.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan P. Lahm, Ronald Alan Drake, Eric A. Schilling, Brian W. Schousek, Mark W. Shepler, Lester O. Stener
  • Publication number: 20180256120
    Abstract: A high contrast instrument, such as a radiopaque portion, can be captured and/or viewed in an image that is acquired with an imaging system, such as with a fluoroscopic imaging system. A statistical model can be used to assist in identifying a possible or probable location of a target. A user may move the instrument coil to the statistically probable location of the target to, for example, perform a procedure or carry out a task.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventors: Ryan P. LAHM, Ronald Alan DRAKE, Eric A. SCHILLING, Brian W. SCHOUSEK, Mark W. SHEPLER
  • Patent number: 10004467
    Abstract: A high contrast instrument, such as a radiopaque portion, can be captured and/or viewed in an image that is acquired with an imaging system, such as with a fluoroscopic imaging system. A statistical model can be used to assist in identifying a possible or probable location of a target. A user may move the instrument coil to the statistically probable location of the target to, for example, perform a procedure or carry out a task.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan P. Lahm, Ronald Alan Drake, Eric A. Schilling, Brian W. Schousek, Mark W. Shepler, Lester O. Stener
  • Patent number: 9463314
    Abstract: A catheter has a shaft that defines a delivery lumen, for example, to deliver an elongate medical device therethrough; a proximal section of the catheter includes a seal zone portion, a handle portion and a proximal port portion. A relatively thin wall section of the proximal port portion extends between the seal zone portion and a proximal edge that defines part of a perimeter of a proximal opening of the delivery lumen. The handle portion projects laterally from the seal zone portion, generally opposite the relatively thin wall section. An inflation subassembly of the catheter includes a compliant sleeve member and an inflation lumen extending from the sleeve member, proximally along the shaft, and into a connector port formed in the handle portion. The inflation lumen may be formed by fusing a section of a tube to the shaft and molding the handle portion around another section of the tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald A. Drake, Mark W. Shepler, Lester O. Stener, Kelly M. Wien, Kendra Lange
  • Publication number: 20160001063
    Abstract: A catheter has a shaft that defines a delivery lumen, for example, to deliver an elongate medical device therethrough; a proximal section of the catheter includes a seal zone portion, a handle portion and a proximal port portion. A relatively thin wall section of the proximal port portion extends between the seal zone portion and a proximal edge that defines part of a perimeter of a proximal opening of the delivery lumen. The handle portion projects laterally from the seal zone portion, generally opposite the relatively thin wall section. An inflation subassembly of the catheter includes a compliant sleeve member and an inflation lumen extending from the sleeve member, proximally along the shaft, and into a connector port formed in the handle portion. The inflation lumen may be formed by fusing a section of a tube to the shaft and molding the handle portion around another section of the tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Inventors: Ronald A. DRAKE, Mark W. SHEPLER, Lester O. STENER, Kelly M. WIEN, Kendra LANGE
  • Publication number: 20150305695
    Abstract: A high contrast instrument, such as a radiopaque portion, can be captured and/or viewed in an image that is acquired with an imaging system, such as with a fluoroscopic imaging system. A statistical model can be used to assist in identifying a possible or probable location of a target. A user may move the instrument coil to the statistically probable location of the target to, for example, perform a procedure or carry out a task.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Applicant: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan P. LAHM, Ronald Alan Drake, Eric A. Schilling, Brian W. Schousek, Mark W. Shepler, Lester O. Stener
  • Patent number: 9155868
    Abstract: A catheter has a shaft that defines a delivery lumen, for example, to deliver an elongate medical device therethrough; a proximal section of the catheter includes a seal zone portion, a handle portion and a proximal port portion. A relatively thin wall section of the proximal port portion extends between the seal zone portion and a proximal edge that defines part of a perimeter of a proximal opening of the delivery lumen. The handle portion projects laterally from the seal zone portion, generally opposite the relatively thin wall section. An inflation subassembly of the catheter includes a compliant sleeve member and an inflation lumen extending from the sleeve member, proximally along the shaft, and into a connector port formed in the handle portion. The inflation lumen may be formed by fusing a section of a tube to the shaft and molding the handle portion around another section of the tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald A. Drake, Mark W. Shepler, Lester O. Stener, Kelly M. Wien, Kendra Yasger
  • Publication number: 20150065872
    Abstract: A catheter has a shaft that defines a delivery lumen, for example, to deliver an elongate medical device therethrough; a proximal section of the catheter includes a seal zone portion, a handle portion and a proximal port portion. A relatively thin wall section of the proximal port portion extends between the seal zone portion and a proximal edge that defines part of a perimeter of a proximal opening of the delivery lumen. The handle portion projects laterally from the seal zone portion, generally opposite the relatively thin wall section. An inflation subassembly of the catheter includes a compliant sleeve member and an inflation lumen extending from the sleeve member, proximally along the shaft, and into a connector port formed in the handle portion. The inflation lumen may be formed by fusing a section of a tube to the shaft and molding the handle portion around another section of the tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald A. Drake, Mark W. Shepler, Lester O. Stener, Kelly M. Wien, Kendra Yasger