Patents by Inventor Matthew A. Rootes

Matthew A. Rootes 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).

  • Disposable cleaning units for a reusable medical device
    Patent number: 12208175
    Abstract: A disposable cleaning unit is described herein including an inner receptacle and an outer receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Matthew A. Rootes, Nathan J. Knutson
  • DEFLECTABLE PULMONARY ACCESS TOOL
    Publication number: 20240216013
    Abstract: An access tool for piercing an airway wall including a dilating member (308) having a minimally traumatic tip formed on a distal end, a piercing member (302) having a piercing tip on a distal and a handle (304) formed on a proximal end, and a spring-loaded actuator (406) connecting the piercing member and the dilating member such that upon actuation the piercing member is urged in the direction of the dilating member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2022
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Applicant: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Evan M. Gustafson, Nathan J. Knutson, Franklin J. Burquest, Bethany A. Palmer, Tina M. Berthiaume, Hannah M. Capek, Matthew A. Rootes
  • IMPROVED SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF NAVIGATING A MEDICAL DEVICE IN A BODY LUMEN USING FUZZY LOGIC COMBINED WITH DEVICE PARAMETERS, DIRECT USER INPUTS, AND DISTRIBUTED ANONYMIZED DATA
    Publication number: 20240206981
    Abstract: Surgical navigation systems and methods display navigation options and other relevant information to assist a clinician during navigation of a medical device through a branched structure of a patient's body. The navigation systems and methods receive image data and procedure information including patient information and user information. The navigation systems and methods then determine navigation options including possible paths based on the image data and the procedure information, and display the navigation options and user controls for selecting one of the displayed navigation options.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Applicant: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Nathan J. Knutson, Matthew A. Rootes, Evan M. Gustafson, John W. Komp, Scott E.M. Frushour
  • METHOD TO IMPROVE AND MINIATURIZE A MAGNETIC POSITION SENSOR FOR A CATHETER OR TOOL
    Publication number: 20240207575
    Abstract: A catheter including a catheter body (60) formed of a polymeric material and having a lumen therethrough, a metallic reinforcement structure in contact with the polymeric material, a core, and a sensor wire with a first portion (71) formed in a plurality of windings wrapped around the core and a second portion formed as a twisted pair (80) extending the catheter body (60). The catheter may include a pull wire anchored to the core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Applicants: Covidien LP, Covidien LP
    Inventors: Nathan J. Knutson, Franklin J. Burquest, Evan M. Gustafson, Matthew A. Rootes, Bethany A. Palmer, Tina M. Berthiaume
  • IMPLANTABLE CHANNEL GUIDES AND METHODS AND KITS THEREOF
    Publication number: 20230079131
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes an implantable channel guide configured to identify and/or a channel created in a patient via an endoscopic navigation procedure. The channel guide includes an elongate body having at least one snare on one end portion thereof and at least one anchor member on a second opposite end portion thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Matthew A. Rootes, Nathan J. Knutson
  • DISPOSABLE CLEANING UNITS FOR A REUSABLE MEDICAL DEVICE
    Publication number: 20220378965
    Abstract: A disposable cleaning unit is described herein including an inner receptacle and an outer receptacle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Applicant: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Matthew A. Rootes, Nathan J. Knutson
  • DISPOSABLE CLEANING SYSTEM & METHOD FOR REUSABLE ENDOSCOPIC SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20220015862
    Abstract: Systems and methods for cleaning a medical device include a disposable pouch having an interior surface defining a cavity and an agitator disposed within the cavity of the pouch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Applicant: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Matthew A. Rootes, Nathan J. Knutson