Patents by Inventor Matthew Allan James

Matthew Allan James 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).

  • Tissue slitting methods and systems
    Patent number: 10368900
    Abstract: Methods and systems for separating an object, such as a lead, from formed tissue are provided. Specifically, a tissue slitting device is configured to engage patient formed tissue at a slitting engagement point. While the object is subjected to a first traction force, the tissue slitting device is caused to move further into the engaged tissue and slit the tissue past the point of engagement. The slitting device causes the tissue to separate along an axial direction of the length of the formed tissue and releases at least some of the force containing the object. The methods and systems are well suited for use in cardiac pacing or defibrillator lead explant procedures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: THE SPECTRANETICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wade A. Bowe, George Woodrow Burton, Paul Joseph Dalby, Ryan Michael Sotak, Matthew Allan James
  • TISSUE SLITTING METHODS AND SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20160338727
    Abstract: Methods and systems for separating an object, such as a lead, from formed tissue are provided. Specifically, a tissue slitting device is configured to engage patient formed tissue at a slitting engagement point. While the object is subjected to a first traction force, the tissue slitting device is caused to move further into the engaged tissue and slit the tissue past the point of engagement. The slitting device causes the tissue to separate along an axial direction of the length of the formed tissue and releases at least some of the force containing the object. The methods and systems are well suited for use in cardiac pacing or defibrillator lead explant procedures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2016
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventors: Wade A. Bowe, George Woodrow Burton, Paul Joseph Dalby, Ryan Michael Sotak, Matthew Allan James
  • Tissue slitting methods and systems
    Patent number: 9413896
    Abstract: Methods and systems for separating an object, such as a lead, from formed tissue are provided. Specifically, a tissue slitting device is configured to engage patient formed tissue at a slitting engagement point. While the object is subjected to a first traction force, the tissue slitting device is caused to move further into the engaged tissue and slit the tissue past the point of engagement. The slitting device causes the tissue to separate along an axial direction of the length of the formed tissue and releases at least some of the force containing the object. The methods and systems are well suited for use in cardiac pacing or defibrillator lead explant procedures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: The Spectranetics Corporation
    Inventors: Wade A. Bowe, George Woodrow Burton, Paul Joseph Dalby, Ryan Michael Sotak, Matthew Allan James
  • TISSUE SLITTING METHODS AND SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20140081304
    Abstract: Methods and systems for separating an object, such as a lead, from formed tissue are provided. Specifically, a tissue slitting device is configured to engage patient formed tissue at a slitting engagement point. While the object is subjected to a first traction force, the tissue slitting device is caused to move further into the engaged tissue and slit the tissue past the point of engagement. The slitting device causes the tissue to separate along an axial direction of the length of the formed tissue and releases at least some of the force containing the object. The methods and systems are well suited for use in cardiac pacing or defibrillator lead explant procedures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: The Spectranetics Corporation
    Inventors: Wade A. Bowe, George Woodrow Burton, Paul Joseph Dalby, Richard Lofton Fiser, Ryan Michael Sotak, Matthew Allan James