Patents by Inventor Maxwell J. Bean

Maxwell J. Bean 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).

  • Deployable tube apparatus for delivery of an elongate device and methods of use
    Patent number: 11596767
    Abstract: A deployable tube apparatus may include a spool and a flexible sheet coiled about the spool in a laterally unfurled condition. The flexible sheet may have a first lateral margin and a second lateral margin, and may be deployable from the laterally unfurled condition with the first and the second lateral margins spaced from each other to a deployed tubular condition where the first and the second lateral margins are coupled to each other to form an enclosed lumen. The deployable tube apparatus may provide lateral support to an elongated flexible instrument, such as a catheter. Methods of creating and using the deployable tube apparatus are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: David W. Bailey, Maxwell J. Bean, Larry L. Howell, Brian D. Jensen, Hannah Rose Lutz, Spencer P. Magleby, Brandon Scott Sargent
  • DEPLOYABLE TUBE APPARATUS FOR DELIVERY OF AN ELONGATE DEVICE AND METHODS OF USE
    Publication number: 20190216447
    Abstract: A deployable tube apparatus may include a spool and a flexible sheet coiled about the spool in a laterally unfurled condition. The flexible sheet may have a first lateral margin and a second lateral margin, and may be deployable from the laterally unfurled condition with the first and the second lateral margins spaced from each other to a deployed tubular condition where the first and the second lateral margins are coupled to each other to form an enclosed lumen. The deployable tube apparatus may provide lateral support to an elongated flexible instrument, such as a catheter. Methods of creating and using the deployable tube apparatus are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: David W. Bailey, Maxwell J. Bean, Larry L. Howell, Brian D. Jensen, Hannah Rose Lutz, Spencer P. Magleby, Brandon Scott Sargent