Patents by Inventor Michael S. H. Chu

Michael S. H. Chu 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).

  • MEDICAL SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20190232027
    Abstract: A medical system includes an insertion device and an insertion device handle. The insertion device handle has a proximal portion and a distal portion, with a delivery shaft extending from the distal portion. The medical system also includes a medical device, including a spool and a medical device handle. The medical device handle has a central opening, and the spool and the medical device handle are rotatably movable to one another and form a channel. The medical system includes an adapter couplable to a portion of the insertion device handle, and the adaptor includes a post element to be received within the central opening of the medical device handle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael S. H. CHU
  • INSERTION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DELIVERY OF A MESH CARRIER
    Publication number: 20190229375
    Abstract: An insertion device includes an elongate member and a stylet. The elongate member has a proximal end portion, a distal end portion, and defines a lumen therethrough. The stylet has a proximal end portion, a distal end portion, and is slidably coupled to the elongate member. The stylet is configured to move from a first position to a second position with respect to the elongate member. The proximal end portion of the stylet is configured to removably couple a mesh carrier thereto. A portion of the proximal end portion of the stylet is disposed outside of the lumen of the elongate member when the stylet is in its first position and is disposed within the lumen when the stylet is in its second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventor: Michael S.H. Chu
  • Multi-arm tool for delivering implants and methods thereof
    Patent number: 10314572
    Abstract: In a general aspect, a medical device includes a receiving arm configured to be coupled to at least a portion of an implant, and a clamping arm having a proximal end coupled to the receiving arm and having a track at a distal end of the clamping arm. The medical device also includes a sliding component including a needle and configured to slidably move along the track of the clamping arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Isaac Ostrovsky, Jozef Slanda, Michael S. H. Chu
  • MEDICAL DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20190154937
    Abstract: A medical device may include a spool element, including a channel to receive or store a coiled element, and a handle element. The handle element may be coupled to the spool element and include a lumen that at least partially opens into the channel. The medical device may also include an introducer element coupled to the handle, and relative rotation of the spool element and the handle element may dispense or retract the coiled element from the introducer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael S. H. CHU, Richard C. Tah
  • Insertion device and method for delivery of a mesh carrier
    Patent number: 10271937
    Abstract: An insertion device includes an elongate member and a stylet. The elongate member has a proximal end portion, a distal end portion, and defines a lumen therethrough. The stylet has a proximal end portion, a distal end portion, and is slidably coupled to the elongate member. The stylet is configured to move from a first position to a second position with respect to the elongate member. The proximal end portion of the stylet is configured to removably couple a mesh carrier thereto. A portion of the proximal end portion of the stylet is disposed outside of the lumen of the elongate member when the stylet is in its first position and is disposed within the lumen when the stylet is in its second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael S. H. Chu
  • Pelvic floor repair system
    Patent number: 10251738
    Abstract: Systems, method, and devices related to surgically implantable supportive slings are presented herein. More specifically, in various embodiments, the systems, devices and methods relate to a surgically implantable supportive sling adapted to anchor in patient tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael S. H. Chu, Brett Nowlin
  • FORCE GAUGE AND METHOD OF USE
    Publication number: 20190083753
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to the field of medical devices and methods to assist in the introduction of an instrument into a patient, and more particularly to medical devices for measuring and/or monitoring forces applied during introduction of an access sheath through a body lumen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventor: Michael S.H. Chu
  • Reusable delivery devices
    Patent number: 10219829
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a medical device includes a needle member having a curved portion, a handle coupled to the needle member, and a pusher member including a sheath and an extension member. The sheath may be bendable. The extension member is configured to be slidably coupled to a track of the handle such that extension member slides within the track during a medical procedure. The sheath defines a lumen configured to receive a portion of the needle member. The extension member is configured to be de-coupled from the track of the handle after the medical procedure. The sheath is configured to be de-coupled from the needle member after the medical procedure. In some examples, the sheath of the pusher member is configured to bend to conform to the curved portion when the sheath of the pusher member is moved over the curved portion of the needle member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter J. Pereira, Kenneth W. Adams, Michael S. H. Chu, John Goncalves, Sharmad S. Joshi
  • MEDICAL SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20190038113
    Abstract: An adaptor may include a shell and a plunger positioned at a first end of the shell and moveable between an undepressed state and a depressed state. The adaptor may further include a ramp extending from a second end of the shell and a carrier coupled to the ramp. In the undepressed state, the carrier may be located at a first position along the ramp, and wherein, in the depressed state, the carrier may be located at a second position along the ramp, wherein the second position may be closer to the second end of the shell than the first position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2018
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael S.H. Chu
  • Retrieval devices and related methods of use
    Patent number: 10194927
    Abstract: A retrieval device having a contracted state and an expanded state may include a sheath, and at least three support members each having at least two lumens, a proximal end fixed to the sheath, and a distal end movable relative to the sheath. The retrieval device may also include at least three movable members movable relative to the support members. Each movable member may extend through a lumen of one support member of the at least three support members and through a lumen of a different support member of the at least three support members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael S. H. Chu, Ken Flynn, Mark Andrew Hera, Jerry Timothy Long, Jr., Lauren Mary Moscato, Peter J. Pereira
  • SYSTEMS, METHODS AND DEVICES RELATING TO DELIVERY OF MEDICAL IMPLANTS
    Publication number: 20180318056
    Abstract: Implant delivery systems are disclosed. In general overview, an exemplary system includes any number of the following: a delivery device, a sling assembly, guide members, and connectors that interconnect the above. Embodiments of all the above components and their combinations are disclosed. Methods of using the above system in suprapubic, prepubic, transvaginal, trans-obturator and other approaches are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2015
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventors: Michael S.H. Chu, Alfred P. Intoccia, Barry N. Gellman, Joseph John Raneri, Michael Frank Weiser, Kenneth J. Daignault
  • ELECTROSURGERY DEVICES AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING ELECTRIC ENERGY TREATMENT
    Publication number: 20180317996
    Abstract: A medical device including an energy generator, a proximal end, and a distal end. The proximal end may include a handle and one or more connectors coupled to the energy generator. The distal end may include a number of movable branch members connected to one or more movable filaments at the distal end to form at least one expandable snare. At least one of the one or more movable filaments may be coupled to the one or more connectors to transfer energy to the at least one of the one or more movable filaments. A portion of the at least one of the one or more movable filaments forming the at least one expandable snare may be insulated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2018
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael S.H. Chu
  • Systems, methods and devices relating to delivery of medical implants
    Patent number: 10117733
    Abstract: Implant delivery systems are disclosed. In general overview, an exemplary system includes any number of the following: a delivery device, a sling assembly, guide members, and connectors that interconnect the above. Embodiments of all the above components and their combinations are disclosed. Methods of using the above system in suprapubic, prepubic, transvaginal, trans-obturator and other approaches are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael S. H. Chu, Alfred P. Intoccia, Barry N. Gellman, Joseph John Raneri, Michael Frank Weiser, Kenneth J. Daignault
  • Adjustable device for delivering implants and methods of delivering implants
    Patent number: 10085742
    Abstract: A medical device includes an elongate member having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion. The distal end portion is configured to be inserted into a body of a patient. The elongate member is configured to be associated with a bodily implant. The distal end portion of the elongate member is configured to move from a first position to a second position such that distal end potion of the elongate member may be inserted into the body of the patient in its second position and is moved to its first position while disposed within the body of the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael S. H. Chu
  • Medical retrieval devices and related methods of use
    Patent number: 10064638
    Abstract: A medical device that may include a plurality of branch members forming a basket movable between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration is disclosed. Each branch member may include a proximal coil, and a distal coil. Each branch member may also include an uncoiled portion disposed between the proximal coil and the distal coil, and a movable portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael S. H. Chu
  • INSERTION DEVICE FOR DELIVERY OF A MESH CARRIER
    Publication number: 20180243066
    Abstract: An insertion device includes an elongate member and a stylet. The elongate member has a proximal end portion, a distal end portion, and defines a lumen therethrough. The stylet has a distal end portion, a proximal end portion, and is slidably coupled to the elongate member. The stylet is configured to move from a first position to a second position with respect to the elongate member. The distal end portion of the stylet is configured to removably couple a mesh carrier thereto. A portion of the distal end portion of the stylet is disposed outside of the lumen of the elongate member when the stylet is in its first position and is disposed within the lumen when the stylet is in its second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Michael S.H. Chu, Karthik Lavakumar, Steven A. Olivieri
  • DEVICES AND METHODS FOR TREATING PELVIC FLOOR DYSFUNCTIONS
    Publication number: 20180243069
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a support portion disposable within a pelvic region and a strap extending from the support portion. The strap has a length and is configured to be disposed at least partially within a pelvic tissue. A sleeve is releasably disposed over at least a portion of the strap. The sleeve has a length that is longer than the length of the strap. In some embodiments, the length of the sleeve is at least twice as long as the length of the strap. In some embodiments, a suture couples the sleeve to the strap. The apparatus can also include a suture disposed at least partially within an interior of the sleeve and forming two strands of suture within the interior of the sleeve. The two strands are separated by a distance defined by a separator portion of the sleeve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventor: Michael S.H. Chu
  • RETRIEVAL DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS OF USE
    Publication number: 20180221036
    Abstract: According to an example of the present disclosure, a retrieval device having a contracted state and an expanded state may include at least three support members each having a lumen, a fixed proximal end, and a movable distal end, and at least two members movable relative to the support members. Each movable member may include a first end and a second end and extending distally through a lumen of a support member and proximally through a lumen of a different support member. The device may include a stop located at the second end of at least one movable member to restrict movement of the second end after moving a distance distally during movement of the retrieval device toward the expanded state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael S. H. CHU
  • STONE CAPTURE DEVICES AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20180221035
    Abstract: Aspects of a device are described herein. The device may comprise: a housing including a track with a plurality of segments; a plunger including a pin located in the track; a sheath extending distally from the housing; a wire extending distally from the plunger into the sheath; and an end effector on a distal end of the wire, wherein the housing is movable relative to the plunger to move the pin between the plurality of segments, and each of the plurality of segments corresponds with a position of the end effector relative to the sheath. Related devices, kits, and methods also are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed , Inc.
    Inventor: Michael S.H. CHU
  • Medical device and method of delivering the medical device
    Patent number: 10039627
    Abstract: In an embodiment, the invention discloses an implant that includes a first elongate member and a second elongate member formed monolithically with the first elongate member out of a single material and planar strip of material. The first elongate member includes a distal end portion and a proximal end portion. The second elongate member includes a first portion and a second portion. Further, each of the first portion of the second elongate member and the second portion of the second elongate member includes a proximal end portion and a distal end portion. The first portion and the second portion extend from the first elongate member. The distal end portion of the first elongate member is configured to be attached to or proximate a sacrum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael S. H. Chu