Patents by Inventor Michael Y. KO

Michael Y. KO 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).

  • Publication number: 20240090787
    Abstract: A system may include an expandable member, and a plurality of sensors disposed on an outer surface of the expandable member and circumferentially spaced apart from one another, wherein each of the plurality of sensors includes a first emitter configured to emit light of a first wavelength, and a detector configured to detect light, and a controller coupled to the plurality of sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: George Wilfred DUVAL, Michael Y. KO, James WELDON, Namita M. KALLUR
  • Patent number: 11890085
    Abstract: According to one aspect, an implantable medical device may include an anchor assembly configured to anchor the medical device to a body lumen. The implantable medical device may also include a capsule. The capsule may include a pH sensor. The pH sensor may be configured to measure a pH of contents within the body lumen. The capsule may also include a power source, a controller, and an impedance sensor. The impedance sensor may be configured to measure an impedance within the body lumen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: George W. Duval, Paul J. Smith, Michael Y. Ko
  • Patent number: 11864878
    Abstract: A system may include an expandable member, and a plurality of sensors disposed on an outer surface of the expandable member and circumferentially spaced apart from one another, wherein each of the plurality of sensors includes a first emitter configured to emit light of a first wavelength, and a detector configured to detect light, and a controller coupled to the plurality of sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: George Wilfred Duval, Michael Y. Ko, James Weldon, Namita M. Kallur
  • Patent number: 11457973
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to devices and methods for full thickness tissue resection of an organ (e.g., intestine). In some embodiments, a device includes a conduit, and a plurality of arms rotatably coupled to the conduit. Each of the plurality of arms is movable between a collapsed position and an expanded position, wherein the plurality of arms extends radially outward from the conduit in the expanded position. The device may further include an electrocautery wire coupled to each of the plurality of arms, the electrocautery wire positioned directly adjacent an exterior tissue wall when the plurality of arms is in the expanded position. The device may be advanced back in towards a lumen of the organ until a targeted section of tissue is cut by the electrocautery wire and removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: Michael Y. Ko, John A. Hingston, Andrew Horowitz, Kevin Windheuser
  • Publication number: 20210169352
    Abstract: A system may include an expandable member, and a plurality of sensors disposed on an outer surface of the expandable member and circumferentially spaced apart from one another, wherein each of the plurality of sensors includes a first emitter configured to emit light of a first wavelength, and a detector configured to detect light, and a controller coupled to the plurality of sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: George Wilfred DUVAL, Michael Y. KO, James WELDON, Namita M. KALLUR
  • Patent number: 10959627
    Abstract: A system may include an expandable member, and a plurality of sensors disposed on an outer surface of the expandable member and circumferentially spaced apart from one another, wherein each of the plurality of sensors includes a first emitter configured to emit light of a first wavelength, and a detector configured to detect light, and a controller coupled to the plurality of sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: George Wilfred Duval, Michael Y. Ko, James Weldon, Namita M. Kallur
  • Publication number: 20210085210
    Abstract: According to one aspect, an implantable medical device may include an anchor assembly configured to anchor the medical device to a body lumen. The implantable medical device may also include a capsule. The capsule may include a pH sensor. The pH sensor may be configured to measure a pH of contents within the body lumen. The capsule may also include a power source, a controller, and an impedance sensor. The impedance sensor may be configured to measure an impedance within the body lumen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: George W. Duval, Paul J. Smith, Michael Y. Ko
  • Patent number: 10881320
    Abstract: According to one aspect, an implantable medical device may include an anchor assembly configured to anchor the medical device to a body lumen. The implantable medical device may also include a capsule. The capsule may include a pH sensor. The pH sensor may be configured to measure a pH of contents within the body lumen. The capsule may also include a power source, a controller, and an impedance sensor. The impedance sensor may be configured to measure an impedance within the body lumen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: George W. Duval, Paul J. Smith, Michael Y. Ko
  • Publication number: 20190343576
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to devices and methods for full thickness tissue resection of an organ (e.g., intestine). In some embodiments, a device includes a conduit, and a plurality of arms rotatably coupled to the conduit. Each of the plurality of arms is movable between a collapsed position and an expanded position, wherein the plurality of arms extends radially outward from the conduit in the expanded position. The device may further include an electrocautery wire coupled to each of the plurality of arms, the electrocautery wire positioned directly adjacent an exterior tissue wall when the plurality of arms is in the expanded position. The device may be advanced back in towards a lumen of the organ until a targeted section of tissue is cut by the electrocautery wire and removed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventors: Michael Y. Ko, John A. Hingston, Andrew Horowitz, Kevin Windheuser
  • Publication number: 20190167146
    Abstract: According to one aspect, an implantable medical device may include an anchor assembly configured to anchor the medical device to a body lumen. The implantable medical device may also include a capsule. The capsule may include a pH sensor. The pH sensor may be configured to measure a pH of contents within the body lumen. The capsule may also include a power source, a controller, and an impedance sensor. The impedance sensor may be configured to measure an impedance within the body lumen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2018
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: George W. DUVAL, Paul J. SMITH, Michael Y. KO
  • Publication number: 20180360327
    Abstract: A system may include an expandable member, and a plurality of sensors disposed on an outer surface of the expandable member and circumferentially spaced apart from one another, wherein each of the plurality of sensors includes a first emitter configured to emit light of a first wavelength, and a detector configured to detect light, and a controller coupled to the plurality of sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: George Wilfred DUVAL, Michael Y. KO, James WELDON, Namita M. KALLUR