Patents by Inventor Michelle Maher

Michelle Maher 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).

  • FLUID MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITH INTEGRATED LASER FIBER COOLING
    Publication number: 20240423712
    Abstract: A medical system may include: a medical device including an elongate shaft configured to access a treatment site within a patient and a handle coupled to a proximal end of the elongate shaft; a laser device including an elongate tubular member configured for insertion through a working lumen of the medical device, the elongate tubular member including a cooling channel and a laser fiber extending distally within the cooling channel; and a fluid management system including an inflow pump configured to pump fluid from a first fluid supply source through the elongate shaft to the treatment site, a cooling pump configured to pump fluid from a second fluid supply source through the cooling channel, and a controller configured to control the inflow pump and the cooling pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2024
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: Michelle Maher, Lee Smith, William Stanhope, Nishant Khattar, Eric Wong, Niraj Prasad Rauniyar, Logan Ernster
  • Fluid management system with integrated laser fiber cooling
    Patent number: 12108985
    Abstract: A medical system may include: a medical device including an elongate shaft configured to access a treatment site within a patient and a handle coupled to a proximal end of the elongate shaft; a laser device including an elongate tubular member configured for insertion through a working lumen of the medical device, the elongate tubular member including a cooling channel and a laser fiber extending distally within the cooling channel; and a fluid management system including an inflow pump configured to pump fluid from a first fluid supply source through the elongate shaft to the treatment site, a cooling pump configured to pump fluid from a second fluid supply source through the cooling channel, and a controller configured to control the inflow pump and the cooling pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: Michelle Maher, Lee Smith, William Stanhope, Nishant Khattar, Eric Wong, Niraj Prasad Rauniyar, Logan Ernster
  • FLUID MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITH INTEGRATED LASER FIBER COOLING
    Publication number: 20220031392
    Abstract: A medical system may include: a medical device including an elongate shaft configured to access a treatment site within a patient and a handle coupled to a proximal end of the elongate shaft; a laser device including an elongate tubular member configured for insertion through a working lumen of the medical device, the elongate tubular member including a cooling channel and a laser fiber extending distally within the cooling channel; and a fluid management system including an inflow pump configured to pump fluid from a first fluid supply source through the elongate shaft to the treatment site, a cooling pump configured to pump fluid from a second fluid supply source through the cooling channel, and a controller configured to control the inflow pump and the cooling pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: Michelle Maher, Lee Smith, William Stanhope, Nishant Khattar, Eric Wong, Niraj Prasad Rauniyar, Logan Ernster