Patents by Inventor Neil Pollock
Neil Pollock 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).
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Publication number: 20240081741Abstract: Pressure sensing guidewires and methods for making and using pressure sensing guidewires are disclosed. An example pressure sensing guidewire may include a tubular member having a proximal region and a housing region. An optical pressure sensor may be disposed within the housing region. The optical pressure sensor may include a sensor body and a deflectable membrane coupled to the sensor body. The deflectable membrane may include a polymer. An optical fiber may be coupled to the sensor body and may extend proximally therefrom. A pressure equalization channel is formed in the optical fiber, the sensor body, or both.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.Inventors: CORY P. WRIGHT, NATHANIEL STARK, WENGUANG LI, GAYLIN MILDRED YEE, NEIL POLLOCK, MIKHAIL E. BASHTANOV, FAHAD HUSSAIN, METTE FUNDING LA COUR
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Patent number: 11850073Abstract: Pressure sensing guidewires and methods for making and using pressure sensing guidewires are disclosed. An example pressure sensing guidewire may include a tubular member having a proximal region and a housing region. An optical pressure sensor may be disposed within the housing region. The optical pressure sensor may include a sensor body and a deflectable membrane coupled to the sensor body. The deflectable membrane may include a polymer. An optical fiber may be coupled to the sensor body and may extend proximally therefrom. A pressure equalization channel is formed in the optical fiber, the sensor body, or both.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2019Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.Inventors: Cory P. Wright, Nathaniel Stark, Wenguang Li, Gaylin Mildred Yee, Neil Pollock, Mikhail E. Bashtanov, Fahad Hussain, Mette Funding La Cour
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Publication number: 20230330679Abstract: A disposable cartridge for processing a biological fluid sample, the cartridge comprising: a sample holder configured to hold a collection tube containing the sample; an extractor configured to engage with the collection tube to transfer the sample from the collection tube to the cartridge; and a sample processor for processing the sample.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2021Publication date: October 19, 2023Applicant: PROLIGHT DIAGNOSTICS ABInventors: Oliver Ferguson, Benjamin James Metcalf, Neil Pollock, Andrew Malloy
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Publication number: 20230143960Abstract: A cartridge can comprise a first elastomeric membrane and a second elastomeric membrane, and portions of the elastomeric membranes which are sealed to each other can circumscribe unsealed portions of the membranes. In a resting state, the unsealed portion of the first elastomeric membrane abuts or is proximate to the unsealed portion of the second elastomeric membrane. One or more reagents can be injected between the unsealed portions of the first and second elastomeric membranes to push the unsealed portions apart from each other in this region of the membranes. The unsealed portions can be sequentially pushed apart in downstream regions to form a channel between the elastomeric membranes. Positively displaced fluid pushes the unsealed membrane portions apart to a volume that conforms to the volume of the fluid to minimize or prevent dead volume in the channel and thus minimize or prevent air bubbles in the fluid.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2022Publication date: May 11, 2023Inventors: William LAFFERTY, Mikhail Bashtanov, Peter Crossley, Abi Graham, Gary Jepps, Richard Lintern, Stuart Lowe, Yang Lu, James Onslow, Neil Pollock, Sebastian Rammensee, Richard Janse van Rensburg, Steve Wakefield, Peter Eugster
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Patent number: 11559213Abstract: Pressure sensing guidewires and methods for making and using pressure sensing guidewires are disclosed. An example pressure sensing guidewire may include a tubular member having a proximal region and a housing region. An optical fiber may be disposed within the tubular member and extend to the housing region. The optical fiber may have a distal end region with a cavity formed therein. A polymeric member disposed within the cavity. A reflective surface disposed along the polymeric member.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2019Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Cory P. Wright, Nathaniel Stark, Wenguang Li, Gaylin Mildred Yee, Neil Pollock, Mikhail E. Bashtanov, Fahad Hussain, Mette Funding La Cour
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Publication number: 20220280135Abstract: The present disclosure describes endoscope assemblies or catheter assemblies including two or more exits ports and navigation systems associated therewith.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2022Publication date: September 8, 2022Inventors: Paul M. Galluzzo, Rita Stella, Neil Pollock
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Publication number: 20220280754Abstract: The present disclosure describes a sleeve having a helical design on at least a distal end portion thereof. The sleeve configured to be used with an endoscope and/or catheter.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2022Publication date: September 8, 2022Inventors: Paul M. Galluzzo, Rita Stella, Neil Pollock
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Publication number: 20220280134Abstract: The present disclosure describes endoluminal shafts including a tubular body, a finger extending therefrom and an ultrasound transducer, and navigation systems associated therewith.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2022Publication date: September 8, 2022Inventors: Paul M. Galluzzo, Rita Stella, Neil Pollock
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Publication number: 20220241788Abstract: The present invention relates to an analytical device and reaction chamber therefor. Specifically it relates to a device comprising a chamber with lobes configured such that altering the lobe configuration aids in the analytical interrogation of a portion of the fluid within the chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2020Publication date: August 4, 2022Applicant: PROLIGHT DIAGNOSTICS ABInventors: Ben Metcalf, Steven Wakefield, Neil Pollock
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Patent number: 11273099Abstract: A unit dose container for holding a single dose of a given liquid, the container comprising: a chamber (8) in which, in use, the given liquid is stored, the chamber having a wall through which, in use, the liquid is to be supplied; a release mechanism (7), at least part of which is internal to, or forms part of the wall of the chamber, the release mechanism being movable relative to the chamber between first and second positions; and means for allowing the release mechanism (7) to move from the first to the second positions, thereby opening a passage through the wall so that the liquid can exit the chamber (8), the means including at least one flexible wall portion.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2012Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignee: THE TECHNOLOGY PARTNERSHIP, PLC.Inventors: Robert Gordon Maurice Selby, Neil Pollock, Daniel Crichton, Douglas Robert Saunders Bradshaw
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Patent number: 11099202Abstract: Prepackaged reagent reservoirs with associated nozzles allow for accurate, repeatable distribution of reagents in various types of reactions, reducing the risk of human error. Series of reservoirs may be arrayed on a sheet or plane for automated manipulation providing a simply format for organizing, storing, transporting, and distributing reagents needed in complex reactions such as those in the molecular biology field.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2017Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Assignee: TECAN GENOMICS, INC.Inventors: Douglas A. Amorese, Nitin Sood, Philip John Rawlins, Sebastian Georg Rammensee, Michael Ian Walker, Thomas William Broughton, Michiel Clemens Rene Twisk, Jonathan Patrick Casey, Michael Roy Fairs, Neil Pollock, Nuno Varelas, Giles Hugo William Sanders
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Publication number: 20190307338Abstract: Pressure sensing guidewires and methods for making and using pressure sensing guidewires are disclosed. An example pressure sensing guidewire may include a tubular member having a proximal region and a housing region. An optical fiber may be disposed within the tubular member and extend to the housing region. The optical fiber may have a distal end region with a cavity formed therein. A polymeric member disposed within the cavity. A reflective surface disposed along the polymeric member.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2019Publication date: October 10, 2019Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.Inventors: CORY P. WRIGHT, NATHANIEL STARK, WENGUANG LI, GAYLIN MILDRED YEE, NEIL POLLOCK, MIKHAIL E. BASHTANOV, FAHAD HUSSAIN, METTE FUNDING LA COUR
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Publication number: 20190290207Abstract: Pressure sensing guidewires and methods for making and using pressure sensing guidewires are disclosed. An example pressure sensing guidewire may include a tubular member having a proximal region and a housing region. An optical pressure sensor may be disposed within the housing region. The optical pressure sensor may include a sensor body and a deflectable membrane coupled to the sensor body. The deflectable membrane may include a polymer. An optical fiber may be coupled to the sensor body and may extend proximally therefrom. A pressure equalization channel is formed in the optical fiber, the sensor body, or both.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2019Publication date: September 26, 2019Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.Inventors: CORY P. WRIGHT, NATHANIEL STARK, WENGUANG LI, GAYLIN MILDRED YEE, NEIL POLLOCK, MIKHAIL E. BASHTANOV, FAHAD HUSSAIN, METTE FUNDING LA COUR
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Publication number: 20190120868Abstract: Prepackaged reagent reservoirs with associated nozzles allow for accurate, repeatable distribution of reagents in various types of reactions, reducing the risk of human error. Series of reservoirs may be arrayed on a sheet or plane for automated manipulation providing a simply format for organizing, storing, transporting, and distributing reagents needed in complex reactions such as those in the molecular biology field.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2017Publication date: April 25, 2019Inventors: Douglas A. Amorese, Nitin Sood, Philip John Rawlins, Sebastian Georg Rammensee, Michael Ian Walker, Thomas William Broughton, Michiel Clemens Rene Twisk, Jonathan Patrick Casey, Michael Roy Fairs, Neil Pollock, Nuno Varelas, Giles Hugo William Sanders
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Publication number: 20190022637Abstract: A cartridge can comprise a first elastomeric membrane and a second elastomeric membrane, and portions of the elastomeric membranes which are sealed to each other can circumscribe unsealed portions of the membranes. In a resting state, the unsealed portion of the first elastomeric membrane abuts or is proximate to the unsealed portion of the second elastomeric membrane. One or more reagents can be injected between the unsealed portions of the first and second elastomeric membranes to push the unsealed portions apart from each other in this region of the membranes. The unsealed portions can be sequentially pushed apart in downstream regions to form a channel between the elastomeric membranes. Positively displaced fluid pushes the unsealed membrane portions apart to a volume that conforms to the volume of the fluid to minimize or prevent dead volume in the channel and thus minimize or prevent air bubbles in the fluid.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2016Publication date: January 24, 2019Inventors: William M. Lafferty, Mikhail Bashtanov, Peter Crossley, Abi Graham, Gary Jepps, Richard Lintern, Stuart Lowe, Yang Lu, James Onslow, Neil Pollock, Sebastian Rammensee, Richard Janse van Rensburg, Steve Wakefield, Peter Eugster
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Patent number: 9675520Abstract: An aseptic sampling system comprises sampler and interface assemblies. Each assembly comprises a housing defining separate sterile enclosures. An air lock provides aseptic joining of the enclosures within the sampler and interface assemblies, and a re-sealable liquid connection mechanism operates within the lock. The sampler and interface assemblies, when connected, form an outer protective surface comprising the housings of the sampler and interface assemblies, the protective surface providing a sterile internal enclosure and air lock and an air-tight barrier between outer non-sterile, and inner sterile, atmospheres.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2012Date of Patent: June 13, 2017Assignee: Pall CorporationInventors: Samson Salman Rogers, David Micah Katz, Neil Pollock
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Patent number: 9217822Abstract: This invention relates to structures for mounting LEDs, the structures being suitable for use in the manufacture of light guide devices. This invention also relates to light guide devices comprising the structures and methods of manufacture of the aforementioned. The light guide devices are suitable for use in a range of applications, particularly in connection with the backlighting of displays, for example, liquid crystal displays.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2011Date of Patent: December 22, 2015Assignee: ITI SCOTLAND LIMITEDInventors: Neil Griffin, Neil Pollock
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Patent number: 9108221Abstract: A dual-frequency ultrasound transducer, comprising a piezo-electric element bonded to a substrate, has two resonant vibration modes: a low frequency mechanical bending resonance mode and a relatively high frequency thickness resonance mode. The low frequency bending resonance mode occurs when the piezo-electric element is excited, in use, by a voltage which includes a low frequency oscillating component. The high frequency thickness resonance mode occurs when the piezo-electric element is excited, in use, by a voltage which includes a relatively high frequency oscillating component. The transducer may include a mounting arrangement, such as a support ring securing the periphery of the substrate to an underlying base layer that enhances the depth of penetration and focus of the ultrasound.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2010Date of Patent: August 18, 2015Assignee: SONOVIA HOLDINGS LLCInventors: Paul Mark Galluzzo, Justin Rorke Buckland, Neil Pollock
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Patent number: 8912709Abstract: An ultrasound transducer patch (100) comprises an array of ultrasound transducers (20) mounted to a flexi-PCB (10) containing multiple tracks (12). Each transducer (20), or a sub-group of the transducers is electrically connected to first and second of the multiple tracks. The flexi-PCB (10) is configured, such as by virtue of cut-out portions (114, 414) or by inherent elasticity, to be bendable a out non-parallel axes. The enables the patch (100) to readily conform to a complex 3D surface such as a portion of a patient's face to ensure efficient transmission of ultrasound energy to a desired area of treatment.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2010Date of Patent: December 16, 2014Assignee: Sonovia Holdings LLCInventors: Neil Pollock, Paul Mark Galluzzo, Grant Corthorn
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Publication number: 20140345748Abstract: An aseptic sampling system comprises sampler and interface assemblies. Each assembly comprises a housing defining separate sterile enclosures. An air lock provides aseptic joining of the enclosures within the sampler and interface assemblies, and a re-sealable liquid connection mechanism operates within the lock. The sampler and interface assemblies, when connected, form an outer protective surface comprising the housings of the sampler and interface assemblies, the protective surface providing a sterile internal enclosure and air lock and an air-tight barrier between outer non-sterile, and inner sterile, atmospheres.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2012Publication date: November 27, 2014Applicant: Pall Europe LimitedInventors: Samson Salman Rogers, David Micah Katz, Neil Pollock