Patents by Inventor Nestor A. Ibanez

Nestor A. Ibanez 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).

  • TISSUE CLIP DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND TRACTION METHODS
    Publication number: 20220000485
    Abstract: The present disclosure pertains to medical devices. More particularly, the present disclosure pertains to tissue clip devices and related systems and methods. In an embodiment, a tissue clip may include a grasper including jaws at a first end, and a spring portion at a second end, and a longitudinal axis extending along a length of the grasper from the first end to the second end, wherein the spring portion is configured to bias the jaws toward each other. A wedge may be slidably disposed between the jaws such that an apex of the wedge is oriented toward the spring portion. A filament may be coupled to the wedge at a first end of the filament and may extend through a channel of the spring portion of the grasper to a second end of the filament.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: Kevin L. Bagley, Ramon Estevez, Nestor A. Ibanez, Danny S. Lee, John Unger, Ryan V. Wales, Talha Riaz
  • Tissue clip devices, systems, and traction methods
    Patent number: 11147564
    Abstract: The present disclosure pertains to medical devices. More particularly, the present disclosure pertains to tissue clip devices and related systems and methods. In an embodiment, a tissue clip may include a grasper including jaws at a first end, and a spring portion at a second end, and a longitudinal axis extending along a length of the grasper from the first end to the second end, wherein the spring portion is configured to bias the jaws toward each other. A wedge may be slidably disposed between the jaws such that an apex of the wedge is oriented toward the spring portion. A filament may be coupled to the wedge at a first end of the filament and may extend through a channel of the spring portion of the grasper to a second end of the filament.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin L. Bagley, Ramon Estevez, Nestor A. Ibanez, Danny S. Lee, John Unger, Ryan V. Wales, Talha Riaz
  • TISSUE CLIP DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND TRACTION METHODS
    Publication number: 20200360023
    Abstract: The present disclosure pertains to medical devices. More particularly, the present disclosure pertains to tissue clip devices and related systems and methods. In an embodiment, a tissue clip may include a grasper including jaws at a first end, and a spring portion at a second end, and a longitudinal axis extending along a length of the grasper from the first end to the second end, wherein the spring portion is configured to bias the jaws toward each other. A wedge may be slidably disposed between the jaws such that an apex of the wedge is oriented toward the spring portion. A filament may be coupled to the wedge at a first end of the filament and may extend through a channel of the spring portion of the grasper to a second end of the filament.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Kevin L. Bagley, Ramon Estevez, Nestor A. Ibanez, Danny S. Lee, John Unger, Ryan V. Wales, Talha Riaz